As Valentine’s Day fast approaches we’ve been part of yet another love story here at Colchester Zoo! You may remember back in July 2015 a short video of our orangutan Rajang interacting with expectant mother, Maisie, through the glass of his...

Born on the 26th November these young goats have been hand reared by keepers after being rejected by their mother. As they continue to grow they are gradually being mixed with the rest of the sheep and goats at Colenso Village,...

Over the past few weeks Colchester Zoo’s elephants have been enjoying a fantastic new enrichment… aeroplane tyres! These tyres came all the way from Holland and unlike normal tyres these are much stronger and made of solid rubber. This makes them...

It is with great sadness to report that Mutu, our adult female Komodo Dragon passed away on Monday 23rd November 2015. Mutu had been under veterinary care for some time and intensive treatment for a week before she passed. The only...

Colchester Zoo’s group of squirrel monkeys have welcomed some tiny new arrivals! First mum Paloma gave birth on the 29th September, the little one is doing well and although both babies are yet to be sexed keepers have named Paloma’s young...