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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...
Help us name our latest resident!
Help us name our latest resident!
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Meet our new African pygmy hedgehog. The male hedgehog will be joining the education team and will be delighting school groups, yo...
Slither over to Belfast Zoo this St Patrick’s Day!
Slither over to Belfast Zoo this St Patrick’s Day!
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Are you brave enough to come and visit our scaly residents?
Shhhhhh! Quiet Hours have returned to Belfast Zoo
Shhhhhh! Quiet Hours have returned to Belfast Zoo
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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...
Treat your mum this Mother’s Day
Treat your mum this Mother’s Day
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With Mother’s Day coming up on Sunday 27 March, why not plan a fun day with mum or a special loved one, at the zoo?
Love is in the air at Belfast Zoo this Valentine’s with the arrival of a tiny titi monkey!
Love is in the air at Belfast Zoo this Valentine’s with the arrival of a tiny titi monkey!
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A coppery titi monkey was born to mum, Inca, and dad, Aztec, on 17 January 2022.
The votes are in...meet Kofi!
The votes are in...meet Kofi!
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We are delighted to announce that our male baby Western lowland gorilla has been named Kofi.