All articles tagged with #wildlife park
Originally Published 23 days ago — by BBC
Two motorized paragliders narrowly avoided landing in a polar bear enclosure at Peak Wildlife Park in Staffordshire, with keepers rushing to prevent a potentially dangerous situation as the gliders diverted just inches from the bears' border, highlighting the risks of unauthorized aerial approaches near wildlife enclosures.
Originally Published 2 months ago — by CBS News
A wildlife park in New Zealand, Kamo Wildlife Sanctuary, is closing down and plans to euthanize seven elderly lions due to financial difficulties, as they cannot afford the costs of care or find alternative homes.
Originally Published 6 months ago — by NBC News
Mish and Lucy, two European brown bears at Wildwood Devon in England, escaped their enclosure through an open back door, wandered into the staff area, and ate a week's worth of honey and other food before peacefully returning to their enclosure. The incident prompted a park evacuation and police response, but no injuries occurred, and the bears were calm throughout.
Originally Published 6 months ago — by AOL.com
Two young bears escaped from their enclosure at a UK wildlife park, devoured a week's supply of honey, and then fell asleep, with the park investigating how the escape occurred due to an operational error. The bears posed no threat to visitors, who were safely evacuated, and the incident was managed without intervention.
Originally Published 6 months ago — by CBS News
Two young bears escaped from a UK wildlife park, devoured a week's supply of honey, and then fell asleep. The escape was caused by an operational error, but the bears posed no threat to visitors, who were safely evacuated. The park is investigating the incident to prevent future escapes.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by BBC.com
A giraffe at Fossil Rim Wildlife Center in Texas grabbed a two-year-old girl by her T-shirt while she was feeding it, startling her parents before quickly dropping her back into the truck.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by BBC.com
An escaped Japanese macaque from the Highland Wildlife Park in the Highlands has been spotted for the second time by thermal imaging drones, but efforts to catch the seven-year-old male have been unsuccessful. The monkey, not named, is hoped to be returning to join the resident troop, and volunteers from the Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team have joined the search. Locals have been advised not to approach the animal and to refrain from leaving food outside to encourage its return to the park. The Royal Zoological Society Scotland does not believe the monkey poses a threat to the public or pets.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by Gizmodo
The Lincolnshire Wildlife Park in the UK plans to introduce foul-mouthed African grey parrots to a larger flock in hopes that the other parrots will influence them to stop swearing. The park had previously separated the cursing parrots from the public and added a sign about their language. Now, with the addition of three more swearing parrots, the zoo hopes the larger flock will help reduce the birds' expletives, although there is a chance that the experiment could backfire and result in 100 swearing parrots.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by New York Post
A UK wildlife park is addressing its foul-mouthed parrot problem by grouping eight swearing African Grey parrots with 92 non-swearing birds in an attempt to dilute their cursing. The plan aims to have the non-swearing birds influence the swearing ones to mimic more pleasant sounds. The parrots, known for their intelligence and ability to mimic speech, gained notoriety for their foul language, which they taught each other during quarantine. The park hopes this new strategy will help the parrots kick their bad habit, as signs have been put up to warn visitors about the birds' devious behavior.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by New York Post
A hungry koala named Claude repeatedly snuck onto a farm in Australia and devoured $6,000 worth of seedlings meant for his species, until he ate too much and couldn't climb away. The farm owner caught the koala in a food coma and released him, but Claude returned a few days later. To prevent further mischief, the farmer built a koala-proof fence around the farm. Koalas were listed as endangered in Australia in February 2022.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by CNN
A baby gorilla named Kaius was saved by a zookeeper in Australia after his father took him from his mother. The zookeeper, Chad Staples, cared for Kaius from birth, even sleeping with him on his chest to provide comfort. After a difficult journey, Kaius has now found an adoptive mother, G-Anne, a 42-year-old female gorilla. The pair will spend time together before Kaius makes his public debut at the zoo. Staples hopes to maintain a bond with Kaius throughout his life.