Heythrop Zoo Heythrop Open Day
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It sprferred that you book in advance but tickets will be available on the gate.
zoogiraffe
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From what i was told if you turn up on the day their is no guarantee you will be let if the numbers are getting close to the capacity of Heythrop,but if you have a ticket you will be allowed in as you are already accounted for in the numbers.
taun
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You know Heythrop has one don't you? (Or have I missed something?)have you not read the thread or edinburgh zoos website?, the zoos website state that mercedes is the only polar bear ON PUPLIC display in the UK
As taun and Cat-Man have said, there are two Polar Bears in the UK - one at Edinburgh (Mercedes) and one at Heythrop (whose name I should probably remember but don't). Heythrop's is not, of course, usually on show, hence Edinburgh's being the only one on public display (as Cat-Man says).
I'm rather looking forward to this weekend - gonna be a bit of a social as well as a good creature day!
zoogiraffe
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10:30 at the corner of the Pygmy Hippo enclosure,you will not be able to miss it as its next to the Giraffe House.
Sounds fine to me , see you there .
Hope I'm allowed to post a review; I know how the owner likes to keep the zoo's privacy on the net. If not, I'll oblige and delete.
Anyway, I thought it was overall very good: This was my first Heythrop open day, so it was a very unique experience for me. It certainly makes you realise how much input in regular zoos is purely for the public! I was certainly looking forward to seeing Zara the Polar Bear along with my first Asiatic Black Bear and Striped Hyenas, and whilst I didn't see Zara in the pool during the day I managed to see her and Dennis getting fed. The lemurs were a delight too, and it was certainly tempting to respond to them reaching out through the bars! Other animal highlights for me were the alligators, leopards and white lions, even if they are a controversial thing in the animal world.
I certainly enjoyed the Film Seminar, and Paddy the Badger probably made my day.
The Big Cat Encounter was the only thing that made me a bit uncomfortable; I didn't really know what to expect, but I found the incredibly circus-like show with four tigers, three lions and a leopard that Jim Clubb put on (a reminder of his previous career I presume) with tricks, loud music and no commentary uncomfortable to watch, given that I'm personally anti-circus. Though I suppose they need to be trained anyway for media work, and they only have to do this once every blue moon...Hmm, I still think they didn't have to go for a big top style performance.
And I did meet the odd ZooChatter too; I met mhale and her partner for the second time and enjoyed a long zoo-related discussion in the Reptile Room, where I believe Ash was showing a royal python to gwaping children at the same time. Only managed to fit in a curt 'hello' though, as I could tell the kids were keeping you busy.
All in all, a good and informative visit.
Anyway, I thought it was overall very good: This was my first Heythrop open day, so it was a very unique experience for me. It certainly makes you realise how much input in regular zoos is purely for the public! I was certainly looking forward to seeing Zara the Polar Bear along with my first Asiatic Black Bear and Striped Hyenas, and whilst I didn't see Zara in the pool during the day I managed to see her and Dennis getting fed. The lemurs were a delight too, and it was certainly tempting to respond to them reaching out through the bars! Other animal highlights for me were the alligators, leopards and white lions, even if they are a controversial thing in the animal world.
I certainly enjoyed the Film Seminar, and Paddy the Badger probably made my day.
The Big Cat Encounter was the only thing that made me a bit uncomfortable; I didn't really know what to expect, but I found the incredibly circus-like show with four tigers, three lions and a leopard that Jim Clubb put on (a reminder of his previous career I presume) with tricks, loud music and no commentary uncomfortable to watch, given that I'm personally anti-circus. Though I suppose they need to be trained anyway for media work, and they only have to do this once every blue moon...Hmm, I still think they didn't have to go for a big top style performance.And I did meet the odd ZooChatter too; I met mhale and her partner for the second time and enjoyed a long zoo-related discussion in the Reptile Room, where I believe Ash was showing a royal python to gwaping children at the same time. Only managed to fit in a curt 'hello' though, as I could tell the kids were keeping you busy.
All in all, a good and informative visit.
That was me! Thought it was you. Yeah circus stuff kind of comes with (what is essentially) a circus lol, I wondered if you'd feel a bit awkward knowing how you feel about the subject. I haven't seen the act, same as last year apparently but it's still great.
And Paddy is cool
And Paddy is cool
. Very informative wolf talk