News — animal tails

Although we don’t like thinking about the fact that summer is coming to an end, the nights are definitely starting to get shorter and autumn will be upon us before we know it.

For students though, that’s a great time of year as it’s when you start back at university and get to enjoy the fun and frivolity of Freshers’ Week before you get down to the serious business of studying.

No Freshers’ Week would be complete without attending at least one fancy dress party, so make sure you’ve got a leopard tail in your suitcase before you head...

Red heads should put on their animal tail costumes and head to the zoo this August 19 to celebrate World Orangutan Day.

Twycross zoo is offering free entry to all red heads who turn up on the day to mark the occasion.

Orangutans are an endangered species with many zoos holding breeding programmes to try and help maintain the orangutan population globally. This may include breeding them in captivity, in order to try and reintroduce them to the wild.

There are a number of orangutan babies that have recently been born at the zoo, which...

If you’re planning a fun fancy dress party with all your family and friends this summer, then you need to make sure you’ve got your best animal tails costumes to hand. With the weather getting warmer and lots of heat waves expected, it’s the perfect time to get together and celebrate the summer. Village News gives their top tips for throwing a great outdoor party to keep everyone happy.

First up plan ahead, it’s never too early to start sorting out what you’ll need. You want to impress your party guests so don’t leave it...

Is it a cheeky escapee monkey or is it someone wearing one of our animal tails you ask?

Well, actually it was a very naughty monkey that was spotted at Marwell Zoo last week, when two macaques escaped from their cage causing the entire zoo and over 1,000 visitors to be put on lockdown while keepers hunted for the animals.

One of the monkeys made it as far as the food shop, where it went on a binge according to onlookers.

People at the zoo, including many families, were ushered indoors into toilets and the gift shop, while the...

It’s a bit of a way off yet, but if your child’s school is due to celebrate the Dahlicious Dress Up Day on September 13, then make sure you get your orders for animal tails for kids sorted now.

You could even make sure you read some of your favourite Roald Dahl books over the summer holiday, so you can pick the best animal to dress up as.

Roald Dahl has created some fantastic animal characters, whether that is Fantastic Mr Fox, or even one of the many different animals that make up the tale of Jams and the...