The Zoolympics Challenge was a range of activities for children that test their skills against those of animals. Each child can have their own Record Book to note down the results of the activities and can then receive a certificate from the zoo. The activities are:
Do you weigh as much as a warthog?
It's a drag!
How long can you hang on?
How high can you jump?
Can you see as much as a giraffe? (this involved a periscope located in the neck of a model giraffe)
How loud can you shout?
How long can you stand on one leg?
Can you identify an animal by the type of coat it has?
How long can you hold your breath?
How fast can you run?
How long can you jump?
A lot of children were taking part and having fun. My husband found out that he could shout as loud as a penguin (94 decibels)
Originally 4 or 5 male Sulawesi Macaques arrived at the zoo at the end of the 90s. I don't know if some left or died. This was previously home to spider monkeys, then a breeding group of Vervet monkeys (when it formed part of an exhibit called 'Out of Africa'). When the current owners took over, more ESB/EEP species and bachelor groups of these started to appear in the collection, and the macaques were one of them.
As far as I know, there are no other bachelor groups of this species in the UK?
I don't think this enclosure is particularly large or well-suited to this species.
they seem to have put on lots of weight since the straw substrate was replaced with sand..... when the recently deceased dominant male was in their the group would forage for long periods now it seems activity levels have dropped grape vine says there maybe no bachelor groups in uk if plans go ahead to get a breeding group in that enclosure!
That does beg the question, where would two of the males go? The enclosure is not large enough to house more than one adult male if females are present IMO. I hope there won't be a repeat of what happened at Newquay.
yes it appears they are slightly chubby , has anyone seen the winning photograph for the wildlife photographer of the year competition ? it is a remarkable photograph of a sulawesi maquaqe
