January 12th is ‘Kiss a Ginger Day’ put in place to show appreciation to those with naturally red hair, which only accounts for around 2% of the world’s population. I thought I would latch onto this unofficial holiday for some of the natural redheads here at the park. All of which are likely to be…
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…
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…
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…
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…
For this edition of Matts travels we are jetting off around the world and taking 12-hour flight to South Africa. With travel restrictions a thing of the past hopefully, I found myself in a position where I had the opportunity to go back to South Africa. I’ve been very fortunate to have travelled there twice…
Let’s jump straight in with my blog this week about who is who in our Ringtail Lemur walkthrough. A lot of people ask about how we tell our ringtail lemurs apart. Well for the keepers that work with them on a daily basis, this is very easy. However, for those of you that don’t know,…
We have been very busy training new behaviours including crate training with many species recently and I wanted to update you on what the animals have been learning. Macaws So, I’ve been making friends with the macaws and teaching them to follow the target. They’ve picked it up nicely and allowed me to move onto…
