HEAD KEEPERS BLOG
There’s always something new happening at The Tropical Butterfly House – keep up to date with all the latest animal antics from Animal Presenter, Heather Scott.
Posted at 13:10 07/05/13
Masked Lapwing (photo courtesy of wikimedia.org)
Two young Masked Plovers (Vanellus miles), also known as Masked Lapwings, are making themselves at home after arriving last week. This species is found in Australia, Indonesia and New Zealand and is a medium sized wading bird, reaching around 30cm tall. Their habitat is usually wetlands, although they …
Posted at 16:00 03/05/13
Our Goliath Birdeater’s recently shedded exoskeleton, photo by Heather Scott
With a legspan reaching up to thirty centimetres, the Goliath Birdeater is second in size only to the Giant Hunstman Spider; but is widely considered to be larger in mass, weighing up to one hundred and seventy grams. They are a member of …
Posted at 13:32 04/04/13
Animal Presenter, Ben Coulson, with Kato
We’re thrilled to announce the arrival of a new Green-winged Macaw! ‘Kato’ is still very young at 10 months old but is already being trained to fly alongside Alfie, another Green-winged Macaw, and Coco, a Blue and Gold Macaw, in the daily free-flying Bird Displays.
Ben Coulson, Animal …
