I wrote a blog over four years ago about becoming a zoo keeper so I think it’s time for an update. Working with animals is something that a lot of people strive to achieve and being a zoo keeper is something that a lot of people dream of being. With this blog I’m going to…
If you were keeping up with our live stream videos, you may have heard that we had some exciting news whilst the park was closed during lockdown. Our White Stork pair, Rodney and Cassandra, became first time parents! In previous years, the pair had nested without success, but in my blog this week I’d love…
Many times I have done the tiger talk with our two boys, Troy and Blade. Part way through, I’ll be greeted with laughter and turn to see a familiar sight. What can easily be described as a cheesy grin on Blade’s face. Blade has always seemed to enjoy getting a reaction from visitors and will…
Hello everyone! In this week’s blog I want to talk about one of my favourite primate species, not only are they on my favourite list, I also have the privilege to work with them here at Wingham Wildlife Park. Last week on August 19th there was a special day to celebrate them; International Orangutan day!…
I think we can all agree it has been far too long since I last spoke to you all about the Lowland Tapirs at the park. For anyone that might be new to the park or may not know much about our pair, I will give you a little refresher about them. Nando our male…
This week’s blog is in celebration of lizards. Those 4 (but sometimes no) legged reptiles come in all different shapes and sizes. From the smallest, the Jaragua Lizard measuring in length 16mm, to the largest lizard in the world, the Komodo Dragon, growing to lengths of up to 3m. That’s 1,875 times bigger. Lizards can…
Penguin Moult – the scruffy phase. Moulting King Penguins at Volunteer Point, the Falklands. Photo credit: John Buckingham Back to team bird for the keeper blog this week, and this time I’ll be covering penguin moult… because you just can’t have too many blogs about Penguins right? When you first see a moulting penguin, it…
Retractable and non-retractable We all know what claws are. Many animals such as birds and mammals have them. They are a useful appendage on the ends of their toes or fingers and have many uses. If you have cats or dogs at home you may know there are differences. Cats have retractable claws which means…
Hello everyone, this week in my blog I will be talking about a highly specialised group of primates that have adapted to live a very different life compared to their other counterparts. This is of course nocturnal primates! Unlike diurnal (active during the day) primates, nocturnal (active during the night) primates have evolved to take…
Firstly, I’d like to thank everyone for the support they’ve shown Wingham over these last few months, it’s been overwhelming. It’s been nice to see that you guys love the animals as much as us keepers do. Doing the live talk/feeds have also been thoroughly enjoyable as well. I hope everyone finds themselves well and…
