🐘 Visit the Zoo this February Half Term and explore the wonders of wildlife 🐾 From 14th – 22nd February, enjoy a paw-some day out with the whole family! 👉 Pre-book now to save at https://www.colchesterzoologicalsociety.com/event/february-half-term/ | Colchester Zoo
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🐘 Visit the Zoo this February Half Term and explore the wonders of wildlife 🐾 From 14th – 22nd February, enjoy a paw-some day out with the whole family! 👉 Pre-book now to save at https://www.colchesterzoologicalsociety.com/event/february-half-term/ | 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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Whilst the Hyenas away, the Sheep can play! Animal Enrichment is a vital part of the care we provide here at Colchester Zoo and sometimes our animals even help our Animal Care Team to create it! Recently our Fat-tailed Sheep, Jenny, Ember, and Ivy, explored the outdoor Hyena habitat while they were safely indoors. Not only did this provide some exciting enrichment for our Sheep, but they also left some interesting smells for the Hyenas to enjoy once they returned to their outdoor area. 🐑 | Colc
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Whilst the Hyenas away, the Sheep can play! Animal Enrichment is a vital part of the care we provide here at Colchester Zoo and sometimes our animals even help our Animal Care Team to create it! Recently our Fat-tailed Sheep, Jenny, Ember, and Ivy, explored the outdoor Hyena habitat while they were safely indoors. Not only did this provide some exciting enrichment for our Sheep, but they also left some interesting smells for the Hyenas to enjoy once they returned to their outdoor area. 🐑 | Colc
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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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Selected dates are now SOLD OUT for The Trail of Terror at Colchester Zoo! 🎟😱🤡🎃💀😨 Hurry book your tickets to join us on one of our remaining dates> https://www.colchester-zoo.com/event/the-trail-of-terror-27th-october/ | Colchester Zoo
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Selected dates are now SOLD OUT for The Trail of Terror at Colchester Zoo! 🎟😱🤡🎃💀😨 Hurry book your tickets to join us on one of our remaining dates> https://www.colchester-zoo.com/event/the-trail-of-terror-27th-october/ | Colchester Zoo
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💕 Gift more than just roses this Valentine’s Day with our cupid-approved gift guide! Choose from Annual Memberships, Experiences, Adoptions, Gift Cards and more! 🐾 👉 Shop today at https://www.colchesterzoologicalsociety.com/gifts-experiences/valentines-day-gift-guide/ | Colchester Zoo
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💕 Gift more than just roses this Valentine’s Day with our cupid-approved gift guide! Choose from Annual Memberships, Experiences, Adoptions, Gift Cards and more! 🐾 👉 Shop today at https://www.colchesterzoologicalsociety.com/gifts-experiences/valentines-day-gift-guide/ | Colchester Zoo
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Happy World Hyena Day! 🎉 🌍Spotted hyenas play a vital role in the world’s ecosystem by helping to control the herbivore population through hunting and scavenging. Unfortunately, the conservation of this species is severely affected by negative misconceptions and these animals are threatened by habitat loss and human conflict. Africa Keeper, Amy, is here to share 5 interesting facts that you may not know about spotted hyenas. #WorldHyenaDay2024 | Colchester Zoo
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Happy World Hyena Day! 🎉 🌍Spotted hyenas play a vital role in the world’s ecosystem by helping to control the herbivore population through hunting and scavenging. Unfortunately, the conservation of this species is severely affected by negative misconceptions and these animals are threatened by habitat loss and human conflict. Africa Keeper, Amy, is here to share 5 interesting facts that you may not know about spotted hyenas. #WorldHyenaDay2024 | Colchester Zoo
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🌟 Enchanted: Trail of Light is back for 2024 with limited tickets available! Take a journey filled with magic & light as we make you feel festive and bright. ↪️ Pre-book your tickets today to avoid missing out at https://www.colchesterzoologicalsociety.com/event/enchanted-trail-of-light/ | 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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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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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 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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🤡 Our award-winning Trail of Terror is back! Face your fears along our 1.5 mile trail and hop aboard a train ride you won’t want to remember! 🚂 👉 Limited availability, so pre-book your tickets today at https://www.colchesterzoologicalsociety.com/event/trail-of-terror/ | Colchester Zoo
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Visit Colchester Zoo this summer for an action-packed day out like no other and save up to 15% OFF when you book tickets online in advance. | Colchester Zoo
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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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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 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 of Saturday 4th January Emily gave birth to a healthy female calf. The youngster is strong and healthy with mum doing really well too! You may be able to catch a glimpse of the new arrival from the outdoor viewing area depending on the weather, or via the balcony inside the Kingdom of the Wild building overlooking the indoor
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Happy Mother’s Day to all our mums here at the Zoo! | Colchester Zoo
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Here at Colchester Zoological Society, we are very lucky to receive a number enrichment products, purchased by our supporters through our Amazon Enrichment Wishlist. Check out our Rhinoceros Iguana, Rico, enjoying a new drying rack, kindly bought from the wishlist! This drying rack provides Rico with the perfect challenge in order to reach his food. Why not support Colchester Zoological Society and treat your favourite species to an enrichment gift! Find out more 👉 https://ow.ly/IfeT50Vnjuh | C
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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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Last tickets remaining! Enjoy a magical evening at the Zoo filled with exciting animal encounters and exclusive presentations from Colchester Zoo directors at our Toast to Wildlife event! 🌊Discover more about our Patagonian sea lions during an encounter with our Animal Care Team 🐯Watch our Amur tigers as they enjoy an exclusive feed and learn more about the individuals we have here at the Zoo 🍃Enjoy a close encounter with our lemurs and find out more about this endangered species from our Zoo
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On 3rd December 2025, we welcomed young male pygmy hippo, Mikolas, from Zoo Dvur Kralove in Czech Republic. After settling into his new home at Kingdom of the Wild, he can now be seen with resident female, Venus, who arrived at CZS in 2002. Read the full story 👉 https://www.colchesterzoologicalsociety.com/2025/12/mikolas-the-pygmy-hippo/ | Colchester Zoo
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There’s just under a week left until Christmas! Enjoy a magical visit to the Zoo with a whole host of festive activities taking place throughout the day: ✍️ Create crafts at the Elves’ Workshop 🎈 Party at the Wild Vibe Winter Wonderland 🐯 Listen to the story of Spirit, the White Tiger at our Christmas Tales 💌 Send your Christmas list to the North Pole at the post box 🎄 Journey through the Enchanted Woodland 🖌️ Transform into your favourite character at the Face Painting Station 🚂 Sing alon
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There’s just under 2 weeks to go until our first Enchanted Trail of Light evening!✨ Enjoy a magical evening visit along a 1 mile route that journeys through mystical meadows, wonderful wildlife and a brand new 40m light tunnel with over 20,000 lights, the perfect spot for that Christmas family photo! With tickets from only £15 per adult, you don’t want to miss out! Pre-book online today 👉 https://www.colchesterzoologicalsociety.com/event/enchanted-trail-of-light/ | Colchester Zoo
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We are pleased to welcome 15 new young koi into our Koi Niwa habitat! Did you know, the word koi comes from the Japanese, simply meaning carps. Fish known as koi in English are referred to more specifically as Nishikigoi in Japanese – meaning ‘broaded carp’. | Colchester Zoo
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Blessing your feed with leopard cubs!💛 Read the full story about our exciting new arrivals here 👉 https://ow.ly/qTrP50Unoeg | Colchester Zoo
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