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Woo at the Zoo this February

2/2/2012 8:22 AM EST - ICG PR

February will be a month long celebration of animal attraction at Blackpool Zoo!

The half-term holiday, Valentine’s Day and the leap year tradition of female proposals on the 29th are being dubbed as the perfect time to ‘Woo at the Zoo’!

For the first time ever, the zoo is giving the public the chance to officially pop the question with the boys getting the chance on Valentine’s Day and the girls on the...

ALL THAT GLITTERS ISN’T…..GORILLA POO?!

1/23/2012 6:35 AM EST - ICG PR

Primate keepers at Blackpool Zoo came up with a sparkling idea to help them measure reproductive hormone levels in one of their female gorillas.

Njema, who is 18 and came to Blackpool in 2002, has never had any babies despite being young and healthy and mating with resident silverback Bukavu several times.

Specialist zoo staff are using child friendly glitter mixed with her favourite yogurt as a means of being...

RECORD HAT TRICK FOR BLACKPOOL ZOO

12/1/2011 9:03 AM EST - ICG PR

Blackpool Zoo is toasting a tremendous hat trick of records as visitor numbers, membership sales and school visits hit all-time highs in 2011.

Visitor numbers and revenue are up three per cent whilst memberships have seen an eight per cent rise. School visits topped more than 50,000 for the first time during the year, up more than 1500 on 2010.

Significant births, the introduction of additional species, a new...

BLACKPOOL ZOO TO HOST WORLD RECORD WINE TASTING ATTEMPT

11/15/2011 5:48 AM EST - ICG PR

A Guiness World Record attempt for the largest simultaneous wine tasting in the world will take place at Blackpool Zoo on Sunday 20th November.

Prestigious North West wine supplier Vicomte Bernard de Romanet will team up with parent company WIV Wein International AG in Germany and its 40 independent companies across the globe at 11.00am GMT to try and beat the current record, which is held by JD Wetherspoon and...

ZOO-NIQUE CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY

11/14/2011 5:23 AM EST - ICG PR

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People searching for zoo-nique Christmas gift inspiration should look no further than Blackpool Zoo!

The award winning attraction has a whole host of really wild ideas that are sure to delight any animal lover. From memberships, starting at just £27.50, to Zoo Keeper for the Day packages for £175, there is something to suit all ages and...

Patriarch of Zoo's African Lion Pride 'Rowdy' 1991-2011

10/22/2011 10:45 AM EST - Toronto Zoo

'Rowdy', the Toronto Zoo's oldest male African lion has passed away at age 20. Rowdy was a majestic leader of the pride of lions at the Zoo and a popular animal with the millions of zoo visitors over these years. In addition to the two male offspring born in 2000 that still reside at the Zoo, another male 'Simba' born in 1999 currently resides at accredited Parc Safari in Quebec. Rowdy's...

LYNNE’S ‘TILE FOR A TIGER’ DOLL’S HOUSE

10/18/2011 5:31 AM EST - ICG PR

A disabled woman from Blackpool has spent two months building a doll’s house to donate to Blackpool Zoo for its 2012 fundraising efforts.

Lynne Gorrie,who has very limited use of the right side of her body, has designed and built the delightful miniature wooden home and is hoping to raise money to save animals in South East Asia.

During half term week visitors are being asked to buy one of the 550 roof tiles for...

HALF TERM HALLOWEEN HOWLS AT BLACKPOOL ZOO

10/11/2011 7:29 AM EST - ICG PR

Blackpool Zoo is really getting into the ‘spirit’ of Halloween with a half-term week packed with spooky activities.

From Saturday 22nd to 30th October little ghouls and goblins can try their hand at pumpkin carving at 11.30am in the Children’s Farm. They’ll then get the chance to fill their creations with treats, which will be fed to the animals across the zoo.

Pumpkins will also be hidden in animal enclosures and...

NJ’s #1 Zoo, Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange, Receives National AZA Accreditation

9/28/2011 2:43 PM EST - The S3 Agency

West Orange, NJ (September 28, 2011) – The Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA) has announced that Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange, NJ was granted accreditation by AZA’s independent Accreditation Commission. This is the second consecutive AZA accreditation received by NJ’s #1 Zoo, which first became accredited in 2006. Since then, Turtle Back Zoo has grown in recent years to a Top 5 Tourist Destination in the Garden...

KIDS TRAVEL CAM ROUNDS OFF SUMMER AT BLACKPOOL ZOO

9/5/2011 4:53 AM EST - ICG PR

Nine year old tour guide Cameron, from The Kids Travel Cam, completed his summer reporting from Blackpool Zoo by road testing some of the new animal encounters on offer at the award winning attraction.

He got hands on with keepers to feed the lemurs and giraffesand his video blog can be viewed here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khXQNCAzqxI.

Blackpool Zoo’s new...

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