We’re excited to welcome one of the world’s smallest species of deer to the zoo – Paolo the baby Southern pudu one of the world’s smallest species of deer!
While they may only be tiny and have little legs, they are excellent sprinters.
Chester Zoo is home to Kirk’s dik-diks, the smallest antelope in the world. Learn about these social, dainty creatures here.
They have well-developed sight, scent, and hearing.
Every year we offer a limited number of exciting work opportunities throughout the zoo.
A-Levels / National Diploma and further studies, sandwich placements or those who have
We’re celebrating our latest arrival here at the zoo: an endangered greater one-horned rhino calf born to mum, Asha after a 16 month pregnancy! Find out more here
one-horned rhinos are pregnant for around 15 months, so conservationists at the zoo have
The most widely recognised certification standards have been developed by the Roundtable
Great hornbills are large, noisy birds, but there’s more to them than that! Find out more about these impressive birds at Chester Zoo.
They have distinctive calls, which are amplified by their hollow bills, allowing
Sun bears are the smallest of the eight species of bear! Meet these incredible animals at Chester Zoo!
They have very powerful jaws that can tear open trees in search of insects to eat
Jaguars are the third largest of the big cats after the lion and tiger. ‘Beast of prey’ is thought to be the meaning of the word ‘jaguar’, originally ‘yaguara’ from the Tupian language.
It takes 90 – 110 days for gestation and a mother will have between 1 and 4 cubs
Discover the capybara, often called the giant guinea pig. Native to South America, it holds the title of the world’s largest rodent species.
Adapted for swimming, capybaras possess webbed feet and have their eyes, ears and
Chester Zoo is working in the field to help save red ruffed lemurs through working with local project partners.
They also have six teeth close together, which form a toothcomb used for grooming
