Colchester Zoo is constantly evolving to ensure our world class level of commitment to our animals.

Brand new exhibit World's Apart opens at Colchester Zoo!
 Colchester Zoo is the biggest Zoo in Essex, England. It was opened in 1963 with a mission of understanding and respecting animals. Their mission is also to give a wonderful experience to all its visitors so that they can enjoy the natural beauty of endangered species.
 
Action for the wild is a charitable organization that is behind the Colchester Zoo. It helps the zoo in both financial and technical aspects. Zoo is spread in a 60 acre of land; in a recent development they have also acquired 1.2 hectares of land in the south of the zoo. They have decided to use this land as a conservation area of native wildlife species. At present zoo has more then 350 species of animals and the total number of animals exceeds 5600.
In the Zoo there are different zones for different types of animals. They are based of selected themes. Some of them are as follows:

1. Kingdom of the wild: As the name suggest here lives the wild animals like African elephants, white rhino, giraffes, zebra and many other wildlife species. This is also a house for vulture, hippo, Meerkats, tortoise. In this kingdom African animals are also lived so it is also called edge of Africa where Cheetahs, striped hyena, jackals, warthogs, mandrill and many endangered species are found. You can say it a mini African jungle.

2. Lakeland Zone: Like the name a lake is made here for the birds that live in water or lakes. You can find pelicans, flamingo birds, beautiful ducks and geese floating in the water. A special pool for harbor seal is also made here. Red-eared terrapins are also a main attraction here.

3. Kids Zone: This zone is specially designed for kids to have a look of small and pet animals. Kids love to see them and interact with them. Animals like sheep, goats, farm pigs, mongoose, cattle, Nile rat, Turkish mouse, ponies, chinchillas and many other animals stays here.
 
4. Valley zone: Columbian spider monkey, lemur, lions, white tiger, endangered amur leopards all you can find in this zone. The blue-eyed lemur is a very rare species but in Colchester zoo they are easily visible.

5. Aquatic zone: In this zone a state of the art enclosure is made called Playa Patagonia, that has 24 meter long under water tunnel. It is being made for the five South American Sea lions. Here lives the various species of fishes, frogs and reptiles. Specially designed enclosure is made for Mammals like Meerkat, Porcupine and dwarf mongoose. You can also find Humboldt penguins here in the Aquatic Zone.

6. Heights Zone: This zone is specially made for the birds of prey like Great gray owl and vultures they stays in the world of wings and in the call of the wild lives Amur tigers and gray wolves. There is also a chimp world for chimpanzees, monkeys etc. Komodo dragons are also present in this zone in a separate enclosure. African wild dogs, Geoffroy’cat, Philippines spotted dear and many other animals like them are the biggest attraction in the zoo.
Along with these various zones there are many new projects are also under development.
 
Many special attractions are also a part of Colchester Zoo mission. Some of them are
1.organizing kids birthday parties along with animals and natural beauty.
2. Animal adoption
3. You can also organize a corporate function amidst the beauty of a jungle and wild animals.
4. If you want to visit the zoo regularly then zoo offers membership schemes that allow you to avail many benefits.

All these features make the Colchester zoo of Essex the most attractive place to visit.