๐ Happy Chinese new year everyone! ๐
๐ This year is the year of the snake ๐
So seemed rude not to meet one of our favourite snakes at Exotic Zoo ๐
Itโs International Day Of Education Day today! ๐๐
And if you know anything about Exotic Zoo you will know how passionate we are about Educationโฆ in factโฆ did you know that Exotic Zoo didnโt used to be open to the public as a zoo but only an animal education centre โ๏ธ
So what better day than today to launch our new and exciting โYoung Explorer Clubโ we will be launching from Feb Half term!
This is a free club for young visitors and schools to join and learn lots while earning badges and being part of a new exciting community! ๐
Special events through out the year and monthly news letters will hopefully help us inspire the next generation of David Attenboroughโs ๐ข and Steve Backshallโs! ๐ฆ
Keep your eyes peeled over the next few weeks for more information! ๐
#animalsrule ๐พ
After one dayโฆ Benji thought it was a good idea to go for a rideโฆ ๐ค
Dodger luckily doesnโt mind carrying the extra load ๐ด
The elves have visited over night and the first bit of Christmas magic has arrived at the zoo for all to see ๐
Santa will be arriving soon after all and we canโt have the big man turning up without him feeling at home!
We hope you think this will impress him! We sure do โค๏ธ๐
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Donโt forget to check out our other posts to see how to book in to our Santaโs grotto and Breakfast With Santa.
HoHoHope to see you all over the festive season.
Rose and Lily have moved house ๐คฃ Come and see them enjoying their new space ๐๐๐ฅฐ
Well itโs been a great week at Exotic Zoo and we have so much to tell you all but for now, check us out on BBC news ๐
If you are thinking of paying us a visit this weekend we are sure you will spot these cute little super stars ๐คฉ
Itโs also the last weekend of our Easter activities so come and join us ๐
Well itโs been a busy day in the media todayโฆ and it all started at 5am this morning on Good Morning Britain.
In case you missed it ๐
EXCITING BABY NEWS ๐
We had an amazing Easter surprise today as our Pygmy marmosets had babies ๐๐๐
Robyn gave birth to twins mid morning, her first ever babiesโฆ so forgive her if she is looking rather confused in the video ๐
She cleaned them and now you can see they are clinging on to her back with amazing camouflage!
Hopefully daddy will start to carry them too, returning them to mum for feeding.
They are the smallest monkey in the world so you can imagine how small the babies areโฆ no bigger than a human thumb! And weighing about 5-10 grams!
In the wild you can find Pygmy marmosets in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, and northern Bolivia ๐ You can spot them at Exotic Zoo in the Rainforest Zone.
If you are visiting over the next few days make sure you pop in to see them but donโt forgetโฆ ๐คซ nice and quiet and no flashes if youโre taking pictures. Narration is currently turned off in the Rainforest room.
We hope you enjoy seeing them as much as we did ๐
Whatโs going on at Exotic Zoo today on this beautiful sunny day?? Well check out the video and join me in the rainforest room today for an exciting new arrival we have been working on behind the scenes recently.
Please share and help us make Easter amazing ๐
After many guesses following this mornings early start, we would like to give a warm welcome to our mother, daughter duo, Lilly and Rose our Red Fronted Brown Lemurs.
This fell at a perfect time as today is International Day of Forests as we welcome them both to our Rainforest zone.
Pop along this Easter to say "hello" to Lilly and Rose and join in the Easter festivities Internationaldayofforests
It's another sunny morning at Exotic Zoo, and our Easter fun is in full swing. All this week, we have Easter chicks, lamb feeding, plant your own Sunflower station, and our Easter competition. Perfect for little ones and home schoolers wanting to avoid the half term rush. ๐๐ฃ๐ฐ๐๐ป
A small Shropshire zoo with a mighty mission to connect our local community with the natural world.
