News update 🐘🐘. We are delighted to announce that Dhunja and Yhetto have arrived safely in Burgers' Zoo. We were overjoyed to receive this video from our keepers who have travelled with them to Holland. Your can hear from the noises they are making how happy they are to see each other after their journey.
We will keep you updated with more photos next week .
Belfast Zoo would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has come along to see Dhunja & Yhetto during our farewell week, everyone who sent in photos and shared memories of the elephants over the years. Your support and well wishes have been overwhelming and we are so grateful.
Our beautiful ladies leave on the 24th of July so there's still time to say goodbye.
Plan your visit today: www.belfastzoo.co.uk
Weekend plans? Swing by with your little monkeys to Belfast Zoo! 🐒
We have lots to see and do at Belfast Zoo 👀
✔️ Keep an eye out for our latest zoo babies! Can you spot our baby pudu? Or our baby colobus monkeys? 🦒
✔️ Stop by our photography base camp and pick up a momento of your trip 📸
✔️ Refuel at the Treetops Tearoom where you can find a fantastic range of hot and cold drinks, sandwiches and snacks ☕
Plan your adventure today at www.belfastzoo.co.uk and avail of a discounted price. 🎟
🦥Baby sloth update 🦥
Newborn two-toed sloths use the stomach of their mother as a cradle and are well camouflaged in their fur so it can be quite difficult to spot them.
Why not come along this bank holiday weekend to see if you can spot our new arrival?
Plan your adventure today: www.belfastzoo.co.uk
Our Sclater’s crowned pigeons are enjoying the heat in the rainforest house. ☀
They spend a lot of time on the ground, looking for fallen seeds and fruit. 🍇
Did you know Sclater’s crowned pigeons are related to the grey pigeons we see on our streets every day?
Plan your adventure today to visit our rainforest house at www.belfastzoo.co.uk
Happy Chewsday from Flint and his favourite food, bamboo! 💚
The IUCN believes that the red panda faces a very high risk of extinction in the near future and has classified the red panda as Endangered. 🚨❗❕
Belfast Zoo is part of a collaborative international red panda breeding programme. 🌎
Why not pop in and see Flint, Chris and Vixen at Belfast Zoo?
We're open 10am - 6pm daily with last entry at 4.30pm. 🕔
Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring! 💐🌼
Today marks the first official day of Spring. ☀️
Our animals have been out exploring in the good weather, having their lunch outside, sunbathing by the water and of course enjoying a mid-day nap! 💤
We are open every day this week from 10am - 4pm with last admission 2.30pm.
Plan your adventure today: https://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/zoo/home
🧡 EXCITING BABY NEWS! 🧡
Some of our recent visitors may have noticed two tiny orange bundles of joy amongst our François’ Langur group. 🐒
Keepers were delighted to discover that experienced mothers Nicolene and Chua were pregnant, and we are happy to confirm that both little ones have arrived safe and sound.
François’ Langurs are classified as endangered with fewer than 500 individuals believed to be left in Vietnam and 1,400–1,650 in China. Belfast Zoo works in collaboration with the European Endangered Species Programme (EEP) and has now welcomed over 20 babies.
The first of the most recent additions was born to mum Nicolene at the end of November last year and is now beginning to explore independently. Chua’s baby was born at the beginning of January and is still clinging tightly to mum. AJ is the proud father of both.
The new babies can be spotted with their family outside around the Monkey Loop. They are currently living next door to our Goodfellow’s Tree Kangaroos.
Swing by with your little monkeys to welcome our new arrivals. We are open 10am - 4pm with last entry at 2.30pm.
For further information and tickets please visit our website www.belfastzoo.co.uk
❄️ Visitor update! ❄️
Belfast Zoo is closed today due to the wintry weather.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Our silverback Gugas has been making the most of the snow and has been out making snowballs. ⛄
