Banham Zoological Gardens is a zoo in Banham, Norfolk, England. The zoo itself, which today is home to more than 2,000 animals, opened to the public in 1968, became a charity in 2013, and has since been often awarded the prize of Norfolk's Top Attraction, by numerous different organisations, with an annual visitor attendance of in excess of 200,000 people. It is part of the Zoological Society of East Anglia, a registered charity which also owns Africa Alive Zoological Reserve near Lowestoft, Suffolk. The mission of the Zoological Society of East Anglia (ZSEA) is to be the flagship for sustainable tourism by connecting people to nature for conservation. Enjoy a full day out with plenty of activities to thrill and entertain your family, all whilst learning more about some incredible species – from Asian leopards and Russian tigers to more familiar animals found in our own British wildlife. Head to the Farm Barn to get up close and personal to some of the friendly domestic livestock, or step inside the wonderful world of our Tropical House where you’ll find free-flying birds and exotic plants from across South America. Banham Zoo also operates daily animal feeding talks, ‘Amazing Animals!’ presentations and one of the most recognised Birds of the World Displays in the UK. Various fun and interactive sessions are run by Banham Zoo's Education Team in the Conservation Education Centre which opened in 1979. History Banham Zoo began as a collection of pheasants and parrots, and opened to the public in 1968. In 1971, it acquired a colony of Woolly Monkeys and became 'Banham Zoo and Woolly Monkey Sanctuary'. Banham Zoological Gardens became the first collection in the UK to breed the silvery woolly monkey. In 1974, Banham Zoological Gardens was accepted as a member of the Federation of British Zoos. Today, it has acquired a much larger collection of animals, but it still retains one of the best collections of smaller monkeys in Europe Animals Birds housed at the zoo include emus, Chilean flamingos, sun conures, African penguins, black-necked swans, blue-and-yellow macaws, black kites, red-crested turacos, laughing kookaburras, Von der Decken's hornbills, Temminck's tragopans, snowy owls, spectacled owls, Australian boobook, Rüppell's vultures, Moluccan cockatoos, Swainson's lorikeets, scarlet ibises, African spoonbills, grey crowned cranes and red-legged seriemas. Primates kept at the zoo include siamang, black-headed spider monkeys, black howler monkeys, black-and-white ruffed lemurs, Goeldi's monkeys, Geoffroy's marmosets, ring-tailed lemurs, golden