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06TBryant          Thursday, 20 October 2011 11:12:02 United Kingdom Time
 
            	
  
            	
  
                                                        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.	
  
            	
  


06TBryant          Thursday, 20 October 2011 11:12:02 United Kingdom Time
 
            	
  
            	
  
            	
  
                                                                                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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06TBryant          Thursday, 20 October 2011 11:12:02 United Kingdom Time
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.	
  
06TBryant            Thursday, 20 October 2011 11:12:02 United Kingdom Time
 
             	
  




            	
  
    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.	
  	
  
06TBryant           Thursday, 20 October 2011 11:12:02 United Kingdom Time

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Twycross Zoo Newsletter - Team Perservering Primates

  • 1.                                                                                                           06TBryant Thursday, 20 October 2011 11:12:02 United Kingdom Time
  • 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.     06TBryant Thursday, 20 October 2011 11:12:02 United Kingdom Time
  • 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.         06TBryant Thursday, 20 October 2011 11:12:02 United Kingdom Time
  • 4.         Map                                                                                                     06TBryant Thursday, 20 October 2011 11:12:02 United Kingdom Time
  • 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.   06TBryant Thursday, 20 October 2011 11:12:02 United Kingdom Time
  • 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.     06TBryant Thursday, 20 October 2011 11:12:02 United Kingdom Time