Have you ever looked at an animal and become very jealous of how flexible they are? As an aerialist I often find myself looking at the orangutans in awe as they effortlessly do a perfect split followed by an over split. All whilst being about 10 feet high up in the enclosure! Aerial Silks Aerial…
Hi, my name is Bethany and I live in North Kent, nr The Medway Towns. I have visited WWP since I was little, normally several times a year. I also watched my Nan feed the tigers here too, just before the pandemic. This is why I was so excited when I found out I would…
So today I’d like to talk about our three little bears. Aroon, Mika and of course Baloo. On the 29th January, it was a big day for us on the carnivore team as our little, not so little bear cub turned 2. Looking at him now it’s amazing to think how tiny he was when…
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 you all, let’s all hope that this year is a better year. As I write this there isn’t a lockdown so let’s hope it stays that way and look back on all that happened in 2021 instead. Starting off 2021, was a start we didn’t think we would have. On the…
Introducing my first Wingham Wildlife Park bird identification blog where I’d love to point out a species that you can try and spot at the park, depending on the time of year of course. And if you’re a birder, like me you’ll be busy on New Year’s Day trying to build up your bird list…
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…
In this blog I will be talking about our little friends the European hedgehogs and how we can give them a helping hand. The European hedgehog is the only native species of hedgehog in the UK, they are nocturnal mammals and their diet consists mainly of slugs, snails, beetles, earthworms and small berries. They use…
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,…
Let me introduce you to Molly, Markus and Albert our group of Common Cusimanse. They joined us in early 2019 and can be seen next to the smooth coated otters. Definitely for me, along with the Egyptian fruitbats, these guys are one of the most overlooked or forgotten about species in the park by visitors….
