This summer we’ve been very excited to open the doors to our new nocturnal house. This enclosure is super interesting as the day and night cycles have been swapped around. Previously if you tried to get a glimpse of our Frogmouths you may have struggled to spot one as they don’t move about too much…
With the opening of the Nocturnal House fast approaching I thought I would go a little bit into circadian rhythms. So first of all what does it mean? It is a 24 hour period of behavioral and physiological activity in animals and plants. In animals, even more simply it is the sleep/ awake cycle. Animals…
Hi guys, in this blog I will be talking about our gorgeous girl Kaia the Amur leopard, who made the move down from Sandwich to Wingham Wildlife Park. Kaia came to us from Marwell Zoo and has been the queen of sass at Sandwich Wildlife Park for the past few years. Amur leopards are classed…
Pucker up people. July 6th is International Kissing Day and we’re taking a whistlestop tour of all the animals that like to smooch, snuggle, boop and cuddle. So, whoever or whatever you like to kiss, let’s see if they feature in our top ten kissers. But first, let’s talk… Why do we kiss Kissing is…
Faye has just celebrated her 31st birthday on 22nd June. She has lived with us since 25th October 2016. This is when our seven chimps arrived to us from Yerkes National Primate Centre in Georgia, USA. Faye’s background A picture of Faye’s first time being let outside in their enclosure. This was also the first…
It’s Nature Photography Day! June 15th each year is a day to promote the enjoyment of nature photography and how images can be used to raise awareness of conservation both locally and globally. Photos can be invaluable in conservation directly, with ecologists often using photography banks to identify animals in the wild through their unique…
I have heard many people say they ‘don’t agree with animals in cages’ and they ‘don’t agree with zoos’ over the years. So, I decided to dedicate my blog to give a little more substance to why we actually need zoos. I would love nothing more than for my job to be obsolete. I would…
The reptile blogs have been very lizard focused. So, I’m going to mix it up a little this time and introduce you to some pretty cool chelonians instead. More specifically, I’m going to tell you about our alligator snapping turtles (Macrochelys temminckii). Wingham Wildlife Park is home to 2 alligator snapping turtles. One is fairly…
Yes, you can train a crocodile (find more here about why training is important and who else I work with)! We have a pair of Cuban crocodiles, Rico and Havana, who have been trained to enter a shut away area. This is in order for our keepers to safely enter the enclosure. Clever crocs The…
Spring has never truly arrived until you catch sight of your first bee. On Saturday 20th May 2023 we will be celebrating World Bee Day, so get it jotted down in the diary. This day is to raise awareness about the threats they face and most importantly what we can do to help them out. In…
