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about the zoo
The zoo started in 1930 by a man called George Matterhead
when his family moved to oakfield house and started the original collection of animals from another local zoo, at Shavington,
near Crewe
His good work was then known as the North of England Zoological
Society Ltd in 1934, and with his enormous ammount of enthusiam and skill he kept the zoo goin though the 2nd world war, after
the war he expanded the zoo.
Mr Mattershead received the OBE , an honorary degree of MSc,
and was also the President Of The International Union of Zoo Directors
Mr Mattershead died in 1978 aged 84.
Talks on the animals
while you are visiting the zoo, why not stop and listen to
the the keepers giving a talk on the various animals.
they do talks at different times that you can get to hear
them all, but depending on animal needs and the weather
They do talks on the following animals
on mondays and saturdays
10.40am Przewalski's horses
11.00am Black rhinos
11.30am Elephants (talk outside)
12.00noon Lions (includes feeding)
12.30pm Chimps
2.15pm Sealions (includes feeding)
2.45pm Penquins (includes feeding)
3.15pm Tigers (includes feeding)
3.30pm Sealions (includes feeding)
4.00pm Komodo dragons
4.30pm Owls
Did you know
- At the moment chester zoo looks
after 221 threatened species
- The andean condor has the largest wing area of
any bird and has been known to soar to 18,000ft searching for food
- The keepers at the zoo have placed yoghurt,honey
or porridge as special treats into mock termite mound to maintain the chimpanzee'snatural tool_using skill
- The largest living land animal is the elephant
- Komodo dragons are capable of running to speeds
of 11mph in short bursts. and they also can eat up to half their own weight in a single meal
- Marmots that live in the wild hibernate in burrows for up
to eight months of the year
- In the zoos around the world , the orang u tans are the only
species to have their on television
- Sealions only eat makeral and herring, the reason
for this is that flat fish like plaice are the wrong shape and they are hard to swallow
- Have you noticed how alligators have their eyes on the top
of the head, this is then they can lie motionless in the water, and they are able to breath and see while waiting for pray
Other events at the zoo
you can have weddings, conferences, partieis,
school reunions, special meals in the oakfield manor house, elephant evenings, bat walks, safari dinners, discos ( at christmas)
and mant other activities
A Asian elephant was born on sunday 7th march 2004, this will make the zoo with
the total of 10 Asian elephants
the babies (Sundara ) mum is Sithami, and is her first
Her Asian name means ‘beautiful’ or ‘pretty’
Pictures taken on 2nd january 2005
Twycross zoo
Twycross Zoo opened in 1963
on a site in Leicestershire. Initially a comparatively modest collection, it has grown into one of the major British zoos,
attracting over 450,000 visitors a year. It is famous for its collection of primates.
Like most British zoos, Twycross receives no government funds and relies
entirely on money spent by visitors to continue its work.
for more info on this wonderful little zoo click on the elephant picture below
there is also a gallery of pictures from 40 years of animals from the zoo (well worth
a look)
Back in 2000 i went to visit the zoo with a outing with Chester zoo
it was a wonderful experience, i got to meet the elephants and feed them
these are some photos that i took on the day
This webpage is totally 100% unofficial
(Dawn, owner of http://www.itsinmyworld.org )
all photos on this website were taken by myself or friends
if anyone does not agree with anything that i have said, please
let me know and i will remove it
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