Veronica Heldt reads Gorilla by Anthony Browne at London Zoo on January 23.
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From The Tiger Who Came to Tea, to The Snail and the Wale, keepers at London Zoo are reading animal adventures to stay in touch with younger visitors while they are closed.
Every Saturday and Sunday until February 21, keepers at the Whipsnade and Regent s Park zoos will read a different story book from one of the animal enclosures and post it on Facebook.
The virtual bedtime stories are a way to bring the zoo to youngsters unable to visit in person and keep them in touch with the animals during lockdown.
London zookeepers turn to storytelling
By IANS |
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Fri, Jan 15 2021 9:27 IST |
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London, Jan 15 : Keepers at the London Zoo and the Whipsnade Zoo have launched a series of virtual bedtime stories to help keep young fans in touch with their favourite animals during the nationwide Covid-19 lockdown.
Their Tails from the Zoo will be available to watch online on the zoos official social media pages each weekend from Saturday until February 21, Xinhua news agency reported.
They will read different animal-inspired stories, told from the zoos most popular exhibits.
Featuring children s classics such as The Tiger Who Came to Tea , told in the company of Sumatran tigers Asim and Gaysha, animals will be at the heart of each storytelling session specially chosen to keep younger fans entertained through this lockdown.
London Zookeepers are Turning to Storytelling to Keep Kids in Touch with Animals During Lockdown
Keepers at the London Zoo and the Whipsnade Zoo have launched a series of virtual bedtime stories to help keep young fans in touch with their favourite animals during the nationwide Covid-19 lockdown.
Their Tails from the Zoo will be available to watch online on the zoos official social media pages each weekend from Saturday until February 21, Xinhua news agency reported.
They will read different animal-inspired stories, told from the zoos most popular exhibits.
Featuring children s classics such as The Tiger Who Came to Tea , told in the company of Sumatran tigers Asim and Gaysha, animals will be at the heart of each storytelling session specially chosen to keep younger fans entertained through this lockdown.
5:08 AM MYT LONDON, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) Keepers at London Zoo and its sister zoo Whipsnade Zoo launched on Thursday a series of virtual bedtime stories to help keep their animals in touch with their youngest fans during the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown. Their Tails from the Zoo will be available to watch online on the zoos official social media pages each weekend from Jan. 16 until Feb. 21. They will read different animal-inspired stories, told from the zoos most popular exhibits. Featuring children s classics such as The Tiger Who Came to Tea, told in the company of Sumatran tigers Asim and Gaysha, animals will be at the heart of each storytelling session specially chosen to keep younger fans entertained through this lockdown.