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Dublin Zoo

@dublinzoo

🌎Conservation⁣ 📚Education⁣ 🐵Fun!

Zoological Society of Ireland
Charity No. 2003715

ID: 41370216

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Happy National Volunteering Week! 🌿 From May 19th – 25th, we’re shining a spotlight on the amazing volunteers who make a difference every day. The theme for 2025 is 'Building Community Together!' 🌍🤝 A BIG thank you to all the extraordinary volunteers of Dublin Zoo! 💚

Happy National Volunteering Week! 🌿

From May 19th – 25th, we’re shining a spotlight on the amazing volunteers who make a difference every day. The theme for 2025 is 'Building Community Together!' 🌍🤝

A BIG thank you to all the extraordinary volunteers of Dublin Zoo! 💚
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Black and white is a classic look across the animal kingdom 🦓 Did you know that Grant’s zebras are actually black with white stripes, not the other way around?

Black and white is a classic look across the animal kingdom 🦓

Did you know that Grant’s zebras are actually black with white stripes, not the other way around?
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We’ve welcomed three dazzling new arrivals to Zoorassic World 🐸✨ Meet the phantasmal poison frog, lau banded iguana and the Madagascar day gecko! Hop over to Dublin Zoo soon to see these colourful critters in person🌿

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Mud therapy, rhino style 🦏☀️ For the southern white rhinoceros, a refreshing mud bath isn’t just for fun… it also helps protect their skin from the sun and pesky insects! 🪰💦

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Bangui 🦍🌳 As the silverback, or dominant male, Bangui protects his troop and guides their daily routines - deciding when to eat, rest, and move.

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Get your herd ready for a ZOO-PER SUMMER! 🐾🐘 It’s the first of June, and there are SO many wild memories waiting to be made. Begin your paw-some summer adventure today and plan your Dublin Zoo trip! 🌿

Get your herd ready for a ZOO-PER SUMMER! 🐾🐘

It’s the first of June, and there are SO many wild memories waiting to be made.

Begin your paw-some summer adventure today and plan your Dublin Zoo trip! 🌿
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Chillaxing with the California sea lions this bank holiday ✨🦭 They can slow their heart rate to stay underwater for up to 10 minutes while hunting - an impressive adaptation that makes them efficient and skilled fish catchers 🎣

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Just a tree chill session 🌿 Notice those long fingers? Siamangs are the only gibbons with both opposable thumbs AND toes, built to scale trees like pros! 👍🦍

Just a tree chill session 🌿

Notice those long fingers? Siamangs are the only gibbons with both opposable thumbs AND toes, built to scale trees like pros! 👍🦍
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Dublin Zoo + 3km run = unforgettable adventure 🐾 Join us at Dublin Zoo on July 26th for our Run for Wildlife event – a unique 3km fun run through the Zoo, all while raising vital funds for our conservation efforts with Selamatkan Yaki 🌱 Book tickets now: tickets.dublinzoo.ie/category/63842…

Dublin Zoo + 3km run = unforgettable adventure 🐾
Join us at Dublin Zoo on July 26th for our Run for Wildlife event – a unique 3km fun run through the Zoo, all while raising vital funds for our conservation efforts with Selamatkan Yaki 🌱
Book tickets now: tickets.dublinzoo.ie/category/63842…
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Slow lunches are the best, one bite at a time🌱 African spurred tortoises move slowly to conserve energy - and incredibly, they can survive for weeks without food if needed! 🐢

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The taller the neck, the better the reach! 🦒 The tower of giraffes use their long necks and prehensile tongues to pluck the highest leaves, out of reach for most other herbivores 🌳

The taller the neck, the better the reach! 🦒

The tower of giraffes use their long necks and prehensile tongues to pluck the highest leaves, out of reach for most other herbivores 🌳
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Aung-Bo’s trunk in action! 🐘 Did you know, Asian elephants need HUGE amounts of food. One elephant can eat up to 150kg of food a day! 🌿

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Diving in with California sea lions this World Ocean Day 🌊🦭 These playful animals live along North America’s west coast and rarely swim more than 16km from shore. This World Ocean Day, let’s celebrate and protect our blue planet and its amazing wildlife 💙

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Is there anything fluffier than a ring-tailed lemur’s plush tail? 🥹 These adorable lemurs often wrap their thick, furry tails around themselves to stay warm and cosy while resting 🐒

Is there anything fluffier than a ring-tailed lemur’s plush tail? 🥹

These adorable lemurs often wrap their thick, furry tails around themselves to stay warm and cosy while resting 🐒
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Psst… Something MAGICAL is happening behind the gates at Dublin Zoo 🤫 Tiny experts have taken over, and there are whispers of surprises that are "bigger and better than ever"... Stay tuned for more BIG secrets from some our little bosses! 🪄

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🎉 Winter at Dublin Zoo – ON SALE NOW! 🎉 Our mini masterminds have spoken, and this year we’re launching magical Winter Bundles AND extending Wild Lights until the end of January to help beat the post-holiday blues! 🎁🎅🎄 🎟️tickets.dublinzoo.ie/tickets?branch… ✨💫

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Wild Lights Juniors are busy working away on their TOP SECRET magical mission! 🪄 They’re not giving much away... except that this unforgettable winter will be more magical than ever before, and FULL of surprises! 🎉 🎟️ Grab your TOP SECRET ticket now at tickets.dublinzoo.ie/tickets?branch…

Wild Lights Juniors are busy working away on their TOP SECRET magical mission! 🪄

They’re not giving much away... except that this unforgettable winter will be more magical than ever before, and FULL of surprises! 🎉

🎟️ Grab your TOP SECRET ticket now at tickets.dublinzoo.ie/tickets?branch…
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Happy Father’s Day to all the ZOOPER dads out there 🐾 Send this to your wildly wonderful dad and let him know which animal matches his zoo vibe 🦧 Today we’re celebrating all the incredible fathers and father figures. Thank you for everything you do! 🐘💚

Happy Father’s Day to all the ZOOPER dads out there 🐾

Send this to your wildly wonderful dad and let him know which animal matches his zoo vibe 🦧

Today we’re celebrating all the incredible fathers and father figures.

Thank you for everything you do! 🐘💚
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The name of our beautiful eastern bongo calf has been chosen…meet Nia, a Swahili name meaning “purpose” 🦌✨ Congratulations to Claire Wilson, the winner of our bongo naming competition! Nia’s birth holds special significance, as eastern bongos are critically endangered 💚