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A six-and-a-half-centimetre snail is one of the rarest animals at the park. The Giant Magnolia Snail had been thought to have been extinct before living specimens were found in southern Vietnam in 2012.Classified as critically endangered, there are thought to be as few as 300 of the left coiling snail in the world with eight at Longleat and just 56 in European zoos and Safari Parks. Keeper Samantha Peeke has been ensuring they settle in and the snails will soon be able to be seen in the Animal Adventure area of the Park.?They are kept in a sterile environment to protect them, and each has an ID tag. We are hoping they will start breeding which will be incredible for the species. Tom_Anders_GiantSnail

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A giant snail that lives up to its name

The giant magnolia snail was thought to be extinct before living specimens were found in southern Vietnam in 2012. There are now around 300 of them

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Swallow (Hirundo rustica) in flight chasing a Tsetse fly (Glossina sp.), Kenya, Africa.

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Dire wolf 'de-extinction' criticised by conservation group

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Puppy intelligence tests can predict how dogs will turn out as adults

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Dolphins are dying from toxic chemicals banned since the 1980s

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AI-powered chilli spray could deter bears without injuring them

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USA, Alaska, Katmai National Park, Young female Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos) rests on river bank beneath coastal mountains along Kinak Bay on autumn morning. Photograph by Paul Souders.

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What the surprising lives of solitary animals reveal about us

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Largest ever US honeybee die-off has destroyed 1.6 million colonies

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Bonobos use a kind of syntax once thought to be unique to humans

The way bonobos combine vocal sounds to create new meanings suggests the evolutionary building blocks of human language are shared with our closest relatives

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The animals revealing why human culture isn't as special as we thought

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Monkeys use crafty techniques to get junk food from tourists

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Cave spiders use their webs in a way that hasn't been seen before

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Ancient wasp may have used its rear end to trap flies

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