Ranthambore Revamp

Thanks to the hard work of our staff, volunteers and friends at Aquatic Engineers the Ramthambore was drained, cleaned and fitted with a new pump in July.

This has allowed the animal care team to think up lots of fun new enrichment activities which make the most of the water. It does, however, mean they have had to get into their waders. Ben is pictures here setting up a raft for Diamond and Aysha, and also hiding some meat in the tree. This encourages them to swim, jump and use their problem-solving skills to work out what to do.

Big cats are not as intelligent as the monkeys, but they are very committed to their dinner and they will usually manage to solve the keepers' puzzles.