A white rhino with a "big personality" has died at a zoo. Otto was born in 1997 and arrived at Colchester Zoo in Essex in 2009. He died on Friday, the attraction confirmed. A spokesperson said ...

Frank and Helena Farrar opened the zoo on what was a 25-acre plot in 1963 The owner of Colchester Zoo has vowed to maintain the attraction as a conservation project and not as a "theme park".

Copper joined Colchester from Belfast in January 2024 and found a great companion in Lewis, and together they proved to be “fantastic first-time parents”, according to the zoo. Tiny twins ...

AN ADORABLE aardvark has arrived at Colchester Zoo just in time for Christmas. Colchester Zoo are delighted to announce their aardvark family has grown. On November 23, aardvarks OQ and Koos ...

An early Christmas present has arrived at Colchester Zoo with the birth of two adorable leopard cubs. Amur leopard Esra gave birth to the healthy cubs in the early hours of November 24 - a month ...

Colchester Zoo has given a sneak peek at its second ever Christmas advert as it joins the likes of big name brands John Lewis ...

Rare Amur leopards have been born at Colchester Zoo after mum Esra gave birth to two cubs. The species normally live in temperate forests in Russia and China and the Essex zoo estimated there were ...

Colchester Zoo has seen a brand new visitor just in time for Christmas. On November 23, the zoo welcomed a baby aardvark to parents OQ and Koos. Although this is OQ and Koos’ first baby together, OQ ...

A zoo says it is "delighted" to have grown its aardvark family after the birth of its newest arrival. Colchester Zoo welcomed the baby on 23 November, which is residents OQ and Koos' first birth ...

An endangered deer calf has been born at an Essex zoo. The Animal Care Team at Colchester Zoo discovered their Philippine spotted deers Autumn and Bongat had welcomed their fifth calf on December 6 ...