Zoo News Archive

August 15, 2019

From 26 October to 3 November 2019, take part in a free monster trail Tack down 12 hidden monsters around the zoo, the colourful illustrated beasts include a panteater, spitopotamus […]

August 15, 2019

Christmas at Marwell is a magical event, providing a fun filled 60 to 80-minute festive experience for all the family to meet Father Christmas. **Now outdated 2019 event** This year, […]

August 15, 2019

Three of our greater flamingo eggs have hatched! Greater flamingos usually lay one egg and when chicks first hatch, they have pale grey down, which is soon replaced by a second, […]

August 13, 2019

A new mongoose species has been introduced! For all the mongoose fans out there we have exciting news, we have recently introduced a Bokiboky (Madagascan mongoose) here at Marwell! The […]

August 1, 2019

This month we are focusing on our stunning okapi! Here at Marwell we have three okapis, Jabari (our male), Daphne (our female) and their calf, Niari.  Okapis are an endangered […]

July 19, 2019

Keepers have discovered at least eight eggs in their nests! Keep your eyes out for the nests next time you’re at the zoo as they are quite the sight. Flamingos usually […]

July 15, 2019

We’re celebrating the hatching of a baby flamingo chick There’s a new fluffy addition to our Greater Flamingo family. A little chick hatched this week and has been caught on […]

July 15, 2019

We are celebrating six healthy chicks which have been recorded on the Marwell estate this year The six healthy, and fluffy, owlets come from two breeding pairs on the estate and […]

July 14, 2019

Now the full collection of 50 jaw-dropping and life-like LEGO® brick dinosaurs is on display. The five new ROARsome dinosaur species include a towering four-metre tall Plesiosaur, a super-sized and super […]

July 1, 2019

As staff install the final BRICKOSAURS! sculptures, our big cats get a sneak peek of the baby Tyrannosaurus rex. model before it’s installed next to its mum. The baby T.rex […]