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Twycross Zoo
Twycross Zoo Logo
The zoo entrance, on the A444
Date opened
1963
Location
Norton Grange, Norton Juxta Twycross, Leicestershire, England
Land area
80 acres (32 ha)
No. of animals
900+[1]
No. of species
150+[1]
Memberships
BIAZA, EAZA, WAZA
Major exhibits
Home of the 4 Great Apes, Chimpanzee Eden, Gibbon Forest, Primates, Birds, Mammals, Lorikeet Landing, Monkeys, Amur Leopards, Snow Leopards, Sumatran Tigers, Eastern Black Rhino, Giraffe Savannah
Website
www.twycrosszoo.org
Twycross Zoo is a medium to large zoo near Norton Juxta Twycross, Leicestershire. The zoo has the largest collection of monkeys and apes in the Western World, and in 2006 re-launched itself as "Twycross Zoo – The World Primate Centre".
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TwycrossZoo is a medium to large zoo near Norton Juxta Twycross, Leicestershire. The zoo has the largest collection of monkeys and apes in the Western...
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repertoire. She continued as the vet at Twycross until the 1980s, when she became a zoo volunteer. In July 2007, TwycrossZoo dedicated a new exhibit to Brancker...
Esha, arrived from TwycrossZoo during summer 2018.[citation needed] In October 2019 bull elephant Emmett arrived from Whipsnade Zoo as part of the European...
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Winifred Badham MBE (18 May 1914 – 19 October 2007) was a co-founder of TwycrossZoo. She trained the chimpanzees who appeared on the Brooke Bond PG Tips...
Mrs. Molly Badham, who later opened the nearby TwycrossZoo, partnered with the Bryans and opened a zoo to complement the amusement park. The amusement...
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conservationist with a particular interest in primates. In 1963 she co-founded the TwycrossZoo, Leicestershire. She began her career as a dog breeder and pet shop owner...
In July 1976, Billy Arjan Singh acquired a hand-reared tigress from TwycrossZoo in the United Kingdom, and reintroduced her to the wild in Dudhwa National...
Conservationist Billy Arjan Singh had taken the British-born cat from TwycrossZoo and raised her in India, with the goal of releasing her back into the...
to first place in the British tea market. The chimpanzees were from TwycrossZoo in Leicestershire. These advertisements were stopped in the 1970s after...
many of the animals re-housed at TwycrossZoo. On its site now stands a Mediterranean restaurant, a hotel and housing. "Zoo Farm 1964". British Pathé. Retrieved...
October 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2019. "Mountain bamboo-partridge | TwycrossZoo | World Primate Centre". www.twycrosszoo.org. Archived from the original...
This is a list of zoos and aquariums that are members of World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA). The WAZA has two types/levels of membership. The...
In July 1976, Billy Arjan Singh acquired a tiger cub named Tara from TwycrossZoo in the United Kingdom, hand reared her and later reintroduced her to...
"Dinky Kong" due to legal problems. Rare staff spent hours at the nearby TwycrossZoo recording gorillas for reference, which they described as "a complete...
Nuneaton to Ashby-de-la-Zouch. It is home to the Shackerstone Diesel Group. TwycrossZoo is notable for having the largest collection of primates in the world...