ZSL London Zoo goes batty this Halloween
Thursday 6 October 2011
Come and be spooked out this Halloween in ZSL London Zoo’s brand new bat cave - Opening on Saturday 22 October.
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This new exhibit will be opening especially for October half term, and will be home to 16 critically endangered rodrigues fruit bats.
Visitors will be able to investigate the dark and eerie habitat of the nine male bats and seven females, when ZSL London Zoo’s newest exhibit opens on Saturday 22 October.
Along with the new bat cave, families who visit during October half term will love our ‘Boo at the Zoo’ Halloween activities which run from Saturday 22 October, until Sunday 29 October.
Visitors can catch a special Halloween themed animal demonstration featuring the Zoo’s vulture, a skunk and a burrowing owl which will be taken over by the evil Prince Igor. Kids can get messy by making creepy crafts in the Zoo’s Animal Adventure exhibit meanwhile frightening tales will be told in the terrifying tepee.
There will also be something fishy happening in the Zoo’s 158 year-old Aquarium . Known for its spooky goings on, explainers will be on hand to tell visitors real life ghost stories and to take them into the murky depths of the exhibit.
Adults only - we will be running Ghost tours during the evening on Friday 28th October. Experience the spookier side of the zoo by visiting three of the reputedly most haunted buildings. Find out more about our Halloween Ghost tours .
