IT is not an unusual sight in towns and cites across the country. But this park worker came across a genuine zebra crossing as he painted new lines on the roads at Blair Drummond Safari Park, near Stirling.
Staff at the popular attraction have been putting the finishing touches to the park ahead on it opening for the season tomorrow.
However, some of the final jobs were made more difficult as some of the parks’ resident animals turned up too to take a look.
So tree surgeon David McBride had to take extra care as he cut overhanging branches in lemur land at the park as the residents were intrigued at what he was doing to their habitat.
It is also easier cleaning a pool when there is not a sea lion in it but that is exactly what staff had to endure yesterday.
Blair Drummond Safari Park was opened in 1970, with the help of Jimmy Chipperfield,.
It was one of Britain’s first safari parks, Longleat Safari Park being the first, in 1966, and one of the first to open outside Africa.
Like many safari parks, Blair Drummond features reserve areas that visitors drive through in their own cars or as passengers on the park’s “Safari Bus” to view free-roaming animals.
Viewing platforms are positioned throughout the park, which are wheelchair-friendly and allow visitors to view into some of the enclosures from an elevated position.
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