点评:My 10 year old daughter had the most amazing time on the keeper for the day experience. She met with 3 very helpful, friendly and informative keepers, Callum (primates), Ella (mammals), and Abi (birds).
She got hands on experience feeding several of Winghams animals including gibbons, lemurs, storks, pelicans, wallaby's, and Reggie the red deer, she also helped with enrichment activities, including making food parcels out of cardboard tubes, and cleaned out the meerkats.
Each one of the keepers she spent time with put her at ease straight away and were able to answer any questions she had. It's clear how much they all loved the animals and enjoyed sharing their knowledge with a fellow animal lover!
For lunch she had a half hour break in the cafe by the entrance, she picked sausage and chips. Her meal was ready for her as soon as we got there, she even had hot chocolate with whipped cream and marshmallows. Myself and my mum also ate in the cafe we had the sausage and egg roll and a ham salad roll (both made from pizza dough). Both meals were a good size and freshly made. One thing I would say is that because the keeper for the day only gets half hour if you are following the participant around you might want to bring your own lunch as at busy times you will struggle to order and eat in that time. (Their meal is pre-orderd at the beginning of the day).
The experience started at 10 and ended around 2.30 which meant we still had plenty of time to see the other animals at the zoo. As you walk round all areas we saw were kept clean and tidy and all the animals seemed happy and well looked after.
At the end of the day my daughter was presented with a certificate to remember her time being a zoo keeper for the day.
I would definitely recommend this experience for any animal enthusiast especially if like my daughter they want to be a zookeeper themselves when they grow up!
翻译:我 10 岁的女儿在饲养员那里度过了最美妙的一天。她遇到了 3 位非常乐于助人、友好且知识渊博的饲养员,Callum(灵长类动物)、Ella(哺乳动物)和 Abi(鸟类)。
她亲身体验了喂养 Winghams 的几只动物,包括长臂猿、狐猴、鹳、鹈鹕、小袋鼠和红鹿 Reggie,她还帮助开展了丰富多彩的活动,包括用纸板管制作食物包,并清理猫鼬。
她与之共度时光的每一位饲养员都让她立即放松下来,并能够回答她的任何问题。很明显,他们都非常喜欢这些动物,并喜欢与动物爱好者分享他们的知识!
午餐时,她在入口处的咖啡馆休息了半个小时,她挑选了香肠和薯条。我们一到那里,她的饭菜就准备好了,她甚至喝了加奶油和棉花糖的热巧克力。我和妈妈也在咖啡馆吃饭,我们吃了香肠蛋卷和火腿沙拉卷(都是用披萨面团做成的)。两顿饭分量很足,而且都是新鲜制作的。我想说的是,因为饲养员当天只有半小时的时间,如果你跟着参与者四处走动,你可能要自带午餐,因为在繁忙时段,你会很难在这段时间内点餐和吃饭。(他们的餐点是在一天开始时预订的)。
体验从 10 点开始,大约 2.30 结束,这意味着我们仍然有充足的时间去动物园看其他动物。当你走来走去时,我们看到的所有区域都保持干净整洁,所有的动物看起来都很开心,而且得到了很好的照顾。
一天结束时,我的女儿收到了一张证书,以纪念她当了一天的动物园饲养员。
我绝对会向任何动物爱好者推荐这种体验,特别是如果他们像我的女儿一样,长大后也想成为一名动物园饲养员!