Twycross Zoo

Twycross Zoo Twycross Zoo (www.twycrosszoo.org) is a registered charity and exists to protect endangered species

02/02/2025

Our amazing team of primate keepers carefully designed our mongoose lemur habitats 🌿🐒

Follow Keeper Kelly behind-the-scenes as she shows you how they did it... 👀

01/02/2025

🌟 COMPETITION TIME!! 🌟

Guess the correct weight of our vicuña cria for a chance to WIN an amazing Junior Keeper Experience ✨🦙

💬 Comment your answers down below 👇

📅 Compet**ion closes Friday 7 February 2025

Good luck!! 🍀🤞

T&C’s Apply - Junior keeper experience is for one child and an accompanying adult. All standard experience T&Cs apply. A winner will be chosen at random from correct entries. If winner is not eligible to claim prize a new winner will be drawn from the existing entrants. Compet**ion closes at midnight on Friday 7 February 2025. Winners will only be contacted by the verified Twycross Zoo account, please do not share your personal details with any other accounts or via web links as they are likely to be scams. Prize is subject to availability and change. Prize cannot be swapped or exchanged for any other item or cash value. Twycross Zoo accepts no responsibility for costs associated with the prize (Including, without limitation, travel to and from Twycross Zoo).

Calling all junior detectives! This February half-term, we need YOUR help 🕵️‍♂️Join the Creature Cases: Operation Twycro...
31/01/2025

Calling all junior detectives! This February half-term, we need YOUR help 🕵️‍♂️

Join the Creature Cases: Operation Twycross Zoo and put your secret agent skills to the test...

🔍 Uncover important clues
🐒 Complete interactive challenges
🐾 Master your animal knowledge
🗺 Solve the zoo-wide mystery

Become part of the CLADE Detective Training Camp and earn your official CLADE Training Graduation Certificate 🪪✨

📆 Saturday 15 - Sunday 23 February 2025

Are you ready to crack the case? 🕵️‍♂️ Book your visit now 👉 https://bit.ly/creature-cases-twycross-zoo

A SPECIAL SURPRISE!! 😲🥺🦙 We are overjoyed to announce the exciting news of a new arrival - a baby vicuña👀 While we suspe...
30/01/2025

A SPECIAL SURPRISE!! 😲🥺

🦙 We are overjoyed to announce the exciting news of a new arrival - a baby vicuña

👀 While we suspected that the mother was pregnant, vicuñas are amazing at concealing their pregnancies - a strategy to protect against predators, so we weren't entirely certain until the birth!

🧠 FUN FACT: A vicuña baby is called a cria, which is also the term used for baby llamas, alpacas, and guanacos

📸 These adorable photos were captured just 20 minutes after the birth

👉 Watch this space for more updates on our newest little one... and come see her this weekend at the zoo!

24/01/2025

⚠️ VISITOR UPDATE - 24 January 2025 ⚠️

Due to the continued severe wind from Storm Éowyn we are closing the zoo for the remainder of the day!

🦍 The safety of our visitors, animals and team members is our top priority and we thank you for your understanding.

🎟️ Annual Ticket holders can re-book their visit by logging on through our website.

🚘 If you are planning a visit today, please do not travel to the zoo this afternoon

We will continue to update you via social media on any changes for the weekend, but currently plan to open as usual.

22/01/2025

⚠️ Visitor Update - 22 January 2025 ⚠️

We’re closed today for a team training day 🦍

A unique opportunity for our entire team to share ideas, learn from each other and kick-off an exciting year for our charity 🌍🦧

We’ll miss seeing you all, but looking forward to welcoming you back on Thursday. Thanks as always for your support 🐾

Happy Caturday from our three incredible big cat species!! 🐯🐆📸 Phil Grain
18/01/2025

Happy Caturday from our three incredible big cat species!! 🐯🐆

📸 Phil Grain

17/01/2025

We've made some changes at the zoo... Did you notice?? 🦜👀

14/01/2025

NEW ARRIVAL!! 🧡🐒

We're excited to announce the arrival of another primate species 👉 the golden lion tamarin

🦁 Flaunting a bright golden mane and distinct orange fur, this species is recognised for closely resembling a certain feline...

🌿 Native to the Atlantic coastal rainforests of southeastern Brazil, golden lion tamarins spend their days foraging for food high up in the tree canopies.

🌍 But with just 2-5% of its original habitat remaining in the wild, this species is classified as 'Endangered' on the IUCN Red List which is why we’re proud to play a role in safeguarding and protecting them for the future

FUN FACT: Golden lion tamarins will usually give birth to twins!

👀 Come and visit them in their newly refurbished enclosure opposite Gibbon Forest!

13/01/2025

We have some NEW residents!! 🏡👀

🐒 Meet one of our greater bamboo lemurs...

🎍 This species is native to a bamboo-rich region in Madagascar, acquiring their name due to their highly specialised diet, consisting of 95% bamboo!

🌍 With fewer than 1000 estimated to remain in the wild, we are honored to support this critically endangered species through our ongoing conservations efforts at the zoo

👀 Don't forget to check them out on your next visit!

Exciting start to 2025...WE'VE HAD A BABY!! 🐒Our group of coppery t**i monkeys have welcomed a NEW member...🏡 This excit...
12/01/2025

Exciting start to 2025...WE'VE HAD A BABY!! 🐒

Our group of coppery t**i monkeys have welcomed a NEW member...

🏡 This exciting news comes not long after the group had moved into their newly refurbished enclosure designed by our keepers

FUN FACT: 48 hours after birth, the male becomes the primary care giver, carrying the infant until around they are around 6 months old 🥰

👀 See if you can spot this tiny addition on your next visit!

📸 Phil Grain

Christmas may be over, but our animals are still having a great time 'dashing through the snow!' ❄️🐾
09/01/2025

Christmas may be over, but our animals are still having a great time 'dashing through the snow!' ❄️🐾

07/01/2025

🐒 Come with Keeper Kelly to feed our trio of mongoose lemurs 🌽

We’re open as normal ❄️It’s a little bit chilly, and some snow fall expected, but we’re open as usual for you to come an...
05/01/2025

We’re open as normal ❄️

It’s a little bit chilly, and some snow fall expected, but we’re open as usual for you to come and enjoy the outdoors and amazing animals 🐧🌲

Pop on your wellies and wrap up warm for a fun day out at the zoo, there’s plenty of cafés to enjoy a toasty warm drink, and we have amazing indoor areas like our Butterfly Paradise and Gibbon Forest to explore 🦋☕️

🚗 Only travel if it’s safe to do so from your home!

If you did wish to visit another day, simply rebook online using your Annual Ticket 👉 https://twycrosszoo.org

HAPPY NEW YEAR & THANK YOU FOR 2024!! 🙌🐒✨As we close the chapter on 2024, we would like to thank you for your continued ...
01/01/2025

HAPPY NEW YEAR & THANK YOU FOR 2024!! 🙌🐒✨

As we close the chapter on 2024, we would like to thank you for your continued support throughout the year 📖

In honour of what we have achieved... as we look ahead to a bright new year for our charity, let's share a few of our TOP moments from the last 12-months 😊

🧡 The birth of 2 Francois' langur babies
🔍 Launched our BRAND NEW Zoo Crew
🦜 Welcomed 2 'Critically Endangered' Red-fronted macaws
🐭 Relaunched The Gruffalo Discovery Land
🦧 Took Louie to ITV Central to raise awareness about sustainable palm oil
📚 Hosted our FIRST ever Conservation Careers Day
🐒 Welcomed our first primate species in over 10 YEARS
🎉 Promoted Dr Rebecca Biddle to our first-ever Chief Conservation Officer
🌎 Attended BIAZA, EAZA and WAZA conferences to share knowledge and expertise with zoos across the world
🌦 Had Des Coleman with ITV to present the weather

We're looking forward to the amazing projects that are happening this year, which we can’t wait to share with you!! Keep your eyes peeled and have a Happy New Year 👀🎉

28/12/2024

Asking our Twycross Zoo team what their favourite animal at the zoo is…

What’s yours?? 👇💭

26/12/2024

What's the most rewarding part of your job? 🥰🫶

MERRY CHRISTMAS!! 🎄✨This festive season we want to give a huge THANK YOU to all of our hardworking zookeepers and staff ...
25/12/2024

MERRY CHRISTMAS!! 🎄✨

This festive season we want to give a huge THANK YOU to all of our hardworking zookeepers and staff that work all year round - even on Christmas day 🎅

We are truly grateful that you give up your day to care for the animals here at the zoo 🦒🦏🐒🐯

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Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
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Our amazing team of primate keepers carefully designed our mongoose lemur habitats 🌿🐒 Follow Keeper Kelly behind-the-scenes as she shows you how they did it... 👀

🌟 COMPETITION TIME!! 🌟 Guess the correct weight of our vicuña cria for a chance to WIN an amazing Junior Keeper Experience ✨🦙 💬 Comment your answers down below 👇 📅 Competition closes Friday 7 February 2025 Good luck!! 🍀🤞 T&C’s Apply - Junior keeper experience is for one child and an accompanying adult. All standard experience T&Cs apply. A winner will be chosen at random from correct entries. If winner is not eligible to claim prize a new winner will be drawn from the existing entrants. Competition closes at midnight on Friday 7 February 2025. Winners will only be contacted by the verified Twycross Zoo account, please do not share your personal details with any other accounts or via web links as they are likely to be scams. Prize is subject to availability and change. Prize cannot be swapped or exchanged for any other item or cash value. Twycross Zoo accepts no responsibility for costs associated with the prize (Including, without limitation, travel to and from Twycross Zoo).

We've made some changes at the zoo... Did you notice?? 🦜👀

NEW ARRIVAL!! 🧡🐒 We're excited to announce the arrival of another primate species 👉 the golden lion tamarin 🦁 Flaunting a bright golden mane and distinct orange fur, this species is recognised for closely resembling a certain feline... 🌿 Native to the Atlantic coastal rainforests of southeastern Brazil, golden lion tamarins spend their days foraging for food high up in the tree canopies. 🌍 But with just 2-5% of its original habitat remaining in the wild, this species is classified as 'Endangered' on the IUCN Red List which is why we’re proud to play a role in safeguarding and protecting them for the future FUN FACT: Golden lion tamarins will usually give birth to twins! 👀 Come and visit them in their newly refurbished enclosure opposite Gibbon Forest!

We have some NEW residents!! 🏡👀 🐒 Meet one of our greater bamboo lemurs... 🎍 This species is native to a bamboo-rich region in Madagascar, acquiring their name due to their highly specialised diet, consisting of 95% bamboo! 🌍 With fewer than 1000 estimated to remain in the wild, we are honored to support this critically endangered species through our ongoing conservations efforts at the zoo 👀 Don't forget to check them out on your next visit! #lemurs #lemursofinstagram #primates #primatesofinstagram #primate #zoo #twycrosszoo #zoology #lemur #greaterbamboolemur #criticallyendangeredspecies

🐒 Come with Keeper Kelly to feed our trio of mongoose lemurs 🌽

Asking our Twycross Zoo team what their favourite animal at the zoo is… What’s yours?? 👇💭

What's the most rewarding part of your job? 🥰🫶

Opening our BIAZA Secret Santa!! 🎅🎄 Thank you so much to Bristol Zoo Project, for making our Christmas that extra special ♥✨ #BIAZASecretSanta2024 #Christmas #SecretSanta #Unboxing #BristolZooProject

20% OFF TWILIGHT TICKETS!! ✨🌙 Discover Christmas at The Gruffalo Discovery Land from 2:30pm and enjoy 20% OFF 🎄🐭 ❄️ Follow along the snowy tracks, twinkling lights and lit-up interactive characters for a magical experience ✨🥰 💰 Use code: MAGIC20 at checkout 📆 Until 24 December 🎟️ Tickets selling fast, BOOK NOW 👉 https://bit.ly/christmas-at-the-gruffalo-discovery-land

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