Ashley's Zoo Keeper Experience
Ashley's Zoo Keeper Experience
Cheeky monkey Ashley Jeary’s been with our friends at Paignton Zoo learning new skills. Be listening to Drivetime all this week to find out how he gets on being a Zoo Keeper!
Learn about life at Paignton Zoo and the animals that you will meet from the people that really know – the keepers.
Get stuck into food preparation, feeding and even mucking out! Best of all spend time with some of the world's most endangered animals.
The Zoo Keeper Experience is a fantastic four-hour experience that is just £195. You must be 16+ to take part and it runs on a Tuesday and a Saturday.
Here's an idea of how your experience may run:
9.00 a.m Arrive at the Zoo
9.15 a.m Join the keepers from the mammal department and begin your day
10.30 a.m Move on to meet with the keepers of the birds
11.45.am Discover what it's like to be a reptile and amphibian keeper
12.30 p.m Experience zoo keeping with primates
1p.m Finish. A lunch voucher will be issued to use at the Zoo’s Island Restaurant
Day 1:
Zoo Keeper Experience General
Day 2:
Rhino Experience
Day 3:
Tortoise Experience
Day 5:
Giraffe Experience
We have spent all week at Paignton zoo, we’ve learnt more about the experiences you could be having with some of the animals here such as the Rhinos, the giant Tortoises, and the new Komodo Dragon and now its time for me to meet the tallest animal of them all, Helen starts by telling us more about the giraffes at Paignton Zoo….
During your experience you will have a tea break and once finished you'll be free to explore the zoo for the rest of the day!
