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hippos

  • A Hippo has a lifespan of 40 to 50 years.
  • A hippo is a herbivore (a herbivore is an animal that eats plants.)
  • Hippos are considered the second largest animal on earth (the first goes to the elephant.)
  • When hippos sweat there skin turns red.

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welcome too our zoo!

WELCOME TO OUR ZOO!

Hello this is the Big British zoo website.                                          You will find all of your information here.

We have lots of animals such as hyenas, sloths, flamingos, boas, chimpanzees, orangutans, giraffes, penguins, tomato frogs, toucans, pandas, hippos and koalas.

Come see our new sloths!!

Opening times are: 10:00am – 5:30pm  Monday-Saturday                  Tickets will be available on the 12th APRIL 2021

(tickets cost:

adult- £3.50                                                                             Child- £1,50                                                                       Family ticket for five- £7.00

contact us at-

Phone No- 0500 6670 89700                                                                E-mail- BigBritishZoo@hotmail.co,uk

EVENTS:                                                                                              Monday: 11:30am- Live feeding  pandas                                                Tuesday:  2:00pm- petting koalas                                                            Wednesday: all day kids face painting and glitter tattoos                          Thursday: 11:15am-11:45am Big Boa talk                                                1:15pm-1:45pm toucans talk                                                            Friday: Have a blast feeding the giraffes at 2:45pm                                Saturday: An all day exciting animal sticker hunt

Enjoy!         (Big British Zoo Staff)

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Penguins

PENGUINS

  • Penguins speed is 6-9km/h
  • An Emperor penguins life span is 20 years but a little penguins life span is 6 years.
  • Penguins lost the ability to fly millions of years ago, but their powerful flippers and streamlined bodies make them very accomplished swimmers
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Giraffe

 

GIRAFFES

  • They can run up to 60km/h (maximum, sprint)
  • Giraffes live up to 26 years old in the wild but slightly longer in captivity.
  • Giraffes are the tallest animals on earth.
  • They only need to drink once every few days.
  • Surprisingly giraffes can’t swim!     
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Orangutans

 

 

ORANGUTANGS  

  • They don’t mind eating with their feet.
  • Orangutans learn everything from their mothers.
  • Orangutans build nests to sleep in.
  • They are 7 times stronger than humans.
  • In their diet has a lot of things in it but fruit makes up 60% of their diet.
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Chimpanzees

 

CHIMPANZEES

  • Females life span: 39 years, Male life span: 32 years old.
  • Chimps can jump approximately 0.7 meters.
  • Chimpanzees run up to the speed of 25mph.
  • Male chimpanzees are called Pan troglodytes.
  • There’s 712,000-300,000 chimpanzees remaining in the wild.
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flamingos

  • The word flamingo comes from the spanish and latin word ‘flamenco.
  • flamingos are powerful fliers, when flying in a flock, the top speed of a flamingo can be as high as 35 miles per hour.
  • Flamingos can live up to 20-30 years!
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