Mandrills, obviously… They are the largest and one of the most colourful monkeys in the world. But why are they so colourful? It is the male Mandrills that can develop the bright blues, purples and reds on their faces and backsides. These colours indicate a more dominate male within the troop. The brighter the colour,…
(It has been a tough year for everyone and as we lead in to Christmas why not support your favourite zoo, Wingham Wildlife Park and shop local.) Let us help you find that unique gift for your animal crazy loved ones this Christmas and create memories that they will never forget. Day ticket This Christmas…
If you’ve been following our social media you may have already seen some adorable pictures of the East African Crowned Crane chicks that hatched earlier in the year at our park. If not then don’t despair! In my blog this week I will be reminiscing about these bizarre looking birds. When you see our Cranes…
Recently in the office we have been trying out products gifted to us by RefillDrop a local circular economy company working in areas like Kent (Ashfrod, Maidstone, Tenterden etc.) London (including Battersea, Nine Elms, Hammersmith, Fulham, Chelsea, Kensington and more), and just about everywhere inbetween. We wanted to take this opportunity to share our honest…
While doing our evening park tour last night we had a few people asking about the best way to support the parks at this time, and it’s a question which come sup quite often, so I decided yesterday to write this article about how you can best help us during this time. The first lockdown…
So last time we talked about carnivore teeth but they don’t make up the whole section. We also have a few omnivores. So while omnivores need some carnivore teeth to eat meat they also need a few different ones for eating other stuff. Moon Bears The main example I have to bring up is of…
Hey everyone! For my blog, this week I am going to talk about a very special group of monkeys, the Leaf eating Monkeys. They live in a subfamily group called Colobinae and are typically found throughout Africa and Asia and are long-tailed, tree dwelling monkeys that depend almost entirely on leaves as the main part…
I am very pleased to let you know (if you don’t already know) that we now have 4 Rothschild Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi at the park so our tower is now complete. We have recently welcomed our two new males from Longleat Safari Park. It felt very much like déjà vu when the day arrived…
This week it’s time to have a look at the funny side of zoo keeping. I’m sure we could all do with a giggle and cheering up in the current situation we find ourselves in 2020. I’m sure if you have pets yourselves at home they can get up to all sorts of capers and…
Join us in celebrating the wan and only Gok as this little charmer turns six years old today! Gok is our Blue Crowned Pigeon, you know the one with the fabulous head wear that parades around the Tropical House? No? Well if you’ve not made his acquaintance yet make sure to pay him a visit…
