Hey guys, I would like to introduce you to our common palm civets, max and ken. These boys aren’t at the park yet and are currently living at SWP, awaiting their brand new enclosure at WWP. I’m excited to share with you their personalities to help you get to know them a bit before their…
Hello friends, I hope you are surviving January! Its nearly over, we got this! I have an update for you on some of the training that’s going on in the park. (If you want to check out my progress from previous blogs you can find them here). Orangutans A few updates on the orangs! They…
Happy New Year to all! As the weather is getting colder, it’s easy to daydream of warmer climates and think about future holidays or past trips. I’ve spent a lot of time recently thinking about a trip I did in 2016 to South America. Here I explored the Pantanal region of Brazil, searched for sloths…
With Christmas fast approaching it’s time to take a look at our animals’ behaviour over the last 12 months so we can let the big man in red know how they’ve been getting on and he can get the elves working on any deserved presents. I’ll be sure to attach their letters to Santa at…
The animal kingdom has an amazing variety of animals, each with its own specialised adaptations for life. One subject that is very fascinating is how different species reproduce. Here at Wingham we have a few different methods of reproduction which our animals use. But firstly, let’s look at those different methods. According to the biologist,…
My blog this week is focusing on Lemurs in celebration of World Lemur Day which is the last Friday in October every year, this year it falls on the 25th. When visitors see our Ring-tailed lemurs for the first time we tend to hear them say “look at the monkeys”. But lemurs are not monkeys…
This week my blog is going to be slightly different as I’ll be informing you about the African Spur Thighed or Sulcata tortoises that can be found at the park. Usually I write about the mammal species you find on the section however, this reptilian species also finds itself on the section too, we do…
Did you know that humans and animals don’t always agree on the meaning of a smile? Hi everyone, Nadine here dropping in with this week’s episode of the keeper blog! To be honest when I came to writing this one, I struggled to pick a topic to focus on, not because I couldn’t think of…
You may have been to Wingham recently to see the animals and their keepers going about their business. Perhaps you took a stroll along the top to see the pumas, jaguars and of course the lions. As you walk pass the lions you may stop briefly at the next enclosure and turn to the sign…
On the 18th September 2019, Pickle turns 7 years old. I still can’t quite believe it’s been 7 years since she was born, time certainly flies! Why is Pickle the wrong colour? As a female and being half a white cheeked gibbon, Pickle should be blonde in colour by now. Female White Cheeked Gibbons go…
