Paignton Zoo Paignton News 2020
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The zoo have confirmed via social media that their male is indeed the one that has moved to Jihlava.
The new immigrants (crested macaque) from Newquay would be 1.2 or other?
The Hedgehog
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@Kifaru Bwana the Sulawesi Crested Sulawesi Macaques are not immigrants. I knew Newquay is in Cornwall and some Cornish people consider it as a forghen county but in reality it is England just as Paignton is Also the Macaques aren’t escaping from a war torn or poverty riddled country for a safer/better life.
I think you may have misunderstood here
I think you’ve confused refugees for immigrants, and I do know of the situation in Cornwall, Kifaru could have put his words incorrectly.
I do not see this as incorrect: I meant immigrants to the Paignton animal collection. I could have perhaps used the more regular term "acquisitions", but given the Newquay storyline I do not see I did anything out-of-the-orderly.
BTW: the term "refugees" is used first and foremost for entirely different (legal) entities and has some bad apple management connotations in the economic-socio-political realm. Viz also the use of the term "aliens" or ... (I rest my case).
Can we please go back to zoo news now?
Here is the press release link to Paignton's very own Sulawesi black crested macaque birth of recent months. Communicated on here earlier. It is nice to see them signal the Selamatkan Yaki conservation group they are supporting. PR/marketing might have put up a click link to that as well (which would be to the benefit and standing of the zoo forthwith).
LINK: Endangered macaque born at Paignton Zoo
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Not sure if it’s been mentioned but I noticed the L Aloatran Gentle Lemur enclosure had a no occupancy sign saying new inhabitants arriving soon?
The Mangabeys have, obviously, destroyed the planting in the indoor area they’ve moved back in to. This was meant for the Brown Spider Monkeys. Not sure what’s happening here?
Good to see the two King Colobus females on show & maybe we can hope for a new male?
The Mangabeys have, obviously, destroyed the planting in the indoor area they’ve moved back in to. This was meant for the Brown Spider Monkeys. Not sure what’s happening here?
Good to see the two King Colobus females on show & maybe we can hope for a new male?
Gigit
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Does anyone have any news from ‘the inside’ about developments whilst closed i.e. tropical house progress, Maned Wolf enclosure or Orang moves? I’m pleased the zoos social media presence has improved of late, which may make survival a little more realistic? Many thanks.
There was a video posted on Facebook just before New Year, showing a trainee keeper setting up the second vivarium in Reptile Tropics (almost opposite the Parson's chameleon(s)), checking the conditions and then putting a couple of the Nguru spiny pygmy chameleons inside. I hope that means that Reptile Tropics is ready for reopening, whenever that comes to pass, and I look forward to the challenge of trying to photograph those little guys eventually. The young lass did a really good job and the video was one of the best that I have watched from any zoo
The girl's name is TiaThere was a video posted on Facebook just before New Year, showing a trainee keeper setting up the second vivarium in Reptile Tropics (almost opposite the Parson's chameleon(s)), checking the conditions and then putting a couple of the Nguru spiny pygmy chameleons inside. I hope that means that Reptile Tropics is ready for reopening, whenever that comes to pass, and I look forward to the challenge of trying to photograph those little guys eventually. The young lass did a really good job and the video was one of the best that I have watched from any zoo
Like myself last year, she's on placement at the zoo. I'll pass that on, I know she'll appreciate it 