Longleat’s monkeys are famed for their mischievous behaviour, but even they could hardly believe their luck when an ice cream van entered their drive-through enclosure. Safari keepers at the famous Wiltshire wildlife attraction had enlisted the help of local ice-cream seller Colin Robb to provide some cooling treats for their troop of rhesus monkeys. Despite the obvious attractions of flakes and ice cream cones however, the monkeys were restricted to a choice of special fruit-based ice lollies – which seemed to prove equally popular. Full Story: Read More
LEAPING LEMURS OF LONGLEAT
With their puppy dog eyes and teddy bear-like face lemurs are famed for their cute and cuddly appearance. However a pair of the Madagascan primates resorted to spectacular flying Kung Fu moves which would not have looked out of place in a Jackie Chan movie to resolve a disagreement at Longleat Safari & Adventure Park recently. The two ring tail lemurs, renowned for their agility and ability to leap from tree to tree in their forest homes, entertained visitors with an acrobatic display of apparent fisticuffs – although on closer inspection the pair never actually made contact with each other. Full Story: Read More