COLCHESTER Zoo has been awarded a prestigious visitor attraction accreditation.

NEW images show off Colchester Zoo’s newest addition – the zoo’s first newborn Chimpanzee in 17 years.

Here are seven new animals that the public can see at the zoo. The Animal Care Team at Colchester Zoo was thrilled to announce that Kora, the female chimpanzee, gave birth to a healthy baby in the ...

EXCLUSIVE: The job could leave you feeling 20ft tall as you care for the zoo's reticulated giraffes and southern white rhinos ...

Colchester Zoo has welcomed a baby chimpanzee for the first time in 17 years. Zoo keepers discovered in the early hours of Saturday morning (January 17) that female chimp, Kora, had given birth to a ...

Colchester Zoo welcomed the arrival of Pinky, a nine-month-old fennec fox, on Wednesday, January 21. Known as the smallest fox in the world, a fully grown fennec fox weighs only 1.5kg and is between ...

It became the first major Roman city and the first capital before London took over later.

All creatures great and small - and everything in between - have been tallied up by zookeepers during an annual stock take. Colchester Zoo updated its records at the end of 2025 to note all of its ...

The Essex Rebels are holding the Nations Unite volleyball showcase in Colchester on Sunday.

Animal lovers are invited to share their best photos take at Colchester Zoo for a chance to win tickets to see wildlife expert Gordon Buchanan on stage.

An exciting new addition, part of the rarest big cat species in the world, has just been welcomed in the UK, with the species being classed as critically endangered ...

It will be their second visit to the area in three years ...