Or let the nice herd finish its life in the enclosure and wait for a new speciesSounds like a thing to do for a species that is hard to get around the european continent
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Or let the nice herd finish its life in the enclosure and wait for a new species
Or send half of them to France to make the herd smaller but still keep the species
PicanBird
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Would not work with bloodlines, as the article also mentions. The bloodline really is borderline on inbreeding atm
Well, regarding @Mr Gharial proposition I don't see the problem ? if you want to prevent breeding you just have to make two bachelor groups (females on one side and males on the other side). Doesn't matter, Burgers took its decision and now it's too late
Bengal Tiger
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I feel like they could have chosen a ether lace for the bighorns.
PicanBird
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Honestly that would just delay the inevidable. So I do see the issue. However to stay on pointe, curious to see what the enclosure is going to be stocked with nextWell, regarding @Mr Gharial proposition I don't see the problem ? if you want to prevent breeding you just have to make two bachelor groups (females on one side and males on the other side). Doesn't matter, Burgers took its decision and now it's too late
Will they use a diffrent Eurasian goat/sheep species, or some kind of diffrent North american species ?
I don't think they'll stray from their North American desert theme. But I also have no clue what could replace it. There isn't really a different N/A desert animal that could go there. Unless they plan on changing the enclosure drastically
Perhaps not so surprising then that Burgers did not actually state where the Bighorn sheep were going. That they've left is as far as their information goes. Happens fairly frequently with 'unwanted' zoo stock.
PicanBird
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*All the jackall cubs from the past 3 year*
The enclosure was originally designed for a cougar, but I doubt that would ever happen.
realy ?
I think that's the only animal that fits this enclosure regarding the theme. I'm putting my money on them coming.
I thought about cougar being the only animal that might fit, but they would have to put netting over the entire enclosure
PicanBird
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The roadrunners are back in the Desert. Behind the scenes Burgers' Zoo has been very busy with the breeding of roadrunners for some time now. Recently two self-bred males were released in the enclosure in the Desert. This enclosure was empty for a while, because the last roadrunner died of old age
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I remember the enclosure being totally rocky. Would it be totally unsuitable for the collared pecarries ? That would be at least a larger space.
Another option could be the coyote, with some new animals arrived in Europe recently.
Personnaly I would prefer to see the enclosure revamped, either to house better the bobcats or just add the enclosure to the free-ranging space with trails weaving among boulders.
Another option could be the coyote, with some new animals arrived in Europe recently.
Personnaly I would prefer to see the enclosure revamped, either to house better the bobcats or just add the enclosure to the free-ranging space with trails weaving among boulders.
Visited today, and there was a surprising amount of news
The grey-winged trumpeter was found dead in her enclosure
The roadrunners are back in their aviary (though I'm fairly certain their young isn't)
The male red-legged honeycreeper in Mangrove is missing
They finally caught the male purple honeycreeper in Mangrove (there was still one male left for a while)
The black swans are in with the vultures again because of bird flu
The flamingos are also in their indoor enclosure. Burgers' zoo is taking this opportunity to expand their enclosure (Possibly put an aviary on top of it too, though I can't say that with certainty) to make sure they can go back outside while still being separated from the visitors ("They should be out by next weekend")
The bighorn sheep were sadly indeed gone, there were a whole bunch of branches in their enclosure. Which isn't news, but it is weird
The grey-winged trumpeter was found dead in her enclosure
The roadrunners are back in their aviary (though I'm fairly certain their young isn't)
The male red-legged honeycreeper in Mangrove is missing
They finally caught the male purple honeycreeper in Mangrove (there was still one male left for a while)
The black swans are in with the vultures again because of bird flu
The flamingos are also in their indoor enclosure. Burgers' zoo is taking this opportunity to expand their enclosure (Possibly put an aviary on top of it too, though I can't say that with certainty) to make sure they can go back outside while still being separated from the visitors ("They should be out by next weekend")
The bighorn sheep were sadly indeed gone, there were a whole bunch of branches in their enclosure. Which isn't news, but it is weird
Also: The female Northern cardinal in Desert has died. They moved the male behind the scenes in fear that he might mate with his own children. However, one of the young already has his colours
Bighorn sheep have always been super rare in the European zoos, haven't they? Were there originally plans to start a breeding program and get more holders? Otherwise it seems a bit odd that Burgers suddenly decides to go out of a species because of a lack of genetic diversity in Europe when that was a problem from the very start.
How common are they in North American zoos?