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News | 12 March 2023

Belfast Zoo is open again

Belfast Zoo is open.

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Help us name our latest resident!

News | 14 March 2022

Help us name our latest resident!

Meet our new African pygmy hedgehog. The male hedgehog will be joining the education team and will be delighting school groups, yo...

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Shhhhhh! Quiet Hours have returned to Belfast Zoo

News | 2 March 2022

Shhhhhh! Quiet Hours have returned to Belfast Zoo

Quiet Hours run from 9am to 10am and allow visitors with sensory requirements, along with their family and friends, to enter the z...

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Treat your mum this Mother’s Day

News | 1 March 2022

Treat your mum this Mother’s Day

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?

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The votes are in...meet Kofi!

News | 8 February 2022

The votes are in...meet Kofi!

We are delighted to announce that our male baby Western lowland gorilla has been named Kofi.

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