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Other Mid-2025 News Not Mentioned:
On March 26th, the farm announced they acquired a (0.1) Oxford Sandy & Black pig named Gertrude and a (0.1) Welsh pig named Dainty Girl, which are on exhibit.

6.2K views · 105 reactions | Our new beauties over at the piggery. Meet new residents ‘Gertrude’ our Oxford Sandy and Black and Welsh sow ‘Dainty Girl’! #pigs #piggery #barn #farm #newarrivals #beauties | Folly Farm Adventure Park & Zoo

On April 3rd, the farm announced that 6 Welsh pigs were born, which are on exhibit.

265 reactions · 40 comments | Piglets in the barn…I repeat, piglets in the barn‼️ Not just any piglets, these are our Welsh sow ‘Dainty Girl’s’ first ever litter of piglets. And what’s more - Welsh pigs are listed as an ‘At Risk’ species according to the @rbstrarebreeds watchlist - making these new arrivals even more special! Head over to see them in our piggery - and make sure you tag us in your pics! ✅ #atrisk #rarespecies #rbst #pigs #piglets #piggery #farm #barn #cuteness #babyanimals | Folly Farm Adventure Park & Zoo

On April 4th, the farm announced they acquired 8 domestic rats in early February, which are animal ambassadors.

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On April 15th, the farm announced that 5+ British Saddleback pigs were born, which are on exhibit.

537 reactions · 26 shares | We have piglets! Saddleback sow ‘Lottie’ gave birth over the weekend (13 April). Some of these piglets will go on to be registered pedigree pigs, therefore helping the breed that is currently listed as ‘at risk’ on the @rbstrarebreeds watchlist. These cuties can be seen in the piggery. #pigs #piglets #pig #atrisk #piggery #saddleback #rarebreed #barn #farm #newarrivals #babyanimals #familyfun | Folly Farm Adventure Park & Zoo

On April 23rd, the farm announced that a Ryeland sheep named Ruby was born, which is on exhibit.

11K views · 154 reactions | Breakfast for our orphaned Ryeland lamb ‘Ruby’… Not a bad start to the mornings. ❤️ #morningfeed #breakfast #ourofficeview #ruby #ryeland... | By Folly Farm Adventure Park & Zoo | Facebook

On May 23rd, the farm announced that a Golden Guernsey goat named Gary and a Torwen Badger Face Welsh Mountain sheep named Ted were born, which are on exhibit.

118 reactions · 4 comments | Gary and Ted…The ultimate meet and greet duo. Gary (Golden Guernsey kid) Ted (Torwen Lamb) Both will be out to meet guest during our rare breeds’Meet and Greets’ over half term. We’ll be focussing on our rare breeds over the holidays - with plenty of themed fun throughout. Check out our website for more details to find out what’s on! #rarebreeds #goat #lamb #kids #meetandgreet #whatson #torwenlamb #goldenguernsey #familyfun #whatevertheweather | Folly Farm Adventure Park & Zoo
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On February 17th, 2025, the zoo announced that a white-faced saki monkey was born on January 19th (a first for Folly Farm) which is now on exhibit.

5.2K views · 127 reactions | New baby animal alert ‼️ We’ve recently welcomed an adorable new arrival on the zoo and it’s a Folly first…A baby saki monkey! Born to parents... | By Folly Farm Adventure Park & Zoo | Facebook
A Folly first with arrival of first saki monkey baby
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On March 17th, the zoo announced they sexed the saki monkey as (1.0) and named it Lorenzo.

9.3K views · 142 reactions | It’s a boy | It’s a boy! Our little saki monkey infant who’s now around eight weeks old has started getting more white colouring around his face - so keepers... | By Folly Farm Adventure Park & Zoo | Facebook

On March 24th, the zoo announced their (1.0) Barbary macaque named Libu passed away at age 18 due to heart disease.

Folly Farm Adventure Park & Zoo

On June 27th, the zoo announced that a (0.1) macaroni penguin named Ragu hatched on May 26th, and is now being raised by foster parents behind the scenes.

73K views · 1.3K reactions | Exciting news from Penguin Coast! Keepers have welcomed another baby macaroni penguin chick to the colony - the second to have ever hatched with... | By Folly Farm Adventure Park & Zoo | Facebook
More baby macaroni penguin joy at Penguin Coast!

On July 2nd, it was announced that the zoo transferred (1.1) grey-handed night monkeys named Diego and Baroo to Paignton Zoo in Devon.

WORLD'S ONLY NOCTURNAL MONKEYS SWING INTO PAIGNTON ZOO FOR FIRST TIME EVER • Paignton Zoo
 
Latest up date after recent visit
  • Emus have been moved from there old encloser to the former reindeer encloser.
  • The hole south American monkey area is now blocked off and looks like it is being redone
  • Blue cranes are now in the old antelope yard next to the giraffe yards
  • Dusky pademelons have moved into the encloser behind the bongo where the blue cranes where
  • a sing in the old dusky pademelons enclosures saying that the blue cranes will be moving in
  • The red panada was off show due to work being carried out in the enclosure
 
Just announced on social media minutes ago. Copied off Facebook. Very sad especially after the death of Baikal earlier this year

We’re sad to announce the passing of Lotus, our female red panda, due to chronic kidney disease.

Lotus was 12 years old and was first diagnosed with a kidney condition in March. She was being closely monitored and treated by our veterinary partners and keepers but over the weekend her condition deteriorated rapidly. Given her age and the fact she wasn’t going to recover from the condition the difficult and most humane decision was to put her to sleep to end her suffering.

Lotus was sweet in nature and had been at Folly Farm since the Summer of 2018 when our Asian Adventure exhibit opened. She will be greatly missed by her keepers and visitors alike. We hope to home red pandas again at Folly Farm.

Our thoughts are with our keeping team at this sad time.
 
Zoofan189 said:
Latest up date after recent visit
  • Emus have been moved from there old encloser to the former reindeer encloser.
  • The hole south American monkey area is now blocked off and looks like it is being redone
  • Blue cranes are now in the old antelope yard next to the giraffe yards
  • Dusky pademelons have moved into the encloser behind the bongo where the blue cranes where
  • a sing in the old dusky pademelons enclosures saying that the blue cranes will be moving in
  • The red panada was off show due to work being carried out in the enclosure
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Are there anymore species on the inventory that need moving around? I can make sure the list is properly updated if you want.
 
Animallover1998 said:
Are there anymore species on the inventory that need moving around? I can make sure the list is properly updated if you want.
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The following are no longer in the collection
  • Banded mongoose
  • Black swan
  • Burmese rock python
  • Chinese water dragon
  • Domestic reindeer
  • Kirk's dik dik
  • Reeves muntjac

This may be off show (due to enclosures being redone ) or left the collection
  • Common squirrel monkey
  • White faced saki
 
Zoofan189 said:
The following are no longer in the collection
  • Banded mongoose
  • Black swan
  • Burmese rock python
  • Chinese water dragon
  • Domestic reindeer
  • Kirk's dik dik
  • Reeves muntjac

This may be off show (due to enclosures being redone ) or left the collection
  • Common squirrel monkey
  • White faced saki
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But I thought they still had the Banded mongoose... it was listed on their website when I checked not long ago.
 
Folly Farm have gone out of keeping a good few mammal species over the last few years like the Ocelot, Leopard Cat, Azara's Agouti, Central American Agouti, Six-banded Armadillo, Western Sitatunga, Nile Lechwe etc.

I didn't know until the other day that they no longer hold Kirk's Dik-Dik or the Reindeer.
 
James Barber said:
Folly Farm have gone out of keeping a good few mammal species over the last few years like the Ocelot, Leopard Cat, Azara's Agouti, Central American Agouti, Six-banded Armadillo, Western Sitatunga, Nile Lechwe etc.

I didn't know until the other day that they no longer hold Kirk's Dik-Dik or the Reindeer.
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The amount of birds the zoo keeps has also decreased. there used to be some small/ mid sized aviaries dotted around the zoo section.
 
Birth of 2 Miniature Pigs
Folly Farm on Instagram: "Introducing our newest barn residents joining the farm family… Wilbur and Rufus, our new miniature pigs. At just over six months old, these adorable additions have already stolen the hearts of all the staff and the farmers who care for them each day. They may be small in stature, but they’re certainly BIG on personality and will eventually grow to roughly the same size as a medium sized dog when fully grown! Don’t worry – we still have our original miniature pig residents ‘Arnie’ and ‘Sylvester’ with us. This dynamic duo have lived in the barn since 2015, enjoying regular meet and greet sessions with our guests over the last decade. But as they slow down into their retirement years – the hope is for Rufus and Wilbur to begin meet and greet sessions themselves (and give Arnie and Sylvester a well-earned rest)! You can see Wilbur and Rufus in the Jolly Barn from today! Read more on our latest blog: https://www.folly-farm.co.uk/news/meet-new-miniature-barn-residents/"
 
Haliaeetus said:
Birth of 2 Miniature Pigs
Folly Farm on Instagram: "Introducing our newest barn residents joining the farm family… Wilbur and Rufus, our new miniature pigs. At just over six months old, these adorable additions have already stolen the hearts of all the staff and the farmers who care for them each day. They may be small in stature, but they’re certainly BIG on personality and will eventually grow to roughly the same size as a medium sized dog when fully grown! Don’t worry – we still have our original miniature pig residents ‘Arnie’ and ‘Sylvester’ with us. This dynamic duo have lived in the barn since 2015, enjoying regular meet and greet sessions with our guests over the last decade. But as they slow down into their retirement years – the hope is for Rufus and Wilbur to begin meet and greet sessions themselves (and give Arnie and Sylvester a well-earned rest)! You can see Wilbur and Rufus in the Jolly Barn from today! Read more on our latest blog: https://www.folly-farm.co.uk/news/meet-new-miniature-barn-residents/"
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The pigs were not born at the farm, they were born at a different facility and were acquired by Folly in August.

Meet new miniature pig barn residents
 
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