Weymouth - Dorchester Cycle Path The DCC Travel Choice team has organised an event to celebrate the new traffic free cycle track between Weymouth and Dorchester.  It will take place from 11am on Sunday 18th September as part of “European Mobility Week”, which sees events taking place across Europe to promote healthy and sustainable transport.  The Mayors of Dorchester and Weymouth (Tess... 

Octopus ‘Squirt’ Gives His Keepers A Soaking! Squirt the Octopus A common octopus at Weymouth Sea Life Park has been christened ‘Squirt’ because he gives everyone who passes his tank a soaking. The mischievous cephalopod has been at the Sea Life estate’s main collection facility behind the Weymouth attraction for nearly four months. Like all octopuses he draws water into his body to absorb... 

Monkey World Oshine, the former pet Bornean orang-utan was morbidly obese.  When the team at Monkey World rescued her in August 2010 she broke the scales at 100kg – more than double the natural weight of a female orang-utan. Since arriving at Monkey World – Ape Rescue Centre, the 14-year-old ape has been put on a health and fitness program designed to bring her weight down by losing fat while... 

Otters in Weymouth Down at Weymouth Sea Life Park, Jonny the Short-clawed otter has recently welcomed a new female roommate into his expansive sanctuary residence and he appears to have been instantly smitten. “The attraction was immediate, and has grown ever since Lilly’s arrival in April. After a brief acclimatisation, Lilly seemed fascinated by her new home whilst Jonny appeared to begin honing...