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Animals & Conservation Archive
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Wild Boar – Fact Three
When born the piglets are striped and spotty allowing them to be camouflaged in thick undergrowth. -
Wild Boar – Fact Two
When hybridised with the domestic Tamworth pig they produce the nearest we can to the now extinct Iron Age Pig. -
Wild Boar – Fact One
The wild boar is the second most wide spread mammal species on earth, due mainly to their ability to eek-out a living almost anywhere.
Animals & Conservation Archive
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Wild Boar – Fact Three
When born the piglets are striped and spotty allowing them to be camouflaged in thick undergrowth. -
Wild Boar – Fact Two
When hybridised with the domestic Tamworth pig they produce the nearest we can to the now extinct Iron Age Pig. -
Wild Boar – Fact One
The wild boar is the second most wide spread mammal species on earth, due mainly to their ability to eek-out a living almost anywhere. -
Keepers Notes – Wild Boar
Mochyn and her sister are very friendly, unlike their wild counter parts who have a terrible reputation. Stripy piglets can usually be seen during the summer months but you will have to search long and hard to find them concealed in their nest, which mum lovingly makes for them. Being just like pigs our two do not [...] -
Geoffroys Marmoset – Fact Three
The male marmoset takes a very active role in fatherhood, carrying the babies around from the moment they are born until they gain independence. -
Geoffroys Marmoset – Fact Two
All marmoset species come from the rainforests off South America. -
Geoffroys Marmoset – Fact One
Marmosets specially adapted incisor teeth allow them to gouge holes in tree bark to get to the sap on which they feed. -
Keepers Notes – Geoffroys Marmoset
Awe and his two sons, Tari and Rapau, form our bachelor group at the park. Awe is most definitely in charge and is much more confident and cheeky than the youngsters. You may be surprised when peering into the foliage of their outdoor enclosure, to find them staring right back at you watching every move you [...] -
Asian Otter – Fact Three
Although typically we might expect otters to eat fish, Asian short clawed otters prefer amphibians, molluscs and small mammals. -
Asian Otter – Fact Two
Their long whiskers help otters to find food in murky water and dense undergrowth by detecting the movement of their prey.