We are open this Saturday for our next Family Zoo Day.
Come and spend the morning or afternoon exploring the Zoo, Reptile House and Farmyard for just £9pp.
Our cafe will be open and we will have our amazing face-painter onsite.
You can purchase tickets online at https://zoo.bca.ac.uk/encounters/family-zoo-days/ 🐍🐵🦗
Thank you so much to the people who donated potted Christmas trees earlier this year 🥰🥰🥰.
They ended up being planted in the lemurs garden who absolutely love them ♥️.
Not only have they been nibbling the ends it has provided hours of sniffing, scent marking and a perfect place for keepers to hide their dinner.
We have got our first Family Zoo Day on the 30th of March if you want to come and visit all the animals who are slowly emerging as we get our first glimpses of spring 🌼🌸🌺🪷🪻
Zoo.bca.ac.uk/encounters/family-zoo-days/
Every year we take part in the BIAZA secret Santa.
This is where lots of BIAZA Zoos will swap gifts to spread some festive cheer. Here's a video of keepers Sam and Ross opening our gift.
Thank you to Askham Bryan Wildlife & Conservation Park for the lovely presents 🥰🥰🥰
#biazasecretsanta2023
Happy World Animal Day! The idea for World Animal Day was started in 1925 by Heinrich Zimmermann to help raise awareness of conservation and welfare issues all over the world.
Here's a video of our Meerkat Mob playing with an old washing basket, novel items are a great form of enrichment giving them something new to explore and sniff.
Show us enrichment you've made for your pets at home in the comments below and don't forget to wish them a Happy World Animal Day! 🐵🦝🐍
Terminology Tuesday -Venomous vs Poisonous
Two terms often used interchangeably to describe an animal which possesses toxins, it is important to understand the differences between animals which are poisonous and venomous.
Interestingly, slow lorises are one of the few venomous mammals in the world!
Can you name any other venomous animals? How about poisonous ones? Let us know in the comments!
#terminologytuesday #zoology #venomous #poisonous #bcazoo #biaza #maidenhead #slowloris #dartfrog
Terminology Tuesday - Ectotherm
A common term in the zoology world, referring to animals which rely on external sources to regulate body temperature. A great example of this are the snakes that reside at BCA, having to bask under their heat lamps or sitting in the shade to keep the right temperature 🐍
#terminology #zoology #bcazoo #terminologytuesday #ectotherm #biaza
Serenade of the forest- the Tokay gecko
As many of you have heard from travels or media, a healthy rainforest is often far from quiet. With a mixture of amphibians, reptiles and insects using the cover of darkness to explore, there is so much to be heard whilst most of us are asleep.
A perfect example is our Tokay geckos, making the noise which gave them their name. In fact, did you know that these geckos can change their call depending on how noisy it is? This is certainly useful in the rainforests of South and Southeast Asia where they live.
GUESS THAT..... animal? 🧐 ROUND 15
Thank you to everyone who took part in our previous rounds of Meet the Keepers. For those of you still guessing, Megan was giving her best emu impression!
For this next round, we have Fay and Emily, who help care for all of the animals here at BCA. Can you guess what animal they are pretending to be?
Here are a few hints:
1) they can sleep up to 16 hours per day
2) they are in the same family as badgers and otters
3) Historically, they have been used to hunt rabbits and rodents in the UK
Good luck, share with your friends, and let us know in the comments who you think Fay and Emily are portraying!
GUESS THAT..... animal? 🧐 ROUND 14
Thank you to everyone who took part in our previous rounds of Meet the Keepers. For those of you still guessing, Natalie was giving her best frilled dragon impression!
For this next round we have Megan, who helps care for all of the small mammals here at BCA. Can you guess what animal she is pretending to be?
Here are a few hints:
1) they are a flightless bird, running up to 31mph
2) only the males incubate the eggs
3) they are the second largest bird in the world
Good luck, share with your friends, and let us know in the comments who you think Megan is portraying!
Last post before our Wild Evening at the Zoo!
This is one of your only chances to see our very own Highland Tiger, Alvie the Scottish Wildcat. She is not normally on display to the public, so this is a one night special! Not only that but we will be fundraising for the conservation of her species.
So come on down, join in the fun, and help us save Scottish Wildcats!!
GUESS THAT..... animal? 🧐 ROUND 13
Thank you to everyone who took part in our previous rounds of Meet the Keepers. For those of you still guessing, Kacey was giving her best tortoise impression!
For this next round we have Natalie, who helps care for all of the herps and inverts here at BCA. Can you guess what animal she is pretending to be?
Here are a few hints:
1) this animal was used as inspiration for the Dilophosaurus in Jurassic Park
2) these animals spend up to 90% of their time up in the trees, making them arboreal
3) when threatened, these reptiles are able to run at speed on their hind legs
Good luck, share with your friends, and let us know in the comments who you think Natalie is portraying!
Wondering how you can celebrate the end of another school year? Come join us for our Evening at the Zoo event and help raise money for Scottish Wildcats!
We will be hosting a massive array of activities - ranging from keeper chats and mini encounters 🐇, live music 🎶, balloon modeling 🎈 and face painting 🎨
So what are you waiting for!? Book now and join in on the fun!
https://zoo.bca.ac.uk/encounters/evening-at-the-zoo/
#event #zooevent #fundraiser #bcazoo #maidenhead #biaza #friday #pizza #beer #balloon #facepaint #lemur #ringtail #ringtailedlemur
