Seven Zoonormous things to see at London Zoo

The Zoonormous Egg Hunt returns to London Zoo over Easter! To celebrate, here's seven supersized things to see when you visit this spring. 

1. England’s BIGGEST penguin pool

This spring, head to the beach! London Zoo's Penguin Beach is a South American haven in the heart of the city. Watch our Humboldt penguins ‘porpoise’ in their pool as you relax in the sunshine with an ice cream. You can even see them diving down to catch their fish from our underwater viewing bubble - the perfect photo op! Plus, don’t miss our daily Penguin Talk.

2. London’s LARGEST living rainforest

Journey through our lush South American rainforest habitat, one of our most popular walk-throughs. You never quite know what to expect when you enter Rainforest Life, with the chance to get up close with sloths, and watch our monkeys clamber in tree tops right above your head! 

3. GIANT Galapagos tortoises 

Dolly, Polly and Priscilla also live in a tropical habitat - it's a balmy 27 degrees in their pad. These colossal reptiles are the largest living tortoises, but they actually hatch from eggs the size of a Ping-Pong ball. It's often thought that their weight is due to a heavy shell, but this is actually relatively light. Instead, it's their fat stores that make up the bulk of their weight.

4. The world’s TALLEST land mammals

With long necks reaching above the treeline, giraffes see danger first in the wild and act as the savannah’s alarm system - if they start running, other animals know to run too! Despite their long necks, giraffes actually have the same number of neck bones as humans, seven. Learn more fun facts when you visit - if they're not outside, you'll find them in their Giraffe House. 

5. HUGE birds

Ostriches are the world's largest living birds, and we're home to three of them. Sharing their home with our giraffes in the savannah paddock are sassy male Rocky and females Mrs Tweedy and Maud. Ostriches also produce the world’s largest eggs – one of their eggs alone is the volume of about 24 chicken eggs!

6. Super STRONG ants

Did you know, leafcutter ants can lift up to 50 times their own body weight! Get a bug’s eye view and discover the planet’s smallest but mightiest animals in our Tiny Giants habitat. 

7. BIG cats 

At London Zoo, we're home to both Sumatran tigers - the smallest and rarest tiger species - and Asiatic lions, including a trio of cubs born in 2024. These majestic felines are important ambassadors for our vital work in the wild, as part of conservation charity, ZSL. 

London Zoo is a Conservation Zoo, and every visit is helping to support our vital work for wildlife around the world. 

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