bio:The official Instagram of Colchester Zoo. Capturing beautiful, unusual & rare species of the animal kingdom at Colchester Zoo & its UmPhafa Reserve!
We're excited to announce the hatching of two crowned crane chicks! Mum Camilla and Dad Charles are being very attentive to the chicks and the new arrivals have already started to explore their new home! ๐ฃ #newarrival #growingupfast
2019-07-02 14:47
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Our elephants Tanya and Opal enjoyed playing football with their keepers ahead of tonight's Woman's Wold Cup โฝ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ #WWC2019 #Lionesses #FIFAWWC
2019-06-28 09:23
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Grrrrreat WIN @lionesses! Weโre all supporting you including our very own Lionesses Naja and Malika. Fingers crossed for a ROARsome semi-final! #Lionesses #FIFAWWC ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐ฆโฝ
2019-06-24 15:23
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Endangered tigers cubs have been born at Colchester Zoo! We're delighted to announce that our Amur tigers have successfully bred and 3 healthy cubs were born on the 14th June! Find out more on our website! ๐๐ฏ ๐งก #newarrival #conservation #triplets #colchesterzoo
2019-06-21 14:14
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Today we celebrate #worldgiraffeday โ giraffes have the longest neck which is why it is very apt to celebrate them on the longest day of the year! #summersolstice Donโt forget you can feed our beautiful giraffes yourself at daily public feeds! #worldgiraffeday #colchesterzoo #daysout
2019-06-06 16:31
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Happy 17th Birthday to Oaken the Suffolk Punch horse who recently arrived at Colchester Zoo! Oaken has a lovely temperament and sinceย arriving just a few days ago, he has already shown he is gentle giant! ๐ #newarrival #suffolkpunch
#happybirthday #colchesterzoo
It's a boy! Our young ring-tailed lemur has been been confirmed as male! He has been busy exploring his home and learning the ropes from mum Andro! ๐ #newarrival #growingupfast #colchesterzoo #itsaboy๐
And they're off! Good luck to all the runners taking part in today's #ColchesterStampede! ๐ #runthroughuk #colchesterzoo
2019-05-19 08:44
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The sun might not be shining this morning but we're feeling warmed up and ready for the #ColchesterStampede! ๐๐โโ๏ธโ๏ธ #10k #colchesterzoo #warmup #runners
2019-05-16 11:14
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We've welcomed a baby aardvark! Born to mum Oq and dad After, the new arrival is doing extremely well! ๐ #newarrival #adorable