Animals at Cotswold Wildlife Park will have to readapt to sharing it with visitors when zoos reopen next week.
"We are lucky that we had this pot. The owner did that at the time of foot and mouth . But a pot is there for a reason, like a petrol tank, you don't want it to get empty."The park was attracting 400,000 visitors each year pre-, though bookings for later this month are now on an advance basis only, to help staff manage the return of the paying public.
Baby rhino calf Dora was born last July and has been enjoying the solitude of the park, alongside her mother Nancy."Dora will be the star of the show when people come back here."Over at the giraffe sanctuary, senior keeper Jenni Maxwell is feeding Sentry his breakfast of poplar leaves and says she can't wait to share these majestic creatures with the public once more."The animals are quite happy. The zebras have particularly enjoyed lockdown, just grazing in the sun.
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