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A ring-tailed lemur walking along the ground at Marwell Zoo

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Marwell Bites animal news October 2025

Pumpkin season has arrived! This week, our residents have been tucking into some seasonal treats (keep an eye on our socials to see more), and there’s plenty of other exciting […]
Animals New Arrivals

October 23, 2025

International Snow Leopard Day: Marwell Wildlife research offers new insights for Central Asia’s threatened big cat

As we get ready to mark International Snow Leopard Day on 23 October, we’ve published new research revealing critical insights that add significantly to efforts to protect threatened snow leopards […]
Conservation

October 22, 2025

How new research is helping understand the secret lives of snakes

For many years, snakes have proven an especially tricky group to understand, reptile behaviours are often subtle and difficult to detect which leads to them being misjudged. However, exciting new […]
Animals

October 21, 2025

Celebrating our third okapi calf birth in three years this World Okapi Day

We’re celebrating World Okapi Day on October 18 with some very exciting news – the birth of a new endangered okapi calf. Born to mother, Daphne on 10 September 2025, […]
Animals New Arrivals

October 18, 2025

Marwell Zoo celebrates first baby potoroo just in time for World Animal Day

We’re delighted to announce the arrival of our first ever potoroo joey! The elusive and tiny southern long-nosed potoroo joey, is probably three months old, but has only just been […]
Animals New Arrivals

October 8, 2025

Marwell Bites animal news September 2025

As summer fades, we’re kicking off a season of exciting animal action at the park. From tiny new arrivals to habitat upgrades, the park has been buzzing this month. A […]
Animals Conservation New Arrivals

September 26, 2025

Pups from PAW Patrol heading to Marwell Zoo

We’re getting ready to welcome some very special guests this autumn. Parents standby for some serious pup power! Chase and Skye – from the preschool powerhouse series PAW Patrol® created […]
Events

September 19, 2025

Wild days out are now more affordable with Marwell’s new Community Access Scheme

More families can now enjoy rare and endangered wildlife at Marwell Zoo thanks to our new Community Access Scheme as part of our commitment to connect people with nature. The […]

September 17, 2025

Go Wild this autumn

We’re hosting a Wild Autumn this October half term with a week packed full of wildlife adventures and exciting activities. From a haybale maze and pumpkin tossing, to face painting […]
Events

September 8, 2025

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