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A lucky group of black bears were treated to a pedalo ride after a lake formed in their enclosure.
After heavy rain created a mini lake in their 13-acre reserve, keepers at Woburn Safari Park decided to float a swan pedalo on the water.
According to Tommy Babington, deputy head of the carnivore section at the park in Bedfordshire , the bears were “immediately intrigued” by their new neighbour and “wasted no time in investigating” it.
The pedalo is usually used elsewhere on the site but was awaiting new pedals, Mr Babington said.
“It was great fun for visitors to seeing them climb on board, and we love devising new ways to provide food, scent and habitat enrichment that stimulates their natural foraging behaviours,” he said.
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“Bears are naturally very curious animals, and keepers will encourage this with all kinds of enrichment through their habitat as this keeps their minds and bodies active.
“The swan boat enrichment may be a less conventional approach to stimulating their natural behaviours, but it certainly was a hit.”
The four black bears are two pairs of siblings – two male and two female – named Harvard, Maple, Colorado, and Aspen.
Originally from North America, they can grow up to 2m long and weigh more than 45 stone.
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13 monkeys killed in fire at Woburn Safari Park in England
January 2, 2018 / 8:02 AM EST / CBS/AP
LONDON -- Officials say 13 monkeys have died in a fire at a safari park in England, marking the second major fire at an animal attraction in the last two weeks.
The fire started early Tuesday morning in the Patas monkey house at Woburn Safari Park, located 50 miles north of London. The enclosure is part of the African Forest drive-through section of the popular attraction.
The park said in a statement that nothing could be done to prevent the death of the 13 Patas monkeys. "Staff and fire crews attended the scene; however, devastatingly for everyone at the park, none of the 13 animals could be saved," the park said.
Firefighters found the Patas monkey house ablaze with the roof caved in when they arrived. Officials said 90 percent of the building was damaged.
It took just over two hours to control the fire.
Safari park spokesman Drew Mullin told Sky News an initial investigation indicated a generator fault may have caused the fire.
Early indications are that other animals were not injured. The safari park houses a variety of animals including elephants, lions and zebras.
The fire follows a Dec. 23 blaze at London Zoo that killed an aardvark and four meerkats. The cause of that fire, which badly damaged a cafe, has not been established.
The London zoo Tuesday postponed its annual animal census, which is required by law in order for the zoo to maintain its operating license, because of the fire.
Officials say the cause of the Woburn Safari Park fire is being investigated. The park will remain open except for the African jungle enclosure section.
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Thirteen monkeys die in fire at Woburn Safari Park
"Devastatingly for everyone" at Woburn Safari Park, none of its 13 patas monkeys could be saved following the fire.
Tuesday 2 January 2018 15:41, UK
Thirteen monkeys have died following a fire at Woburn Safari Park.
The fire broke out in the patas monkey house in the the park's African Forest drive-through area in the early hours on Tuesday, a park spokesman said, with the enclosure "well alight" by the time firefighters arrived at the scene.
The roof of the outbuilding collapsed in the blaze.
In a statement, the safari park said: "Staff and fire crews attended the scene, however, devastatingly for everyone at the park, none of the 13 animals could be saved.
"All other animals within the jungle drive-through enclosure are being monitored, but early signs suggest that they have not been affected.
"An investigation is under way into the cause of the fire and whilst the park will remain open, the jungle enclosure will remain closed for investigation.
"The park is grateful to the quick response from Bedfordshire Fire Brigade, who attended with three appliances."
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The fire was spotted by security guards during a routine patrol at about 2.30am. Firefighters confirmed they attended shortly afterwards.
Safari park spokesman Drew Mullin told Sky News an initial investigation by the fire service indicated the blaze had been caused by a generator fault.
He said: "We must now clear up and look after the staff. They are devastated, they build up a bond with the animals.
"We will keep the jungle closed for today, tomorrow and the next few days and then we will make a decision about reopening."
A Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue spokesman said the outbuilding housing the atas monkeys "was well alight and its roof had fallen in" when firefighters arrived.
"They fought the fire using fire hoses while wearing breathing apparatus to protect themselves from the smoke and fumes. The building was 90% damaged by the fire."
Firefighters closed the incident at 4.46am.
It comes 10 days after four meerkats and a nine-year-old aardvark were killed in a fire at London Zoo on December 23.
An investigation into the cause of that blaze is also being carried out.
According to Woburn's website, its patas monkeys shared a 16-acre space with barbary macaques and a herd of mountain bongo.
They were free to roam all night during summer months, but would have been housed indoors during the colder winter nights.
In the wild, patas monkeys are classified as being of "least concern" so are not thought to be under threat.
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Will my car get damaged by the animals, particularly the monkeys?
Dear Ron T,
There are keepers on patrol in the African Forest to help ensure monkeys cause no damage to visitor vehicles. However, they are wild animals so this can't always be guaranteed so we do ask people to drive through at their own risk.
The monkeys will tend to hitch a ride on your car but very rarely do they cause damage. Hope you have a lovely day.
Kind regards,
Debra at WSP
I had a bear on my car but no monkeys tho!
No love,very unlikely,We didn't see anybody's car get damaged by any of the Animals...Monkeys kept a safe distance.
It is a possibility. The car in front of us (a Volvo XC90) had their rear windscreen wiper pulled by one of the monkeys until it snapped off (after that it seemed to lose interest).
Some of the monkeys climbed on our car but there was no damage (although we heard from a member of staff that wing mirrors sometimes get damaged, and indeed they seem to be a favourite climbing point for the monkeys)
My car sailed through ok but there was a car that seemed to have a few problems and lost their windscreen wipers. We went through at least 15 times and it was great fun and had no problems - would be a shame not to do it reckon you'd be unlucky if they did and I'm sure if they did look like they were playing around a good honk of the horn would stop the mischief
We took a company car with us and had monkeys all over it with no problem, other than a few dirty footprints!
Although we did see a car with a loose trim and one monkey did pull this off further. I think is your car is sound to start it should be no problem. It's an excellent day out, we have never laughed so much.
Hi, I have never heard of monkeys damaging cars. Don't let that stop you from going to Woburn. It is a magical place. Check on their website for information.
I did have trouble a couple of years ago. One chewed through my aerial and another decided to bounce up and down clinging onto my rear window wiper and snapped it off. They also tend to sit on the wing mirrors so hopefully your wing mirrors can take the weight of a monkey
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