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A zoo set in subtropical gardens in the heart of Cornwall.
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Newquay Zoo is launching a redesigned Savannah experience featuring a new immersive route with improved viewing angles and closer encounters with wildlife. The route will showcase meerkats, porcupines, turaco, and caracal alongside existing residents Chapman's zebra and black wildebeest.
Newquay Zoo is in the early design stages for a new giraffe habitat as the next phase of its Savannah area development. The project forms part of a long-term vision to expand the range of species and visitor experiences at the zoo.
FeaturedNewquay Zoo will soon welcome an aye-aye, a rare and elusive nocturnal primate currently held at Paignton Zoo, as part of its new Madagascar experience. Aye-ayes are among the most unusual animals found in zoos, with only a small number held in collections across the UK and worldwide.
A new Madagascar-themed walkthrough habitat is under development at Newquay Zoo, featuring free-roaming lemurs and a dedicated nocturnal environment. The immersive experience will showcase the island's unique wildlife in specially designed surroundings.
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Newquay Zoo plans to further develop its South American habitat, including the return of capybaras as a compatible pairing alongside the newly arrived Brazilian tapir Tamara. The habitat previously housed a male tapir named Al and capybara Johnson, both of whom passed away earlier this year.
FeaturedA ten-year-old female Brazilian tapir named Tamara, known to young viewers from the CBBC series One Zoo Three, has arrived at Newquay Zoo after relocating from Hertfordshire Zoo on 27 April. She has settled into the South American habitat and is part of an international EAZA breeding programme to maintain healthy populations of this vulnerable species.
FeaturedThe arrival of Brazilian tapir Tamara at Newquay Zoo forms part of an international breeding programme coordinated by the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) to maintain healthy populations of threatened species. The zoo hopes to introduce Tamara to a male partner in future as part of these conservation efforts.
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FeaturedA rare golden lion tamarin infant has been born at Newquay Zoo, the first arrival of the endangered species at the facility in two years. The palm-sized primate is already clinging to its parents' backs in their habitat opposite the Penguin Pool, and visitors can see this behaviour during the final Easter holiday weekend.
FeaturedThe birth of a golden lion tamarin at Newquay Zoo underscores the success of international conservation efforts that have recovered the species from fewer than 200 wild individuals in the 1970s to approximately 3,000 today. Habitat restoration and coordinated zoo breeding programmes have been instrumental in bringing the Brazilian Atlantic forest species back from the brink of extinction.
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Libéma, a major Dutch leisure operator, will take ownership of both Newquay Zoo and Paignton Zoo from 2 January 2026, securing their long-term future after Wild Planet Trust faced financial challenges. The acquisition marks Libéma's first UK venture and guarantees continuation of the zoos' conservation, education, and breeding programmes.