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Loughborough Zoological gardens
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Further Information on Zoological gardens
If you are searching for Zoological Gardens, or a zoo as it is more commonly referred to, in the Leicestershire town of Loughborough we are afraid that you are going to be disappointed. Although with just a small stretch of the imagination you could pretend you are visiting a zoo by going to one of Loughborough's night-clubs on a Friday evening. Here you will see all sorts of behaviours exhibited by the animals in their natural habitat.
That said, Zoos, or Zoological Parks, serve a variety of purposes including:
- tourist attractions.
- recreation facilities.
- conservation study.
- educational outreach.
- captive breeding programs.
There are various types of zoo which you will encounter. These can consist of a variety of themes, for exampl:
- urban
- safari
- roadside
- open-range
- rescue
- animal theme
- petting
For us, the best zoo closest to Loughborough is Twycross Zoo. This internationally renowned Zoological Garden and world renowned primate centre is a mere 20 miles from Loughborough and you can get to it by car in approximately 32 minutes.
Loughborough to Twycross Zoo
- Start in Loughborough
- Head northwest on A6 (High Street) heading towards Baxter Gate
- Turn onto the A512 at Derby Square, continue on the A512and continue for just under 11 miles
- At the roundabout with the A42 take the second exit and head towards Birmingham
- At juntion 11, take the exit and go on the A444 heading towards Nuneaton for a short distance
- At the roundabout with the A4444 / Atherstone road continue on (2nd exit) and continue on for 3.2 miles
- Twycross Zoo
At Twycross Zoo you will find a variety of animals (the merecats are my favourite), we have put some of the pictures in the albums from our last visit. Here is a list of animals you may see if you are lucky:
Mammals | |||
Common Name | Scientific Name | IUCN Red Data Listing | |
Aardwolf | Proteles cristatus | Lower Risk | |
Agile Gibbon | Hylobates agilis | Lower Risk | |
Allen's Swamp Monkey | Allenopithecus nigroviridis | Lower Risk | |
Alpaca | Lama pacos | ||
Amur Leopard | Panthera pardus orientalis | Critically Endangered | |
Asian Elephant | Elephas maximus | Endangered | |
Asiatic Lion | Panthera leo persicus | Critically Endangered | |
Babirusa | Babyrousa babyrussa | Vulnerable | |
Bactrian Camel | Camelus bactrianus | Critically Endangered | |
Bat-eared Fox | Otocyon megalotis | ||
Black and White Colobus Monkey | Colobus guereza | Lower Risk | |
Black and White Ruffed Lemur | Varecia variegata variegata | Endangered | |
Black Howler Monkey | Alouatta caraya | ||
Black-eared Marmoset | Callithrix penicillata penicillata | Lower Risk | |
Black-headed Spider Monkey | Ateles fusciceps robustus | Vulnerable | |
Black-tailed Marmoset | Callithrix melanura | Least Concern | |
Black-tailed Prairie Marmot | Cynomys ludovicianus | Lower Risk | |
Bonobo | Pan paniscus | Endangered | |
Bornean Orangutan | Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus | Endangered | |
Brown Spider Monkey | Ateles hybridus | Critically Endangered | |
Capybara | Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris | Lower Risk | |
Chimpanzee | Pan troglodytes | Endangered | |
Chinchilla | Chinchilla lanigera | ||
Common Marmoset | Callithrix jacchus | Least Concern | |
Crowned Guenon | Cercopithecus pogonias | Lower Risk | |
Crowned Lemur | Eulemur coronatus | Vulnerable | |
Degu | Octodon degus | Lower Risk | |
Dhole | Cuon alpinus | Endangered | |
Diana Monkey | Cercopithecus diana diana | Endangered | |
Domestic Polecat | Mustela putorius furo | ||
Domestic Rat | Rattus norvegicus domestic | ||
Dusky Langur | Trachypithecus obscurus | Lower Risk | |
Emperor Tamarin | Saguinus imperator subgrisescens | Least Concern | |
Francois Langur | Trachypithecus francoisi francoisi | Vulnerable | |
Giraffe | Giraffa camelopardalis | Lower Risk | |
Golden Lion Tamarin | Leontopithecus rosalia | Endangered | |
Golden-headed Lion Tamarin | Leontopithecus chrysomelas | Endangered | |
Ground cuscus | Strigocuscus gymnotis | Least concern | |
Guanaco | Lama guanicoe | ||
Guinea Pig | Cavia porcellus | ||
Hamlyn's Guenon | Cercopithecus hamlyni | Lower Risk | |
Javan Langur | Trachypithecus auratus auratus | Endangered | |
Lar Gibbon | Hylobates lar | Lower Risk | |
Lesser Spot-nosed Guenon | Cercopithecus petaurista | Lower Risk | |
Linne's Two-toed Sloth | Choloepus didactylus | Lower Risk | |
Lowe's Guenon | Cercopithecus lowei | Lower Risk | |
Malayan Tapir | Tapirus indicus | Vulnerable | |
Mara | Dolichotis patagonum | Lower Risk | |
Meerkat | Suricata suricatta | Lower Risk | |
Michie's Tufted Deer | Elaphodus cephalophus michianus | Data Deficient | |
Miniature donkey | Equus asinus asinus miniature | ||
Mueller's Gibbon | Hylobates muelleri | Lower Risk | |
Oriental Small-clawed Otter | Aonyx cinereus | Near Threatened | |
Phayre's Langur | Trachypithecus phayrei | Lower Risk | |
Pileated Gibbon | Hylobates pileatus | Vulnerable | |
Pygmy Marmoset | Callithrix pygmaea | Least Concern | |
Rabbit | Oryctolagus cuniculus | ||
Red ruffed Lemur | Varecia rubra | Critically Endangered | |
Red Titi Monkey | Callicebus cupreus cupreus | Least Concern | |
Red-bellied Lemur | Eulemur rubriventer | Vulnerable | |
Red-faced Black Spider Monkey | Ateles paniscus | ||
Red-handed Tamarin | Saguinus midas | Least Concern | |
Red-necked wallaby | Macropus rufogriseus | Least concern | |
Red-tailed Guenon | Cercopithecus ascanius | Lower Risk | |
Reindeer | Rangifer tarandus | ||
Ring-tailed Lemur | Lemur catta | Endangered | |
Roloway Monkey | Cercopithecus roloway | Critically Endangered | |
Scottish Wild Cat | Felis silvestris | ||
Seba's Short-tailed Bat | Carollia perspicillata | Lower risk | |
Siamang | Hylobates syndactylus | Lower Risk | |
Silvery Marmoset | Callithrix argentata | Least Concern | |
South American Tapir | Tapirus terrestris | Vulnerable | |
Southern Pudu | Pudu puda | Vulnerable | |
Southern Sealion | Otaria byronia |
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