Zoo News Archive
We are celebrating six Barn Owl chicks
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 […]
The final BRICKOSAURS! sculptures have been installed!
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 […]
Our big cats get a sneak peek of new BRICKOSAURS!
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 […]
Say hello to July’s Animal of the Month…
July 1, 2019
Our ring-tailed lemur troop are July’s star species! Our loveable lemur troop are an endangered species from Madagascar. In the wild, ring-tailed lemurs are threatened by habitat loss and hunting for […]
Marwell Zoo welcomes two lesser kudu calves
June 15, 2019
Marwell is celebrating a first (and second!) as we welcome two lesser kudu calves, a species previously never bred in the zoo. First-time mums and calves are all doing well. Keepers […]
Say hello to our new feathered friends…
June 15, 2019
Our birds team have been busy this month with a new species and plenty of chicks. A new species arrived can now be spotted in the zoo, a Himalayan monal! […]
Would you like to see the zoo as the sun goes down?
June 15, 2019
See our animals in a different light and feel like a VIP on a private sunset safari. You might have heard us talking about out sunset safaris before, but did […]
Stay up to date with what’s happening in the zoo!
June 15, 2019
From our meerkats’ temporary enclosure to protective geese, everything you need to know about the zoo this month. Stay up to date with what’s happening in the zoo! There is […]
The pitter-patter of tiny hooves
June 11, 2019
On Friday 14 June we welcomed a male plains zebra foal! While we don’t have any more details at the moment, keepers say both mum, Neve, and the foal are […]
We are offering a new child adoption package for our red panda, Mei Mei!
May 15, 2019
We are excited to announce, we are offering a new child adoption package for our adorable red panda, Mei Mei! Red pandas are listed as endangered in the wild. Found […]