Valentine’s Day celebrations have arrived at Woburn Safari Park, as keepers and animals have fun love across the Park!
Romance was on the menu for 19-year previous Rothschild’s giraffe Casper and potential love pursuits Kimmy and Freya, as they shared a particular second over some scrumptious roses, butternut squash and candy potato heart-shaped treats.
Jenny Fisher, Senior Keeper, says: “Casper has been extremely profitable previously on the subject of the women, and we’re hoping that it’s one thing that we’d be capable to repeat once more this 12 months with Kimmy and Freya! It’s a case of wait and see for the following few months, however we’re hopeful and attempting every little thing we will to assist the breeding programme alongside.”
Whilst the giraffes loved their tasty treats, Mirijam, Mkuzi and Bonnie – the feminine Southern white rhinos – dove straight in to the besties packing containers that keepers had lovingly wrapped for them. Their “galentine’s” arrange was provided as a part of the bodily enrichment actions, designed to maintain their minds and our bodies lively.
Mirijam and Mkuzi have been fan favourites at Woburn for over a decade, however the trio have lived collectively fortunately within the reserves on the Park since Bonnie moved in throughout May 2021.
Jenny mentioned: “Like any lady gang our rhinos are actually shut, however that doesn’t imply that there isn’t the occasional squabble – particularly when teenager Bonnie is being notably boisterous! But they’re one of the best of buddies and any bickering is all forgotten in a short time.
Creating items of enrichment for the rhinos is all the time a little bit of a problem as they’re so giant and every little thing must be on a a lot greater scale, so it’s nice to see them exhibiting their love for one another with this galentine’s construct – and dealing collectively on it’s whole destruction!”
Keepers additionally ready some primate playdates within the Land of Lemurs and African Jungle so the lemur troop and Barbary macaques might be part of within the enjoyable, with a buffet feast together with completely different fruit and veggies like beetroot, squash and leafy greens, all up for grabs in particular person deal with baggage and packing containers.
Visitors eager to see their favorite safari animals for themselves are in luck – Woburn Safari Park is now open day by day, with tickets at present on sale till the finish of April. For tickets, opening occasions and particular gives see the web site, www.woburnsafari.co.uk
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