All the keepers were pretty happy today as we were greeted by some delicious blueberry and white chocolate cheesecake. This was to mark our Primate Keeper Amy starting as a keeper here at the Isle of Wight Zoo a year ago today. Amy intially started in the Zoo Shop as she had a qualification and interest in wildlife photography and she wanted to get closer to the animals to practise this craft more frequently. If one talks to Amy it is clear her passion is with Primates and this can be pinpointed to the first time she was allowed to go and meet the Ring Tailed Lemurs for a 'Lemur Painting' (i'll keep you guessing...) experience. A position became avalible for Amy to join the animal care team and she has been looking after the lemurs, spider monkeys and capuchins since then - quite a broad spectrum of personalities in that group!
Today Amy went in and gave the Ring Tailed Lemurs a special treat as well to mark the occasion and here they are getting their noses stuck into some bread and jam with Amy:
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Meanwhile on the cat section we have been giving our cats a workout and keeping them healthy as we try to do each day. Today one of our largest, if not the largest male cat we have, 'Chandru' was treated with the 'fishig rod feed'. Chandru is an ex circus tiger that we were able to give a home to. He was raised with Lions when he was a cub so certainly did not have the most natural upbringing. Interestingly enough, when the Lions start their territorial calls, he often joins in. He must think he has some lion in him! Chandru is 15 years old and it's great to see that he is still so athetic and ready to put a good effort into catching his food, a real good work out for him today!
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