Zoo Magazine is based in Berlin, Germany and was created in 2004. Zoo focuses on fashion, art, literature and architecture and is published four times a year. The predominantly German based subject matter has recently expanded into a more international context and the magazine is now published in both English and German.

Its support for photography has attracted the some of best fashion photographers in the world, such as: Steven Klein, David La Chapelle, Terry Richardson, Nobuyoshi Araki, Hedi Slimane and Karl Lagerfeld. Bryan Adams photographs for the magazine as well.

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ZOO is a weekly lads' mag in the United Kingdom. It was launched on January 29 2004, as the second weekly men's magazine in the UK (the first being the similar, rival, magazine; Nuts). ZOO is published by EMAP Consumer Media, being launched by the editor Paul Merrill.

ZOO consists of a mix of sports commentary (mostly football), girls, jokes (of the Pub Joke style), a TV guide, and comical pictures sent in by readers.

UK Edition

ZOO is a weekly news magazine aimed at young men, also including articles on sport, TV, fashion and grooming. The magazine is currently priced at £1.50.

The launch edition was free, to compete with Nuts also launching their first edition free.

There is no age restriction on the magazine, however some stores such as ASDA and Londis (local) have signed a voluntary code not to sell to under 16's. But other outlets such as WH Smith and Local Newsagents (excluding Londis as stated above) will sell Zoo to any age.

Features in the UK edition include "Zoo's Knicker Draw", "The Hot List" and weekly extended "girl" features, along with weekly football and jokes.

Australian edition

An Australian edition of ZOO was introduced on February 13, 2006 with a special promotional issue that was free of charge. The first official issue came out a week later on February 20 2006. It features Krystal Forscutt and David Boon as columnists, and much the same features as its British counterpart, except the sport commentary is mainly rugby league and Australian rules football.

The current spokesperson/models used regularly in Zoo Weekly are former Big Brother Australia contestants Krystal Forscutt, Emma Cornell and Susannah Murray.

The current issue price is $4.25 (AUD).

Legal issues

In May 2006, the Australian model Lara Bingle took legal action against EMAP Australia, claiming defamation by the magazine when it allegedly published photographs of the model without her permission in the March 27 2006 issue.

On September 16, 2007, it was reported that the professional golfer Nikki Garrett had instructed her lawyers to begin an action against Zoo Weekly in the Australian Federal Court.

The matter related to the January 29, 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.

Trivia

In April 2008, they offered an all-expenses divorce in a competition. Under the competition one lucky, disgruntled husband will get a chance to "unleash themselves back to bachelorhood" without having to spend a cent on the inconvenience of lawyers.

South African edition

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 Media24. The magazine was published in both English, as ZOO Weekly, and Afrikaans, as ZOO Weekliks. The edition was discontinued by February 2008.

See also

• Nuts
• FHM
• Ralph

References

External links

• ZOO Weekly UK
• ZOO Weekly Australian edition
• ZOO Weekly South African edition
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