Colchester Zoo are very sad to report the passing of Yeni the Pygmy Hippo calf born on 22nd January at just over 5 weeks old. On the morning of Tuesday 28th February keepers found Yeni, in an unresponsive state and witnessed Yeni’s...

On the 8th February 2017 Colchester Zoo welcomed an extremely exciting new arrival…a female Amur Tiger! Our new resident Tiger is named Taiga, she is nearly 2 years old and has come from Kristiansand, Norway. It is by coincidence that Taiga...

We are delighted to announce the exciting news that after a whopping pregnancy of 16 months, white rhino Emily has successfully given birth. Emily's keepers had been anticipating the birth which generally takes place at night for some time. However, Emily...

On the 27th January 2017 Colchester Zoo welcomed two Southern Tamandua, a male named Oreo from Papiliorama and a female called Ruth from Frankfurt. This is a fantastic species which had previously been at Colchester Zoo so we are delighted to...

2017 is already in full swing at Colchester Zoo with keepers completing their annual stock count of the animals they care for! A stock take such as this is something we must complete as part of our compliance with zoo legislation...