Our animals
The Animal Zone, based at Rodbaston College, is home to around 750 animals from over 150 different species from meerkats to monkeys, rabbits to alpacas!
We have been open as a small, licensed zoo since October 2009, opening at weekends and daily during school holidays to the general public. Our primary function is as a centre to teach high-quality practical animal husbandry and care skills to Rodbaston College’s Animal Care learners during college term times.
From meerkats and marmosets, cockroaches and caiman, we have a diverse and interesting range of animals waiting for you to meet.
With an exciting mix of both the exotic and some more familiar domestic species, there is something for the whole family. Our regular daily programme of keeper talks and animal encounters means that there is a lot of chances to get up close to some of our fantastic animals and have a truly memorable day out.
Come along to visit us, our animals and keepers can’t wait to see you. Have a look at the tabs to see a selection of our animals and a few of our star characters to keep an eye out for here at the Animal Zone.
Primates
Black Lemur
Cotton-Top Tamarin
Geoffroy’s Marmoset
Guianan Squirrel Monkey
Pygmy Slow Loris
Red-Fronted Lemur
Red-Ruffed Lemur
Ring-Tailed Lemur
Small Mammals
Asian Palm Civet
Asian Short-Clawed Otter
Black-Tailed Prairie Dog
Domestic Rabbit
Dwarf Mongoose
Ferret
Guinea Pig
Indian Crested Porcupine
Kinkajou
Meerkat
Prevost's Squirrel
Striped Skunk
Sugar Glider
Paddocks
African Pygmy Goat
Alpaca
Anglo-Nubian Goat
Bagot Goat
Cameroon Sheep
Domestic Goat
Greater Rhea
Kunekune Pig
Ouessant Sheep
Red-Necked Wallaby
Welsh Mountain Pony
Reptiles and Amphibians
Argus Monitor
Black-Breasted Leaf Turtle
Black Tree Monitor
Brazilian Rainbow Boa
Common Boa
Crested Gecko
Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman
Egyptian Tortoise
Emerald Tree Boa
Fire Skink
Green and Black Poison Dart Frog
Green Iguana
Green Tree Python
Jungle Carpet Python
Indian Star Tortoise
Leopard Tortoise
Marañón Poison Frog
Marine Toad
Mexican Beaded Lizard
New Guinea Forest Dragon
Northern Pine Snake
Ocellated Bronze Skink
Pancake Tortoise
Red-Footed Tortoise
Rhino Iguana
Spiny-Tailed Monitor
Sudan Plated Lizard
Sulcata Tortoise
Texas Rat Snake
Western Hognose
Yellow-Bellied Slider
Birds and Poultry
Barn Owl
Black-Cheeked Lovebird
Budgerigar
Cattle Egret
Cayuga Duck
Chinese Painted Quail
Cockatiel
Ecuadorian Amazon Parrot
Embden Goose
Java Dove
Java Sparrow
Laughing Kookaburra
Light Sussex Chicken
Muscovy Duck
Norfolk Bronze Turkey
Peach-Faced Lovebird
Pekin Chicken
Red-Billed Blue Magpie
Red-Breasted Goose
Rhode Island Red Chicken
Silkie Chicken
Swainson's Lorikeet
White-Cheeked Turaco
The perfect gift for the animal lover in your life and valid for 12 months from purchase, the money made from our animal adoptions contributes towards looking after our own animals, as well as endangered animals around the world.
- Single adoption price: £30
- Family adoption price: £40
Our single adoption pack include:
- A presentation folder
- A certificate of adoption
- An animal fact sheet about your chosen animal
- A 7”x5” glossy photograph of your chosen animal
- One admission ticket to the Animal Zone for the adopter.
- Animal Zone keyring/magnet
- Your name on our Animal Adoptions Board
A family adoption pack include:
- A presentation folder
- A certificate of adoption.
- An animal fact sheet about your chosen animal
- A 7”x5” glossy photograph of your chosen animal
- One family admission ticket to the Animal Zone (2 adults, 2 children)
- 2 x Animal Zone keyring/magnet
- Your family’s name on our Animal Adoptions Board
A proportion of all money raised from animal adoptions goes straight to our conservation charities helping save animals in the wild.
Please note animal adoptions at the Animal Zone adopt the species and not a specific individual animal. Adopted animals, whilst grateful for your support, will stay with us at the Animal Zone. Adoptions can take up to 5 working days to process, while we aim to get orders out as soon as possible, at busy times this can take longer.
Animal Adoptions are available on all species listed on these pages. For more information on adoptions available or for special requests please contact: azbookings@southstaffs.ac.uk