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Exotic Mammals in Australian Zoos
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New arrivals from Texas....
The only De Brazzas in Australia! Visiting Tasmania for a short time.
We feel very privileged to have been able to work with Darling Downs Zoo in Queensland to help import these new animals to Australia, having travelled all the way from Texas.
Be sure to come visit Millie and Jefferson soon as they will only be with us for a short period of time before they head to Queensland.
Tasmania Zoo
The only De Brazzas in Australia! Visiting Tasmania for a short time.
We feel very privileged to have been able to work with Darling Downs Zoo in Queensland to help import these new animals to Australia, having travelled all the way from Texas.
Be sure to come visit Millie and Jefferson soon as they will only be with us for a short period of time before they head to Queensland.
Tasmania Zoo
Fantastic news! These are the first De Brazza’s in Australia since 2019.
The region has had an exciting week of primate import announcements, with the female Bornean orangutan from Europe and now the De Brazza’s from North America.
Thanks for the update, hey (not exotic I know) has Shoalhaven got Dingos again now?
Osedax
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The exhibit was under construction on my visit.
Melbourne Zoo now have Binturong:
Melbourne Zoo now have Binturong, following the import of two males from Singapore Zoo. They are currently off display.
Reported by @The Sleepy Hippo in the Melbourne Zoo news thread.
Osedax
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Not a zoo, but I was driving through Western Sydney University yesterday, and saw that they have received a herd of Persian Fallow Deer! They did not look at all like the hybrid farmed stock, and appeared to be pure-bred (or extremely close to pure) Dama mesopotamica! There were at least 10 of them, including a few youngsters. I didn't get any photos unfortunately.
Osedax
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I think it is probably much more likely that they were sourced from within Australia. Maybe some of the hybrids have more mesapotamica in them than others, as the farmed Damas I have seen in Australia have looked very much like regular Dama dama. Or maybe there are some pure mesopotamicas in private hands that we didn't know about?
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Cool! Is this the Hawkesbury campus?
Osedax
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Yes, it is.
A few general updates:
- No Rhesus Macaque nor Patagonian Mara currently at Darling Downs Zoo - confirmed on my last visit.
- Bolivian Squirrel Monkey and Asian Small-clawed Otter are now at Tasmania Zoo. The zoo has the largest primate collection in Australia now.
- Capybara now at Crocodylus Park shown in a recent social media post in July.
- Cape Porcupine are now at ZooDoo Zoo as well. They came from Darling Downs Zoo according to the zoo.
Osedax
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I visited the university again today and could not find the deer.
Walkabout Wildlife Sanctuary in New South Wales received 1.1 Serval back in April: African Wild Cats at Walkabout Wildlife Sanctuary - Your Guide Central Coast
Reading the article, this is a really inventive use of an exotic species for a native conservation program. I'd never heard of this place before, but it's clever to display Serval as a means of educating the public about keeping pet cats safe and occupied indoors to protect native wildlife.
That’s good news to have another holder. No mention in the article of where they came from? DDZ are a possibility as I see you announced the then recent birth of three kittens to two females in February 2022; and we know the kittens from Hunter Valley have gone to Canberra. Altina have also bred in recent years.
Zoos Victoria have a similar campaign that they advertise at Melbourne within the Carnivores trail. They have a whole alleyway themed walkway dedicated to this which I think is great and certainly very appealing and informative.