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Babirusa said:
Wow great to have them back in the country again, such great primates I remember seeing them at Melbourne zoo years ago.

Disappointed that there is only a pair though it's not exactly a sustainable population long term.
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Apparently going back to the 1980’s, De Brazza’s monkeys were believed to be monogamous, but now it’s recognised they’re a polygamous species.

Looking at EAZA data they only had 51 males, 68 females and 7 unsexed juveniles (126 individuals) spread over 29 institutions in 2019. This suggests most zoos only had a pair or trio and the average group size was four (most likely including offspring). With this in mind, a pair is a reasonable starting point.

Taking into account the 12 month birth interval, I’m confident this pair will produce enough offspring to supply a few zoos in region; ideally combined with the import of a second pair to produce some first generation pairings.
 
Zoofan15 said:
Looking at EAZA data they only had 51 males, 68 females and 7 unsexed juveniles (126 individuals) spread over 29 institutions in 2019. This suggests most zoos only had a pair or trio and the average group size was four (most likely including offspring). With this in mind, a pair is a reasonable starting point.

Taking into account the 12 month birth interval, I’m confident this pair will produce enough offspring to supply a few zoos in region; ideally combined with the import of a second pair to produce some first generation pairings.
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This is a great Guenon species. Two zoos in the UK have somewhat larger groups (or they did). Twycross have about 7 or 8, and Port Lympne have, (or did have) a similar-sized group with a smaller one at Howletts also. I think at least one of Twycross' group founders was from Howlettts/PL breeding. As you said, its perfectly possible to create a group from a single pair or trio, with some outcrossing later on, but with the important proviso that there are at least some female births initially, which is a fairly important factor. For example, Twycross also have a Diana group where all four births from the one breeding female have been males- this doesn't help develop the group at all longterm.
 
15 year old Sumatran tiger Jalur has died

From their socials

"Tasmania Zoo is heartbroken to announce the passing of our Sumatran Tiger, Jalur

Jalur was 15 years old and was closely monitored by Tasmania Zoo’s veterinary team, tests shown he was suffering from Myelofibrosis, a bone marrow cancer. Last Wednesday (20 September) the difficult decision was made to humanely euthanise him.
The average life expectancy for a Sumatran Tiger in the wild is 12 years, so to reach 15 is a good milestone.
Jalur played an important role in the Sumatran Tiger Breeding Program and was a conservation advocate for this critically endangered species.

Tasmania Zoo’s animal care team and his tiger sibling Cinta are grieving for Jalur. He will be remembered as one of Tasmania Zoo’s most majestic personalities, a very special tiger."

Link: Tasmania Zoo - Tasmania Zoo is heartbroken to announce the...

It'll be interesting to see where they go from here and whether after cintas passing they try to acquire a potential breeding pair.........or just acquire generic 'bengal' tigers
 
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Patrick Keegan said:
15 year old Sumatran tiger Jalur has died

From their socials

"Tasmania Zoo is heartbroken to announce the passing of our Sumatran Tiger, Jalur

Jalur was 15 years old and was closely monitored by Tasmania Zoo’s veterinary team, tests shown he was suffering from Myelofibrosis, a bone marrow cancer. Last Wednesday (20 September) the difficult decision was made to humanely euthanise him.
The average life expectancy for a Sumatran Tiger in the wild is 12 years, so to reach 15 is a good milestone.
Jalur played an important role in the Sumatran Tiger Breeding Program and was a conservation advocate for this critically endangered species.

Tasmania Zoo’s animal care team and his tiger sibling Cinta are grieving for Jalur. He will be remembered as one of Tasmania Zoo’s most majestic personalities, a very special tiger."

Link: Tasmania Zoo - Tasmania Zoo is heartbroken to announce the...

It'll be interesting to see where they go from here and whether after cintas passing they try to acquire a potential breeding pair.........or just acquire generic 'bengal' tigers
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Very sad news, but by no means a bad age. I’m hopeful Cinta could live another five years, during which time there should be plenty of young tigers available in the region, with Auckland and Hamilton breeding.
 
Sad news indeed - really enjoyed seeing him during his stay at DDZ.

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Jalur - 2008-2023​
 
Zoo Tour Australia said:
Do they have another Tiger? Or is the enclosure empty?
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They have a 15 year old tigress named Cinta. I imagine the team will be assessing how she’s coping with the loss of her brother, Jalur; and if she seems to have adjusted, they will let her live out her remaining years before sourcing more tigers.

There’s a young litter at Adelaide Zoo; a litter expected at Auckland Zoo in January; and potentially a second litter expected at Hamilton Zoo, so they’ll be no shortage of tigers regionally for the foreseeable.
 
Zoofan15 said:
They have a 15 year old tigress named Cinta. I imagine the team will be assessing how she’s coping with the loss of her brother, Jalur; and if she seems to have adjusted, they will let her live out her remaining years before sourcing more tigers.

There’s a young litter at Adelaide Zoo; a litter expected at Auckland Zoo in January; and potentially a second litter expected at Hamilton Zoo, so they’ll be no shortage of tigers regionally for the foreseeable.
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Thank you.
How long are the De Brazza's monkey going to stay in Tassie for?
 
Zoofan15 said:
De Brazza’s monkeys arrive at Tasmania Zoo:

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.
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All cool addition to Australian zoos next to Colobus. I do hope more De Brazza's monkeys may follow.
 
I wonder with the current state of older Sumatran tigers starting to pass on especially at smaller private zoos. Whether we will start to see places like Taronga start to disperse their younger tigers.
While still having a tiger at the zoo, one would think that plans would be In place to start sourcing new/younger animals. Especially since there is plenty of young tigers either currently here or soon to be.
 
Tiger91 said:
I wonder with the current state of older Sumatran tigers starting to pass on especially at smaller private zoos. Whether we will start to see places like Taronga start to disperse their younger tigers.
While still having a tiger at the zoo, one would think that plans would be In place to start sourcing new/younger animals. Especially since there is plenty of young tigers either currently here or soon to be.
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I can certainly see Tasmania acquiring more tigers following Cinta's death.

Hopefully they will be a young Sumatran breeding pair - Taronga and Adelaide have cubs available and Auckland and Hamilton will soon too.
 
I visited Tasmania Zoo last week – a full review and species list will follow in a couple weeks in a Tasmanian travel thread coupled with Zoodoo Zoo as well. A few newsy bits and pieces:
  • the pair of De Brazza’s Monkeys are on-show next to the Pygmy Marmosets for anyone wondering. The pair of Javan Gibbons are housed nearby.
  • the new Red-handed Tamarins are housed next to the Emperor Tamarins.
  • the new pairing of Northern White-cheeked Gibbons – male from Melbourne and female from France – were mating throughout the morning. Fingers crossed.
  • their remnant primates remain – Sulawesi Black Macaque and Mandrill – and showed incredibly well. Three Crab-eating Macaques were seen as well.
  • a few enclosures were under construction – one next to the bilbies signposted for a crocodilian and a large exhibit opposite the snow leopard.
  • a few highlights - an active and vocal tiger, the new pack of African wild dogs from Perth with a carcass feed, binturong up a mature tree and lots of nice parrots like Hahn's Macaw and Nanday Parakeet .
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WhistlingKite24 said:
I visited Tasmania Zoo last week – a full review and species list will follow in a couple weeks in a Tasmanian travel thread coupled with Zoodoo Zoo as well. A few newsy bits and pieces:
  • the pair of De Brazza’s Monkeys are on-show next to the Pygmy Marmosets for anyone wondering. The pair of Javan Gibbons are housed nearby.
  • the new Red-handed Tamarins are housed next to the Emperor Tamarins.
  • the new pairing of Northern White-cheeked Gibbons – male from Melbourne and female from France – were mating throughout the morning. Fingers crossed.
  • their remnant primates remain – Sulawesi Black Macaque and Mandrill – and showed incredibly well. Three Crab-eating Macaques were seen as well.
  • a few enclosures were under construction – one next to the bilbies signposted for a crocodilian and a large exhibit opposite the snow leopard.
  • a few highlights - an active and vocal tiger, the new pack of African wild dogs from Perth with a carcass feed, binturong up a mature tree and lots of nice parrots like Hahn's Macaw and Nanday Parakeet .
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Really looking forward to this travel thread! Will you be including wildlife as well (I noticed you added a few Tasmanian wildlife photos to the gallery)?
 
WhistlingKite24 said:
I visited Tasmania Zoo last week – a full review and species list will follow in a couple weeks in a Tasmanian travel thread coupled with Zoodoo Zoo as well. A few newsy bits and pieces:
  • the pair of De Brazza’s Monkeys are on-show next to the Pygmy Marmosets for anyone wondering. The pair of Javan Gibbons are housed nearby.
  • the new Red-handed Tamarins are housed next to the Emperor Tamarins.
  • the new pairing of Northern White-cheeked Gibbons – male from Melbourne and female from France – were mating throughout the morning. Fingers crossed.
  • their remnant primates remain – Sulawesi Black Macaque and Mandrill – and showed incredibly well. Three Crab-eating Macaques were seen as well.
  • a few enclosures were under construction – one next to the bilbies signposted for a crocodilian and a large exhibit opposite the snow leopard.
  • a few highlights - an active and vocal tiger, the new pack of African wild dogs from Perth with a carcass feed, binturong up a mature tree and lots of nice parrots like Hahn's Macaw and Nanday Parakeet .
full


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I look forward to another one of your excellent travel threads.

In the meantime, it’s been a pleasure to see photos of these charismatic monkeys - two species outgoing; one species incoming!
 
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