When you’re born in to a dynasty of master car thieves it’s perhaps not surprising that a life of petty crime starts early among Longleat’s infamous troop of rhesus macaque monkeys. This trio of juvenile delinquents were spotted playing tug-of-war with a section of car trim which they had recently ‘liberated’ from a passing vehicle at the Wiltshire safari park. Full Story: Read More
KEEPERS KEEP THUNDER BIRDS IN THE PINK
Five flamingo chicks are having to be hand reared by keepers at Longleat Safari & Adventure Park after the eggs were abandoned by their parents during a thunderstorm. Keepers at the Wiltshire wildlife park are using syringes to feed the endangered Chilean flamingos after all the eggs were artificially hatched in an incubator. Adult flamingos build a volcano-shaped nest and lay a single egg, which they then usually sit on for around a month. Full Story: Read More
LONGLEAT MONKEYS GO APE FOR ICE CREAM VAN
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