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Manchester Evening News
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Emma Gill

Chester Zoo's live virtual tour is back this Good Friday with some newly hatched penguin chicks

Chester Zoo is throwing open its virtual gates once again today to give families a tour.

Children will be able to watch their favourite animals from home and this week's line-up includes the attraction's newly hatched penguin chicks.

The 'virtual zoo day' will begin live on the zoo's Facebook page starting at 10am, broadcasting animal action from various habitats around the zoo at different points in the day.

The full line-up includes everything from Mr Parson's the chameleon, star of The Secret Life of the Zoo, to Komodo dragons - the world’s largest lizards.

(Manchester Evening News)

  Here are the time slots for different animals are:   

  • 10am - Tree kangaroos (yes, that’s right, kangaroos that live in trees)
  • 11am - Asiatic lions
  • 12pm - Komodo dragons
  • 1pm - Sulawesi macaques
  • 2pm - Mr Parson’s the chameleon
  • 3pm -  NEW penguin chicks

Chester Zoo also has more than 50 activities you can access online - on all things animals, science and conservation.

Last month we reported how many zoos have web cams set up for people to see their animals with live streams.

Some attractions already offered the service online, but others have followed suit to give us virtual access to their furry friends during the coronavirus pandemic.

(Manchester Evening News)

It's not just zoos where we can capture animals either. The Wildlife Trust in Cumbria has a badger cam live streaming the animals from Ambleside. Dusk is the best time to watch so it depends how late your children are up.

And at Folly Farm in Pembrokeshire, you can watch the goats, sheep and newborn lambs on its barn webcam here.

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