Latest News
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Twycross Zoo announces the birth of 10 penguin chicks
16th May 2023
The baby penguins hatched in April and since their arrival, have been carefully cared for by the Zoo’s team of expert bird keepers. As a ‘Vulnerable’ species, the Twycross Zoo team are overjoyed to have 10 new Humboldt penguin chicks and will be naming them all soon.
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Swing into the 60s! Twycross Zoo unveils May Half Term celebrations to mark 60th Anniversary
15th May 2023
Twycross Zoo is set to celebrate its milestone 60th anniversary this month and to celebrate, is inviting visitors to enjoy ‘The Great Big Zoobilee’ – a brand-new, 60s-themed event, every day throughout May half term.
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Browse Donations
10th May 2023
Lots of our animals eat ‘browse’, which is fresh leaves, twigs, and the branches of specific trees and shrubs that are eaten by leaf-eating species like our giraffes, apes, rhinos and other herbivores.
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Protecting Parrots
4th May 2023
Protecting Parrots: Twycross Zoo’s Director of Conservation to showcase global impact for Critically Endangered species at upcoming evening event.
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It’s 60 days until we turn 60… We’re inviting you to share your memories of our beloved zoo
27th Mar 2023
On 26 May 1963, Molly Badham MBE and Nathalie Evans opened the gates of Twycross Zoo… Embarking on a journey that would transform Twycross Zoo into an internationally recognised conservation charity.

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