 APRIL KEEPER OF THE MONTH 4 week old Welsh mountain goat, Scooby was rescued by his keeper Clare Taylor after being abandoned by his mother Stumpy. Now weighting 4 kilos (8.8lb) the playful Goat and keeper Clare have formed an extraordinary friendship. Scooby loves to follow Clare around the Zoo as she does the early morning horse feed and both enjoy sitting together in the spring sunshine having a spot of lunch. Staff at the Welsh Mountain Zoo in Colwyn Bay are delighted at the progress made by the Welsh Mountain Goat. When Scooby was rejected, Clare immediately began hand rearing him and for the first week, the young kid was monitored carefully at the Zoo and was taken home in the evenings where Clare bottle fed him every 2 hours throughout the night. Scooby has been with Clare for the 4 weeks in a specially designed basket, prepared by the keepers which contains the softest blankets and a hot water bottle which ensures Scooby is warm at all times. Scooby is continuing to grow in both size and confidence and on May Day visitors to the Welsh Mountain Zoo can meet Scooby, as he will officially become a resident at the Children’s Farm. Scooby has already had a trial session at the Children’s Farm and thoroughly enjoyed the hour playing with a young visitor and Sage the Turkey. In fact, he was so tired from all the excitement that he slept in the sunshine for the rest of the afternoon. Clare Taylor said ‘Scooby has made fantastic progress. In the wild this baby would have died so I feel an enormous sense of achievement seeing him run around the Zoo and I am really looking forward to seeing Scooby play with the Children over the May Bank Holiday at the Children’s Farm’.
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