00:00Oh, so today we're at Bristol Zoo Project and behind me, hopefully you can perhaps see
00:04a giraffe and a zebra, definitely an eland, but you can also see the construction happening
00:09for the new zoo.
00:10So we're at Bristol Zoo Project, it's 136 acres.
00:14We have animals in very natural habitats, large spaces, lots of room to roam, but the
00:21amazing thing about this site is we're developing it, which is so just exciting for visitors.
00:25So we have recently opened a brand new play place just behind you that way, all designed
00:31around conservation, but we're also building a massive new habitat here, which is what
00:35you can see behind me.
00:37We're in the lemur walkthrough at Bristol Zoo Project.
00:40So we have four separate species that we look after here at Bristol Zoo Project, including
00:46the ring-tailed lemurs, which are the most famous species, as well as the blue-eyed black
00:50lemurs, which are a critically endangered species that we work with in the wild as well.
00:55And we've done a lot of work with local communities and with things like replanting trees and
01:05working in cocoa plantations and things like that to try and create a more sustainable
01:09environment for both the local people and the animals that live in that area as well.
01:13I think it's just so successful because it's a different kind of zoo.
01:17We're not trying to present animals in boxes for you to see.
01:20We want people to stumble upon animals in natural habitats.
01:23So there's lots of different types of habitats.
01:25There's woods here, there's fields, and you can sort of walk around and really enjoy seeing
01:30animals behaving as they would in the wild, which is just so wonderful to see.
01:35There's a couple of interesting facts about lemurs in general.
01:39So first of all, because they haven't got the same hands as monkeys, they don't use
01:42their hands for cleaning each other.
01:44They use their teeth instead.
01:45So they've got what's called a tooth comb, so teeth that point forwards at the front.
01:49And to help them clean that, they have got a second undertongue, which its entire purpose
01:54is to clean those teeth for them because they can't pick it out with their hands.
01:58Behind me, you can obviously see the giraffes.
02:00So we've got three giraffes here, they're all men, although we are hoping in the future
02:04to have a female and have a breeding recommendation.
02:07We've got eland and zebra outside.
02:09In bare woods, we've got bears, wolves, wolverine and lynx.
02:12We've got the red panda.
02:14We've got geladas, which are a type of baboon.
02:16We've got loads of different birds as well.
02:18Meerkats.
02:19Should you like to see some meerkats?
02:20And ostrich, obviously, as you come in, our favourite.
02:23So just loads of different types of animals for everyone to see.
02:26The other thing is that when they want to show off to each other, ring-tailed lemurs
02:31do a thing called stink fighting, where they rub a smell from glands onto their tails and
02:36then flick at each other, and whoever smells stronger wins.
02:39They also do what's called stink flirting, which is where the males show off to the females
02:42by just repeating the process.
02:44And how do you create enclosures in an environment that they can thrive in?
02:49So that is a really great question, and we spend so much time planning the houses and
02:54the homes and the habitats to really consider animal welfare.
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