mhale
Well-Known Member
I’ll just give a brief review of my visit to Bristol Zoo:
On arrival, we had to use the overflow parking on the Common as the zoo was so busy. We avoided the queue at the zoo entrance thanks to our annual passes, and there were no CAPS demonstrators outside so that was good.
The first enclosure inside the zoo is that of the Javan Langurs, but there were none to be seen
Twilight World was very busy. The aye-aye was moving around a lot, but most other animals in there weren’t. There was only one Livingstone’s Fruit Bat outside in the walk through. There were no red pandas on show - there were signs around the enclosure saying this was due to “essential maintenance”.
The Wallace Aviary was obviously closed due to refurbishment for the forthcoming attractions. Lots of people were sitting on the Main Lawn, enjoying the sunshine.
We saw the baby Howler Monkey that was born in January 2009, clinging to its mother’s back. Only the Mongoose Lemurs were outside in the Lemur Walkthrough (although you could hardly see them); the Red Ruffed Lemurs were all indoors. One De Brazza’s Monkey was on Gorilla Island, whilst the others were indoors. Namoki played tag with the monkey on the climbing frame for a while
All the gorillas (except Kera) came out for the gorilla feed. When I went inside the Gorilla House, Kera was sat inside on her own. Namoki and Komale chased each other around the outside of the shelter on the island.
We didn’t see the pygmy hippos at all. We saw the baby Meerkat that was born in February 2009, playing with the rest of the group. We didn’t see any Red Titi Monkeys or Squirrel Monkeys on the Lake Islands. There was a queue to get into the Butterfly Forest so we didn’t go in there this time (we had been in last August).
I believe the layout of the zoo and the enclosures within it are actually very good, especially as it is a compact city zoo. The Lake Islands are wonderful for the various monkeys / apes that inhabit them. I think the main thing I like about Bristol Zoo is that there aren’t too many animals packed into the space they have, so the enclosures are a decent size. This doesn’t mean they skimp on the variety of animals though. All in all, it was a very good day out and hopefully my photos in the gallery will prove it
On arrival, we had to use the overflow parking on the Common as the zoo was so busy. We avoided the queue at the zoo entrance thanks to our annual passes, and there were no CAPS demonstrators outside so that was good.
The first enclosure inside the zoo is that of the Javan Langurs, but there were none to be seen
Twilight World was very busy. The aye-aye was moving around a lot, but most other animals in there weren’t. There was only one Livingstone’s Fruit Bat outside in the walk through. There were no red pandas on show - there were signs around the enclosure saying this was due to “essential maintenance”.The Wallace Aviary was obviously closed due to refurbishment for the forthcoming attractions. Lots of people were sitting on the Main Lawn, enjoying the sunshine.
We saw the baby Howler Monkey that was born in January 2009, clinging to its mother’s back. Only the Mongoose Lemurs were outside in the Lemur Walkthrough (although you could hardly see them); the Red Ruffed Lemurs were all indoors. One De Brazza’s Monkey was on Gorilla Island, whilst the others were indoors. Namoki played tag with the monkey on the climbing frame for a while
All the gorillas (except Kera) came out for the gorilla feed. When I went inside the Gorilla House, Kera was sat inside on her own. Namoki and Komale chased each other around the outside of the shelter on the island.We didn’t see the pygmy hippos at all. We saw the baby Meerkat that was born in February 2009, playing with the rest of the group. We didn’t see any Red Titi Monkeys or Squirrel Monkeys on the Lake Islands. There was a queue to get into the Butterfly Forest so we didn’t go in there this time (we had been in last August).
I believe the layout of the zoo and the enclosures within it are actually very good, especially as it is a compact city zoo. The Lake Islands are wonderful for the various monkeys / apes that inhabit them. I think the main thing I like about Bristol Zoo is that there aren’t too many animals packed into the space they have, so the enclosures are a decent size. This doesn’t mean they skimp on the variety of animals though. All in all, it was a very good day out and hopefully my photos in the gallery will prove it
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