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Watch our amazing new 3D animation of our Islands project
We’re really excited to share with you the latest 3D animation showing how Islands will look when it opens in spring next year.Islands is the biggest and most ambitious development in UK zoo history,...
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Our keepers give an MOT to a flock of 100 pink flamingos
Our flock of 100 flamingos have had their annual health check-up. The Chilean flamingos were weighed and given the once over by our expert bird keepers and vets who also assessed their feet and...
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New Humboldt penguin chicks kick off World Cup fever
Happy feet! Two-day-old Rooney, one of Chester Zoo’s new baby Humboldt penguins, is weighed to check on his development. Keepers are naming this year’s new-borns after past and present superstars of...
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And breathe! Vicky the 29-year-old orangutan rests up after sinus operation
Vets, keepers and doctors swing into action at Chester Zoo as 49kg orangutan Vicky undergoes a sinus operation – the first time the procedure has ever been carried out in the UK.Vets, keepers and...
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Keepers give exotic rare pigeons a helping hand
Rare white-naped pheasant pigeon Kola – named after one of the Aru Islands in Indonesia where the species is found - is one of two to have hatched at Chester Zoo. Given their startling resemblance to...
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Here come the girls...
They may be small now but this trio of little ladies will grow up to become some of the largest lizards in the world.The three Komodo dragons, who are six months old, have moved into their new home at...
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Meet our new pig-nosed turtle
Meet our new pig-nosed turtle, seen here with our aquarium manager Andrea Swatman.Pig-nosed turtles have a long fleshy snout which acts like a snorkel when they are swimming. Having just arrived, this...
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Create a new ice cream flavour and win a family ticket
If Chester Zoo was an ice cream what flavour would it be... Orangutan Orange, Flamingo Fancy or maybe a Rhino Ripple? In celebration of the brand new ‘Fountain Ice Cream Parlour’ at Chester Zoo, which...
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We're celebrating the birth of a rare Visayan warty piglet
The pitter patter of tiny trotters has marked the arrival of a rare Visayan warty piglet.Only 200 Visayan warty pigs are thought to be left in their native habitat in the Philippines – making them the...
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Warthogs born for the first time at Chester Zoo
Meet the zoo's first ever warthog family...The as yet unnamed newcomers are the first of their kind to be born at the zoo.The piglets, who stand at just 30cm tall, arrived to first time parents Tamzin...
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Meet the mob...
We're excited to say that five baby meerkats have taken their first steps into the outside world.The tiny newcomers, who are full of rough and tumble, have made their public debut after being hidden...
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And our #chesterzoosnaps winner is...
We had a mammoth response to our #chesterzoosnaps animal portrait competition which ran on our social media channels over the last few months.Hundreds of you posted your stunning pics of the animals...
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Rare northern bald ibis chicks hatch
Lead keeper Steve Williams cradles one of Chester Zoo’s recently hatched northern bald ibis chicks. The species is classed by conservationists as being critically endangered, meaning they face an...
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Say hello to our new spectacled bear Bernardo
We’re delighted to show you our latest new arrival – a handsome new spectacle bear who arrived this week.Bernardo is four years old and has come over from Tulsa in the US to be a companion for Franka....
View ArticleFree ice cream treat for dads this Father's Day
Visit the zoo this Sunday and we've got a special treat for the dads in your group.Whether you book online, pay on the door or you're a member of the zoo we'll give you a FREE voucher that can be...
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‘Rooney’ the penguin chick begins training as keepers kick off their 2014...
As a certain Wayne Rooney prepares to kick off England’s World Cup campaign in Brazil, his feathered namesake has joined the penguin class of 2014 and started crèche. Eight-week-old penguin chick...
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Quite the spectacle!
A young male bear has arrived at Chester Zoo from the USA to be part of the zoo’s future plans to breed the animals.Four-year-old spectacled bear Bernardo relaxes his new enclosure at Chester Zoo after...
View ArticleVIDEO: Our World Cup penguin chicks start crèche
Our penguin class of 2014 have started crèche! Find out what they're being taught and why they have the names Rooney, Gerrard, Banks and Moore in our special behind-the-scenes video...
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Chester Zoo voted UK’s best animal attraction
We've been voted the UK’s best animal attraction.New arrival, Bernardo the spectacled bearWe scooped the accolade at the prestigious 2014 Group Travel Awards at a ceremony held in London – beating off...
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Hogging the limelight! Another warthog litter arrives just weeks after our...
What’s that thing about buses? You wait an age for the first one to turn up and then as if by magic another arrives in quick succession.At Chester Zoo, it’s not so much buses but warthog piglets!A...
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