On November 21st, the zoo announced the birth of a (0.0.1) aoudad.
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Cool, when is this zoo gonna open, I wanna see the baby Blackbuck and Aoudad/Barbary
thanks heaps for sharing the photos of the little cuties
On December 6th, the zoo announced that another litter of slender-tailed meerkats have been born.
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Central Coast Zoo now have Mute Swan - a real rarity among Australian zoos: Log into Facebook | Facebook
On December 9th, the zoo announced that the baby blackbuck is a female and her new name is Chhaya (Shadow in Hindi).
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A young pair of Elongated Tortoises have arrived at Central Coast Zoo, representing a new species for the collection: Log into Facebook | Facebook
Central Coast Zoo have released an update. 2022 will see them acquire Capybara, Black-capped Capuchin, Brazilian Agouti and several new species of exotic reptiles:
"We would like to apologise for all the delays in getting open for more encounters!! We are currently open for Meerkat Encounters and Exotic Reptile Encounters, but later this year we will commence VIP behind the scenes tours, Lion Den Feeding Tour and many more experiences - thank you all for being so patient. We are still building new enclosures constantly, but we are excited to announce we have some new critters lined up for 2022 including Black-capped Capuchin Monkeys, Capybara, several species of Exotic Reptile and also some of these cute critters: "Red Rumped Agoutis" a medium sized rodent native to South America."
"We would like to apologise for all the delays in getting open for more encounters!! We are currently open for Meerkat Encounters and Exotic Reptile Encounters, but later this year we will commence VIP behind the scenes tours, Lion Den Feeding Tour and many more experiences - thank you all for being so patient. We are still building new enclosures constantly, but we are excited to announce we have some new critters lined up for 2022 including Black-capped Capuchin Monkeys, Capybara, several species of Exotic Reptile and also some of these cute critters: "Red Rumped Agoutis" a medium sized rodent native to South America."
On April 27th, the zoo announced that they have acquired (0.0.3+?) Aldabra giant tortoises
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There appears to be at least three individuals from the video. I'd assume possibly more as well.
I believe 3 is the total number
There's definitely three in the video. It'll be interesting to see where they got them from. Melbourne received six young tortoises so it wouldn't be much of a surprise if they sent half away.
I believe there not from the Melbourne zoo also Melbournes could of been part of last DDZ importation
On May 15th, the zoo announced that their (1.0) African lion named Hulk has underwent surgery after a sudden deterioration of his right eye.
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Sidenote: Can a mod like @Chlidonias move this under the Central Coast Zoo thread in the Australia tab? Thank you.
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Central Coast Zoo's website now contains a "Meet Our Animals" section [Meet Our Animals - Central Coast Zoo] providing further information on the overall collection layout for current and future species. It is currently set out as followed:
*Savannah Sanctuary (Africa) - African Lion, Serval, Meerkat, Fennec Fox, Barbary Sheep, Dromedary, Ostrich, Glossy Ibis, Egyptian Goose, African Grey Parrot, Leopard Tortoise
*Fantastic Forests (South America) - Common Marmoset, Capybara, Red-rumped Agouti, Green-winged Macaw, Scarlet Macaw, Blue and Gold Macaw, Green Iguana, Boa Constrictor
*Terrific Trails (North America) - Canada Goose, American Alligator, Red-eared Slider, Corn Snake [note the page for this section has a Rainbow Boa pictured].
*Amazing Adventures (Asia) - 'Coming Soon' with an image of Rhesus Macaques
*Savannah Sanctuary (Africa) - African Lion, Serval, Meerkat, Fennec Fox, Barbary Sheep, Dromedary, Ostrich, Glossy Ibis, Egyptian Goose, African Grey Parrot, Leopard Tortoise
*Fantastic Forests (South America) - Common Marmoset, Capybara, Red-rumped Agouti, Green-winged Macaw, Scarlet Macaw, Blue and Gold Macaw, Green Iguana, Boa Constrictor
*Terrific Trails (North America) - Canada Goose, American Alligator, Red-eared Slider, Corn Snake [note the page for this section has a Rainbow Boa pictured].
*Amazing Adventures (Asia) - 'Coming Soon' with an image of Rhesus Macaques
This zoo has really grown over the last couple of years from a relatively unknown zoo to a reasonable collection that continues to progress. I’m impressed with what they’ve achieved so far.
It’ll be interesting to see what species they acquire in the future. Bolivian squirrel monkeys seem a likely option; as well as Maned wolves. The latter doesn’t fit the forests theme of the South American collection; but they have Fennec fox, Dromedary camel and Barbary sheep under Savannah, so why not?
Amazing to see a zoo in the region importing macaques! Especially with all the main, government zoos phasing them out.
If they're coming from overseas, would this be the first overseas import for Central Coast Zoo?
There are Rhesus Macaques at Darling Downs, Mansfield and Banana Cabana, according to the Exotic Mammals thread, could they possibly be coming from any of those zoos/sanctuaries?
Do the Bullens still have macaques?