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G(0) WILD (A)T CH(E)STE(R) ZOO!
Discover something NEW today with a
self-guided trail to complete during
your visit. The answers are on the
animal information boards at each
animal enclosure so happy exploring
and your first stop is the MEERKATS!
2 TSAVO BLACK RHINO RESERVE CALLING!
Which mammal has a front horn and the colour black in its name?
Answer:
1 MINGLE WITH THE MEERKATS
A group of meerkats is called a mob or a gang. Watch how
they climb to the top of the mound and go on lookout duty,
looking for predators.
Can you see a meerkat on lookout duty on top of the large
mound? Tick which predator they are looking out for:
Snake
Giraffe
Penguin
3 SNIFF OUT
OUR PACK
OF PAINTED
DOGS
When you enter the Painted dogs
exhibit, can you spot which
conservationist opened our new enclosure?
Answer:
FITZJOHN OBE
4 BLACK AND
WHITE
What hoofed animal similar
to a horse has a stripy pattern
and a white belly?
6 SPRINT TO THE CHEETAHS
When running a cheetah’s stride can measure how many metres?
3-4 metres
5-6 metres
7-8 metres
Answer:
GREVY’S
Cheetahs can reach
speeds of 60 mph in
less than 3 seconds
– that’s faster than
a F1 car!
DID YOU KNOW?
Each zebra has a unique
stripe pattern, like a
person’s fingerprint.
5 WINGING IT
We have around 500 fruit bats
living in FRUIT BAT FOREST.
At night we turn the lights on so the
bats go to sleep and during the day
we turn the lights off and the bats
are awake and fly around.
Walk through Fruit Bat Forest and
look out for the large Fruit Bats.
DRAW A BAT
HANGING UPSIDE
DOWN OR WITH
ITS WINGS OPEN…..
7 VISIT OUR MANE ATTRACTION
What big cat species’ roar can be heard up to five miles away?
Answer:
8 GO WILD IN THIS GARDEN
In the summer, which garden next to the Servals
attracts lots of bees and butterflies?
Answer:
Can you spot what animals are hiding in the garden?
What did the bee say to the flower?
What time do you open!
9 DRAGONS IN DANGER
What kind of animal is a KOMODO?
Answer:
These animals have huge appetites; an adult can eat up
to 80% of its own body weight in a single meal - the
same as an adult human eating over 550 quarter pound
burgers in one sitting!
10 SWIM TIME AT THE ZOO!
The HUMBOLDT penguins at Chester Zoo ‘fly’ through the
water at speeds of up to 25 miles per hour. Humboldt
penguins have special transparent eyelids that act as
goggles. A Humboldt penguin’s dive lasts for around two and
a half minutes in the wild.
CAN YOU DRAW
A PENGUIN
FLYING THROUGH
THE WATER?
11 GO UNDERWATER AT THE AQUARIUM
Where in the zoo will you find a clown fish?
Answer:
12 APE AROUND WITH THE
CHIMPANZEES
Which male chimpanzee was born on 9th April 1987?
Answer:
13 WALKING TALL
WITH THE GIRAFFES
Giraffes are tall! Males can grow to
around 5 metres, females are slightly
smaller at around 4 metres tall! How
long is a giraffe’s tongue?
Answer:
Did you know? Giraffes have 7 neck
bones just like us, only bigger!
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