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Holiday Pics - Monkey World
- Thread starter GrahamL
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paulinejoe
Mama Doe
They're fab piccies, and the one you love is fantastic, so clear and looks like you could have been in an actual rainforest or somewhere!
littleboots
Mama Doe
What fabulous pictures !!
Blackberry & Co
Wise Old Thumper
I love that place! Never got such good photos as that tho :lol:
If I'd known you were that close to me you could have come to visit!
If I'd known you were that close to me you could have come to visit!
GrahamL
Wise Old Thumper
:lol:
I forgot you live in dorset
We were staying in Weymouth Mum & Dad own a luxury caravan on a site there.
Blackberry & Co
Wise Old Thumper
:lol:
I forgot you live in dorset
Ooh. that's a lovely area to stay
Next time you'll have to pop over and say hello to The Boys and Her Ladyship :wave:
GrahamL
Wise Old Thumper
Ooh. that's a lovely area to stay
Next time you'll have to pop over and say hello to The Boys and Her Ladyship :wave:
It was, although the monsterous amounts of roadworks are just :evil:
:lol:Stayed in Littlesea, if you know of it :wave:
Might have to take you up on that offer :wave:
Crawley Guinea Pig Rescue
Warren Scout
Monkey world is a lovely place, the animal keepers are great, and the behind the scenes people are very knowledgeable too.
I hope you got to see Sally who looks after all the babies that come in. Also the chimp that was seized from Mary Chipperfield who was found guilty of beating the chimp.
The saddest thing about Monkey world is that most of the monkeys have been taken from the wild. They have some of the old PG tip advert chimps there too, they get into their adolescents and get too hard to handle. Infact even sadder are the lab cages they have on view.
On a positive note, the more people who visit and spend money the more the people can do something on behalf of the monkeys. Its a lovely day out.
I hope you got to see Sally who looks after all the babies that come in. Also the chimp that was seized from Mary Chipperfield who was found guilty of beating the chimp.
The saddest thing about Monkey world is that most of the monkeys have been taken from the wild. They have some of the old PG tip advert chimps there too, they get into their adolescents and get too hard to handle. Infact even sadder are the lab cages they have on view.
On a positive note, the more people who visit and spend money the more the people can do something on behalf of the monkeys. Its a lovely day out.
GrahamL
Wise Old Thumper
We saw a lady feeding the baby orangutangs in the 'nursery' enclosure - maybe that was her? The pics above are all from there, as the main enclosure is being rebuilt right now.
We saw the lab cages. We were disgusted, but i like how they've included the cages and wordings, so you can see how they WERE kept.
They had howling monkeys in the trees that day, it was awesome!
Also, just as a random fact, they have a monkey (like the two in the last picture) who has the same name as my OH, spelt exactly the same :lol: - she hasn't been allowed to forget that since
Debster
Mama Doe
It was, although the monsterous amounts of roadworks are just :evil:
Stayed in Littlesea, if you know of it :wave:
Might have to take you up on that offer :wave:
Making me feel homesick!
I grew up on Portland and moved away from Weymouth 2 years ago. I know Littlesea well and worked a summer season at the Sea View site when I was 17 Roadworks there have been hell for ages, don't think the new road has helped that much!
Glad you had a good break, the pics are great!
Jenova
Wise Old Thumper
We saw a lady feeding the baby orangutangs in the 'nursery' enclosure - maybe that was her? The pics above are all from there, as the main enclosure is being rebuilt right now.
We saw the lab cages. We were disgusted, but i like how they've included the cages and wordings, so you can see how they WERE kept.
They had howling monkeys in the trees that day, it was awesome!
Also, just as a random fact, they have a monkey (like the two in the last picture) who has the same name as my OH, spelt exactly the same :lol: - she hasn't been allowed to forget that since
Sally is a chimp.
She's amazing.And I am really jealous, I would love to go there.
lousilverfox
Mama Doe
love your monkey pics! Looks like you had a fab time
Colyflower
Alpha Buck
I really want to go to monkey world, I've seen the signs as we've been going past on the motorway many a time but we've always been on our way to somewhere else.
Great photos. :wave:
