April is World Autism Awareness Month. This week the condition is being highlighted by the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA). So, I thought we could investigate how the animal world is intertwined with Autism. What is Autism? Autism is a lifelong developmental disability which affects how people communicate and interact with…
Happy Mother’s Day to everyone celebrating this day. I’m going to take a look at some of the animals at the park who have given birth at WWP over the past 12 months. Detailing some of the struggles that they face as they embrace motherhood, some for the very first time. Howler Monkeys Minnie, one…
3rd march We arose at 5:00am and if you ask me, that was far too early, not that I had the best night’s sleep! A travel pillow would have been incredible when camping on concrete. But anyway, I packed away all my gear and was ready to go by about 5:30 but everyone in camp…
1st March We pick up the story exactly where the last one left off, in the noisy hotel room, only where the party next door was blaring until the wee hours. The guy once he went to sleep snored so loud I thought that he was in bed next to me! Needless to say I…
A trip to Ha Long Bay and Moving on from Hanoi 26th February I had a pretty good night sleep but the boys both didn’t seem to enjoy it much… in fact as I write this on the bus to Ha Long Bay, Luke is literally now talking to Scott about how much he was…
21st February 2023 I actually didn’t think I’d write again until the day we actually travel but I wanted to give a little bit of an update on where we are with our preparations because we’re all in totally different places. I’ve got all of my stuff laid out on the floor in my office…
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…
