So, I’m sure most of you are now aware that we recently lost one of our beloved lions, Brutus to lung cancer. Naturally it is a heavy blow to all as he was definitely one of our most iconic residents. I mean what zoo is complete without the king of the jungle. A title his…
This is Junior Journalist, Bethany’s last vlog for us and we have loved the animations she has created at home after visiting our park. We hope you enjoy some of her fun penguin facts!
My name is Lewis Cannon. I’m here to do my last write up. I visited in the October half term. First we went to eat our picnic by the Arctic Wolves. The Wolves were walking up and down, with their noses up inthe air, I think they could smell my lunch. In the water in…
I’m always up for talking about giraffe training, it is my favourite part of the day. Our beautiful brothers have been loving their training sessions and making huge progress. There are a few behaviours that we have been fine-tuning and I’d like to show off their skills. We train the giraffes nearly every day, and…
As a zookeeper, it is an unwritten rule that you can’t have favourite animals and to be honest most days, if you asked me, I would have a different answer for you each time anyway. I absolutely love the chimps and their different personalities and group dynamics. I’m in love with the mischievous mini monkeys…
Pumpkins post Halloween What to do with your leftover pumpkins after enjoying them over Halloween? It’s a question I’m sure a lot of you are currently asking yourself and there is a variety of ways to dispose of your pumpkins. Each year about 39.9 million pumpkins are bought for decorating. Yet many will be carved…
When you think of animals and venoms, your first thought is probably snakes. You wouldn’t be wrong! There are around 600 species of venomous snakes with about 200 being able to seriously hurt or even kill humans. We don’t hold any of these snakes at Wingham anymore. However, we do still have our venomous lizards,…
It’s that time of year where us birders get very excited that rarities may show up as our wild birds undertake their autumn migrations. This got me thinking about our own rarities here at the park. So, I would like to talk about our very own treasure on the bird’s section, our Vietnamese Pheasants (Lophura…
World Animal Day 2022 4th October is World Animal Day. A day designated to all animals, which strives to improve welfare for all animals all around the world. As a keeper at Wingham our animal’s health and welfare is always our top priority and there are a few aspects to consider. For my blog this…
For this blog I wanted to celebrate International Zookeeper Day on the 4th October. We are a dedicated and maybe crazy bunch for going down this career path. However, it’s one of the most rewarding and exciting workplaces you can get. I’ve chased down a few of the WWP team to find out why they…
