Guinate Tropical Park
Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Wed 26 Nov 2008 23:01
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Guinate Tropical Park
Guinate Tropical Park or Zoo by any
other name. We wiggled off the beaten track to seek out this park in the north
of the island, not certain what it was. It had better be
special for 14 Euros each entry.
   .Katy Kookaburra and a couple of cheeky
Toucans as soon as we got through the door, made it obvious this was
indeed a zoo park of small animals and birds. Plus a cactus garden.
   Meercats.
Immediately we could hear in our heads Bill Neighey commenting from the BBC2
Meercat Manor. One little one almost did for the camera lens with its very long
claws.
   This Ostrich bonded with Bear, almost had my face off when I
took their photo and promptly showed me its rear end.
You did tell it to
smile and let's be honest can you blame it with a face like
yours.
Have you ever seen someone's head
shut in a souvenir shop door.
Pepe has.
Ding - a - Ling. Ding - a
- Ling.
Poor Bear. Rub Bear
Rub. Poor Bear.
   Painted Mandarin Pheasants. Painted they looked stuffed to me. This parrot wanted to do me some serious
damage.
What do you expect
if you offer it your finger. Like KFC it's finger lickin' good
!!!!!
Obviously recovered from the souvenir
shop incident, Bear did not notice Pepe's lips disappear.
Erase Pepe's lips.
Have you ever seen anyone pulled
through a chain fence. Bear has.
Flee Bear Flee. In
fact. Fly Bear Fly.
  Tiring work this being on show.
And another rear end facing the
photographer. See Bear Run. Flamingos looking for a now wet
Bear.
   16:00 was feeding time for these
rare penguins from Peru. Numbers down to 5,000
breeding pairs as El Niñeo wiped out their numbers dramatically. The proprietor
wandered up to tell us all about them and their enclosure that has just
celebrated its first birthday, he has been here for 22 years and his
daughter will take over at some point in the future, he originally came to
Lanzarote from Newent, near Gloucester !!! That gave Bear much to talk about
with him. Dave the keeper is a world authority on their care and breeding.
 Glass
panels (70 mm thick) gave us a good view of feeding. If only dolphins would be
so accommodating I would get one jumping (Colin I'm still going for it). The ARC
boats set off from Gran Canaria on the 24th November, on one blog a crew have
seen a pod of about 150. Let me at them.
   16:30 we took a cup of tea to the
Parrot Show. The chap in the centre actually allowed himself to be laid on
his back in the deck chair, a lit cigarette put in
his mouth, hat and shades on to complete the picture. Amazing all for a peanut
I'm zipping my lips at this
point.
   These pretty
pink parrots were quiet compared to the Macaws, after this one had had
his drink he climbed upside-down and really got one
on him. Bear has said he has always wanted a parrot for years and years, I did take a video as to remind him
of the colossal row they make, painfully loud squawking in fact. No different than living with you, Dear.
See Bear exit the park at a
sprint.
Run Bear Run. Run Bear
Run.
 All in all a pleasant
afternoon, remind me to take my staple gun out next time !!! Careful Bear
Careful.
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