NEW for Summer 2012 - Walking Giants
Walking Giants is a new enclosure opened in summer 2012, housing 3 out of 4 of the world’s biggest tortoise species! Species to be discovered in the exhibit are the Aldabra giant tortoise, Burmese black tortoise and African spurred tortoise, also known as the Sulcata tortoise.
Walking Giants has a beautiful outdoor and indoor area for the three species of giant tortoise, with visitors able to walk into the exhibit and view the tortoises in their indoor and outdoor areas through a glass wall with the outdoor quarters planted with bamboo and other plantation to make the enclosure as naturalistic as possible.
This enclosure has been developed in memory of leading aviculturist and friend of Colchester Zoo, Raymond Sawyer.
Make sure that you visit and explore this new exhibit this summer! Click here for images and to read more about the Walking Giants exhibit
Click here to view our summer feeds and displays timetable & plan your visit!
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