How cute is he !!! Meet Theodore our cute European Cinnamon Fox cub. He and Poppy the dog are great friends and love playing together out in our huge field.
Who's a pretty boy then... The parrots not bad either..... Just Karl and Budgie having a quiet one to one session. Aaaaahhhh
Thank you to everyone for coming down to the centre for our opening day today. We are extremely grateful for your support throughout the move and hope that all of you will come to see all of the animals, both old and new, now that we are open!
Here's a short clip from today's falconry display with Missy, our Superior Harris Hawk.
Just can't keep still can he. He bounces around all day without a care in the world. The new baby goats are a joy to watch so why not come along and see them. We re-open 27th April at 11am and It will be great to have visitors again.
And what do I do with this thing, play football.... roll it round the floor till it turns into something else.... Oh, it's for eating is it....you could have said !!
For those people who saw Judy the pig in her small old home, here she is in her new home with all the space and shrubbery a pig could wish for.
A tender moment between Poppy, Karl and Lulu at Herald Lodge Care Home.
I just love chasing those pesky mealworms round my food bowl.....
Oh don't you just wish you were a meerkat !! Here is Pen and Ink, our adorable meerkats, just lazing the day away playing and sunning themselves under their heat lamp. Not for them the snow and cold winds of winter !
Meet Ozzy, our young Cockatoo. The cold, wet weather has not dampened his spirits and by the looks of things, he's a fan of rock music!
Now these two have got to be the sweetest little meerkats ever. Pen is the brown one and Ink is the greyish one. They loved having a playful session on our table and both appear to love mealworms - so much so, they both tried getting into the carton at the same time !!! Ps. There is an Amazon Parrot joining in with the laughter too.
Go on Sid, squeeze really, really hard......
If you have never seen Pablo, our South American Cara Cara in one of our flying displays, your missing out on a really amusing performance. She's feisty, incredibly quick, and very, very vocal.
You know, there are days when Pete is a big old softy and loves a good fuss and tickle and there are days when he can give you the perfect manicure with his beak...... This is obviously a "good fuss" day.....
For those who wonder what one of our "Hawk Walks" involve, well this is Helen our Volunteer with Hazel, our Superior Harris Hawk out on a walk. This could be you calling this beautiful bird to your hand. Check out our web site for more information.
Looks like our little Rowan is finding his wings as well as his feet. He'll soon be flying all over the place.....
A girl'a gotta do what a girl's gotta do. It's hard work keeping yourself shipshape and beautiful.....
Just look at our baby Snowy Owl. Not so tiny now is he ! He can certainly eat too !
Isn't she the cutest thing ever ! This is our little albino hedgehog who just loves mealworms. She happily pops her head out to let the visitors see her little pink nose and eyes as most people have never seen an albino hedgehog. She just knows she's special.
If you have never seen one of our bird of prey displays at the Centre, your missing out on birds like our Pablo here who, is a dab hand at turning yoghurt pots over to get to the meat underneath. He runs about so fast and Karl and Pablo have this game where Karl holds onto the meat and Pablo tries to get it from him - it's fun to watch. We do the shows at 3pm weather permitting so come along and watch both Karl and Pablo in action.