Zoo News Archive

September 22, 2022

We’ve got so much love for our latest new arrival Mburo, a 3-year-old male Rothschild’s giraffe. Amongst a number of distinguishing features that will help make him easy for guests […]

September 8, 2022

12 September 2022 Marwell Zoo will be closed on Monday 19 September, the day of Her Majesty The Queen’s state funeral, whilst we pay our respects and support each other […]

August 26, 2022

If 60+ spectacular toy-brick dinosaurs weren’t enough… on 3 and 4 September, our BRICKOSAURS! Evolution send-off celebration will see even more prehistoric fun around the zoo! Join us as we […]

August 25, 2022

Banana-shaped hoofs, big floppy ears, fluffy coats, and doe eyes make our latest new arrival a very cute one. Affectionately named ‘Thistle’ by keepers, the sex of the new sitatunga […]

August 24, 2022

The UK is home to 17 breeding species of wild bat. The most abundant species, the common pipistrelle, can weigh just 5 grams! Despite their tiny stature, UK bats are […]

August 16, 2022

Update: We are deeply saddened and shocked by the death of Irsula, one of our giraffes. After she collapsed suddenly, our teams were extremely quick to react and attend to […]

August 12, 2022

We’re celebrating the arrival of our first ever red river hoglets, born at Marwell on Sunday 7 August. Watch them explore in our video below! The twins were born to […]

August 9, 2022

We recently welcomed Hampshire Constabulary’s Country Watch Unit to conduct drone training exercises with our animal teams. During the training, which was based around an ‘animal escape’ scenario, drones with […]

July 31, 2022

Our Humboldt penguin chicks have been given a clean bill of health following a recent round of health checks. The checks, which form a routine part of the care penguin […]

July 28, 2022

Learn everything you need to know about the international day of the tiger. International Tiger Day is a great annual event, and here we explain what it is, why it’s […]