This was Suzy Bear this morning all snuggled up in her warm cosy bed surrounded by staw. She is very sleepy and only gets up to eat and have a drink then its back to bed for her. Peggy and Carmen are still hibernating in the new areas specially created for them but Suzy prefers her original den.
On behalf of Peggy, Suzy & Carmen and everyone at the zoo we would like to thank you all for your help and support over the last year and we look forward to seeing you all in the new year.
This is Albert our the Indian Runner Duckling here at The Five Sisters Zoo. Albert was born in September of this year in an incubator after his egg was found lying in mud, accidently knocked out the hut by his mum. Now almost three months old he has most of his feathers. He loves to spend a lot of his time with the zoo staff either in the office or gift shop! Why not come along and meet him sometime!
Santa arrived at the zoo on Saturday. Why not bring your children along to meet him in his magical grotto and also meet his reindeer. He will be here every weekend up to Christmas and Christmas Eve from 11am - 4pm. Tickets are £6.00 per child and they will receive a gift and a free child entry ticket to the zoo which is valid for six months
(No entry to zoo necessary to meet Santa).
This is Santa pictured with one of his reindeer
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Meet Colin the Chameleon, just one of the many residents in our newly finished Discovery Centre. A Chameleon is a small lizard who changes colour to suit his surroundings. Come along to see Santa at the weekends and you can meet Colin and his many friends while you wait in our nice warm log burning cabin before being led to Santa's magical grotto by his two elves.
Its official Peggy has denned in the new den created in the holding enclosure. Carmen has chosen one of the dens in the natural enclosure and although not fully denned up she is spending a lot of time there. Suzy, however, has decided to remain in the middle den within the holding area specially built for their arrival.
Brown bears hibernate in winter, for between three and seven months in a specially dug den, or natural site under rocks or tree roots. During hibernation, the bear’s body temperature drops and their heart rate slows. Hibernation is thought to be an adaptation to lack of food during the winter months, with the bears living off their body fat which has accumulated during the Autumn.
This is the first time to our knowledge that our bears have displayed this behaviour and we are extremely proud and happy that they have adapted to their new surroundings.
Peggy's Winter den.
...The Black Bear Picnic UK Ladies visited the zoo on 27th/28th October for their annual picnic. This is a group of ladies from all over the UK united by their love of bears, who fund raise and support bear groups world wide. They have supported the journey of Carmen, Peggy and Suzy by fund raising and creating awareness of the bears plight throughout. We were delighted that they chose Five Sisters Zoo as this year,s venue. A fun weekend was had by all and they raised a further £153.00 which we hope to use for further enrichment for the three girls. It was a pleasure to meet those who made it to the picnic and we look forward to meeting the rest of you in the future. A massive thankyou to you all and love and bear hugs from Carmen, Suzy and Peggy.
