{"id":5115,"date":"2026-09-15T11:01:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T11:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/15\/zoo-blames-computer-error-for-child-predator-tour-blunder\/"},"modified":"2026-09-15T11:01:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T11:01:22","slug":"zoo-blames-computer-error-for-child-predator-tour-blunder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/15\/zoo-blames-computer-error-for-child-predator-tour-blunder\/","title":{"rendered":"Zoo blames computer error for &#039;child predator tour&#039; blunder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>2026-09-15 11:01:18<\/b><br \/>\n<BR>A zoo has apologised after accidentally advertising a \u201cchild predator tour\u201d. <BR><br \/>\nPotential visitors of Chester Zoo were left shocked when they saw the name of the 90-minute bus tour of the zoo, which would have given them a chance to get closer to animals including lions and Sumatran tigers. <BR><br \/>\nPeople were quick to comment on the tour name, with one person writing online: \u201cI hope this has been cleared by Cheshire Police &#8211; seems a bit dangerous.&#8221;<BR><br \/>\nAnother questioned: &#8220;Staggering &#8211; how did that get approved?\u201d<BR><br \/>\nWhile a third called the name \u201csinister\u201d. <BR><br \/>\nSomeone else was stunned that \u201cthey really didn\u2019t catch that while typing it out, huh?\u201d, as another laughed: \u201cReally could have worded that better!\u201d<BR><br \/>\nAnother argued that the zoo \u201chad to know what they were doing there\u201d, while someone else called the blunder \u201chilarious\u201d. <BR><br \/>\nTickets for the \u201cchild predator tour\u201d were being sold for \u00a325 per child, while the \u201cadult predator\u201d tour tickets were \u00a330. <BR><br \/>\nA description of the tour on the Chester Zoo website read: \u201cDiscover the predators of the animal kingdom, and their prey in our brand new guided tour.\u2028\u201cYou&#8217;ll be the first visitors in the zoo as you board our electric tour bus and enjoy 90 minutes of the zoo all to yourself.<BR><br \/>\n\u201cCome face to face with some of the zoo&#8217;s most iconic animals, away from the crowds, including our family of Sumatran tigers.<BR><br \/>\n\u201cYour expert tour guides will be on hand to share fascinating facts about some of nature&#8217;s most effective hunters.\u201d<BR><br \/>\nFollowing the backlash over the tour name, a spokesperson for Chester Zoo said the mistake had been made \u201cdue to our default naming convention in our system&#8221;, but had been &#8220;quickly changed&#8221;.<BR><br \/>\nVisitors are now able to purchase \u201cchild tour\u201d or \u201cadult tour\u201d tickets. <BR><br \/>\nChester Zoo, opened in 1931, is one of the UK\u2019s largest zoos, with 51 hectares of land. <BR><br \/>\nIt was also named the \u2018Best Zoo in the UK\u2019 in 2024.<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Visit Bang Bizarre (main website) <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/xtbac.js\" data-video=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2026-09-15 11:01:18 A zoo has apologised after accidentally advertising a \u201cchild predator tour\u201d. 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