Pafos Zoo

13/01/2026

******************************NEW BABIES ALERT*************************

Our first babies of 2026 have arrived.

After almost 60 days of incubation, two emu chicks have successfully hatched. Unlike most other bird species it’s actually the male emu who sits on the eggs to incubate them, dad is currently still sitting on the nest so there are possibly more eggs to hatch.

The chicks were up and walking within minutes of hatching, they weigh just 0.5kgs and are approximately 15cm tall, but they won’t stay small for long though and will reach an adult height and weight of around 1.9m and 55kgs by the time they are 8-12 months old.

As you can see they currently have stripes which is for camouflage but the stripes will disappear by the time the chicks are 6 months old and will be replaced by adult plumage.

This is the second set of chicks for our 28 year old male Apollo and 5 year old female Astrid

10/01/2026

08/01/2026

06/01/2026

Yes! the Zoo is open today as normal from 9am - 5pm.

05/01/2026

*********NEW ARRIVALS***********
Poison dart frogs

We recently welcomed 2 species of poison dart frog:
6 Yellow banded (Denodrobates leucomelas)
4 Green and black (Dendrobates auratus)

There are over 170 species of poison dart frog and while all of them produce toxins only 4 species are actually used to tip blow darts, a practice used by Aboriginal South Americans from where the species gets its name.
The most poisonous of all the dart frogs is the Golden poison dart frog which has enough poison to kill 20,000 mice and up to 20 people. The poison causes heart failure and leads to death with 10 minutes, there is no cure!

Luckily for our keepers, captive born poison dart frogs are completely harmless as the frogs don’t produce their own toxins. They acquire them by eating specific insects in the wild, who in turn have consumed toxic plants and fungi.

A group of frogs is called an “army” and our army can be found in the reptile house.

05/01/2026

The zoo will open tomorrow 06.01.2026 as normal from 9am - 5pm, this includes our Flamingo Restaurant, bird displays (12, 2, & 4) and animal interactions.

31/12/2025

As 2025 draws to an end we celebrate a very successful year for many of our breeding programmes with 102 births/hatches over 34 different species.
We are looking forward to seeing what new arrivals await us in 2026 and ensure you keep following us on social media to see all the new additions.

Happy New Year Everyone

26/12/2025

TODAY Friday 26.12.2025 from 11:00 - 13:00

25/12/2025

Wishing you a Wild Christmas from all at Pafos Zoo!!!