A new and unusual animal has arrived at Paignton Zoo – a binturong. This curious animal is a small mammal that is often described as a ‘bearcat’ due to its striking similarity to both a small bear and a domestic…
Paignton Zoo have named their baby orang-utan in tribute to a late zookeeper, who worked at the zoo for almost 50 years. Brian Baxter was a keeper at Paignton Zoo for 47 years and worked as part of the mammal…
Ahead of our centenary next year, Paignton Zoo has been busy trawling through our archives to find photos, videos and stories from the past 100 years. But the thing that makes a zoo a zoo is the people that visit…
Paignton Zoo has announced that school groups can visit for free throughout 2023 as part of a momentous offer to mark their 100-year anniversary. This offer is available to both primary and secondary school pupils and celebrates the original mission…
In late October, Paignton Zoo revealed the exciting news that they had welcomed a male baby orang-utan. Mother and baby have been off-show to visitors whilst they settle in and bond but now they both can be seen by visitors…
The limited-edition Savanna Ale created by South West-based Bays Brewery has been successful in raising £1,608 for Paignton Zoo. Bays Brewery donated 10p for every bottle sold of the special ale, which was available to purchase between April and July…
The race to save the now critically endangered forest elephant has never been more important as its habitat is suffering from one of the fastest rates of deforestation in the world. The conservation charity Wild Planet Trust has been working…
For the past 2 weeks, we have been working with APHA and Defra to investigate two cases of avian influenza found in our birds at Paignton Zoo. We are pleased to announce that we have now received confirmation from APHA…
Last week we received positive test results for avian influenza in two of our birds. Since that point, we’ve been working the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) and the Department of Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (Defra) to investigate…
Since receiving the positive test results for avian influenza in two of our birds, we have been cooperating with the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) and the Department of Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (Defra) to investigate the infection…
