(Should this also be
filed under "There'll always be an England?")
"Movement is also a key trigger. Big cats will start getting interested if someone limps past their enclosure because they look weak.
"Possibly the worst thing you could do is limp past the lion or tiger enclosure in a zebra print outfit."
Visitors to a Surrey safari park have been asked not to wear animal print clothes after concern emerged that fake leopard print and tiger stripes might be confusing or even frightening the
animals.
Zookeepers at Chessington World of Adventures noticed a change in behaviour of animals after the launch of a new attraction which allows visitors to be driven off-road through a 22-acre Serengeti-style reserve, where animals roam free.
Spokeswoman Natalie Dilloway said: "Animals are getting confused when they see what looks like zebras and giraffes driving across the terrain in a 7.5 tonne truck."
Keepers reported that some animals had tried to communicate with visitors, while others had run away, fearing they were predators.
Uh, pardon us, but, well ...
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