I hope you all had a fabulous Christmas 2022. We sure did at the zoo, giving out pressies to our animals and having a keeper Christmas feast in the morning. I’d like to go over some of the highlights and achievements of this year and have ended with a lovely collage of pics for you…
Well, 2022 is almost over and what a year it’s been! From a gloomy January, through to a scorching hot summer. Now we finishing up with a very frosty winter; it’s all been going on on the Primate Section. I thought I’d use this blog as a roundup of what we’ve been up to this…
It’s always exciting when you’ve got new animal arriving at the park. Recently, we welcomed a group of 12 Patagonian Maras! I’ve previously never worked with Mara so it’s a first for me, as a zookeeper. I’ve always found myself going to other zoos and learning about the different animals they have. Or, in my…
With Christmas just around the corner (how did that happen?), we’re all probably thinking about what presents we still need to buy for our loved ones. Or, what food needs to be bought and what we could buy for our pets at home? Unless you’re one of those people who are already prepared by September…
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…
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…
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…
Next week, the happiest day of the year will be upon us, World Smile Day! I am often asked which my favourite species are to work with at the park. It must be said, the little guys never fail to put a smile on my face every day. With the famous saying “good things come in…
