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ZOO NEWS

There's always a new story to tell at Colchester Zoo, from welcoming new arrivals, to exciting things to see and discover.

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On Thursday 15th October, our young female pygmy hippo, Zuli, left the collection to become part of a breeding pair at Seoul Zoo in South Korea. Zuli was born on 6th September 2012 at Colchester Zoo to mum Venus and dad Freddie; her...

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Over the last year Cynthia had been experiencing various health issues of which she was receiving numerous different treatments for but not responding to and unfortunately over the last few weeks we saw a massive deterioration in her health. On the...

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On 1st October a female binturong arrived at Colchester Zoo from the Czech Republic! Our new arrival is called Cecilka but has already gained herself the nickname ‘Bear’ from her keepers due to her size as she is quite a bit...

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Our young penguin has been confirmed as male and his keepers have given him the name Bruce, in keeping with the Australian theme of his father's name, Boomerang. As it is not possible to tell whether penguin chicks are male or a...

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After arriving on the 7th September from the Netherlands our two new arrivals Vera and Nzuri have now taken their first steps into the outside paddock! The two new arrivals spent their first week at Colchester Zoo getting to know our...

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