In this blog I’m going to talk about tiger, Tora’s recent contraceptive implant change and general health check. So, who is Tora? Tora is a 5 year old hybrid tiger currently housed at Sandwich Wildlife Park with another tiger Duke. Her implant was due to be changed so I did some training with her to…
Wolves are a formidable predator. With 42 teeth, 4 of which are canines which they use to grip onto their prey and they are able to bite through bone allowing them to get every last crumb of meat, including marrow; an extremely nutritional prize! They have thick fur to keep them warm, especially Artic wolves,…
This blog will be celebrating ‘Fun At Work Day’ and dedicated to our keepers with some photos of them doing some of the fun and the not-so fun parts of the job! I wanted to give the keepers a much-needed giggle for the end of January by catching their best side at work. *Some of…
Hi, it’s Celia again and I’m here with my second blog for Wingham Wildlife Park! I visited the park on Thursday 28th December – Brrr (it was cold!). I arrived after lunch as I wanted to listen to the Big Cat Talk at 2pm. Again, I will concentrate on just two areas of the park…
As this is my last blog for 2023, I’ve decided to a look back and review all the changes that have happened over the past 11 months, here at Wingham Wildlife Park. We’ve had a year of changes within the park this year and new exhibits opening, including the refurbishment of the Reptile House having…
The last couple of blogs I wrote cover nocturnal and diurnal activity patterns. Day and night. However, this is not the end of the story. There is a brief moment just before the sun rises and just before it sets. These are the twilight hours and some animals have chosen this time to be active….
So last time we talked about nocturnal animals which are awake at night. Now it’s time to look at diurnal species which means most active during the day. This includes us. Even if you have a night job we are still adapted for being up in daylight. Diurnal animals include most primates, deer, antelope, falcons…
Georgia is sharing what a typical day at work looks like for her here WWP from weighing to target training and everything in between.
Hello, my name is Celia, I am 9 years old and I am extremely excited to announce that I am Wingham Wildlife Park’s new Junior Reporter! Here’s how my first day went…. I arrived at the park on Sunday 6th August and met with Leanne who answered some of my questions before I got going….
With the opening of the Nocturnal House fast approaching I thought I would go a little bit into circadian rhythms. So first of all what does it mean? It is a 24 hour period of behavioral and physiological activity in animals and plants. In animals, even more simply it is the sleep/ awake cycle. Animals…