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New murals add splash of colour to Belfast Zoo
Check out the zoo’s three beautiful new murals! Three new murals can be spotted at the zoo; the bottom of the old Bellevue Steps o...
Quiet hour at the Zoo on 2 July
Quiet hour at the Zoo on 2 July
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Quiet Hours run from 9am to 10am and allow visitors with sensory requirements, along with their family and friends, to enter the z...
Friends of the Zoo Family Fun Weekend 25 and 26 June
Friends of the Zoo Family Fun Weekend 25 and 26 June
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Friends of the Zoo are celebrating their 25th anniversary! In 1997 a group of zoo enthusiasts formed our community volunteer group...
Quiet hour at the Zoo on 12 June
Quiet hour at the Zoo on 12 June
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Quiet Hours run from 9am to 10am and allow visitors with sensory requirements, along with their family and friends, to enter the z...
Love Your Zoo Week
Love Your Zoo Week
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This year, Love Your Zoo week is running from 28 May – 5 June.
New murals add splash of colour to Belfast Zoo
New murals add splash of colour to Belfast Zoo
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Check out the zoo’s three beautiful new murals! Three new murals can be spotted at the zoo; the bottom of the old Bellevue Steps o...
Slow burn romance? Belfast Zoo welcomes new female sloth to accompany resident male
Slow burn romance? Belfast Zoo welcomes new female sloth to accompany resident male
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Priscita, a female two-toed sloth, arrived at Belfast Zoo last week following transfer from Straubing Zoo in Germany.