Our have been really loving all this spring sunshine. It’s such a pity that there are no visitors here Two enjoying it too, but we hope that you’ve been able to get out somewhere - even if only for short bursts.

Update on the family ... Exciting penguin

Slammet (mum), Nkula (dad) and their young Ffinlo, who was born here news son Ffinlo have lived at the Wildlife Park for and will be three in August, nearly four years now, and it’s hard to imagine is quite independent and the Park without them. mischievous nowadays, but mum is never far away.

Gibbons like to relax by grooming one another’s fur, which is what Slammet and Nkula are doing in the photo (below left). Meanwhile - where is Ffinlo? Yep, that’s him, high This picture is actually a peek up in a tree and looking inside the nestbox of one of pretty pleased with himself! our penguins. And yes, you can see a tiny chick, next to The keepers think an egg from which his brother it’s possible that Ffinlo or sister is about to hatch! might have a little brother Do you know how long a or sister before too long. Humboldt penguin egg takes Who knows! We’ll have to before it hatches? wait and see. (This is called the incubation time.) Do you know where Silvery can be found in the Whose dinner? wild?

Whose delicious meal Which animal? Unscramble the letters is this? Clue: to find out! there may m u c h p i n k be a bit of squabbling, and t e e m a r k it will be gone n i p p e r c o u ? fast! Animal of the Week Spider Habitat Strong Top of the tree canopy in tropical Very long limbs help them swing and prehensile in South America leap through the branches tail is able to hold things Food in the Wild can hold Mostly fruit, but also leaves, food or branches flowers, bark, and occasionally Bare skin (like and birds’ eggs No to get the palm of your in the way when ) under the Superpower Their tail can hold on to branches swinging tail tip to help grip and support their weight!

Spider monkeys are not afraid of heights! With the help of their strong tail, they swing from branch to branch, at 40 meters above the ground. A baby spider Spider monkeys are in monkey rides on his mum’s tummy or back as she swings ... imagine that! Nooo! danger of extinction because their rainforests are being destroyed

Puzzle Time Cut out and keep me Spider Monkey

Quick Quiz - Who am I? 1 I’m a bird who needs special food to keep “in the pink” F ______2 I’m a well-known marsupial that lives on the IOM Coming up soon: ______y Watch out for the Wildlife Park 3 I’m a from Madagascar Education YouTube Channel _ _ _ u _ 4 I’m the closest cousin of humans at the Wildlife Park To get in touch - email: [email protected]

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answers HIDING? KUSH SPOT YOU DID gibbon; hatches in 42 days; Whose dinner - meerkats; Maths puzzle: 29; Quick quiz: 1) flamingo 2) wallaby 3) lemur 4) 4) lemur 3) wallaby 2) flamingo 1) quiz: Quick 29; puzzle: Maths meerkats; - dinner Whose days; 42 in hatches Silvery gibbons are from the island of Java; Which animal: chipmunk,meerkat, porcupine; Humboldt penguin egg egg penguin Humboldt porcupine; chipmunk,meerkat, animal: Which Java; of island the from are gibbons Silvery