Longleat Safari & Adventure Park Longleat Safari Park 2020

Flamingo Chicks have hatched https://www.longleat.co.uk/news/flamingo-families-in-the-pink

 

Today they didn’t mention Zena the hand reared cheetah , anyone know what happened to her?

 

I'm pretty sure she was mentioned. I think they said she now lives with her mum, Wilma and her sister Dena.

 

Well that's the wrap. Hope you've enjoyed watching Animal Park and have a look at this

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=3091517594307264

 

All Around Britain Episode 1

Longleat is back on the telly. On ITV at 11.20 if anyone is interested You'll be able to watch it back using the attached link!

 

Got some sad news. Unfortunately because of Coronavirus problem and thing going on I have not been able to return to Longleat this year and as a surprise there will be 4 days at Longleat next year 2021

 

Sorry to hear that Jedd!

 

It's been a difficult year for zoo visiting but at least you have your four trips next year to look forward to

 

I would like to thank everyone for this amazing support since I have not been able to return to Longleat this year because of COVID and here's some good news

 

Thank you so much

 

I'll tell you what it's going to be amazing next year

 

Visited today and our most notable spot was a tiny little baby 6 banded armadillo - not sure if it has been reported on here yet but it looked very young with eyes still closed. Got some photos - will add them to the gallery once I've had a chance to get them on the PC.

 

One of the older babies (they had 2.0 born earlier in the year) recently moved to Wild Discovery in Lancashire

 

@Nisha god that’s young to separate prodigy from their parents. I’m happy to hear that Preston has done the deed again,and the Armadillo breeding programme is going so well.

 

I think you mean progeny for offspring rather than prodigy which is a young person with exceptional talent of some kind. Regardless - armadillos are fully weaned by around 4 months of age and would not stay with mum for too much longer following this.

 

You never know... this young Armadillo could be pretty exceptional

 

My first thought was that he'd been moved because he was a Firestarter

 

Think that all depends on whether he's a twisted fire starter

 

Not that this should have any bearing on the operating of the safari park but, as it is run by Longleat Enterprises, it has been announced that Cheddar Caves is to close “for the foreseeable future.”

Very disturbing news

 

I have fond memories of the place as I visited them as kid with me parents on the hottest (at the time) summer holidays in Cumbria, Chester and Wales in rain ridden UK. One day intending to visit the Castle we had to flee Caernarvon from the heat in the city as it was too darn hot and got in a funeral traffic jam as well on the day.

The way authorities and administration are and remain indifferent nay reluctant to step in and support natural and cultural heritage in these trying times remains alas all the more shocking. This is not market forces or privatised industry it is the very basis of what creates our identities that is being lost.

I am not sure where and how Longleat Safari fits in the overall Longleat Enterprises framework. Can anyone explain?