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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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in Animals
Almost a year after welcoming their last chick our breeding pair of Victoria crowned pigeons welcomed their 5th chick at the end of July. The new arrival is sharing a home with mum Violet and dad Ozzy at their aviary...

in Animals
Back in April we announced the arrival of 6 ring-tailed lemur babies who have now been sexed and named by their keepers! On the 2nd April mum Andro gave birth to the first of our new arrivals with a single offspring...

in Action for the Wild & UmPhafa
Over the last month, interns and staff at Colchester Zoo's UmPhafa Reserve have done an amazing job, renovating the dam outside Elworthy House. The reserve has two filtering systems going into this dam that recycle the waste water from Elworthy house...

in General
Check out our African Road Safari experience! Immerse yourself in this African savannah as you and your fellow passengers take a ride through an African landscape with the chance to see some of the amazing species who inhabit this part of the...

in Animals
Colchester Zoo’s group of Gelada baboons have recently welcomed two new arrivals. The first being a young male born on the 15th July to mum Thandi, followed just a few days later on the 17th July by Keecha who gave birth...

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