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Visitor Reviews Review By Marc Whitcombe April 2006 Drusillas is quite a small zoo, without any really big name or large species that would normally be one of the main draws of a larger zoo. This doesn’t mean it’s not worth a visit though. It may only have some of the smaller animals, but it’s done a great job of presenting them. It feels as though an effort has been made to show a lot of the animals in a naturalistic environment. All the animals we saw seemed happy and well looked after. What really striked me about this zoo is the effort made to educate and cater for toddlers and young children. Not only are there fun activities such as slides and devices to measure how fast you can run, or how loud you can shout compared to different animals, there are some nice chances to get closer to the animals. This includes walking through the fruit bat enclosure, and a tunnel you can crawl through to get a close up view from within the meerkat enclosure. There are lots of other educational points, with facts on most of the animals. There’s also a nice idea where they’ve built a pet house where people can learn about the various types of exotic pets available, including how much they cost, and how difficult they are to look after. Overall I’d say this is a well thought out and fun zoo that despite the lack of big animals still merits a visit.
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