Folly Farm & Zoo: iPhone Apps

Take a tour of Folly Zoo on your phone!

Folly Facts

Did you know that the original name for the butterfly was 'flutterby'?
A cheetah can run 76 kilometres per hour (46 miles per hour) - that's really fast! The fastest human beings runs only about 30 kilometres per hour (18 miles per hour).
Did you know there are two kinds of camels? One is the Arabian that lives in Western Asia and Northern Africa. It has one hump. And the second kind is called Bactrian which has two humps.
There are two kinds of elephants: the African that is taller and has larger ears and the Indian that is small and has smaller ears.
The blue whale is the largest animal on earth. The heart of a blue whale is as big as a car, and it's tongue is as long as an elephant.
Did you know that a dog’s sense of smell is 1,000 times stronger than humans?
Can you believe that a snail can sleep for 3 years at a time?
Did you know that a cow gives nearly 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime?
Did you know that large kangaroos can cover over 30 feet with each jump?
You'll never believe this but Giraffes have no vocal cords, no wonder the Folly Giraffes are so quiet!
Armadillos, ferrets, opossums, and sloths spend about 80% of their lives sleeping.
Did you know a group of baboons is called a congress?
A group of rats is called a mischief and there's some very mischievous ones in Farmer Glyn's Potting Shed!
The seating in the 700 seat Follies Theatre used to be in the Millennium Dome in London.
With an amazing 50 teeth, the Virginia Opossum has more gnashers than any other mammal...and you can see them at Folly Farm!
Tortoises have lifespans comparable to human beings...Folly Zoo's resident Sulcata Tortoise, Albert, is in his forties!
Amazingly there are more than 200 different breeds of sheep in existence...too many to list here!
Folly Farm's Vintage Funfair has more than 10,000 light bulbs on all the rides!
Folly Farm's biggest giraffe, Zulu, weighs a whopping 248 stone!
The tongue of a giraffe is on average 18 inches long. It is black so that when they reach for leaves in the desert heat they don't get sunburnt tongues!
Giraffes can see up to five miles away so make perfect companions for Zebras as they can warn them if any lions are approaching!
Giraffes defend themselves from predators or threats with a powerful kick, the force of which could knock a car on its side...you have been warned!
Giraffes sleep standing up with their eyes open and they only do it for three minutes at a time...now that's what you call a power nap!
A female Red River Hog is pregnant for three months, three weeks and three days...that's easy to remember!

Download Folly Farm's very first "App" for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. It's free and it's very easy to get hold of...just click on the App icon below to go to iTunes or search for Folly Farm or Zoo Tour in the App Store on your phone.

Description
The Folly Farm Zoo Tour iPhone app is your very own portable guided tour of the zoo animals at Folly Farm, the largest paid-for attraction in Wales, located near Tenby in Pembrokeshire.

It's perfect if you're visiting for the day and want to know more about each animal as you walk around but also a handy pocket guide to learn all about our animals in the comfort of your own home.

With all our zoo animals listed alphabetically you can learn more about each animal by selecting the info or facts tabs or by watching the Zoo Keeper talks on selected animals. It's also handy if you want to know what animals are in our collection before you visit so you can make a list of your must-sees!

Use our app to bring your visit to Folly Farm to life, or just use the information to impress your friends with your animal knowledge, or let the kids watch the videos - they're entertaining and they'll learn something too!

Key features:
Animal descriptions
Fascinating facts
Zoo Keeper talks
Creature Features on our most popular animals

Armadillo on an App