Colchester Zoo has welcomed an endangered male pygmy hippo from the Czech Republic, isn't he adorable 😍 | Colchester Gazette
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Colchester Zoo has welcomed an endangered male pygmy hippo from the Czech Republic, isn't he adorable 😍 | Colchester Gazette
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🦒 Enjoy a wild adventure this summer at the Eastern region’s No. 1 Zoo, CZS! With a full day of entertainment including activities, animal encounters, parties & much more! 🐾 ↪️ Pre-book your tickets today at https://www.colchesterzoologicalsociety.com/event/summer-holidays/ | Colchester Zoo
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🦒 Enjoy a wild adventure this summer at the Eastern region’s No. 1 Zoo, CZS! With a full day of entertainment including activities, animal encounters, parties & much more! 🐾 ↪️ Pre-book your tickets today at https://www.colchesterzoologicalsociety.com/event/summer-holidays/ | Colchester Zoo
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🐘 Love your Zoo this May half term 🐾 Embark on a wild adventure & enjoy a whole host of activities suitable for the whole family, from 24th May to 1st June! 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 🎟 Pre-book your tickets today at https://www.colchesterzoologicalsociety.com/event/may-half-term/ | Colchester Zoo
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🐘 Love your Zoo this May half term 🐾 Embark on a wild adventure & enjoy a whole host of activities suitable for the whole family, from 24th May to 1st June! 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 🎟 Pre-book your tickets today at https://www.colchesterzoologicalsociety.com/event/may-half-term/ | Colchester Zoo
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As Ape Awareness Month comes to an end, our Conservation Education Manager shares the importance of protecting these amazing species around the world. #ApeAwarenessMonth | Colchester Zoo
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As Ape Awareness Month comes to an end, our Conservation Education Manager shares the importance of protecting these amazing species around the world. #ApeAwarenessMonth | Colchester Zoo
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This week as part of Ape Awareness Month, we will be focusing on the Pileated Gibbon. Carnivore Keeper, Rachel, tells you more about this fascinating species and introduces our male, Lae. #ApeAwarenessMonth You can keep up to date with all things ape throughout April on our website: http://ow.ly/OoKe50NKtEn | Colchester Zoo
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This week as part of Ape Awareness Month, we will be focusing on the Pileated Gibbon. Carnivore Keeper, Rachel, tells you more about this fascinating species and introduces our male, Lae. #ApeAwarenessMonth You can keep up to date with all things ape throughout April on our website: http://ow.ly/OoKe50NKtEn | Colchester Zoo
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It’s World Hyena Day! Here at Colchester Zoo we have three Spotted Hyenas, Abu, Jasiri and Kivuli. Did you know, unlike most animals, Hyenas can digest carrion such as bones and skin due to special stomach acids which break down these body parts. | Colchester Zoo
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It’s World Hyena Day! Here at Colchester Zoo we have three Spotted Hyenas, Abu, Jasiri and Kivuli. Did you know, unlike most animals, Hyenas can digest carrion such as bones and skin due to special stomach acids which break down these body parts. | Colchester Zoo
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🎄 Experience the most wonderful time of year and enjoy a range of festivities included in your standard admission or with a valid Zoo Pass! 🦌 See Santa’s Reindeer 📖 Listen to Spirit’s Story at the Christmas Tale 🎉 Party with the Wild Vibe Crew ✏️Get crafty at the Elves’ Workshop* 🎅 Journey through The Santa Experience* PLUS, much more…. Book tickets now at https://www.colchester-zoo.com/christmas-at-the-zoo/ *Charge applies. | Colchester Zoo
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🎄 Experience the most wonderful time of year and enjoy a range of festivities included in your standard admission or with a valid Zoo Pass! 🦌 See Santa’s Reindeer 📖 Listen to Spirit’s Story at the Christmas Tale 🎉 Party with the Wild Vibe Crew ✏️Get crafty at the Elves’ Workshop* 🎅 Journey through The Santa Experience* PLUS, much more…. Book tickets now at https://www.colchester-zoo.com/christmas-at-the-zoo/ *Charge applies. | Colchester Zoo
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Colchester Zoo is very excited to announce a tiny baby Coppery Titi monkey has been born!😍 Born on the 26th August this is the second successful birth for Mum, Whiskey and Dad, Colby here at Colchester Zoo after they welcomed their first offspring in April last year, a male named Pico. Find out more about the new arrival here> https://www.colchester-zoo.com/2020/09/coppery-titi-monkey-is-born/ | Colchester Zoo
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Over the last few months the Colchester Zoo team have been busy hand-rearing two penguins! As you can see from our short video our penguin chicks are doing really well and have been having great fun being introduced to new objects with different enrichment from their keepers 🐧 Read more about them here > https://www.colchester-zoo.com/2019/07/adorable-penguin-chicks-hand-reared/ | Colchester Zoo
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Our newest collection of Colchester Zoo pin badges are now available including our limited-edition 60th design! 💜 Stop by The Outpost Gift Shop and add a pop of colour to your favourite jacket or lanyard! PLUS, your purchase will be helping to support our charity, Action for the Wild, so why not collect them all? 🦁🦒🐘🦏 Don’t forget you can visit The Outpost Gift Shop without entering the Zoo! | Colchester Zoo
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Believe in the Magic of Christmas with Colchester Zoo! Join us from the 17th - 24th December for our Magic of Christmas events and our Starlight Nights on the 17th & 23rd December as the zoo remains open until 8.30pm! http://www.colchester-zoo.com/visit/christmas-events | Colchester Zoo
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This week as part of Ape Awareness Month, we will be focusing on our trio of Bornean Orangutans. Primate Keeper, Emily, introduces our three friendly individuals. 🦧 #ApeAwarenessMonth You can keep up to date with all things ape throughout April on our website: http://ow.ly/oO8E50NEQyr | Colchester Zoo
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We were joined by Danny John-Jules as part of our Colchester Zoo & Friends fundraiser! Danny is best know for playing Cat in the sci-fi comedy series Red Dwarf and he enjoyed the chance to meet some of the big cats here at Colchester Zoo! Watch more and donate here> https://www.colchester-zoo.com/2020/11/colchester-zoo-and-friends-bringing-the-zoo-to-you/ | Colchester Zoo
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Happy World Otter Day! Here at Colchester Zoo, we are home to two species of otter, the Asian short-clawed otter and the smooth-coated otter. Although both species can be found in rivers and marshes in Asia, there are some differences to help you tell them apart: 🦦The smooth-coated otter is around double the size of the Asian short-clawed otter, the smallest of the 13 otter species 🦦Unlike the smooth-coated otter, the Asian short-clawed otter has distinctive hand-like paws with fingernails ins
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Happy Valentine’s Day!❤️ The animals here at Colchester Zoo are feeling the love with some otter-ly adorable heart-shaped enrichment created by our Animal Care Team! | Colchester Zoo
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Here at Colchester Zoo, we are always looking to provide the best facilities for our animals, visitors and staff. Our maintenance team consists of most trades with an experienced team of over 30 staff. We are also lucky to have some amazing local companies we work with to help us achieve our goals. With over 60 acres to maintain and new projects to deliver, our team are always pushing forward to improve the facilities and redevelop areas to offer new experiences. Here are just a few of the proje
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On Saturday 6th September, we attended Colchester’s fundraising event, Invasion, with our dino, Blu. He clearly enjoyed the music! A big thank you to Invasion Colchester and Culver Square for inviting us. | Colchester Zoo
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Merry Christmas from all the staff and animals here at Colchester Zoological Society! | Colchester Zoo
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The ‘Big 3’ have landed! Before Colchester Zoo’s closure and lockdown began we ordered some fantastic sculptures to complete our brand new main entrance – they have now arrived and have been positioned by crane into our fantastic new gardens! See the video below of them being installed!🦒🐘🦏 | Colchester Zoo
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Here at Colchester Zoological Society, you can enjoy an immersive experience as you journey through Australian Rainbows, an exotic aviary home to our free-flying rainbow lorikeets, open daily from 10:30am to an hour before zoo closing! Find out more 👉 https://ow.ly/HQlI50VGcN4 | Colchester Zoo
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Happy Mother’s Day to all our mums here at the Zoo! | Colchester Zoo
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Happy Easter from all of the staff and animals here at Colchester Zoological Society! | Colchester Zoo
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Colchester Zoo’s New Year starts on a BIG high with a White rhino calf being born! 🦏😍 We are delighted to confirm that after a 16 month and 8 day pregnancy, on the evening | Colchester Zoo
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Here at the Zoo, we are home to two species of otter, the Asian short-clawed otter and smooth-coated otters! 🦦 Did you know that smooth-coated otters can swim long distances and can stay underwater for up to 8 minutes with a single breath! Their whiskers allow them to sense movement and find prey even in murky water. | Colchester Zoo
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Join us this Saturday for our exclusive Zoo Passholder event – Wake up with Colchester Zoo! Our doors will open early from 7.30am exclusively to our valid Zoo Passholders, with a number of special animal breakfasts and encounters to enjoy! Find out more here > https://www.colchester-zoo.com/event/wake-up-with-colchester-zoo/ | Colchester Zoo
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🌟 Join us for a magical journey after hours, filled with dazzling lights, dancing fountains & stunning illuminations! Selected nights ONLY during December 📲 ↪️ Limited availability, book now to avoid disappointment at https://www.colchester-zoo.com/enchanted-trail-of-light-2/ | Colchester Zoo
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In celebration of Reptile Weekend, Animal Care Team member, Emily, shares a typical day in the life of working within our reptile section here at Colchester Zoo🦎 | Colchester Zoo
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Giraffe Keeper Goes to Africa! 🦒 Animal Care Team member Kirbie is swapping life at the zoo, from caring for our four Giraffes at Kingdom of the Wild to the vast open plains of our UmPhafa Private Nature Reserve. For the next three months, Kirbie will be learning how to manage a game reserve, collecting vital data for conservation, and watching the tallest creatures on earth roam UmPhafa. Stay tune as we share Kirbie’s UmPhafa adventure over the next few months! | Colchester Zoo
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Amur leopard cubs, Akovi and Anya, turn 1 today! 🎉 Just look at how much they have grown over a year! The duo celebrated in style with an enrichment party filled with footballs, feathers and their favourite scents! Mum, Esra, also joined in with the fun! | Colchester Zoo
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Ready. Set. GO! And they are off! Who will cross the finish line first? All of our runners will receive an exclusive Colchester Zoo Stampede 10K medal! | Colchester Zoo
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