: Dudley Zoological Gardens :

To read excerpts and see photographs from:

Conservation and Research at DZG:
Making Time For The World's Rarest Animals
by Dr David Beeston, Jill Hitchman and Ian Hughes.

and

Towers and Tectons:
A View from the Hill
by Jill Hitchman

Please click on one of the cover images

DZG FACTS LINE... The rhinoceros's horn is made of the same thing found in our hair and fingernails, which is called keratin. DZG FACTS LINE... A crocodile cannot stick it's tongue out. DZG FACTS LINE... The flea can jump 350 times it's body length, which is like a human jumping the length of a football field. DZG FACTS LINE... An ostrich's eye is bigger than it's brain. DZG FACTS LINE... Elephants are the only animals that can't jump (thankfully!!). DZG FACTS LINE... The world's smallest owl is the elf owl which weighs 1.5 ounces and is the size of a sparrow. DZG FACTS LINE... Frogs do not need to drink water as they absorb the water through their skin. DZG FACTS LINE... A penguin swims at a speed of approximately 15 miles per hour. DZG FACTS LINE... A mouse is so small compared to an elephant, that an elephant does not even know that there is a mouse close to it!! DZG FACTS LINE... An adult lion's roar is so loud, it can be heard up to five miles away. DZG FACTS LINE... The world's smallest owl is the elf owl which weighs 1.5 ounces and is the size of a sparrow. DZG FACTS LINE... A rat can last longer without water than a camel.

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