Wildlife park bans leopard print clothes because it 'confuses animals'

A wildlife park has banned visitors from wearing leopard print clothing because it is confusing the animals.

Chessington World of Adventures Resort introduced the zero-tolerance policy on animal print and brought in bouncers to enforce it.

Zookeepers noticed the fashion for animal print clothing had caused animals to try to communicate with those wearing it or to run away in fear.

The ban follows the launch of a new experience ‘ZUFARI: Ride Into Africa!’, which sees visitors journey off-road on a safari adventure.

Natalie Dilloway, a ZUFARI spokeswoman said: “Since the launch of ZUFARI, guests have interacted with the animals more closely than ever before and we have noticed a lot of animals becoming baffled by animal-print-wearing guests.

“The enclosures at ZUFARI have been designed to replicate the conditions species face in the wild, so it’s no wonder the animals are getting confused when they see what they perceive to be zebras and giraffes driving across the terrain in a 7.5 tonne truck”