There are double celebrations for our Giant Anteater, Bubbles today, as not only is he celebrating his 5th birthday but it’s also his first Father’s Day too! The birthday boy received some fun enrichment treats from keepers and baby Gizmo in the shape of a No.1 Dad paper mâché trophy, filled with mealworms and spread … Continue reading No.1 dad!
It’s Mother’s Day and our newest mum, Lyra the giant anteater, is also not impressed about today’s clock change, meaning she loses an hour’s much-needed sleep on her special day! And to top it off, little Gizmo has recently found their feet, meaning mum isn’t getting much peace as the two month-old scuttles around their … Continue reading Happy Mother’s Day!
Say hello to GIZMO, our newly-named baby giant anteater pup! We still don’t know whether the seven-week-old is a boy or girl yet, but the baby is making tremendous progress and is growing quickly! Lots of visitors have already been lucky enough to glimpse Gizmo snuggled on mum, Lyra’s back over the last few weeks, … Continue reading Gorgeous Gizmo!
We’ve sad news about Romy, our female giant anteater. The four year-old died on Friday following a short illness in the presence of keepers and the zoo’s veterinary team. Zoo Manager Matt Lewis said: “Staff are extremely saddened by Romy’s sudden death. “Romy arrived at DZG three years-ago from Olomouc Zoo in the Czech Republic … Continue reading Sad news about Romy
We’re getting egg-cited for Easter Day and giant anteater Bubbles has already been tucking into some egg-stra treats! Keeper Josh Luxton allowed the one-year-old anteater an early Easter egg, which he lapped up in seconds! Curator Richard Brown said: “Many of our exotic species enjoy eating eggs as part of their varied diets and they’re … Continue reading Egg-stra treats!
Wakey wakey Bubbles! Who struggled to get out of bed this morning like our male giant anteater? The clocks springing forward yesterday also means more time to visit our 1,600-strong animal collection as we revert to summer hours. From today we’re open from 10am until 4pm, with the 40-acre site closing 90 minutes later, allowing … Continue reading Wakey wakey Bubbles!
Yum Yum! Watch how our Giant anteater Romy gobbles down her mealworm treats with her 2ft long tongue! This fab video shows the latest enrichment activity keepers set up for the three-year-old female by putting mealworms into a plastic bottle to mimic how they’d eat from a termite mound in the wild. Keeper Josh Luxton … Continue reading Mealworms on the menu!
When our male giant anteater Bubbles uses his 2ft-long tongue to lap up his favourite natural yogurt, everyone nose what he’s been eating! That’s because the adorable one-year-old leaves much of his regular treat around his nose. Keeper Josh Luxton said: “Giant anteaters certainly are messy eaters and they often have food left around their … Continue reading Bubbles nose what he likes!
DZG Keeper Josh Luxton couldn’t wait to pop to our giant anteater paddock to see what our new male Bubbles made of bubbles. Using a bubble wand, Josh sent a trail of bubbles into the paddock and Bubbles burst out of his indoor area to investigate. Friendly one-year-old Bubbles joined us from Longleat Safari Park … Continue reading Bubbles for Bubbles!
There were big yawns all round this morning after everyone had an hour’s less sleep with the start of British Summer Time. With less time in bed for DZG’s animals and keepers after the clocks went forward an hour at 1am, signs of tiredness were showing first thing. Our Carpathian lynx Daisy was caught on … Continue reading Losing sleep!
