Amazona Zoo in Cromer, Norfolk, is one of the county’s most unique and fun days out where families can discover South American wildlife.  The zoo is home to over 200 tropical animals including Jaguars, Monkeys, Snakes, Flamingos and Tapirs. It is committed to helping visitors discover nature and provide education on conservation issues.

 

New for 2014!

New for 2014 is a 30ft Yurt and an indoor soft play area called ‘Jungle Tumbles’. The Yurt is the hub for educating visitors and will include the history of South America and facts on the animals who call Amazona home, while Jungle Tumbles is a soft play centre for under 12’s.

Which animals will you see?

There are at least four ‘feed the animal’ events a day, with jaguar and pumas on alternate days.

Highlights include a Feline Forest with Ocelot, Pumas and Jaguar; a Tropical House with

Spectacled Caiman, Anaconda Snake and Iguanas; Chilean Flamingos and South American Wildfowl.

In addition discover Amazon Parrots, Macaws, Squirrel Monkeys, Red-legged Seriema and Geoffroys Spider Monkeys. 

The Jungle Cafe is open daily from 10.30am and there is also a gift shop.

Conservation

Amazona Zoo’s mission statement is to work with conservationists and other zoos towards the goal of full protection of all wild species and their wild homes.

The zoo has not taken any animals from the wild into care. Primarily the animals on view are from the good breeding results of affiliated zoos. The collection at Amazona will be used to support research in the field and to develop knowledge of the animals and their habitats.

Amazona Zoo is the main sponsor of a programme of research into the life of the Titicaca River Frog, an extraordinary amphibian from Lake Titicaca. The frog is an important food source for local people and its decline is demonstrating that the whole local environment is being degraded.

 

Ownership

New owners the Cabbell Manners family will use their generations of animal management experience to continue the work put in place by Ken Sims, who leaves Amazona to focus on his other attraction, Thrigby Wildlife Gardens near Great Yarmouth

Admission costs: £11.50 for adults, £10.00 for seniors and £8.50 for children (aged 4-16).

The zoo is open daily from April to December from 10am to 5pm and is located on the north Norfolk coast at Cromer. The full postal address is Amazona Zoo, Hall Lane, Cromer, Norfolk, NR27 9JG.

For more information visit www.amazonazoo.co.uk where a new website will be launched soon, call 01328 510741 or follow @AmazonaZoo on twitter and AmazonaZoo on Facebook.

 

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