Some areas of the Zoo are CLOSED to allow us to prepare for our Halloween events. ... read more
Until 3rd November, there will be restricted access at Bears of the Rising Sun (lower viewing) and our Elephant Bushwalk will be closed.
From 14th October 2024, our Woodland Hollow will be closed.
This habitat includes three different species within the same area. Visitors can access the walkway through a twin gate and watch as these animals bounce and play amongst the beams and branches. The area also features an indoor area with outdoor viewing access for those chilly days.
Our sloths can be seen either in their nest boxes inside or hanging upside down high up in their outdoor space. Sloths are the world’s slowest mammal and sleep for around 15 hours a day.
Golden-headed lion tamarins and coppery titi monkeys are small primates that live in rainforests in South America. We have another group of breeding coppery titi monkeys located at Worlds Apart.
Sloth live around
40
years in the wild
In the year
2019
our coppery titi monkeys first bred
There are
3
in this habitat
Tamarins weigh around
1kg
on average
Animals in Rainforest Walkthrough
Coppery Titi Monkey
Plecturocebus cupreus
From: Brazil and Peru
Status: Least Concern
Quick Fact: Coppery titi monkeys intertwine their tails when they sleep together at night.
Find me in: Rainforest Walkthrough
Mammals
Golden-headed Lion Tamarin
Leontopithecus chrysomelas
From: South America
Status: Endangered
Quick Fact: Golden-headed lion tamarins stick their tongues out at intruders to scare them away.
Find me in: Rainforest Walkthrough
Mammals
Linne’s Two-toed Sloth
Choloepus didactylus
From: Central and South America
Status: Least Concern
Quick Fact: Sloths are the slowest animals in the world as their leafy diet doesn’t provide them with much energy.
Find me in: Rainforest Walkthrough
Mammals
Adopt an animal at Colchester Zoo
You will be helping to fund our work, as well as our charity, Colchester Zoological Society, which assists conservation projects all over the world!
