THREE Dudley Zoo keepers have achieved excellent results in animal care exams.

Jay Haywood, aged 27, Luke Millar, 23, and Stacey Ball, 22, fit in their studies for the Advanced National Certificate in the Management of Zoo Animals between their duties.

Jay, from Dudley, joined the zoo crew in 2000 and has cared for big cats and ungulates. Bird keeper Luke, from Tewkesbury, started work on site in 2008 and Walsall-based Stacey has been at the zoo for five years looking after primates and birds.

Zoo registrar and research coordinator Dr David Beeston said: “Jay, Luke and Stacey have all done very well and achieved excellent results, everyone at DZG is very proud of them.

“They have all passed the exam which follows the first year of studies for the Advanced National Certificate, which is the recognised qualification for zoo keepers.”