An Essex zoo has formally submitted to build a new lion enclosure as part of a "master plan" for its long-term future. Colchester Zoo has filed documents with Colchester City Council following its ...

Simba (left) was named after a cartoon film lion cub A cat named after the Lion King film character Simba has been found seven months after going missing - near Colchester Zoo's big cats enclosure.

Last year, the zoo revealed multi-million pound plans to build a new African lion habitat. Colchester Zoo opened in 1963 and celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2023.