Let's Talk About: November

Welcome to our new team member!

Meet Abbie, ZooLab’s new Worthing Ranger. She started training October 2019.

“I love being able to disprove previous misconceptions/fears of animals - it is so rewarding seeing people's faces when they realise an animal isn't actually scary.”

Interesting Fact - Abbie once trained a chicken to complete an obstacle course!

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Welcome to our new animal team mates!

Saoirse has just made her ZooLab debut last week with Ranger Lauren!

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Meet Sweetpea and Omelet, Becky's new spur-thighed tortoise and royal python.

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We hope you can see Anna's new GAL, Gary - he is quite small!

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A few new additions who are not ZooLab team members (yet!) - meet Ella's 6 week old rat babies and Coal, Jessica's new corn snake.

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Have an amazing retirement, Hades!

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3 things we learned in November!

• The Diana Awards found that 36% of parents are worried that their child has acted in a bullying manner!

• The rate of decline for hedgehogs in the UK is the same as tigers globally. Find out more!

• How to ‘Stop, Look, Listen, Think' and the importance of finding the right place to cross the road with scorpion, Mr Sprite in our Road Safety Workshop

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Where to see us in December

Below are a selection of locations that we are visiting in December, please check with each venue for times and ticket information.

• Owen’s animal team will be at Barlanark Community Centre (Glasgow)’s open day on 14th December

• Explore creatures of the night this NYE with Jess at London’s Natural History Museum

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