paignton zoo

As most people will know, last January, the zoo closed for two weeks, and this will be happening again this year. This is to just get things in order for the new year not anything serious. Paignton Zoo will be closed from the 8th to the 19th January for any ZooChatters who did not know this...

Hi all, I'm new to Zoo Chat. But I was wondering whether anyone would be able to share any information they have with me, which would be greatly appreciated. I am currently a university history student at SDC and I have a hidden histories module coming up, I am looking and researching...

What are the things (new animals, exhibits, layout etc.) that could make Paignton Zoo even better?

Could anybody tell me the names and ages of the gorillas at the Paignton zoo? I did take a photo of the sign inside, unfortunately can't find it now. Thank you in advance! :-)

Well, I was on a Devon tour in 2014 (or some time like that) and there was a strange, unsigned animal in the nocturnal house. At first my normally wrong instincts thought that it was a fossa from Newquay (maybe because of fighting other fossas or something?). But as I said my instincts are...

Paignton Zoo is to become a temporary home for a large collection of reptiles and amphibians from a breeding centre dedicated to helping Madagascan fauna. The arrival of the collection - 17 species including over 120 frogs as well as snakes, geckos and chameleons - means Paignton Zoo will have...

I am proud of my zoo (Paignton) and I'm supportive of everything they do, however, there are some things I do not get! Can anyone out there help me with a few questions re. Paignton's primate policy and future plans? 1) Why have the two gibbons (1 Lar/1 grey?) at the end of Orang -Utan...