With so many other Family attractions apart from the Zoo , the entrance charge of £8 is very good value .
There have been a number of developments since my last visit . A large new House and enclosure behind the Ocelots houses a pair of Brown Capuchin and a lovely couple of very lively Six-Banded Armadillo ( web-site says they were born at Bristol ) who have access to a small outdoor area and potentially the main enclosure .
The old Raccon Enclosure now houses Red-handed Tamarin and St Vincent's Agouti . The Tamarins can potentially leave the enclosure as its barrier is not very high . The Porcupine have been replaced by Striped Skunk in the enclosure shared with Prairie Marmot ( none seen though recent signs of burrowing ) .
The old Skunk enclosure now houses 3 Cusimanse - a lovely species - who were busy digging in the wood-chip . A couple of Virginian Opossum are in the small enclosure behind the Camel House - I saw one , quite a big animal - I cannot remember when I last saw one of these .
The Sacred Ibis and Black-crowned Night Heron have swapped enclosures with the 2 Marsh Mongoose who now have a concrete pool which they seem to be using . A new Burmese Python enclosure is being built in the Pets Area where there is also a new enclosure for Bearded Dragon and Pancake Tortoise . A big White-throated Monitor lives in a rather small enclosure in the Giraffe House .
The big dark male Giraffe Zulu is being kept separate from the 3 other boys due to dominance issues . A pair of Emu with well-grown chicks are in the previous Oryx Paddock . A male Brazilian Tapir was recently born , his 2 now full-sized older sisters still live with the family .
The bottle feeding of Goat kids seems to have been given up - it must have been very labour-intensive and perhaps the close contact with small children was considered to be a risk . A new Piggery has been built in the Country Park area .
A few species that no longer seem to be exhibited - Raccoon , Mara , Capybara , Bennetts Wallaby , Dwarf Zebu .
There have been a number of developments since my last visit . A large new House and enclosure behind the Ocelots houses a pair of Brown Capuchin and a lovely couple of very lively Six-Banded Armadillo ( web-site says they were born at Bristol ) who have access to a small outdoor area and potentially the main enclosure .
The old Raccon Enclosure now houses Red-handed Tamarin and St Vincent's Agouti . The Tamarins can potentially leave the enclosure as its barrier is not very high . The Porcupine have been replaced by Striped Skunk in the enclosure shared with Prairie Marmot ( none seen though recent signs of burrowing ) .
The old Skunk enclosure now houses 3 Cusimanse - a lovely species - who were busy digging in the wood-chip . A couple of Virginian Opossum are in the small enclosure behind the Camel House - I saw one , quite a big animal - I cannot remember when I last saw one of these .
The Sacred Ibis and Black-crowned Night Heron have swapped enclosures with the 2 Marsh Mongoose who now have a concrete pool which they seem to be using . A new Burmese Python enclosure is being built in the Pets Area where there is also a new enclosure for Bearded Dragon and Pancake Tortoise . A big White-throated Monitor lives in a rather small enclosure in the Giraffe House .
The big dark male Giraffe Zulu is being kept separate from the 3 other boys due to dominance issues . A pair of Emu with well-grown chicks are in the previous Oryx Paddock . A male Brazilian Tapir was recently born , his 2 now full-sized older sisters still live with the family .
The bottle feeding of Goat kids seems to have been given up - it must have been very labour-intensive and perhaps the close contact with small children was considered to be a risk . A new Piggery has been built in the Country Park area .
A few species that no longer seem to be exhibited - Raccoon , Mara , Capybara , Bennetts Wallaby , Dwarf Zebu .
