Three fox kits are the first to be born at a Suffolk zoo in almost 20 years, and are thought to be the first new arrivals of their kind at any European zoo this year.

Africa Alive, near Kessingland, welcomed three bat-eared fox kits at the end of April to the UK’s only breeding pair, Vuko and Vysoke.

Frankie Bleasdale-Partridge, deputy animal manager at the zoo, said the kits were “very fluffy” and had been snoozing in the shade during the recent heatwave.

“So far they’re doing really well, really strong, bouncing around, playing with each other, which is lovely to see,” she told BBC Radio Suffolk.