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''Zoo'' was a British (and formerly an Australian and South African) lad's mag published weekly by
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in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 29 January 2004, and for a time was the UK's only men's weekly after the similar and rival magazine '' Nuts'' closed in April 2014. On 17 November 2015, ''Zoo'' announced on its website that it would be suspending publication. ''Zoo'' consisted of a mix of comedy news, sports commentary, photos of glamour models, jokes (of the pub joke style), an entertainments guide (covering TV, cinema, video/computer games and music), fashion/grooming and comical/rude pictures sent in by readers.


UK edition

''Zoo'' was a weekly news magazine aimed at the male market. It was launched on 29 January 2004, as the second weekly men's magazine in the UK (the first being the similar and rival magazine; '' Nuts''). The magazine was published by German company Bauer Media Group. The ''Zoo'' website was a continuation of the magazine's content that also included original articles, videos and photo galleries. Readers were also invited to create a profile and post pictures via the "''Zoo'' Bloggers" section.


Withdrawal from Co-op supermarket

On 8 August 2013, a spokesman for Bauer Media announced that it would not be placing ''Zoo'' in 'modesty bags'. The announcement came after the UK's Co-op supermarkets asked for publishers of 'lads mags' to mask their explicit front covers or face being taken off the shelves. The Co-op said that it was responding to consumer concern. As a result of Bauer Media's decision, the Co-op ceased to stock ''Zoo'' in its stores.


Suspension of publication

On 17 November 2015, ''Zoo'' announced that it would be suspending publication alongside that of fellow men's magazine ''
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''.


International editions


Australia

An Australian edition of ''Zoo'' was introduced on 20 February 2006, with a special promotional issue that was free of charge. The first official issue came out a week later on 27 February. It featured
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as columnists, as well as many of the same features as its British counterpart, except the sport commentary was mainly about
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and
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. Spokesperson/models used regularly in ''Zoo Weekly'' included
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and former ''
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'' contestants Krystal Forscutt, Emma Cornell and Susannah Murray. Resident sex and relationship advice columnists for 2009–2010 were "The Threesome" of Monica Lee Paige, Bonnie Edwards and Ardina Voogt. From 2012 the sex and relationship advice column was presented by regular cover model, Ashlee Adams. In May 2006, Australian model
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took legal action against EMAP Australia, the publisher of ''Zoo Weekly'', claiming
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by the magazine when it allegedly published photographs of the model without her permission in the 27 March 2006 issue. On 16 September 2007, it was reported that professional golfer
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had instructed her lawyers to begin an action against ''Zoo Weekly'' in the Australian Federal Court. The matter related to the 29 January 2007 edition of ''Zoo Weekly'' in which a photo of Garrett — taken for a charity fund-raiser — was reproduced in the magazine accompanied by an allegedly-salacious caption. On 17 September 2015, Bauer Media issued a press release confirming the closure of the Australian weekly edition with effect from Monday 12 October 2015. The closure of ''Zoo Weekly'' magazine encompassed all platforms: print, website and social media assets.


South Africa

Following the successes of ''Zoo Weekly'' in the United Kingdom and Australia, the South African edition launched on 6 October 2006 under a joint venture between UK publisher EMAP Consumer Media and South African media giant
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. The magazine was published in both English, as ''Zoo Weekly'', and
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, as ''Zoo Weekliks''. The edition was discontinued by February 2008.


See also

* ''Zip'' (magazine) * ''Ralph'' *
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* ''
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References


External links


''Zoo Weekly'' UK

''Zoo Weekly'' Australian edition

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