Twycross Zoo Twycross Zoo News 2023
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Pandaboi
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I was lucky to be able to find out this incredible news a few weeks ago by a keeper that Valentina was expecting.
It is rare for gibbons to have twins, but it does happen. Is she a first time Mum? Would keepers step in to hand-raise? It’s a difficult one but I hope she manages.
Pandaboi
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She is not a first time mom, she has had multiple offspring in the past.
Hi all, just got back from a quick visit.
Overheard a keeper in the gibbon house telling someone that the gibbon babies are 2 days old, so that would make them born on Monday 28th. I did see the babies twice, but the second time it became very busy near the window and mum went down to the off-show area for some peace (don't blame her).
No other news, I didn't stay long as it was very crowded. I went through the ape houses a couple of times each and then left.
Overheard a keeper in the gibbon house telling someone that the gibbon babies are 2 days old, so that would make them born on Monday 28th. I did see the babies twice, but the second time it became very busy near the window and mum went down to the off-show area for some peace (don't blame her).
No other news, I didn't stay long as it was very crowded. I went through the ape houses a couple of times each and then left.
Pandaboi
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When I went on Tuesday they were doing work on what I believe were marmosets enclosures a few years ago what are near the owls (last time I recall anything in them was 2015) they were also once again blocking of the viewing area for the new howler monkey enclosure (which used to house L’hoest Monkeys). Hopefully all of this new development on this side of the zoo will be public soon.
As mentioned Valentina (Pileated Gibbon) has had twins. It’s amazing news for the zoo and the species. As said in here before, Pileated gibbons are doing very well in UK collections which is great to see. Valentina is a good mom with rearing children in the past. Hopefully she be able to look after twins.
I spent all my time either at Chimpanzee Eden or Gibbon Forest. I got to the zoo at 10AM and the chimpanzees were just being fed and Kibali was being boisterous and displaying to the others by kicking the glass. With Flynn coming over with Josie after to say hello. Jambos group had access to the outside enclosure in the morning and Peter and Tommy had cases outside during the afternoon.
The signage around the zoo is updating. All around the zoo new update signage is going to for different species.
I know I’ve said this before but the CEO, Craig Dunkerley, is making very promising changes to Twycross and from what I have heard he wants developments to happen now and currently is wanting to develop the backside of the zoo which contains, bush dogs, owls, howler monkeys, Borneo longhouse etc.
As mentioned Valentina (Pileated Gibbon) has had twins. It’s amazing news for the zoo and the species. As said in here before, Pileated gibbons are doing very well in UK collections which is great to see. Valentina is a good mom with rearing children in the past. Hopefully she be able to look after twins.
I spent all my time either at Chimpanzee Eden or Gibbon Forest. I got to the zoo at 10AM and the chimpanzees were just being fed and Kibali was being boisterous and displaying to the others by kicking the glass. With Flynn coming over with Josie after to say hello. Jambos group had access to the outside enclosure in the morning and Peter and Tommy had cases outside during the afternoon.
The signage around the zoo is updating. All around the zoo new update signage is going to for different species.
I know I’ve said this before but the CEO, Craig Dunkerley, is making very promising changes to Twycross and from what I have heard he wants developments to happen now and currently is wanting to develop the backside of the zoo which contains, bush dogs, owls, howler monkeys, Borneo longhouse etc.
Charles
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A Borneo longhouse sounds exciting
The Borneo Longhouse is already there...it was built many years ago now after a private grant/donation. It seems rather out of keeping with the rest of the zoo- more like something you might find in a museum, but in recent years its fallen into a state of disrepair anyway and seems to be almost permanently closed. I guess a revamp of the area is what is being talked about here.
Baringogiraffe12
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Any idea who the sire is?
Pandaboi
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Parents are Helmet (M) and Valentina (F)
Yes we called in yesterday morning and the drs were closed
Is the Owl aviary going to be rebuilt or completely demolished?
Pandaboi
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I am guessing it’s going to be demolished but nothing has been revealed to the public yet.
Nothing has appeared in planning applications either, nothing for the last few years even. Personally I’d like to see them revamp the whole area down there along with the dik dik, tortoise enclosures. In an ideal world I’d like to see the owls and the old monkey enclosures along side them demolished and replaced with housing for some new large mammal using the bottom rhino paddock as an out side area as I’ve never seen the rhinos use this paddock and only ever recall seeing a single elephant in it once. Thinking about it could this be part of the rhino phase two in the original master plan.