Conservation Matters : Binturong and Asian palm civet
This #FunFactFriday we’re bringing you another mini conservation lesson and this week we’re focussing on our binturong and Asian palm civet – both members of the viverridae mammal family.
Binturong
Chicken dinner!
Chicken is a dinner staple in many human and animal diets, including our binturongs Ellie and Elliot, who keepers have discovered prefer their poultry cooked! And to ensure the pair always have their portions to their liking, staff have installed a table top hob in the section kitchen to boil the chicken for two-year-old Elliot and … Continue reading Chicken dinner!
Hammock’s a hit!
A fire hose hammock is proving to be a huge hit with Ellie the binturong. So much so, the one-year-old has hardly ventured off the hanging rubber bed since it was made and installed by keeper Cheyenne Darkins. Senior Keeper, Sam Grove, said: “During the colder weather we’ve been keeping Ellie and Elliot indoors and … Continue reading Hammock’s a hit!
Ellie joins Elliot
Dudley Zoo has said Guten Tag to Ellie who has just arrived from Germany to join her new binturong boyfriend Elliot. The female binturong or bearcat, who turns one next month, has moved from Tierpark in Berlin to share DZG’s wonderful new £25,000 enclosure with one-year-old Elliot. The pair will slowly be introduced to each … Continue reading Ellie joins Elliot
Binturong makes Dudley debut
What has a feline face, a bear-like body, a tail like a monkey and smells of popcorn? It’s a binturong – the exciting new species at DZG. Elliot the one-year-old binturong, also known as a bearcat, has joined us from Olomouc Zoo in the Czech Republic and has moved into an incredible new £25,000 abode. … Continue reading Binturong makes Dudley debut
