Twycross Zoo Newsletter - Team Perservering Primates
1.
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2.
Introduction
• Hello
and
welcome
to
the
Preserving
Primates
newsletter,
we
are
a
small
group
of
friends
that
are
currently
in
6th
Form.
We
have
been
asked
by
Twycross
Zoo
to
create
a
few
items
for
their
website
and
the
Visitors,
these
include
a
web
based
browser
game,
a
downloadable
worksheet
to
do
around
the
Zoo
and
a
newsletter
containing
facts,
puzzles,
facilities,
animals
and
pull
out
activities.
• The
web
based
browser
game
that
we
are
doing
is
about
Ape
Conservation.
The
game
has
to
be
both
fun
and
educational
for
children
ages
11
and
under.
It
has
to
be
specifically
about
their
conservation
and
how
they
and
why
they
are
in
conservation.
Also
contain
information
about
what
dangers
the
face
in
the
wild:
such
as
poaching
and
destruction
of
habitat.
The
downloadable
worksheet
will
be
a
thing
that
you
can
download
or
print
off
the
Twycross
Website
and
you
can
take
it
to
the
Zoo
on
their
visit
do
when
they
are
going
round
Zoo.
This
can
either
be
a
quiz,
puzzles
about
the
animals,
a
questionnaire
or
find
the
animal
with
an
attached
map.
In
the
Newsletter
we
will
be
looking
at
the
animals
and
their
conservation;
Benn
will
be
concentrating
on
Primates
(Apes
and
Monkeys),
Luke
will
be
doing
a
page
on
the
Mammals
and
the
Reptiles
and
Amphibians
page,
Amber
will
be
working
on
Birds
and
Fish
and
William
will
be
working
with
the
Invertebrates
(Insects).
When
we
go
round
the
Zoo
each
of
us
will
be
looking
at
our
specified
animals
and
gathering
information
about
them
to
help
us
with
our
pages.
• Our
group
consists
of
Benn
Taylor,
the
group
leader
and
Photographer;
William
Dyke
who
will
be
doing
the
graphics
in
the
group,
Luke
Bryant
is
general
knowledge
and
game
designer
and
Amber
Hunt
the
puzzle
maker
and
also
the
other
game
designer
accompanying
Luke.
We
all
will
have
participation
in
the
making
of
the
newsletters.
We
are
all
in
Paget’s
6th
form
currently
doing
our
A
Levels.
History
• Some
history
of
Twycross
zoo,
the
zoo
was
set
up
over
47
years
ago
by
two
competitors
in
the
pet
shop
business,
Miss
Molly
Badham
and
Miss
Nathalie
Evans,
moved
to
Hints
Zoological
Society
near
Tamworth
in
1949.
They
got
an
acre
of
land
and
a
bungalow,
but
this
became
too
small
and
moved
to
their
current
place
of
work
near
Twycross..
Then
in
2004
they
handed
their
zoo
over
to
the
new
manager,
Mrs.
Suzanne
Boardman,
Suzanne
has
the
same
vision
for
the
future
that
both
Miss
Molly
Badham
and
Miss
Nathalie
Evans
had.
This
vision
is
to
raise
awareness
about
the
plight
of
the
animals
in
the
wild
through
both
education
and
conservation
and
help
conserve
endangered
species.
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3.
Facilities
Food
&
Drink
We
offer
great
value
for
money
food
for
both
children
and
adults
with
a
fantastic
selection
of
delicious
food
including;
jacket
potatoes,
sandwiches
and
cakes
all
from
local
producers.
We
also
offer
special
facilities
for
pre-‐booked
groups.
Car
Parking
Parking
is
free
and
is
normally
within
the
zoo,
so
your
vehicle
is
accessible
at
all
times.
Disabled
facilities
Cafés,
toilets
and
most
animal
houses
are
accessible
by
wheelchair.
Guide
dogs
are
permitted
at
the
zoo,
although
there
is
no
access
to
the
apes
and
elephants.
There
is
no
disabled
access
to
the
inside
of
the
lemur
house.
Mobility
Scooters
Mobility
scooters
are
available
for
hire
at
£10.00
(to
be
booked
in
advance)
from
Guest
Services.
Identification
should
be
produced
on
arrival.
Toilets
There
are
several
toilet
blocks
within
the
zoo
including
disabled
toilets
and
baby
changing
facilities.
Do
visit
the
Himalaya
bathrooms
to
see
the
amazing
leaf
cutter
ants!
Picnic
Areas
There
are
several
open
grassy
areas
and
picnic
benches
within
the
zoo
which
you
are
very
welcome
to
picnic
on.
Conferences
We
have
a
wide
range
of
conferencing
facilities
across
the
Zoo
site,
including
Windows
on
the
Wild,
a
stunning
New
England
themed
room
overlooking
a
wading
birds
aviary.
Retail
Therapy
For
all
your
shopping
needs
visit
the
shop
in
the
Himalaya
where
we
have
an
array
of
toys,
gifts
and
souvenirs,
plus
near
enough
every
species
of
animal
in
cuddly
toy
form.
We
also
stock
a
range
of
"day
out
essentials",
so
if
the
weather
suddenly
changes
we
have
umbrellas
and
sun
cream
to
purchase.
Gallery
Twycross
Gallery
is
an
exciting
new
space
for
contemporary
art,
providing
an
extensive
selection
of
fabulous
paintings,
limited
edition
prints,
plus
unique
sculptures,
ceramics
and
glass.
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4.
Map
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5. Twycross
Animals
Snow
leopards
live
We
have
four
cows
Tapirs
are
found
in
Orangutans
are
the
in
high
rugged
(female)
here
at
the
forest
habitats
only
apes
from
mountains
in
the
Zoo,
replicating
and
never
stray
far
Asia.
Their
name
central
Asia.
This
natural
behavior
in
from
water.
They
means
‘old
man
of
rare
and
secretive
the
wild,
where
the
have
a
trunk-‐like
the
forest’.
There
species
inhabits
a
cows
and
offspring
nose
and
very
good
are
two
species;
harsh,
remote
live
in
herds.
Each
sense
of
smell
which
Bornean
and
environment
with
herd
has
a
they
use
to
find
food
Sumatran.
The
cold,
dry
climate
matriarch-‐a
mature
and
sense
danger.
spend
most
of
and
sparse
female.
Bull’s
They
can
use
their
their
lives
in
trees,
vegetation.
They
(male)
usually
nose
like
a
snorkel
searching
for
food
are
shy
elusive
cats
wander
solitarily,
when
swimming!
to
eat
and
building
and
are
mostly
only
meeting
with
Baby
tapirs
are
born
nest
from
branches
active
and
dusk
females
to
mates.
with
stripes
which
every
night.
and
dawn.
They
In
the
group
at
provide
them
with
Habitat
destruction
are
rarely
seen
in
Twycross
the
camouflage.
The
and
capture
for
the
the
wild.
It
is
a
very
matriarch
is
Minbu.
stripes
are
thought
pet
trade
have
led
powerful
predator
Each
elephant
is
to
mimic
the
to
rapidly
and
hunt
wild
different
from
the
dapples
light
on
the
decreasing
number
sheep
and
goats.
others.
forest
floor.
of
them.
Gibbons
are
known
Spider
monkeys
Our
Chilean
The
pink
faced
as
lesser
apes,
dues
have
prehensile
flamingos
occupy
a
loved
bird
has
a
to
their
smaller
size.
tails,
which
they
shallow
pool,
ideal
distinctive
pink
We
have
several
use
as
a
fifth
limb.
to
wade
in.
They
face,
which
is
species
at
the
Zoo.
The
top
of
their
tail
get
their
distinctive
where
it
gets
its
Unlike
most
other
has
a
bare,
touch
colour
from
their
name
from.
They
Apes
they
live
in
sensitive
pas,
diet.
In
the
wild
are
found
in
small
family
groups,
which
helps
them
they
eat
algae
and
southern
Africa.
They
inhabit
dry
consisting
of
to
hold
on
to
shrimp-‐like
regions
where
they
monogamous
pairs
branches.
Spider
animals.
Here
they
is
permanent
with
their
offspring.
monkeys
from
have
food
water.
They
feed
It
takes
between
six
large
family’s
supplements
primarily
on
seeds
and
eight
years
for
a
groups
and
mark
containing
all
the
gibbon
to
reach
their
territory
by
nutrients,
energy
and
will
flock
in
maturity.
Adult
rubbing
saliva
on
and
vitamins
they
hundreds
to
feed
females
give
birth
to
their
scent
glands
need
to
give
them
and
gather
around
one
baby
every
two
and
then
on
their
pink
colour.
water
to
drink.
or
three
years.
branches.
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6.
The
g
reen
winged
Mexican
red-‐kneed
The
markings
and
These
get
their
names
macaw
is
mostly
tarantulas
are
colours
on
the
from
the
way
they
cut
red,
but
its
wings
venomous
but
also
are
poison-‐dart
frog
act
leaves
and
this
is
their
are
blue
and
green.
very
docile.
They
hunt
as
a
warning
to
only
food.
They
live
They
are
one
of
the
at
night
and
jump
out
would
be
predators
underground
in
largest
of
the
at
prey
to
catch
them.
as
its
skin
contains
colonies
of
two
or
macaws.
They
live
They
inject
poison
into
neurotoxins
(which
three
millions.
They
in
the
forests
and
the
prey.
The
majority
cause
paralysis).
The
consist
of
four
swamps
in
central
of
them
diet
is
made
frogs
do
not
produce
different
castes;
and
South
America.
up
of
insects
but
will
poisons
themselves;
minims
care
for
the
They
eat
a
variety
of
hunt
small
mammals
rather
they
absorb
young,
minors
are
the
plants,
nuts,
fruit
and
frogs.
The
the
neurotoxins
from
foragers,
mediae
are
seeds,
berries
and
bottoms
of
their
legs
their
prey
(insects)
the
foragers
and
the
vegetables.
They
are
sensitive
to
and
deposit
them
majors
are
the
are
often
seen
in
vibrations,
taste
and
into
their
skin.
soldiers
and
defend
pairs
or
in
family
smell
along
with
their
the
nest
from
groups
8
eight
eyes
to
find
intruders
and
do
the
prey
heavy
lifting.
Tortoises
are
easy
The
leopard
gecko
has
These
fresh
water
The
red
eared
slider
is
to
spot,
as
they
a
yellow
skin
coloured
turtles
live
in
and
a
species
of
have
a
hard
shell
background
with
black
around
slow-‐flowing
freshwater
turtle.
made
of
large
scales
spots
on
the
tops.
It
water.
Its
shell
is
They
have
webbed
called
‘scutes’.
measures
at
17-‐23cm
brown
with
a
hint
of
feet
and
have
a
red
Unlike
other
long
and
its
toes
are
green,
spotted
stripe
down
each
side
reptiles,
tortoises
thin.
They
are
very
yellow.
They
can
be
of
their
head.
They
don’t
shed
skin.
few
geckos
to
have
found
throughout
are
found
in
the
These
reptiles
live
a
eyelids
which
the
Europe,
western
Southern
of
United
long
time
with
the
leopard
geckos
have.
Asia
and
North
States
and
in
Mexico.
oldest
recorded
They
are
found
in
Iran,
Africa.
They
can
They
eat
fish,
insects
tortoise
at
200
Afghanistan,
western
breed
at
3
or
4
years
and
water
plants.
years.
We
have
India
and
Pakistan.
of
age.
They
are
They
lay
between
2-‐
several
of
tortoise,
They
eat
insects,
often
kept
as
pets
22
eggs.
They
can
live
including
Aladabra,
spiders,
snails,
small
and
can
adapt
well
up
to
a
massive
age
of
pancake
and
spur-‐ mammals
and
eggs.
to
changing
75
depending
on
their
thighed.
environment.
environmental
factors.
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