Mabaso the white rhino calf continues to grow bigger and stronger every day and at nearly 9 months old he has now been mixed with our giraffe out in the Kingdom of the Wild paddock! All went well on their first...

Australian Rainbows is open daily from Friday 25th July 10.30am – 5pm Australian Rainbows was offically opened on the 24th July 2014 during a private event by the mayor of Colchester. The mayor, mayoress and a number of guests were...

Our two young female Red panda cubs which were the first born for Colchester Zoo in 14 years, have moved on to hopefully become part of successful breeding programmes at other collections. The cubs were born on the 20th June 2013...

Sun bears Jo-Jo and Srey Ya moved into their new enclosure 'Bears of the Rising Sun' on Wednesday 19th March 2014. Both bears have settled in well and are enjoying their new surroundings. The enclosure was officially opened on Saturday 29th...

On the 4th October 2013 Kaiala the Red backed bearded Saki monkey gave birth to a single offspring, sired by Karlos. The young Saki has since been named Kato by his keepers who have now confirmed that he is a male....