With another teacher strike planned for Thursday, why not bring your little one to come and meet our little ones – like baby Peach – for free! We’re once again offering complimentary entry for one child with every full paying admission this Thursday (April 27). Come and discover about the natural world and learn more […]
It may be Easter Monday, but we’ve let Santa know he’s got extra sleigh-pullers this Christmas, as we’ve had two baby reindeer born – and they’re very cute! Genie was born on April 14th to five year-old mum, Jasmine and Winnie arrived two days later to mum, Sunflower, also five. Dad to both calves is […]
Our Winter Wonderland grotto is officially open after panto stars, Su Pollard and Jeffrey Holland, launched our Christmas festivities. The Hi-de-Hi celebs, who are starring in this year’s DZG sponsored panto at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre, took time out of the Dick Whittington rehearsals to visit the zoo and meet Santa and his reindeer. DZG Marketing […]
Our Countdown to Christmas has begun and our reindeer are eagerly awaiting Santa’s arrival later this week. Our eight girls have been enjoying trips to the castle with keepers as they familiarise themselves with the route from the reindeer paddock to the cobbled courtyard ahead of their all-important festive duties. Our reindeer are trained to […]
Our eight reindeer girls are shedding their antlers – but this year it’s happening just a bit earlier than normal. And Assistant Curator Jay Haywood said it’s all because we don’t have any pregnancies in the female-only herd at this time. Jay said: “Males of almost all deer species grow antlers, but only female reindeer […]
A reindeer named after self-unemployed Queen of the Black Country, Doreen Tipton, has left DZG to go on new adventures in Chessington. Doreen the reindeer, pictured on grotto duties last year, has left the Black Country behind to join a new herd at Chessington World of Adventures Resort in Surrey. In July, zoo staff surprised the […]
DZG’s glittering Winter Wonderland grotto has been officially opened by panto stars, Sooty and his right-hand man Richard Cadell. The Wolverhampton Grand Theatre’s panto stars cut the ribbon to the magical grotto inside the 11th century Dudley Castle just before we welcomed almost 300 children from the Midlands-based children’s charity, Mad Hatters, for their annual Christmas party. […]
Reindeer Jet is all fired up for her festive role of greeting young visitors to our magical Winter Wonderland grotto. It’s exactly a month until Christmas Day and Jet is one of our reindeer herd who has been learning the ropes so keepers can walk her up to the grotto to meet our special visitors […]
We’ve said so long to one of our reindeer, Basil, who has gone north to join an animal centre in Yorkshire. The 18-month-old male reindeer, pictured in the centre training for his Christmas grotto duties last year, left us to live with a new herd at Kirkleatham Owl Centre in Redcar. DZG Assistant Curator Jay […]
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