belfast zoo

Taken at the giraffe viewing platform.

Capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) with robin at Belfast Zoo - 04/09/2021

Hi, I am a local Belfast girl. A few politicians are calling for Belfast Zoo to close, so I have began a petition demanding huge investment for it. Some of the enclosures need updated and enlarged, the floral hall hall needs renovated and the old part needs a complete overhaul. The zoo staff...

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Hello to all I'm from Ireland and I have a big interest in animals, particularly mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians. I often make visits to Dublin zoo, but I also visit Belfast zoo at least once a year. I know the animals in Dublin and Belfast well, and I'm happy to answer questions about...

I have visited Belfast Zoo quite a bit recently so I thought I might as well give a review of the Zoo especially since all that has happened to it in the last few years. Belfast Zoo used to be one of the best priced Zoos in the UK but over the last few years the price has dramatically...

The trailer has been released for a movie about Belfast Zoo in WWII, which is due for release later this year

The flamingo exhibit is a cordoned off area of the lake. This exhibit formally housed Crowned Cranes, Demoiselle Cranes and Parma Wallabies in addition to the flamingos.

The spider monkey island is one of the oldest exhibits in the 'new zoo'. New plans will see a rope bridge contracted between this island and another in the middle of the lake. A pair of Coscoroba Swans formally used this waterway but they are now in an adjoining lake exhibit.

The lake formally housed a group of White Pelicans and Cormorants, however in recent years it has only been occupied by wild waterfowl. Plans for the near future will see a rope bridge constructed connecting this island to the existing spider monkey island in the other area of the lake.

The Yellow Mongoose brother/sister pair arrived in 2017 from Bristol. Their exhibit is in the farm area of the zoo and occupies the space once home to the ring tailed lemur troop before their relocation to another area of the zoo.

The Yellow Mongoose brother/sister pair arrived in 2017 from Bristol. Their exhibit is in the farm area of the zoo and occupies the space once home to the ring tailed lemur troop before their relocation to another area of the zoo.