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Our gates are closed and wherever possible our staff are working from home, which means we won’t be able to bring you our usual photos and videos from the zoo. But there is good news... we’re handing over the reins of these pages to our team of amazing ke
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With schools off for the forseeable future, we've been working a few activity ideas to keep your little monkeys entertained while they're at home... all with a zoo twist of course!!
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For the time being, we are still open – Our animals are here, our keepers are here and you are still welcome to be here too. We are taking the well-being of our staff, visitors and animals incredibly seriously and have taken a number of steps to ensure th
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This is not just any duck. This is a male South American ringed teal with a rich chestnut back, pale grey flanks and a salmon-coloured breast speckled in black. by Craig Chalmers - shared as part of our Blackpool Zoo Photography Group weekly challenge.
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We've not done one of these in a while... we're stuck for ideas so let's hear your best caption!!
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Ciara or just a rug with eyes? ♂️ by Paula Davies #blackpoolzoo #blackpool #visitblackpool #visitlancashire #stormciara #ciarathecamel #calmafterthestorm #bactriancamel #camelcalf
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Every day's a leap day if you're the right species.
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Well, we know who won't be crowned Hide & Seek Champion this year... by Neil Hodkinson
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Our newest arrival has a name... Say hello to Ciara the Camel!! After being born in the midst of Storm Ciara on February 10th, the name seemed perfect for her. Ciara is doing really well and can be seen out in the camel paddock with mum, Tibet, and the re
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Did someone say #TongueOutTuesday? by Craig Chalmers - Blackpool Zoo Photography Facebook Group
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Happy 103rd Birthday Darwin!! Today is Darwin Day, the day renowned naturalist Charles Darwin would have been 211 years old. It's also our very own Darwin's adopted birthday... being so old there are no records of his official hatchday, so a few years ago
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Sunday goals.
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That feeling when January is FINALLY over. by @calista.simpson
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We need your help... Tell us what your favourite animal in the zoo is and you could WIN a Family Ticket to Blackpool Zoo. Just pop a comment below with your favourite and we'll pick one winner at random on Friday 7th February.
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If animals did yoga... we'll call this one the Downward Gorilla.
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Who's seen the Dolly Parton challenge? Well, turns out it's not just for humans, we thought we'd look into what would happen if animals used social media... #dollypartonchallenge
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When it's your 10th birthday... it's only right we bring out the baby photos!! Happy Birthday O'Grady
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We're ready for you, Autumn 🍁🍂
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I'm HOW old today? Happy 2nd Birthday Makari!! #ThrowbackThursday
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WIN your very own dinosaur!! We've absolutely loved seeing all your dino-selfies this Summer, so much so we're giving you the chance to win your very own (cuddly) dinosaur! Just share your favourite dinosaur photo from the Summer, tag us and we'll pick o
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Well that’s it for the keeper takeover from the team at project elephant but here’s a sneak peak of what’s to come tonight on #bigweekatthezoo you can catch us on channel 5 at 8pm!!!! Until next time guys, keep helping the environment and support conserva
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As we come towards the end of our elephant #keepertakeover today you can find out a little more about what goes on at project elephant by tuning in to channel 5 at 8pm tonight, when strictly stars Aljaz and Jeanette joined us for #bigweekatthezoo :elephan
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‘Herd life’ - It is our aim to strive towards a multi-generational herd here at Project Elephant. The teams hard work and effort goes in everyday to provide choices and challenges that reinforce social bonds and strengthen family relationships. We are wor
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Sometimes you just need an afternoon nap! Tara thought she’d try to get a quick kip, but the littlest member of the herd had other ideas. Elephants sleep for an average of 3-3.5 hours a night, our girls range from several shorter stints (Esha) to 4.5-5 ho
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Browse, Browse, Browse...or tree branches are a great source of vitamins and fibre for our elephants. They will eat all of it (depending on the species), and any tree trunks that we provide will have their bark stripped in no time. This is great for our e
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Trusting relationships: building up a positive relationship with our elephants is crucial to achieving the optimum care required to look after them. Here Lauren and Carlos are conditioning Esha to present her tush and allow the keepers to touch and feel i
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The best form of exercise; surprisingly elephants are great swimmers, they are able to use their trunks as a ‘snorkel’ and those huge limbs help propel them very well indeed. The pool at Basecamp is deep enough (3m) for the herd to take the weight off the
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Well the weather may not be great but Esha doesn’t care about that. Just like most kids she loves puddles!! Head down to the zoo to watch our elephants undergoing their own natural skincare regime in the mud, glorious mud!!!🐘
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Good Morning from Basecamp guys, as we take you through the hard work that goes into caring for our herd this week, ‘foot health’ is one important area. Elephants carry around 60% of their body weight on their two front feet with the back ones supporting
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Stop what you're doing... We have a new sitatunga calf and her ears are just too cute to handle. Here's hoping it doesn't get too windy this week as there's a chance she may take off with the right gust.
