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Daubentoniidae said:
Drusillas have now officially announced their Yellow-Throated Martens.
Drusillas Park on Instagram: "HUGE NEWS We are so excited to welcome a brand new species to our family - say hello to Niko and Sasha our yellow-throated martens! It’s likely you’ve never heard of them, and that’s because we are now one of just two zoos in the whole of the UK to hold them. No prizes for guessing there they get their name from this remarkable species is a real ‘bucket list’ for our keepers who are thrilled to have the privilege of working with them. Niko and Sasha, are settling in very well, making themselves at home in their brand new enclosure, showing off their smarts by solving food puzzles and exploring various enrichment toys on offer, and scoffing their favourite gourmet snack: frog legs! Zoo Animal Manager, Mark Kenward said of getting to know them: “Both are very interactive with keepers and have noticeably individual personalities. Sasha is very confident and playful with her food, you can spot her throwing things around and having a whale of a time! Niko is a lot more laid back and quite reserved, but they both really enjoy the enrichment that we give and are good puzzle solvers, we love dreaming up activities to keep them busy!” Come along and be some of the first to see them!"
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Nice. Do we know where they came from?
 
3 Capybaras (1.2) were born on the 28th of September to Clementine and Augustus. I believe it's their second set of offspring after Satsuma (1.0) a year or two ago.
 
Other 2023 News:

On January 3rd, the zoo announced they acquired (0.0.2) pygmy goats named Lloyd and Percy which are on exhibit.

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Fresco3 said:
1.2 African Spoonbills have arrived from Banham.
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On January 15th, the zoo named their spoonbills Tambin, Kora, and Mbira.

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On March 15th, the zoo announced they built a new exhibit for their dwarf mongooses.

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On April 18th, the zoo announced that they reopened the Lory Landing walk-through aviary exhibit to the public after closing it due to avian influenza.

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Fresco3 said:
A pair of dwarf mongoose pups were born on 24th Feb. Again to mum ‘Goose’, the father is ‘Stasher’. Marking the second time pups have been born at the park (and I believe the first time they’ve been bred there).
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On April 22nd, the zoo named the mongooses Halo and Phoenix.

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Zoofan15 said:
The Eurasian lynx have arrived:

https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2...wildcats-explore-zoo-enclosure-for-first-time

The pair, who just turned two years old, arrived at Drusillas Zoo Park on 24 May after being transferred from Wild Place Project in Bristol - where they were born.

A quarter of a million pounds has been spent building a custom enclosure to recreate their native European woodland habitat.
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On June 11th, the zoo named the lynxes Ash and Friston.

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Fresco3 said:
A pair of silvery marmosets were born on 26th of April to Pearl and Bonny. Yet to be sexed, the park are running a competition to name them!
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Fresco3 said:
Two meerkats were born to Tamu and Tyson on the 24th of May and are starting to leave their den.

they’re the 18th and 19th offspring from the pair!
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On June 27th, the zoo announced the names of the silvery marmosets (Alba and Luna) and the slender-tailed meerkats (Reggie and Ronnie).

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On July 19th, the zoo announced that (0.0.3) black-capped squirrel monkeys were born and were named Lucia, Mateo, and Rafael.

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On July 20th, the zoo announced that they renovated the Linne's two-toed sloth exhibit and the bath house which were reopened to the public.

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Fresco3 said:
A trio of dwarf mongoose pups have been born to Goose and Stasher, their third litter in this past year after Maverick (Aug 22) and Halo and Phoenix (Mar 23).
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On September 11th, the zoo announced the mongooses' names, Jester, Merlin, and Viper.

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On September 21st, the zoo announced that they started construction on a new exhibit for their mantled guerezas.

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On September 22nd, the zoo announced that a (0.0.1) scarlet ibis hatched in late July which is now on exhibit.

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Daubentoniidae said:
A baby sloth has been born to mum Helena in the bat walkthrough.

Drusillas Park on Instagram: "WATCH the once-in-a-lifetime moment one of our visitors witnessed a sloth birth! Erica Huggins and her family were incredibly lucky to witness a rare sloth birth and captured the amazing moment We are over the moon to have welcomed an infant and keepers say mum and baby are doing brilliantly! Come along and meet the little one in our walk through enclosure Sloth birth video credit: Erica Huggins"
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On September 25th, the zoo announced the sloth's name, Echo.

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Fresco3 said:
3 Capybaras (1.2) were born on the 28th of September to Clementine and Augustus. I believe it's their second set of offspring after Satsuma (1.0) a year or two ago.
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On November 4th, the zoo named the capybara Marmalade, Squash, and Tango.

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On December 27th, the zoo announced that they acquired (0.0.5) dwarf mongooses named Dayna, Ghislaine, Lamos, Steve, and Rich from the Howletts Wild Animal Park in Kent.

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Drusillas has announced the birth of a red-handed Tamarin on the 10th of December 2023 to Isla and Kivu. Appears to be male as the name choices are Elton, Ozzie, Hendrix and Jagger.

They also announced that they had 60 new arrivals in 2023 and 36 zoo births. A healthy growth of the population! Arrivals included 1.1 yellow-throated martens, 2.0 eurasian lynx (Wild Place Project), 0.1 black crested macaque (Chester Zoo) and 10 Humboldt penguins.

Births included Echo the Linneaus' Sloth, Squash, Tango and Marmite the Capybaras, Pedro the Mantled Guereza and Jester, Viper and Merlin the Dwarf Mongooses.
 
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Fresco3 said:
Drusillas has announced the birth of a red-handed Tamarin on the 10th of December 2023 to Isla and Kivu. Appears to be male as the name choices are Elton, Ozzie, Hendrix and Jagger.
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On January 17th, the zoo announced its name, Ozzy.

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On May 1st, the zoo announced that a (0.0.1) Goeldi's monkey was born, marking the first birth of the species at the facility in 10 years.

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From their video and pictures it looks nicely finished and themed, lots of interpretation and signage. However, take that all away and it’s quite a short and uninspiring enclosure, I don’t think it actually does or provide much for the colobus. Very limited perching and roping.
 
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jtrbmvcq said:
From their video and pictures it looks nicely finished and themed, lots of interpretation and signage. However, take that all away and it’s quite a short and uninspiring enclosure, I don’t think it actually does or provide much for the colobus. Very limited perching and roping.
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Interesting....there's something that looks like a Pizza oven in there....
 
Unfortunately it doesn't appear to be much larger than their previous enclosure, the theming is quite nice but then again the lack of substantial vegetation and height of the netting makes it less than it could've been.
 
The park announced yesterday that four male yellow-breasted capuchins have arrived from Dudley Zoo - a new species for the park. Their names are Clint, Deet, Chops and Doyle.

From the wording it sounds like they potentially could become part of a breeding programme?

They also announced the birth of a silvery marmoset back on the 3rd of May.
 
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