If you’ve been following our social media you may have already seen some adorable pictures of the East African Crowned Crane chicks that hatched earlier in the year at our park. If not then don’t despair! In my blog this week I will be reminiscing about these bizarre looking birds. When you see our Cranes…
So last time we talked about carnivore teeth but they don’t make up the whole section. We also have a few omnivores. So while omnivores need some carnivore teeth to eat meat they also need a few different ones for eating other stuff. Moon Bears The main example I have to bring up is of…
Hey everyone! For my blog, this week I am going to talk about a very special group of monkeys, the Leaf eating Monkeys. They live in a subfamily group called Colobinae and are typically found throughout Africa and Asia and are long-tailed, tree dwelling monkeys that depend almost entirely on leaves as the main part…
I am very pleased to let you know (if you don’t already know) that we now have 4 Rothschild Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi at the park so our tower is now complete. We have recently welcomed our two new males from Longleat Safari Park. It felt very much like déjà vu when the day arrived…
This week it’s time to have a look at the funny side of zoo keeping. I’m sure we could all do with a giggle and cheering up in the current situation we find ourselves in 2020. I’m sure if you have pets yourselves at home they can get up to all sorts of capers and…
Hey everyone, this week my blog will be focused on another of my favourite species of primates, the gibbons! But more specifically, gibbon songs and calls. All animals in the natural world will have a way of communicating with other species, individuals of their own species and with their environment. This can come in many…
International Red Panda Day is the 3rd Saturday of September each year. On this day, zoos, schools, and other groups around the world celebrate by creating as much red panda publicity as possible. This aims to raise public awareness and support for red panda conservation issues. This year has been slightly different to previous years…
I was lucky enough to visit Wingham wildlife park for my last visit last month. This was the last visit out of my four visits to the park for when I won the junior journalist competition last year. I visited with my Mum and little brother, Jacob. I was so happy to see Wingham open…
I wrote a blog over four years ago about becoming a zoo keeper so I think it’s time for an update. Working with animals is something that a lot of people strive to achieve and being a zoo keeper is something that a lot of people dream of being. With this blog I’m going to…
If you were keeping up with our live stream videos, you may have heard that we had some exciting news whilst the park was closed during lockdown. Our White Stork pair, Rodney and Cassandra, became first time parents! In previous years, the pair had nested without success, but in my blog this week I’d love…
