Meet our animals
Discover the many big personalities that call Dartmoor Zoo home
Meet some of the animals you can visit here at Dartmoor Zoo. We know from looking after them all how easy our animals are to fall in love with. And now, with our Annual Pass, you can come back and visit your favourites as often as you’d like, without having to pay again for an entire year!
Mammals
African Lion
A lion’s roar can be heard from five miles away! Can you hear our lioness Kimya?
Amur Leopard
Amur leopards are considered the rarest cat in the world, with around 100 left in the wild.
Listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List, we are honoured to be part of the global conservation efforts for this beautiful species.
Pop along and say hello to Freddo, Lena and Zeya!
Amur Tiger
Amur tigers are the largest big cat species. They are sadly classed as endangered with only 500-600 left in the wild. Come and see Dragan, our very lively ambassador.
Azaras Agouti
Can you spot our elusive agouti females Kinder, Munchie and their male companion Hazel? You can find this trio in our ‘Mixed Monkey’ habitat.
Bagot Goat
Come and meet our Bagot goat couple; Laszlo and Lettie and their 3 kids; Vincent Van Goat, Gertrude and Greta!
Black-Tailed Marmoset
Meet a family of our smallest residents – Ernie, Edwina, their daughter; Echo and their newest infant which is yet to be named!
Brazilian Tapir
Fortuana (Chana for short) loves tummy tickles and enjoys roaming across our South American paddock, accompanied by our younger male tapir, Erro. The pair welcomed a calf on Wednesday 5th August – don’t miss our ‘Meet and Name’ competition!
Capybara
Capybara are the biggest rodents in the world. Our capybaras can be seen strutting their stuff in our South American paddock! Come and say hello to Miggs and Augustus!
Carpathian Lynx
Flaviu and Emily are Carpathian lynx (Lynx lynx carpathicus), a subspecies of the Eurasian lynx coming from the Carpathian basin (Romania, Slovakia and Hungary). Joined by one of their two kits, Carpi. Their other kit Bogdan, has moved to Austria to be part of their breeding programme so he can hopefully have some kits of his own!
Emperor Tamarin
We’ve got 3 male, Emperor Tamarins called Pablo, Lima and Pote in our mixed monkey habitat!
European Wildcats
We’re home to a gorgeous European wildcat named Moraig.
Listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List, these mammals form one of the most endangered cat populations in the world.
Gelada
Geladas are the last surviving species of grazing primate. Come and meet our gelada couple Kwame and Solly.
Jaguar
Our male Chincha moved to Zoo d’Amnéville to become part of an international breeding program. We are now home to a beautiful Jaguar named ‘Napo’ from Chester Zoo!
Kirk’s Dik-dik
We have 3 Kirk’s Dik Dik named Gregg, Pie and Munchkin. You can find them in our African Aviary enclosure with the East African Grey Crowned Crane and Lilac Breasted Roller!
Mara
Jeronimo, Javier and Pedro love exploring, following their keepers with the feed bucket and munching on grass and veggies.
Northern Luzon Cloud Rats
Cloud rats, or cloud runners, are endemic to the island of Luzon in the Philippines, where they spend most of their time high up in the branches. These animals are nocturnal, but will you be lucky enough to spot Upton during your visit?
Potoroo
These animals are classed as near threatened in the wild. Here at Dartmoor Zoo, we’re lucky enough to have two beautiful potoroos named Sydney and Button!
Serval
Churchill is our very special Serval resident, rescued from The Cat Survival Trust, who is now joined by a female mate named Sabra.
Due to their slender frame and long necks and legs, Serval cats are often referred to as giraffe cats!
To find out more about Churchill and his journey, check out our appeal!
Short Clawed Otter
You will often hear our otter family before you see them, especially around feeding times!!
Slender-Tailed Meerkat
We have brothers Twix and Twirl outside of our Jaguar Restaurant and couple Ben and Geri, who are parents of Everest, Peanut, Butter, Jelly and 3 new pups that have yet to be named – you can find these seven in our Walkthrough habitat!
White-Lipped Peccaries
From Central and South America, find our bachelor group of piglike, white-lipped peccaries at the top of our drive!
Zebra
Come and see Hugh, Ruby Tuesday and Olivia! You can find them at the top of our drive with our male Ostrich Pete!
Birds
African Grey Hornbill
Come and meet Erica and Jack, our African Grey Hornbills!
You’ll find them in our African Aviary with our Kirk’s Dik Dik – you might hear them before you see them!
Blue and Gold Macaw
You will often catch Buzz and Loulou saying ‘hello’ or having a giggle when you pass their enclosure.
East African Grey Crowned Crane
You can spot Derek with his beautiful feathers and enchanting calls. During the breeding season you can even see this species dancing. Don’t forget to keep an eye out for his gorgeous mate, Zuri!
Greater Rhea
The greater rhea is the largest of all South American birds. Our group of rhea live in the South American paddock alongside our Patagonian mara and Brazilian tapir.
Laughing Kookaburra
Although native to forests, it isn’t unusual to find Kookaburras in urban areas. They take advantage of being around humans by scavenging food, even stealing from picnics and barbeques!
Lilac Breasted Rollers
Mrs Roller loves showing off the eight different colours found within her feathers.
Ostrich
Pete is a co-operative gentleman and you can find him strutting his stuff around the African paddock alongside our zebra.
Red Junglefowl
Direct wild ancestors of the modern day, domestic chicken – you’ll find this group of Red Junglefowl in our Asian Aviary!
Scarlet Macaws
Doc lives with our blue-and-gold macaws.
Widely regarded as the most beautiful parrot, Scarlet macaws are among the most colourful with large solid swatches of red, blue, and yellow feathers.
White Cheeked Turaco
Turacos are the only birds to possess true red and green pigments.
Reptiles
Egyptian Tortoise
According to the IUCN Red List, the Egyptian tortoise population is now critically endangered, with less than 8000 individuals remaining.
You can find our Egyptian tortoise King Tut in the Reptile and Bug House.
European Adders
Now endangered in the UK, but with laws in place to try and maintain their population, we’re proud to announce we have some European Adders on show in our Reptile and Bug House.
Giant Day Gecko
This Madagascan gecko species can grow up to 10-12 inches long!
Come and see their gorgeous colouring in person at our Reptile and Bug house!
Lau Banded Iguana
Found on the Lau Islands of the eastern part of the Fijian archipelago, this Endangered species is considered a national treasure by the government of Fiji.
Come and meet our ambassador Tonga for yourself! You can spot him in our Reptile and Bug House.
Pancake Tortoise
Listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List, we are very proud to have 2 pancake tortoises on site.
They can be found in our Reptile and Bug House – look out for their very distinctive flat shells!
Yellow-headed Day Gecko
This stunning animal is an endangered gecko species from Madagascar that like to hide on and inside bamboo.
Lorna can be found in our Reptile and Bug House.
Invertebrates
Black Beauty Stick Insects
Come and see these exquisite stick insects in our Reptile and Bug House.
Native to a small region in Northern Peru, Black Beauties have been recognised as critically endangered by the IUCN Red List.
Chilean Rose Tarantula
Chilean rose tarantulas are calm, docile spiders native to desert scrub habitats in South America. If they feel threatened this species of tarantula has urticating hairs, which can be thrown from their bodies irritating the threat.
Salmon Pink Bird Eating Tarantula
This species can reach a leg span of up to 25cm.
You can see Biggie our Salmon Pink Bird Eating Tarantula in our Reptile and Bug House.
Amphibians
Chinese Emperor Newt
Meet Sully! Chinese Emperor Newts are brightly coloured to warn predators that they are poisonous, which is known as aposematism.
Come and find him in our Reptile and Bug House!
Please note that some animals may be off show to the general public.
Experiences
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