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It's an exciting time at Jersey Zoo, as we build our brand new gorilla house.
Our current gorilla house was opened in 1981 and has been in use for over 40 years. This new building will give our gorillas much more space to roam around in, as well as be more sustainable for us to run.
Phase 2 of the work started in June 2024 on the enclosure, which will be the new home for Badongo, Bahasha, Hlala Kahilli and youngest of the group Amari.
Our new gorilla house
Learn more about our new gorilla house
Exciting new building features
The building will have a state-of-the-art humidity and cooling system, to keep our gorillas at a comfortable temperature
More room for our troop
It will include two large indoor housing spaces and eight different bedrooms
Working with our gorillas
We will have a separate space for training and weighing our troop
60+
Years Jersey Zoo has cared for gorillas
M1
The first mammal on our records was N’pongo, a female gorilla
1981
Year current gorilla house was built
3
The number of silverback gorillas we've had over the years
4
This will be the fourth home for our gorillas at Jersey Zoo
1973
Year the first gorilla was born at the zoo
Meet our gorilla troop
Jersey Zoo has been home to western lowland gorillas for more than 60 years, successfully breeding them and training conservationists to protect these majestic apes in the wild.
Go Wild Gorillas
In 2019, Jersey Zoo hosted their public art trail ‘Go Wild Gorillas’ with the aim of raising the much-needed funds to replace the current gorilla house that opened in 1981.
At the end of the trail, the giant sculptures went to auction and raised a phenomenal £1,146,500 to support the build of this new gorilla house
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