Chester Zoo Chester Zoo Discussion and questions 2023

bongorob

bongorob

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Does anyone know which species of Synodontis is kept with the Dambas and Kotsovo Cihclids?
 
Oh dear, that means I have no idea which one I have seen. :( Thank you Swampy. For the information I mean.
 
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Has anyone done the carnivore keeper for a day experience? If anyone has could you tell me some more information about the day and what it’s like?
 
Does anyone know if the zoo has plans to display the Lorikeets, I know the original Island plans had an aviary for them, but that was a long time ago.

Also have they completely dropped the idea of moving the Komodo dragons over to Islands?
 
Following on from a discussion on another thread, a question. Do Chester still have Sitatunga and if so do they have any access to any water(a pond/lake) in their current enclosure?
 
They do have sitatunga, but I believe they may currently be off show as they were in the Africa section that is under development. I am unsure about water source.
 
Pertinax said:
Following on from a discussion on another thread, a question. Do Chester still have Sitatunga and if so do they have any access to any water(a pond/lake) in their current enclosure?
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If the zoo still have sitatunga, I guess they will be off-show in a holding area - very likely without a pool. However, although there is a water feature in the big new savanna habitat, the plans for Grasslands/Heart of Africa include an off-show house with stalls labelled for ostrich, roan, warthog and zebra, plus the on-show house for the breeding herd of giraffes. There is nowhere else in the plans where sitatunga might be housed, assuming that they will not be mixed with the meerkats, pelicans or hunting dogs ;)
 
The present group of sitatunga at Chester never had permanent water in their exhibit.

They only collections I can remember which kept sitatunga in enclosures with pools are Blackbrook and Yorkshire Wildlife Park.
 
There is another house on the plans next to the bachelor giraffe house, labeled as ungulate indoor habitat, but no species is mentioned.
 
gentle lemur said:
If the zoo still have sitatunga, I guess they will be off-show in a holding area - very likely without a pool. However, although there is a water feature in the big new savanna habitat, the plans for Grasslands/Heart of Africa include an off-show house with stalls labelled for ostrich, roan, warthog and zebra, plus the on-show house for the breeding herd of giraffes. There is nowhere else in the plans where sitatunga might be housed, assuming that they will not be mixed with the meerkats, pelicans or hunting dogs ;)
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Worth mentioning not every species planned is listed, such as the blesbok (which I assume will be in the main mixed savanna). If Chester sticks with sitatunga I could see them being moved somewhere else in the zoo as they tend to prefer wetter environments. The same can probably be said for the bongo, being a more forest dwelling species I imagine they will live elsewhere in the zoo but this is simply speculation. :D
 
bongorob said:
The present group of sitatunga at Chester never had permanent water in their exhibit.

They only collections I can remember which kept sitatunga in enclosures with pools are Blackbrook and Yorkshire Wildlife Park.
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Banham have a pool in their enclosure too.
 

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