Chester Zoo Species you miss seeing at Chester

Now, I can't exactly say that I've seen all of these at Chester (as my memory isn't so good with some of them), but here's some of the past animals I think should/could make a comeback.

  • Vicunas/Guanacos
  • Greater Rheas
  • Emus
  • Ostriches
  • Scimitar-Horned Oryxes
  • California Sea Lions
  • Gila Monsters
  • Anaconda
  • Beaded Lizards
  • Western Grey Kangaroos
  • Red-Necked Wallabies
  • Serval
  • Przewalski's Horses
  • Prehensile-Tailed Skinks
  • Maned Wolf
  • Coatis
  • Red Titis
These are all the animals I can think of right now, but if I can remember anymore I will hopefully update this list. :)
 
As someone of the same age as you @Animallover1998, I also remember a lot of these species from my younger years on zoo visits. The s.c. oryx, horses and gemsbok were always my favourites!
If I remember rightly, the maned wolves were somewhere around the old condor enclosure by the bridge and the butterfly house? (The smell was always quite distinctive!)
 
the butterfly house occupies the site of the old maned wolf ewnclosure, which itself was built on the site of the old jackal and hyaena paddocks, species held there included collared peccary, Bagot goat, spotted hyaena, dingo, black-backed jackal, striped hyaena and golden jackal


I'm still working on updating my species lists for Chester Zoo, I had done a lot of work for the next update, but when I was saving it my PC crashed, I lost the lot.

Nevertheless, newer members of Zoochat may find the 2013 version of interest.

Chester Zoo - Chester Zoo old species 2013 update
 
Apologies to bring this thread back but I can think of a fewspecies that I miss seeing at Chester
Vicuna/ guanacos and rhea
Scimitar horned oryx
Gemsbok
Ostrich
Livingstone fruit bats
Yellow mongoose
Servals
Red birds of paradise
South american coatis
Western Grey kangaroos
 
hari Jones said:
Apologies to bring this thread back but I can think of a fewspecies that I miss seeing at Chester
Vicuna/ guanacos and rhea
Scimitar horned oryx
Gemsbok
Ostrich
Livingstone fruit bats
Yellow mongoose
Servals
Red birds of paradise
South american coatis
Western Grey kangaroos
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I miss the red birds of paradise. It's a shame that all the effort in trying to breed them after the initial success came to nothing when the new female was found to be infertile. I'd like them to try again with birds of paradise in the future.
 
Tim May said:
Former Chester Zoo inhabitants that I miss include:

brindled gnu, musk-ox, pygmy hippo, common hippo, eastern lowland gorilla.
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Since this thread has been resurrected:

I really should have included short--beaked echidna in my original list.....
 
Jonfla said:
Common Hippo
Gorilla
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I have my fingers crossed hopefully Gorillas AND Pygmy Hippos will be displayed there one day in a Congo Forest precinct. Gorillas were in Chester's plans; but this'll obviously be a little down the line.
 
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