LOL

Posted by Happy Homemaker UK

We visited peaceful, stately Longleat House

 once belonging to Lord Bath in Wiltshire

I know what you're thinking...

how grand 

how historical

how pastoral...

Ahhh...

You would be right

But look what's really going on

at the property
(wink, wink)

These furry hoodlums jump onto every passing car,

'lifting' whatever they can get their monkey hands on!

It was outrageous!

Opened in 1966, Longleat was the first drive-through safari park outside Africa

With the idea that animals are in large enclosures and 

people are in 'cages' (aka cars)
you really get quite a view

Yep, quite a view indeedy...

'Teamwork'

Above, you can see a playset for the monkeys 

but with license plates, hubcaps, windshield wipers, and antennas to rip off

who needs a playset?

Worse For Wear: a dangling wiper and broken antennae
Hmm, does his insurance policy include monkey damage?

Cars can detour the monkey enclosure if desired

As you can imagine, the safari park takes no responsibility for damage

I've never seen anything quite like it!

 { they jumped on our car but didn't succeed in taking anything, those rascals }

While I'm not a big fan of zoos,

this seems an ideal setting for animals in captivity

Wolves

This used to be one of the longest yew mazes in England

Although it may no longer hold that title, 

it was certainly the most difficult one we've tackled yet

To finish the day

we fed sea lions

and

walked among meerkats

It was an unforgettable day for my animal-loving kids

and for me, thoughts of monkeys from 

the Wizard Of Oz kept running through my mind :)

I wonder why...

- all photos by me -

More info: Longleat