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Amazon World Zoo Park is the largest collection of exotic animals on the Isle of Wight. Members of BIAZA and EAZA.
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24/08/2024

Rainy Day…..no problem! ☔️💦💙

We’re an all weather attraction! Theres still plenty to do on a wet day!

🦥 More than 50% of our species are inside!

🐒 Monkey Madness Indoor Soft play!

🕵🏻 Indoor Natural History Museum!

🦴 Indoor Dino Dig!

☕️ Indoor Adventurers cafe & Monkey cafe!

🎊 And even better news…..all full paying customers get an unlimited FREE 7 day return ticket! So you can visit as many times as you like in the next 7 days for free!

17/08/2024

Happy Saturday from our handsome boy Flint!! ❤️

15/08/2024

Thanks so much to all the Local Businesses who have donated raffle prizes for our Quiz Night in September.

So far we’ve recieved prizes from:

Blacksmiths Arms
Sydenhams Ryde
Busy Bees Garden Centre
Pets at Home
Rosalie’s of Cowes
All about Foot care
Ryde Tandori
Heroes
Cafe Isola
Honnor and Jeffrey
Jollyes
Crave Ice Cream Parlour
No 66 cards and gifts ryde
Waterstones

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15/08/2024

Happy International Cotton-Top Tamarin Day!

Did you know that Cotton-Top Tamarins are named after the bright white hair around their heads?

We currently house two female Cotton-top Tamarins, sister Flick and Lucy! 🤍🖤🐒

13/08/2024

Happy International Armadillo Day!!

We house 4 Species of Armadillo:

Yellow/Six Banded Armadillo
Larger Hairy Armadillo
Screaming Hairy Armadillo
Three Banded Armadillo

11/08/2024

Happy 8th Birthday to beautiful Yoda!

Squirrel Monkey Keeper Libby treated him to a giant present today! 🎁🥳

08/08/2024

It’s Tapir Thursday!!

How super cute are these two!!

Thanks to Harley our Lead Keeper for the lovely snap!! 🫶🏻🥰🌿

07/08/2024

Booking is now open for our Quiz night on Friday 27th September.

Please support us if you can. We have an amazing raffle on the night too with some fantastic prizes kindly donated by local businesses!

Email us at [email protected] to book your table!

05/08/2024

After the Official launch of our charity last week we are pleased to announce we are currently working on phase 1 of our exciting 5 year plan, a brand new Giant Anteater facility.

After the loss of Alves our female Giant Anteater in February this year we miss housing this beautiful and unique species. Whilst we have no Giant Anteaters at the moment, this is the perfect opportunity to build a new facility before welcoming them back to the zoo.

As we work on the finer details there is lots to consider. Not only do we want the enclosure to be bigger and better for this species, it is also important that it enhances our visitor experience so we can continue with our charity’s mission of becoming a leading Education and Conservation Facility through informing and inspiring all generations of the plight of the natural world

We have chosen Giant Anteaters as our first project because they are currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red Data List and their population in the wild is sadly currently decreasing. They are such an unusual species and are extremely popular with our visitors too. They are managed in zoos across Europe as part of an Endangered Species Breeding programme to help secure their future and we want to play our role in this plight.

It is hard to predict the exact costs of their new enclosure as work will not start until the earliest 2025 however the fundraising committee have set themselves and initial target of raising £25’000.

The charity’s first two fundraising events will be an online auction in August (more information to follow) and a Quiz at the zoo in September. Please support us if you can. There are lots more ways you can help us make our dream become reality and we’ll be sharing these with you all over the next couple of weeks

04/08/2024

Look what we’ve found at the zoo this afternoon, it’s travelled all the way from Plymouth!

A lovely stone painted like a birds head! 🦅💛🤍

We’ve left it somewhere safe (away from the animals) for someone to pick it up and continue its journey!

01/08/2024

It’s been an ice pop kinda day!

Thanks to Nakita for treating the primates to some small frozen treats!

❤️🍡🐒

30/07/2024

Animal Keepers celebrated Bueno the Southern Tamandua’s 3rd birthday today! 🎁🛍️🎊🎈

Thanks to Keeper Carly for the super snaps!! 🖤🤍

30/07/2024

Happy International Friendship Day everyone!

28/07/2024

How cute are these two! 💕

Kia the Kinkajou and Miss Piggy the Southern Tamandua get on so well, sometimes they share a nest box, even though they have their own to sleep in!! 🫶🏻

Thanks to Senior Keeper Amy for this cute picture!!

27/07/2024

Schools out for Summer! ☀️🎉

The school holidays have arrived, and we have everything you need to keep you entertained!

Whatever the weather there’s plenty to see and do so come and join in the fun!

🦥 Meet over 500 animals across 90 species!

🐒 Monkey around in our Monkey Madness Indoor Softplay!

⛏Hunt for hidden bones in the Dino dig!

🦖Let off steam in the Outdoor Jurassic play area!

🕵🏻Explore Nature in our Natural History Museum!

🍔 Stop for some lunch at the Adventurers Cafe!

🍦 Treat yourself to an ice cream at our Flamingo shack!

🛞 Whizz round on our Go-karts!

🐾 Meet the animals & our Keepers at the feeding talks!

🚘 Free Parking!

Open daily from 10am, Last admission is 4pm and we close at 5pm!

Don’t forget all full paying tickets include a free 7 day unlimited return!!

25/07/2024

We are incredibly proud to announce we are moving into a new era by launching our charity the…

Amazon Rainforest Conservation Centre!

For the last 32 years Amazon World Zoo Park has been a privately owned zoo by Derek and Sandra Curtis who have built the zoo into the amazing animal collection it is today.

Amazon World Zoo Park welcomes around 50’000 visitors each year therefore the park is an extremely important location for conservation and education and the charity will now continue to grow and develop the zoo for future generations by educating and engaging our visitors in the plight of the Natural World.

Amazon World Zoo Park has evolved to allow visitors to immerse themselves amongst rare and unusual species. Getting up close and personal to our animals makes learning about them even more fascinating.

Currently home to 95 different species, including unusual animals like Sloths, Armadillos, Anteaters, Red Pandas and Slow Loris.

Amazon World Zoo Park has been one of the Islands favourite attractions since 1993, it is a member of both BIAZA (British & Irish Association of Zoos and Aquaria) and EAZA (European Association of Zoos and Aquaria) and works alongside zoological parks all around the world protecting and also breeding some of the rarest species like Bali Starlings and Cotton Top Tamarins which are classified as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List. A ¼ of our species are classified as Near Threatened or worse.

The Amazon Rainforest Conservation Centre will not only continue to support the Reddish Buff Moth, an extremely rare and Vulnerable moth that is found in one particular location on the Isle of Wight but will also build on its dedication to support work carried out in the Amazon Rainforest.

Our vision for the future is to not only continue to improve the habitats of our existing species through development of their enclosures but also do even more to secure the future of some of the planets most amazing species and also continue to improve the experience for our visitors too.

We will now be embarking on our very exciting 5 year plan so watch this space!

🦥🦜🦩🦘🐊🐠🐢🐒🐸🐤🦎🦆🐍🐟🐾🕷️

23/07/2024

Tongue out Tuesday for our beautiful Red Panda Flint!!

Thanks to Lead Keeper Harley for taking this adorable snap! 🫶🏼🧡🐾

22/07/2024

Slumber party down at the South American Paddock!!

Nelly, Winston, Doris and Betty love snuggling up together! 🫶🏼🥰🤎

20/07/2024

It’s selfie Saturday for Pedro the T**i Monkey!

Thanks to Animal keeper Carly for lending him her phone!

🫶🏼📸🐒

16/07/2024

Paul our Royal Python wants to wish you all a very Happy World Snake Day!!

Many people are afraid of snakes however snakes like Paul here, there’s nothing to fear, he’s not venomous, he’s very used to being handled and has met a lot of visitors over the years!

Thanks to Nakita for celebrating the day with Paul! 🐍💚

15/07/2024

Look at Beautiful Tango our Peach fronted Parakeet! 🦜💚🧡

12/07/2024

We’re Hiring!

Zoo Education and Conservation Officer

Amazon World Zoo Park is looking for an Education Officer to join the Animal Department.

This exciting role will involve working in our small team to deliver the education onsite by giving teaching sessions, animal talks and animal experiences. You will also be responsible for looking after some of the animals that you will be working with. Making sure these areas are clean, welcoming and accessible to all audiences.

Main responsibilities include:
-Planning, producing, delivering and evaluating a range of formal education sessions for school visits to the site.
-Devising, writing and continually upgrading the educational resources for use by schools, home educators and the general public.
-To develop, deliver and evaluate educational programmes for groups with special educational needs.
-Delivering informal education activities such as animal talks, animal experiences.
-Working collaboratively across the organisation ensuring the smooth delivery of the day-to-day visitor experience.
-To build on our sustainability commitments and influence sustainable behaviour change in our visitors.
-To assist in conservation activities such as awareness campaigns and fund-raising events.
-To build partnerships and contacts with schools, colleges and other institutions and organisations on behalf of Amazon World Zoo Park.

About you:
The successful candidate will ideally have:
-Experience in the education sector or Experience gained in an organisation where visitors come to enjoy a day out and/or learn, such as a zoo, outdoor education centre or museum.
-Great communication skills.
-Experience with SEND / SEMH audiences desirable.
-Ability to prioritise and be very well organised and able to stay focused on tasks in hand.

This role is a full time permanent position (after a 3 month probationary period) and includes working 37.5 – 40hrs hours per week over 5 days, and due to the nature of the business this involves weekend and bank holiday working.

Working hours are 8am – 5.30pm in the summer and 8am – 4.30pm in the winter.This position will close once a suitable candidate has been found.

Please send your C.V and Cover letter to [email protected] for the attention of the Zoo Manager

12/07/2024

We are Hiring!

Zoo Maintenance Operative

We are looking for a person to join our small maintenance department.

The right person for this job must enjoy working outdoors in all weather conditions and must strive to deliver high standards of work for our visitors, colleagues, and animals.

Job Role:
To liaise with our Zoo Management team to perform the required daily management of the whole site which includes but is not limited to:
Gardening
Painting
Woodwork
Plumbing
Construction, groundwork and Demolition.
Driving zoo vehicles as necessary.

You must be:
Able to operate and use a range of hand and power tools.
Able to work well on your own and as part of a small team.
Able to comply with all necessary Health & Safety standards and ensure they are implemented.
Punctual, hard-working and have good Time management skills.
Have Excellent and clear communication skills.
Have some Knowledge of Health and Safety compliance.
Have the Ability to interact positively and professionally with the public, and colleagues and able to work calmly and effectively around animals and guests.
Have a full driving license.

Experience:
The ideal candidate will have experience of varying construction materials and methods required in a Zoo, and a general hands-on approach to any maintenance issues which may arise.

Working Hours:
This is a permanent position (after a 3month probationary period) working 3days/24hrs per week.
Hours are 8.30am – 5pm.

To Apply please send your C.V and Cover Letter to [email protected] for the Attention of the Zoo Manager. This position will close once a suitable candidate has been found.

10/07/2024

Happy Capybara Appreciation Day!

We are thankful for Capybara’s, especially our two beautiful females, Doris and Betty! 💛🫶🏼🥰

09/07/2024

How Cute is Miss Piggi one of our female Southern Tamanduas (also known as Lesser Anteaters) 🫶🏼

Harley couldn’t resist a little photo shoot with her today! 🖤💛🐜

05/07/2024

Animal Keepers Celebrated Coco the Goeldi Monkeys 11th Birthday today! 🐒🫶🏼🖤

Thanks to Primate Keeper Jazmin for throwing her a little party! 🛍️🎁🎈🎉

03/07/2024

Happy World Meerkat Day everyone!

We currently have 5 Meerkats at the Zoo, all brothers…
Ludo, Hicks, Kemosabe, Jaspar and Bishop! 💛

02/07/2024

It’s Tongue out Tuesday for Darwin one of our beautiful Red Necked Wallabies!

Thanks to Keeper Lois for the Fab pic!! 🦘🫶🏼🤎

30/06/2024

Beautiful Mr Trump!! 🖤💙

A perfect picture taken by Bethan from the Zoo Operations Team! 🫶🏼

Address

Watery Lane
Newport
PO360LX

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 4pm
Tuesday	10am - 4pm
Wednesday	10am - 4pm
Thursday	10am - 4pm
Friday	10am - 4pm
Saturday	10am - 4pm
Sunday	10am - 4pm

Website

http://www.amazonworld.co.uk/

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Videos

Our armadillos had a real treat today! Armadillos are fantastic foragers built for digging and tearing through almost anything while they look for food. Yellow armadillo, Amaya, got stuck straight into this old piece of tree trunk, looking for tasty insects 😋🐜🪲🪱🐛 ❤️🌳Thanks to Branching Out Tree Surgery IOW for their kind donation ❤️🌳

It's BIAZA Secret Santa time! Thank you so much to Amazona Zoo for the super gifts! Merry Christmas to you and all other BIAZA collections! #BIAZASecretSanta2023

We have been overwhelmed with the love and support we have received since the passing of Bert our beautiful male Red Panda. Thank you for all the kind comments both on this page and in person. ❤️‍🩹 Xiao our female has had some health issues of her own over the last few weeks however with the help of her dedicated keepers, and a trip to see our Zoo Vet she seems to be slowly improving🤞🏼 We’re hoping with continued TLC she’ll make a full recovery and as you can see from this cute video she’s certainly got her appetite back 🫶🏼🐾

It’s Flamingo Friday! 🦩🩷 Here a little video of the chick as the family start getting more confident! 🫶🏼

How cute are these Mouse Lemurs! Mouse Lemurs are Nocturnal and can be found in our Twilight area of the zoo! With a total length of less than 30cm they are the smallest primate in the world! Thanks to Beth for this super cute video!! 🐒🥰🤎

It’s another chilly morning here at the zoo but luckily Bert and Xiao our beautiful Red Pandas don’t mind! 🐾❤️

Breakfast time for Frank the Hairy Armadillo, he eats his food so quick we have to do whatever we can to slow him down abit!!

It’s Breakfast time at the Red Pandas! 🥰🧡🐾

Our squirrel monkeys love fresh cool water on a warm day like today! 🥰🐒 We hope your all staying nice and hydrated too! 💦☀️😎

Breakfast in bed this morning for Alves our female Giant Anteater! 🖤🤍🐜

Hopefully you’ve been lucky enough to see our amazing Southern Tamandua in our Twilight area. Here you’ll see Barrios our male using his sticky tongue to get to his bugs!! We try and give him different ways of feeding as much as possible to keep him stimulated and to make meal times last a little longer than just feeding him in a bowl!! 💙🐜

Our animals love playing with Enrichment items, here’s our Meerkats playing with a gift bought for them from our Amazon Wish List, they spent ages getting all the bugs and biscuits out!! 💛🦗🐾

Breeding season is upon us at the Red Panda enclosure 🥰 Our pandas Bert and Xiao-xing have been spending lots of time together lately, even sharing the same nest box and eating together. We’re feeling hopeful for the summer!! 🤞🏼🐾❤️🧡🤎🤍

Ramina our breeding female Pygmy Slow Loris loves her juicy Locusts!! 🦗🐒💚 Pygmy Slow Loris are classified as Endangered in the wild. Our Loris are part of an international breeding programme, we are helping maintain a captive population of this species. We have 6 Loris on show at the zoo, Come and say hello to them in our Twilight area!

We’re so pleased to be part of the #biazasecretsanta2021, thanks so much to #ardmoreminizoo for sending us some gifts for our staff and animals. We wish you all a very Merry Christmas!! 🎅🏼🎄🎁🎉🎂🛍