Nochi, the black jaguar, has been going through some good training lately. Filing, documenting, and transaction work! He seems to really love the office! Speaking of, you can come see him and his friends, here at ZWF. With our new update tours packages, you can come visit all of the animals and even spend some extra play time with Nochi! He is so kind and fun loving, it’s hard to turn down a face like that! We hope to see you soon!
Check out who came in to help with the daily office tasks! Nochi is one smart Jaguar; you should see how he really “crunches” those numbers! Just kidding! But he did seem to really enjoy his visit and training time, which consisted of playing ball and a fun walk! You can see more new pictures of him here! And be sure to check out our updated tour page that now includes an interactive portion with Nochi!
Some of our animal actors, and trainers, recently attended a Bar-Mitzvah at the Temple Beth Shalom. The star actors included Dahlia, the Princess Tiger (Siberian Tiger cub) accompanied by Andrea; Pinch Bug, the beautiful Merchant Anteater (Tamandua) accompanied by Anthony; Antoinette, the Beautiful Dancing Monkey (Capuchin Monkey) accompanied by Carolina; and their faithful companion, Peep, the Smooth Talking Cockatoo (Rosy Breasted Cockatoo). If you would be interested in having our regal animals attend one of your festivities, click here to view more information! And don’t forget, they are always happy to see you when you come to visit! We hope to see you soon!
They all like to swing and play on vines and trees! And that is just what we have given to our fun loving baby gibbons! The new play area was scientifically designed to help promote the wellbeing of our animals, as well as help stimulate them mentally and physically. The structure includes a couple of swings as well as a few natural vines and some playthings that are given to human babies to help encourage growth in education and intelligence for the baby apes and monkeys.
Everyone has seen how great apes are very intelligent and have the ability to use tools and some even have the ability to learn sign language as well as displaying proper functions for shape placement and color differences. But unfortunately, there is little known about the ability of gibbons and their ability to learn and use tools. For the most part, in the wild, they live high in the trees, and have proved to be very difficult to study. We are hoping that with the creation of the new room, we can get a little more incite of the behavioral patterns and learning capabilities of the types of baby primates that we possess here on site. You also can come and visit them, and watch them play and have fun in the new primate room with a private tour. You can sit with them and watch them play, as well as watch them come over to you and interact with you as well! For details check out our tour page. It is literally an experience of a lifetime! We hope to see you soon!
As part of our underlying goal of educating the public about rare and indigenous species, we had a field trip come from Somerset Academy. While they were here, they got to learn about some behavioral patterns and fun facts about many different types of animals ranging from goats and donkeys all the way to bengal tigers, giant anteaters, and ligers. This also included some hands on experiences with baby foxes, baby wolves, baby patas monkeys and more. For more details on how to set up a group tour, please visit our tour page. We hope to see you soon!
Here is an e-mail we received about a recent visit at ZWF, and how much they enjoyed our facility!
The e-mail reads:
Subject:A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO YOU…for granting me a visit to your compound!
“Hello, Mr. Tabraue
I wanted to personally Thank YOU for your kindness in allowing me access in meeting your beautiful animals. It was a real moving life experience for me, and I really want to express my appreciation towards you. It’s a shame when didn’t get the chance to meet the other day, but I hope we definitely cross paths one day. I have a HUGE hug awaiting you! THANKS AGAIN!
Please find attached pictures of the unforgettable experience I had at your compound.
I LOVED MEETING THEM ALL SO MUCH“
To view the rest of the photos, then visit our Visitors Gallery!
