Animals arrive to settle in - Agouti & Pygmy Marmoset

We are excited to welcome 5 new animals to Northumberland this last week. It has been a busy week getting everything ready and ensuring the tropical house was ready for the new Agouti and the world's smallest monkey - the Pygmy Marmoset.
The Tropical House should be opening in the second week of the Easter holidays.
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[@bearynice85]

The tropical house looks amazing. Can't wait to see the new animals enjoying it. 😊

[@sharonmccarrell1196]

Welcome new residents. Farewell to old

[@Mapalqnfjoz]

I loved the footage of the Agouti sprinting out of his little carrier!

[@NorthumberlandZoo]

It was on a mission!

[@MsHepzibah1]

Aww! Goodbye Ghost, safe travels sweetheart and enjoy your new life. ❤ Welcome agoutis and pygmy marmosets, looking forward to spotting you in your new home here. 🥰

[@PurplePiggies83]

I love agoutis! I love agouti guinea pigs too. I think one of my piggies has a bit of agouti pig in him as he has bits of that same hair texture. I can't wait to try and spot the agoutis when it's all open.

[@Gavincie]

2 amazing species! Hopefully they settle in fine and enjoy their new home

[@J-DoubleU]

Woo! I got 2/4 guesses correct so far (Marmoset and Agouti), can't wait to see what else will be moving in soon! 😊

[@NorthumberlandZoo]

Well done! 😎

[@88Atwood88]

Man I remember working with Pygmy Marmoset's at a zoo in sweden and we had this one marmo called Elvis he was pretty much attached to me whenever I entered his enclosure, was the sweetest lill guy

[@NorthumberlandZoo]

Cute - I hope these three can bond with our keepers over time.

[@katiegray7239]

Those pygmy marmosets are so cute! Cant wait to try and spot both species in the tropical house! Wow I was super lucky I visited on Tuesday and all 3 lynx boys were out and about, so saw him just before he moved! One of the lynx also jumped up to a top platform and was calling, I've never heard them do that before, gutted I didn't atch it on video!

[@NorthumberlandZoo]

The lynx are calling for mates at the minute, they do this once a year at the same time! Ghost is away actually about to meet his mate so thats pretty cool for him.

[@katiegray7239]

@@NorthumberlandZoo i thought that might be the case, they all seemed to be on a mission rather than snoozing or eating lol

[@sharonrowan3643]

Good luck ghost ❤

[@261tallguy1]

Awesome

[@jt8643]

This is great! Did you say the agoutis are from Chester?

[@NorthumberlandZoo]

That’s right! They came straight out of the sloth exhibit.

[@musicandbooklover-p2o]

Don't suppose you have pandas do you? They'd look 🐼great on the cover though :)

[@NorthumberlandZoo]

Sadly not! There are none in the UK currently!

[@lynnmcardle5249]

I was really hoping the unnamed species was going to be Agouti. Keeping everything crossed I can spot them on my next visit. Can I ask why Ghost was chosen over the other boys? Just interested to know what the selection process entails ❤

[@NorthumberlandZoo]

Great question. Ghost was the most quiet and stand-offish as well as the lower ranking individual of our trio, so it made most sense for him to move out. Jasper has his on-going ear canal issue so it would be unfair to burden another Zoo with that health issue and Shadow is the most confident and our star-boy to work with so we wouldn’t let him go.

[@LouciferFlump]

Ahh, no more Ghost spotting, eh!!! I hope he’s happy in his new home! 🥹 I didn’t even know about the calendar photo comp! I have an amazing close up of Karli but it’s portrait!!! 😢 New arrivals are super cute. Yeah, don’t expose them to excitable kids banging on windows this Easter. If they do it when I’m there, I give their inconsiderate parents allowing it a lecture 🤣👍🏻 I love the amazing Gordon Buchanan prints in the background, btw!!🥰

[@NorthumberlandZoo]

Ghost is settling in as we speak which is great news for all involved. The newbies are doing well too, looking forward to welcoming more! We went to listen to a Gordon Buchanan talk last year in Durham and he was signing some prints so had to have some!