Black Country news and blogs Saturday 21 July 2018
Dudley Zoo and Castle
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Three reasons to be cheerful! 
Dudley Zoo and Castle 21 Jul 18
There’ll be plenty of celebrating today as one of our heaviest animals, our youngest macaque and our newest arrival all share their birthdays.
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Heatwave brings out history
Dudley Zoo and Castle 20 Jul 18
Mysterious markings in Dudley Castle’s courtyard may look like aliens have landed! But our history experts explain the scorching sunshine has produced crop marks indicating where buildings stood as far back as the 16 th century.
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Tongue-in-cheek
Dudley Zoo and Castle 19 Jul 18
DZG’s animals have been getting into the spirit of National Stick Out Your Tongue Day! Just look at the efforts from some of our exotic collection towards the annual July 19 event…
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Zombie alert!
Dudley Zoo and Castle 18 Jul 18
It’s just two weeks until Dudley Castle is transformed into an open air cinema showing the cult zombie movie Night of the Living Dead.
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Talking animals
Dudley Zoo and Castle 17 Jul 18
Two DZG keepers took centre stage to share research findings and training techniques with zoo keepers from around the UK.
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Darting into Dudley
Dudley Zoo and Castle 16 Jul 18
A Daimler Dart which competed in the famous Monte Carlo Rally is one of 90 classic cars rolling into Dudley Castle courtyard on Sunday.
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Otters on the ball
Dudley Zoo and Castle 15 Jul 18
The men’s singles final will be in full swing at Wimbledon this afternoon but DZG otters are already on the ball! Our Asiatic short-clawed otter parents Buddy and Keyah and their littles ones have been enjoying a game of their own after keepers …
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Happy Black Country Day!
Dudley Zoo and Castle 14 Jul 18
Black Country Day is ‘ere and we am set for a bostin’ time at Dudley Zoo.
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Chimply the best!
Dudley Zoo and Castle 13 Jul 18
We’re celebrating the first World Chimpanzee Day tomorrow when visitors can get their hands on primate paintings by our seven gorgeous girls.
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Testing time
Dudley Zoo and Castle 12 Jul 18
Tune in tonight to see DZG keepers munching on marmalade in a taste test for a hit BBC food show about cutting costs.
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Happy 80th Pat
Dudley Zoo and Castle 11 Jul 18
We’ve put in a special phone call today to wish a lady born at Dudley Zoo exactly 80 years ago a very happy birthday.
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Flying the RAF colours
Dudley Zoo and Castle 10 Jul 18
We’re proudly flying The RAF Ensign from Dudley Castle today – as a spectacular parade and flypast celebrates the force’s centenary.
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Un-bear-lievably well
Dudley Zoo and Castle 9 Jul 18
DZG’s black bear Inca – thought to be the oldest in the world – is doing un-bear-lievably well after sailing through her annual health check.
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Keepers in training
Dudley Zoo and Castle 8 Jul 18
Our two latest apprentice keepers are settling in well to their on-site training and are wild about the work.
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Turaco tot
Dudley Zoo and Castle 7 Jul 18
We’ve got baby news in our birds section where a red-crested turaco chick has hatched.
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Illuminating anniversary
Dudley Zoo and Castle 6 Jul 18
Blue lights illuminated Dudley Castle overnight as we showed our support for the wonderful work of the NHS.
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Fishy fun
Dudley Zoo and Castle 5 Jul 18
Actors in a stage comedy about fish factory workers p-p-picked up plenty of tips when they came to feed DZG’s penguin colony.
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Keeping memories alive
Dudley Zoo and Castle 4 Jul 18
A former Dudley Zoo big cat keeper took a trip down memory lane after unearthing a glowing reference from when he left us 50 years ago.
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All fired up for footy!
Dudley Zoo and Castle 3 Jul 18
Dudley Castle expert Amy Hickman is hoping the English strike force produce more shots tonight than our decommissioned Russian cannons.
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Sweet sixteen
Dudley Zoo and Castle 2 Jul 18
A mouth-watering melon was the perfect present for our Brazilian tapir mum Meena as she turned sweet sixteen today.
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Gary has a swinging time
Dudley Zoo and Castle 1 Jul 18
One of our primate keepers caught our baby lar gibbon Gary having a swinging time during some family fun at DZG.
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Kriss is a high flyer
Dudley Zoo and Castle 30 Jun 18
Congratulations to our high-flying bird keeper Kriss Pearson who has been recognised for his fundraising efforts and presentation skills.
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Two decades at Dudley
Dudley Zoo and Castle 29 Jun 18
Our gorgeous chimps went ape for an adorable album of baby snaps made to mark their two decades at Dudley Zoo.
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Under fives fiesta
Dudley Zoo and Castle 28 Jun 18
More than 2,000 visitors joined us for the first day of our under fives picnic parties – and it was belter.
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Director’s diet for a day
Dudley Zoo and Castle 27 Jun 18
Zoo Director Derek Grove will be ditching high protein foods for the day to raise awareness of a condition which affects one of our keepers.
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Helping hand for gardeners
Dudley Zoo and Castle 26 Jun 18
Green-fingered gardeners at DZG have got their hands on a brand new tractor to take the strain of heavy-duty tasks.
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Sign of success
Dudley Zoo and Castle 25 Jun 18
A student’s snap of one of our bush dogs so impressed zoo bosses that it has been made into a stunning sign outside the enclosure.
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Paper playtime
Dudley Zoo and Castle 24 Jun 18
A Burntwood-based business has kindly come up with a paper shredding solution to produce piles of fun for our animals.
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Fun in the sun
Dudley Zoo and Castle 23 Jun 18
We’re just days away from our annual under 5s picnic parties and weather experts are predicting a scorcher.
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Camel capers
Dudley Zoo and Castle 22 Jun 18
Today is World Camel Day so we’re asking you to get the hump – and pin it on the camel as part of our weekend celebrations.
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Ellie joins Elliot
Dudley Zoo and Castle 21 Jun 18
Dudley Zoo has said Guten Tag to Ellie who has just arrived from Germany to join her new binturong boyfriend Elliot.
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A close shave
Dudley Zoo and Castle 20 Jun 18
It was a close shave for DZG’s Icelandic sheep when they lost their woolly fleeces for the summer.
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Someone old, someone new!
Dudley Zoo and Castle 19 Jun 18
Today we’re celebrating two birthdays – one old, one new – as we mark milestones for Fanny and Bubbles.
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Bat chat
Dudley Zoo and Castle 18 Jun 18
Conservation Officer Chris Leeson shared his tales of hanging out with wild bats at a conference for animal experts.
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Here’s to Dads and Gawa
Dudley Zoo and Castle 17 Jun 18
We’re celebrating at the double today to mark Father’s Day and the third birthday of our male red panda, Gawa.
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Wild birds take flight
Dudley Zoo and Castle 16 Jun 18
As well as looking after our endangered species, eagle-eyed keepers have been keeping watch on wild birds born at the zoo.
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On the hoof art!
Dudley Zoo and Castle 15 Jun 18
Dudley Zoo’s two giraffes have created some on the hoof art to raise funds for their threatened cousins in the wild.
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Feast of football!
Dudley Zoo and Castle 14 Jun 18
DZG’s Russian-named meerkats Oleg, Sergei, Mikhail and Aleksandr are all set for kick off later after their own World Cup warm-up.
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Terrific toddling!
Dudley Zoo and Castle 13 Jun 18
More than 600 toddlers pounded the paths around Dudley Zoo and Castle to pull in pounds for children’s charity Barnardo’s.
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Lovely letters
Dudley Zoo and Castle 12 Jun 18
Presenter Heather John was excited to receive a pile of lovely letters from Oldbury pupils who became African explorers at DZG.
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Students in focus
Dudley Zoo and Castle 11 Jun 18
It was far from a snap decision when DZG Assistant Curator Jay Haywood picked the winners in a college photography competition.
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Gaz’s zoo role
Dudley Zoo and Castle 10 Jun 18
Meet the man with the £2,500 weekly shopping bill whose new job is to make sure all Dudley Zoo’s animals are well fed.
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Beautiful borders
Dudley Zoo and Castle 9 Jun 18
Our gardening team has added more than 1,500 bedding plants to DZG’s formal borders – and it’s looking blooming lovely.
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Au revoir Arie and Becks
Dudley Zoo and Castle 8 Jun 18
We’ve said au revoir to two male black howler monkeys who have left us to start a new adventure across the Channel.
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Hello Bubbles
Dudley Zoo and Castle 7 Jun 18
We’re bursting with excitement – a new male giant anteater has arrived at DZG and he’s called Bubbles.
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Dads go free to DZG!
Dudley Zoo and Castle 6 Jun 18
DZG has got Father’s Day all wrapped up as we’re giving dads a day out on us! Dads can receive free admission into the 40-acre Zoo on Sunday June 17, with every full-paying adult or child, to spend the special day getting close to some of our …
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Dream Night
Dudley Zoo and Castle 5 Jun 18
It was a Dream Night for hundreds of children as DZG hosted its first exclusive evening for chronically ill and disabled youngsters.
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Hanging out with bats
Dudley Zoo and Castle 4 Jun 18
After hanging out with bat conservationists, we’ve discovered up to nine species are roosting in off-show caverns at DZG.
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Kubwa clothing!
Dudley Zoo and Castle 3 Jun 18
Birthday girl Ruby Holloway definitely dressed the part when she came to DZG to feed her adopted giraffe, Kubwa.
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Pygmy goat playtime
Dudley Zoo and Castle 2 Jun 18
DZG’s African pygmy goats are loving their new playground thanks to the upcycling skills of our specialist maintenance men.