I've been reading through the "My Zoo List" threads and it got me thinking about a small zoo in the Malverns I visited several times as a child and wondered if anyone else could recall it?
I can't remember the name of it but I remember quite a few small details and would love for someone to help fill in the blanks. I think it's closed now but I'm not 100% sure.
Here's what I can clearly remember:-
A few black mesh cages housing aquirrel monkeys, a kinkajou (ball of fur in a box because of the diurnal exhibit), raccoons and possibly others;
A small train that ran around the grounds and went through a (very artificial) tunnel;
Free-roaming peafowl that were quite aggressive;
Wallabies, goats and others were able to be fed if you brought animal feed from the shop;
I recall a cat species but it wasn't large, no idea what it was.
Any help would be great, I'm beginning to think I imagined the whole place as even my mother, who took me, doesn't remember the name or any important details!
Also did anyone ever visit the animal sanctuary in Knowle, just outside of Solihull? It was a fairly small and ramshackle affair but the owners knew what they wanted to do.
It had a generic tiger and a puma, (in very small mesh enclosures with gravel floors), a llama, a huge male Hamadryas baboon and a couple of ringtailed coatis. Most of these animals came from a closed circus.
They also took in unwanted exotic pets and was where we got our first chinchilla from. They had a few snakes and lizards, pot-bellied pigs and some parrots and similar along with a few rodents including chipmunks, the afore mentioned chinchillas and more common pets.
The only other thing I recall was the rehabilitation of local wildlife. They had a fox that was unreleasable after a car crash severely damaged her leg that they kept for the rest of her life.
I would love to hear other zoochatters thoughts on these 2 very different establishments and await any replies with interest!
I can't remember the name of it but I remember quite a few small details and would love for someone to help fill in the blanks. I think it's closed now but I'm not 100% sure.
Here's what I can clearly remember:-
A few black mesh cages housing aquirrel monkeys, a kinkajou (ball of fur in a box because of the diurnal exhibit), raccoons and possibly others;
A small train that ran around the grounds and went through a (very artificial) tunnel;
Free-roaming peafowl that were quite aggressive;
Wallabies, goats and others were able to be fed if you brought animal feed from the shop;
I recall a cat species but it wasn't large, no idea what it was.
Any help would be great, I'm beginning to think I imagined the whole place as even my mother, who took me, doesn't remember the name or any important details!
Also did anyone ever visit the animal sanctuary in Knowle, just outside of Solihull? It was a fairly small and ramshackle affair but the owners knew what they wanted to do.
It had a generic tiger and a puma, (in very small mesh enclosures with gravel floors), a llama, a huge male Hamadryas baboon and a couple of ringtailed coatis. Most of these animals came from a closed circus.
They also took in unwanted exotic pets and was where we got our first chinchilla from. They had a few snakes and lizards, pot-bellied pigs and some parrots and similar along with a few rodents including chipmunks, the afore mentioned chinchillas and more common pets.
The only other thing I recall was the rehabilitation of local wildlife. They had a fox that was unreleasable after a car crash severely damaged her leg that they kept for the rest of her life.
I would love to hear other zoochatters thoughts on these 2 very different establishments and await any replies with interest!
