VIVA takes a walk on the wild side at London Zoo
| 30th September 2019
This week ZSL invited VIVA to be a child at heart again, with the launch of Animal Adventure, a new children’s play area at the heart of London’s zoo.
From this summer kids have been discovering the secret and surprising lives of animals and following some of nature’s most epic journeys – encountering meerkats, porcupines and mongoose along the way.
Capturing little ones’ imaginations, child-sized hot air balloons and a replica HMS Beagle will ‘transport’ them to animal kingdoms around the world, connecting youngsters to animals through magical up-close experiences and adventurous play.
Kids will follow in Darwin’s daring footsteps – navigating swinging bridges, slides and ladders aboard HMS Beagle in the Zoo’s new adventure themed playpark.
A new open-air amphitheatre will be the place to go for fascinating daily talks, where zookeepers will reveal how llamas trek across the Andes, and why young meerkats have to set out on their own to find a mate.
Young animal adventurers will be able to spot the Zoo’s resident pygmy goats, kune kune pigs, llamas and donkeys as they set off on regular walks around the area, with plenty of opportunities to meet ZSL’s expert keepers and get the inside story on their work.