Dudley Zoo animals have a ball with new toy won by trainee keeper
Dudley Zoo’s giraffes and tapirs have been enjoying a new toy after a trainee keeper came top in an online competition.
Josh Luxton entered a draw on Zoo Keepers Europe – Zoo Keepers Product Review for a Bizzy Bites boredom breaker and was picked as the winner.
He said the prize had been welcomed by Brazilian tapir, Chico and Rothschild’s giraffe, Kubwa, who have been having a ball with it.
“The boredom breaker is typically made for horses, but is also perfect enrichment for our tapirs and giraffes as it’s very robust.
“It has a refillable lick in the middle, but it can be used in a variety of ways to encourage natural grazing, so for the tapirs we left it on the floor for them to roll around, while we winched it into the air for the giraffes and they all loved it. We’ll definitely continue using it in the future,”added Josh.
