A mother and daughter who travelled from West Sussex and Yorkshire to become DZG keepers for the day were thrilled at how close they got to the world’s rarest animals!
Rachel South and daughter, Toni joined staff as they went about their daily keeping duties.
Toni, aged 25, from Leeds, said: “I chose Dudley Zoo because what we really wanted to do was get close to the animals, which is exactly what we got.
“It was a really personal experience and all the keepers were friendly and really helpful and really knew their animals and facts.”
During their day, Toni and Rachel met Rothschild’s giraffes, Snow leopards, Sumatran tigers, Brazilian tapirs and capybaras, chimpanzees and Madagascan lemurs.
Toni added: “My favourite part was getting up close with the big cats and getting to feed them especially the baby snow leopard.
Toni’s mum, Rachel, aged 43, from Bognor Regis, added: “We had an absolutely amazing day and my highlights were meeting the chimps and orangs and tickling the tiger, also flying a Harris hawk and hugging a tapir!”
Rachel South and daughter, Toni joined staff as they went about their daily keeping duties.
Toni, aged 25, from Leeds, said: “I chose Dudley Zoo because what we really wanted to do was get close to the animals, which is exactly what we got.
“It was a really personal experience and all the keepers were friendly and really helpful and really knew their animals and facts.”
During their day, Toni and Rachel met Rothschild’s giraffes, Snow leopards, Sumatran tigers, Brazilian tapirs and capybaras, chimpanzees and Madagascan lemurs.
Toni added: “My favourite part was getting up close with the big cats and getting to feed them especially the baby snow leopard.
Toni’s mum, Rachel, aged 43, from Bognor Regis, added: “We had an absolutely amazing day and my highlights were meeting the chimps and orangs and tickling the tiger, also flying a Harris hawk and hugging a tapir!”
