Our cheeky black-and-white ruffed boys are practicing their best poses as they’re now live on camera 24/7! We’ve relocated our Penguin Bay webcam to the Lemur Wood walkthrough so visitors can watch the daily antics of its mischievous residents from the comfort of their own homes! And with our troops of ring-tailed, black, collared, and … Continue reading Lemurs are live!
Have you spotted our Bornean orangutans in their new enclosure this Love Your Zoo Week? We’re saying Thank You to everyone who has helped us bring our plans to fruition, especially the visitors who donated money towards our enclosure appeal and help us raise funds. It’s wonderful watching them take full advantage of the new … Continue reading Loving our orangs!
Here’s something to brighten the Monday morning blues – sweet sloth hugs and kisses between Flo and baby Button! If you’re visiting us for Love Your Zoo Week, you’ll be able to discover how BIAZA zoos play a significant role in helping ensure the survival of some of the world’s rarest animals through conservation breeding … Continue reading Sloth hugs and kisses
There were celebrations as DZC staff watched our four critically endangered Bornean orangutans exploring their brand new £500,000 outdoor enclosure for the very first time. After a yearlong build, the large grassed enclosure, adjacent to their indoor den area, was completed last week, with Jazz, Sprout, Djimat and Benji accessing the new space over the … Continue reading Orangs enjoy new enclosure
We’ll be spreading the love this half term, as part of our annual Love Your Zoo Week celebrations. The theme of this year’s campaign, which is organised by the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA), is Pride and love and throughout half term (May 28 – June 5) there’ll be love-themed activities … Continue reading Love DZC!
Our new outdoor orangutan enclosure is starting to take shape and we can’t wait to see Jazz, Sprout, Djimat and Benji exploring it later this year! The perimeter lined telegraph poles, mesh barrier boundary fence and metal semi-circular overhang are now all in place, and the metal frames are ready for the large glass panes … Continue reading Ongoing orang work
Well done to Team Leader Nicola Wright, who has been named our Employee of the Month. Nicola was nominated by Zoo Manager, Matt Lewis, for her assistance in covering recent staff absences by stepping back in to help care for our chimpanzees and was awarded a certificate and gift voucher for her efforts. Matt said: … Continue reading Well done, Nicola!
When chimpanzee, Barbie, needed dental extraction work, it wasn’t your average trip to the dentist! A makeshift operating theatre, complete with state-of-the art equipment, was created in the primate keepers’ office for the zoo’s veterinary team to use, alongside an expert veterinary dentist, who travelled from Manchester to carry out the two-hour operation – … Continue reading Dental work
Our lemurs can stay toasty during the colder months thanks to a new heated shelter, which has been funded in memory of a lemur-loving visitor. The wooden and metal hut has been built in the centre of the one-acre walkthrough Lemur Wood by DZC’s in-house Development Team following a generous donation by the family of Tony … Continue reading Tony’s lemur legacy
We’ve got some exciting news to share about our geladas, with two babies born on the same day to different mums, but sharing the same dad! Tana gave birth to her second boy in the early hours of October 15, while a short while later Addis welcomed her first girl, surprising keepers who discovered them … Continue reading A double birth day!
