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WhistlingKite24 said:
At least five Paradise Shelducks have hatched at Gorge Wildlife Park! This is significant news as Gorge is the only known holder of this species in Australian zoos according to the exotic birds of Australia thread. Information from their social media page.
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Nice news. I wonder if they are going to pass some of the young to other collections as a safe guard?.
 
Possessing a large yet often overlooked bird collection, I recently contacted Gorge Wildlife Park about any recent breeding success among their birds. The bird keepers kindly provided me with a comprehensive list of birds that are breeding/nesting this year or have bred recently. An incredibly impressive list, didn't know Gorge had Beach Stone-curlews:
  • Ostrich
  • Emu
  • Chukar Partridge
  • Golden Pheasant
  • Indian Peafowl
  • Paradise Shelduck
  • Radjah Sheduck
  • Chestnut Teal
  • Pacific Black Duck
  • Blue-billed Duck
  • Egyptian Goose
  • Black-necked Stork
  • Yellow-billed Spoonbill
  • Royal Spoonbill
  • Pied Stilt
  • Masked Lapwing
  • Little Egret
  • Glossy Ibis
  • White Ibis
  • Dusky Moorhen
  • Chestnut Rail
  • Bush Stone-curlew
  • Beach Stone-curlew
  • Tawny Frogmouth
  • Sacred Kingfisher
  • Blue-winged Kookaburra
  • Laughing Kookaburra
  • Barn Owl
  • Eastern Grass Owl
  • Boobook Owl
  • Lesser Sooty Owl
  • Black-breasted Buzzard
  • Torresian Imperial Pigeon
  • Diamond Dove
  • Peaceful Dove
  • White-breasted Ground Dove
  • White-headed Pigeon
  • Spinifex Pigeon
  • Gang-gang Cockatoo
  • Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
  • Cockatiel
  • Regent Parrot
  • Turquoise Parrot
  • Eclectus Parrot
  • Crimson-winged Parrot
  • Budgerigar
  • Purple-crowned Lorikeet
  • Blue-and-gold Macaw
  • Yellow-crowned Amazon
  • Noisy Friarbird
  • White-cheeked Honeyeater
  • Yellow-tufted Honeyeater
  • Blue-faced Honeyeater
  • Spotted Bowerbird
  • Dusky Woodswallow
  • White-browed Woodswallow
  • Eastern Whipbird
  • Zebra Finch
  • Gouldian Finch
 
Gorge Wildlife Park recently had a White-fronted Capuchin born at the park. This is very noteworthy as there are only two zoos that have this species in the region - Mansfield and Gorge. I came across an image of it on social media and then confirmed it with the zoo; the infant is only a week old.
 
On May 9th, the zoo announced that a (0.0.1) cotton-top tamarin was born in April.

Cotton-top Tamarin Baby | Cuteness alert Meet our 3 week old Cotton-top Tamarin baby! Born at approximately 60 grams, this little cutie has already grown so much! This is an... | By Gorge Wildlife Park | Facebook

On July 29th, the zoo announced that they renovated their quokka exhibit.

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On November 1st, the zoo announced they opened a new picnic area to the public.

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On November 11th, the zoo announced that (0.0.3) slender-tailed meerkats were born on October 8th.

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On January 11th, 2023, the zoo announced that (0.0.2) slender-tailed meerkats named Keigo and Lulamae were born on December 28th, 2022.

Our Meerkat keeper captured this gorgeous moment of papa Xola carrying one of his new babies back to bed! Our newest pups, born December 28, are still... | By Gorge Wildlife Park | Facebook
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marmolady said:
An infant spider monkey was born to Jake and Aruba on the 17th of July. No news yet on sex of the infant.
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Great news considering Aruba is 35 years old and the species can produce offspring as young as four years of age.

This infant should bring the troop to 2.3.1 spider monkeys, joining her parents and three older siblings. It’s an atypical social grouping for this species, but one that clearly works for the Gorge troop!
 
marmolady said:
An infant spider monkey was born to Jake and Aruba on the 17th of July. No news yet on sex of the infant.
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Great news to hear!

This is Jake and Aruba's fourth offspring together. Gorge now have six Spider Monkeys; a nice little family:

0.1 Aruba (1988)
1.0 Jake (2000)
1.0 Arthur (2012) Jake x Aruba
0.1 Sumara (2015) Jake x Aruba
0.1 Maya (2020) Jake x Aruba
0.0.1 Infant (2023) Jake x Aruba

Another girl would be great for future breeding once Aruba passes; but a boy would be welcomed as well considering Aruba's had a few girls in a row now!
 
Jambo said:
Great news to hear!

This is Jake and Aruba's fourth offspring together. Gorge now have six Spider Monkeys; a nice little family:

0.1 Aruba (1988)
1.0 Jake (2000)
1.0 Arthur (2012) Jake x Aruba
0.1 Sumara (2015) Jake x Aruba
0.1 Maya (2020) Jake x Aruba
0.0.1 Infant (2023) Jake x Aruba

Another girl would be great for future breeding once Aruba passes; but a boy would be welcomed as well considering Aruba's had a few girls in a row now!
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I’m thinking a female infant would be ideal as then a troop could be built up around the three sisters and an unrelated male.

The close relatedness of Auckland’s troop has been attributed to the high incidences of alloparenting observed in their spider monkeys and it provides opportunities for fostering if young are rejected. Contraception could be used to limit overrepresentation of this line or to prevent the troop exceeding the capacity of the exhibit.

Jake and his son are only 12 years apart (relatively close in age), so they could easily transfer somewhere else together when Aruba passes.
 
Hi everyone, just a few questions that popped into my head regarding Gorge currently :)

1. Does Gorge still have aguoti? If so, where is their enclosure?
2. Does anyone have a list of all the species held at Gorge?

Cheers guys.
 
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