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Bheka was frustrated, pacing up and down the fence of her enclosure with pinned ears. The humans had been acting strangely, shutting them out of their house – in the snow! – and leaving them unable to see what exactly was being done to her home. Kanzi and Bahati were both lounging under the rock shelter, apparently completely unperturbed by the interference.   “Come lay down with us Bheka, you’re making me dizzy just looking at you,” Kanzi called.   Bhe...

It was early morning, and a big day for the Japanese otters living at Wild World’s aquarium. Siobhan hurried into the building with a bucket of fish, pausing to wave at the staff member on the information desk before heading down the corridor towards the Ocean Meets Land section, home not only to the otters but also the aquarium’s seals and penguins.   “Hey Joanna,” Siobhan chuckled as the gentoo penguin swam alongside the glass, seeming to be staring at her. “No trea...

There was an air of anxiety in the lemur enclosure. Again. Not that Tabitha was too surprised: the lemurs hated anything new. But the importance of enrichment could not be overstated, and a part of that was introducing new items for the animals to investigate.   The items, in this case, were pumpkins. Halloween had been and gone, but stores had donated leftover pumpkins to the zoo to be used for the animals. While most were left whole for the animals to nibble on, some the staf...

The night air was dry but cool, and as Tabitha strolled along the path she welcomed the soft breeze heralding the beginnings of winter. It would normally be a quieter time of year for the park, at least on the guest side of things, but the higher ups had decided to try and do a form of winter celebrations, including nights stargazing with guides to point out the different constellations, Christmas lights and even a few funfair rides.   But Tabitha wasn’t here for the stargazi...