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Would you like a Sprout this Christmas? Or maybe a

Would you like a Sprout this Christmas? Or maybe a Barbie?

Or how about a Daseep, Josie or Huggy?

Our adoption packages for many of the animals here at the zoo make fantastic Christmas gifts, as well as helping us raise funds for conservation projects around the world and treats for species on site.

Adoptions start from £41.50 and last 12 months. They include a personalised certificate, fact sheet, animal photo, gift card, ZooNooz magazine and zoo admission ticket, with the option to upgrade to include a personalised message at the animal’s enclosure.

And with just over two weeks until last Christmas postage (on December 15) there’s not long left to get orders in.

See our website for more details!

Last year our female red panda, Ember, was DZC’s most adopted animal. Will she retain the title this Christmas?

There are some beautiful snowy scenes across the z

There are some beautiful snowy scenes across the zoo site this morning!

If you're visiting Santa in his Christmas castle grotto today, wrap up warm and have a magical time!

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Come and find out more about our reindeer as we la

Come and find out more about our reindeer as we launch a daily talk until January 7. 🦌

The herd were excited to welcome back Father Christmas to the zoo and can’t wait to meet all our grotto visitors over the next few weeks, with keepers decorating the reindeer paddock and housing to make sure it’s all looking festive, so don’t forget to go and say hello if you're on site.

If you're visiting over the festive period, make sure to pick up a leaflet about our daily talk programme at the entrance, or check our our daily talk signs for more information about exact timings.

Tonight’s the night we head to the theatre to jo

Tonight’s the night we head to the theatre to join hundreds of VIP guests as we watch Snow White.

As the local sponsor of Wolverhampton Grand Theatre’s Christmas pantomime, we’ve handed out free tickets for the show’s dress rehearsal to charity groups and children’s centre’s who have supported the zoo over the last year.

And we had a great time welcoming the cast on-site for their official launch photos a few weeks ago – check out this behind-the-scenes video!

If you’re joining us this evening, give us a 👋 below and we’ll see you later.

Snow White runs from tomorrow, December 2 until January 7.

If you’re planning on doing any Christmas shoppi

If you’re planning on doing any Christmas shopping online this year, did you know you can raise money for Dudley Zoo at the same time, at no extra cost to you! 🎁

We’ve signed up to Easyfundraising, which means if you shop with one of the thousands of brands signed up to Easyfundraising, they’ll give us a small donation every time you use Easyfundraising to purchase your items!

And with lots of online shopping taking place at the moment, this is a great opportunity for us to raise some much-needed funds for the animals!

It’s completely free to sign up and free and simple to use and these donations will help go towards animal food bills and enrichment treats.

We’re Dudley Zoo, when you search for your chosen cause - the link is in our bio.

Thank you in advance for your support!

Don’t forget Santa’s grotto re-opens on Friday

Don’t forget Santa’s grotto re-opens on Friday and runs until Christmas Eve, so why not come along and meet Father Christmas in Dudley Castle and join the festive fun!

Our Chronicles of Dudley Castle package includes zoo admission, a train ride to see Santa and his elves inside his castle grotto and a surprise gift in a special festive DZC bag for life.

Plus, spend the rest of the day visiting the animals around site, including our new bush dogs, Twenké and Dora, Keshari the lion and our of course our reindeer herd, who are very excited Santa is back at the zoo!

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