KEEPERS AT THE DOUBLE FOR A COUPLE OF TWO HUMPED CALVES

Two critically endangered double humped Bactrian Camels are being hand-reared by specialist keepers at Blackpool Zoo. The male and female calves, which were born to Olivia and Lucy respectively, share the same father, Sid, and the same birthday. Zoo staff arrived at work on the morning of 6th May to find both had arrived safely and naturally during the night. Whilst Olivia didn’t have enough milk Lucy showed little interest in her calf, so specialist keepers moved them to a separate area to feed and rear them. Each is fed five times per day with a mixture of calves and lambs