What it takes to look after and enrich our moon bears. In this blog I’m going to talk about looking after our two moon bears, or Asiatic black bears, Aroon and Mika, and delve into what goes on in a day for the bears and how we keep them happy. What is Enrichment? Enrichment is…
This week’s blog comes from me, Jess B, Deputy Head of Primates. After my maternity leave, I couldn’t wait to return to all the wonderful animals and my team. My blog is about my trip to Sumatra, Indonesia in 2018, in search of Sumatran orangutans. Home Sweet Home Now, we are home to our two…
Wow already a month into 2025, where does the time go? I hope everyone is keeping well and still sticking to their new years resolutions. For my blog this week I thought I’d share with you my recent holiday to India. It is a place in the world that has always appealed to me, especially…
I think it is fair to say, if you asked the primate team how 2024 has been, we would all agree it has been a rollercoaster of a year! There has been so much going on this year so I thought I would use the last primate blog of the year to re-cap some of…
Hi everyone. As this is my last blog of the year, I thought it would be very fitting to do something a little different to my normal write ups. I have decided to do a festive one this year. It’s Christmas after all. That’s right, you heard me. 2024 has absolutely flown by. I hope…
Hello all, this second trip was a spooky-themedone full of pumpkins, sweets and fun Halloweenactivities! This is my second blog! Those whohaven’t seen the first blog look further down onthe website to have a rundown of what happenedlast time. I started my day by picking up my nieces andheading over to Wingham Wildlife Park becausewe…
Please follow me on a journey to discover some of the coolest and weirdest snails that live on this planet! Records have shown that snails have been on Earth for over 3 billion years, so if you have not heard of a snail then where the shell have you been?! Not only this but there…
Wingham Wildlife Park is home to some amazing and fascinating creatures. One of our aims is to provide a deeper understanding and educate our wonderful visitors. But even with all this information, there are still many misconceptions about animals that persist. So, in this blog I am going to debunk some fun animal myths. 1….
Hello! Today, I am going to introduce you to a species of tarantula that I share the same hair colour with, Poecilotheria metallica. Commonly known as the Gooty Ornamental, this feisty, fast and blue haired tarantula hails from the rainforest areas of India, such as Gooty and Madras, making its arboreal home in the hollows…
On September 1st, we celebrated a very special day for the primate team… International Primate Day! This is an annual event organised since 2005 by the British-based Animal Defenders International (ADI) and if there is one thing the primate team know how to do… it’s to throw a celebration! So for this blog, I decided…
