09/02/2017
Baby Boom!
Baby Boom! We're thrilled to announce the arrival of a baby gibbon and a baby mangabey, born two weeks apart at the park in Kent. These latest additions are the perfect excuse for a day trip to the wild animal park with the family. Not only will these new little ones entertain your little monkeys but there is plenty to do at Howletts including; the Treetop Challenge, visiting the biggest elephant…
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25/10/2016
Baby rhino takes first steps
Footage of baby rhino's first steps Keepers and staff at Howletts Wild Animal Park, one of Kent’s most popular visitor attractions, have been celebrating the birth of a delightful baby black rhino. The tiny youngster, born just a week ago on 16th October 2016, has been bonding with her mother in her heated stable, whilst the dedicated keeper team monitor her progress. Animal Director, Neil Spooner…
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28/09/2016
Perfect pad!
New home for our snow leopards Visitors to Howletts Wild Animal Park, one of Kent’s most affordable days out, will be able to see the park’s snow leopards - Ziva and Nuri, in a new light as they explore their spacious home. The 1,200 square meter enclosure, has undergone extensive refurbishment and now offers the perfect pad for the snow leopard pair. Neil Spooner, Animal Director said: ‘ We’ve…
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10/08/2016
Double trouble
Adorable primates make their public debut Visitors to Howletts Wild Animal Park, Kent’s most successful wild animal park, this summer holiday, will be able to spot two of the park’s latest arrivals – twin black and white ruffed lemurs, as the adorable primates make their public debut. Matt Ford, Head of Primate Section said: ‘Our latest new arrivals are just starting to venture out of their indoor…
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13/05/2016
Beautiful Baby Gorilla
Our gorilla family's latest addition Keepers and staff at Howletts Wild Animal Park, one of the County’s most popular visitor attractions, are celebrating the birth of a critically endangered baby western lowland gorilla. Born on 25th April 2016 to parents Sanki and Djanghou, the little infant is being closely protected by mother, Sanki although keepers have now been able to identify that the…
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06/05/2016
Elephant Herd Update
Have you herd? This has been a really interesting year for our elephant herd, with some big changes and huge welfare improvements. The major change has been swapping our lovely bull elephant Jums with Coco from Cabarceno in Spain. Jums is now in sunnier climes with 14 other African elephants, and we hear rumours that he has already mated some females there. Coco, our new bull is still young but…
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15/01/2016
Elephant Dentistry
Elephant Tusk Treatment at Howletts The young male, named Mchumba, had damaged his right tusk at the end of last year, removing the tip, and keepers were concerned that this could leave the youngster susceptible to an infection. Natalie Boyd, Head of Elephant Section said: ‘Mchumba allowed us to inspect and clean his chipped tusk daily, so we were able to send pictures to a London West End…
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