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Colchester Zoo

In 1950 ex RAF pilot Frank Farrar met his wife Helena and they started to keep animals including a lion in their house. In 1953 they started Southport Zoo. This was sold and they then purchased Stanway House and surrounding 40 acres to create Colchester Zoo. Eventually in 1983 they sold the zoo to Frank's niece Angela and her husband Dominique Tropeanos who remain the current owners.In 1988 a further 20 acres bordering the Roman River Valley was purchased from Tarmac. Colchester Zoo is in the best 10 UK zoos.
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Display at entrance
Display at entrance		 Tropical fish
Tropical fish		 Patagolian sealion
Patagolian sealion		 Squirrel monkeys
Squirrel monkeys
Humboldt penguins
Humboldt penguins		 Glimpse of large anteater
Glimpse of large anteater		 Ring tailed lemur
Ring tailed lemur		 Amur leopard
Amur leopard
Leopard prowling around his territory
Leopard prowling around his territory		 Black and white colobus
Black and white colobus		 Golden lion tamarin
Golden lion tamarin		 Barbary macaque
Barbary macaque
Aardvaks sleeping in their burrow
Aardvaks sleeping in their burrow		 Yellow iguana
Yellow iguana		 Slender tailed meerkats
Slender tailed meerkats		 Birds of prey display
Birds of prey display
Scarlet mcCaw
Scarlet mcCaw		 Lion and lioness
Lion and lioness		 Bailey the male lion posing
Bailey the male lion posing		 Feeding nectar to rainbow lorikeet
Feeding nectar to rainbow lorikeet
Giraffe and zebra
Giraffe and zebra		 Three giraffes feeding
Three giraffes feeding		 Mainless zebras
Mainless zebras		 Kingdom of the Wild featuring zebras, white rhinos and giraffes
Kingdom of the Wild featuring zebras, white rhinos and giraffes
Ostriches now added to Kingdom of the Wild
Ostriches now added to Kingdom of the Wild		 White rhinos
White rhinos		 African elephants in Elephant Kingdom
African elephants in Elephant Kingdom		 Feeding time for african elephants Opal and Tanya
Feeding time for african elephants Opal and Tanya
Cheetah rock
Cheetah rock		 Another view of cheetah
Another view of cheetah		 African hunting dog
African hunting dog		 Rhea
Rhea
East african crowned cranes and dik diks
East african crowned cranes and dik diks		 Mandrill
Mandrill		 Mandrill group and their enclosure
Mandrill group and their enclosure		 Amur tiger
Amur tiger
Tiger patrolling the edge of its territory
Tiger patrolling the edge of its territory		 Sun bears Jo Jo and Srey Ya
Sun bears Jo Jo and Srey Ya		 Toucan
Toucan		 Great grey owl
Great grey owl
Andean condor
Andean condor		 Rupell's griffin volture
Rupell's griffin volture		 Stanway Hall built in 1880. Replaced larger mansion dating from time of Henry VIII
Stanway Hall built in 1880. Replaced larger mansion dating from time of Henry VIII 		Komodo dragons
Komodo dragons
Komodo dragons
Komodo dragons		 Lost Madigascar road train
Lost Madigascar road train		 Bush dogs
Bush dogs		 Lemur walk through only accessible by road train
Lemur walk through only accessible by road train
Crown lemur
Crown lemur		 Black and white ruffed lemur
Black and white ruffed lemur		 Hyenas being fed
Hyenas being fed		 Wallaby walkthrough
Wallaby walkthrough
Giant tortoise in the Walking Giants enclosure
Giant tortoise in the Walking Giants enclosure		 Walkthrough through Zulu village containing African sheep and goats
Walkthrough through Zulu village containing African sheep and goats		 Pigmy goats sheltering in Zulu hut
Pigmy goats sheltering in Zulu hut		 Goats disputing control of metal ball, this led to them rising on hind legs and locking horns
Goats disputing control of metal ball, this led to them rising on hind legs and locking horns
Kune kune pigs
Kune kune pigs		 Chilean flamingos
Chilean flamingos		 Smooth-coated otters
Smooth-coated otters		 Local nature reserve
Local nature reserve
Ruins of All Souls church within zoo grounds. Restored in 2012 at cost of £200,000
Ruins of All Souls church within zoo grounds. Restored in 2012 at cost of £200,000		 Orangutan Forest now reopened with new inhabitants
Orangutan Forest now reopened with new inhabitants
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