Looking through our archives we have found some old photographs of Chester Zoo.

Experimenting with Adobe Photoshop we have brought them into the modern day by adding a spot of colour.

Let us know what you think.

IN PICTURES: Old Chester Zoo pictures in colour
Myra the hippo washes down a king-size lunch at Chester zoo. So far nobody has been able to get near enough to check if mum's little three-week-old mystery is male or female. You don't argue with three tons of motherly love. February 1976
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