Call of the Wild Zoo have announced that their first colobus monkey baby has been born, to mother Eloise.
Information comes from the zoo's Facebook page.
Information comes from the zoo's Facebook page.
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Flying visit to the zoo on 6th Aug, to check out anything new.
Two Military Macaws are now on show.
The Yellow Mongooses are back, housed with Meerkats, in an enclosure to the left of the main Meerkat enclosure.
The two hand reared juvenile Servals are housed near the display arena, as they are now part of the animal display.
One of the Common Marmosets (tropical house) has twin babies.
The little Colobus baby is progressing well and is starting to change colour. He/she is also getting more independent, and leaving mum (although she's close by) to climb on branches.
The Victoria Blue Crowned Pigeons unfortunately lost their chick this year, it didn't thrive and was found to have a heart defect.
Two Military Macaws are now on show.
The Yellow Mongooses are back, housed with Meerkats, in an enclosure to the left of the main Meerkat enclosure.
The two hand reared juvenile Servals are housed near the display arena, as they are now part of the animal display.
One of the Common Marmosets (tropical house) has twin babies.
The little Colobus baby is progressing well and is starting to change colour. He/she is also getting more independent, and leaving mum (although she's close by) to climb on branches.
The Victoria Blue Crowned Pigeons unfortunately lost their chick this year, it didn't thrive and was found to have a heart defect.
Quick visit today and noticed the new soft play and indoor cafe was open where it used to be back Tropical Wings days. The sign for the new aquarium has been moved along the corridor to where the discovery centre/jungle room is.
There is also two signs outside where the former donkey enclosure was, with Eric and Ernie sadly moving on. One discussing a new cafe, which is likely to be in the same spot as the old cafe in Tropical Wings. Another mentioning a new Asia development which showed a render of a new Otter enclosure and an image of a Binturong. Exciting to see what this turns into.
Also the Squirrel Monkey enclosure is being changed into a glass fronted enclosure.
Lots of work being done post summer so exciting times ahead for the Zoo
There is also two signs outside where the former donkey enclosure was, with Eric and Ernie sadly moving on. One discussing a new cafe, which is likely to be in the same spot as the old cafe in Tropical Wings. Another mentioning a new Asia development which showed a render of a new Otter enclosure and an image of a Binturong. Exciting to see what this turns into.
Also the Squirrel Monkey enclosure is being changed into a glass fronted enclosure.
Lots of work being done post summer so exciting times ahead for the Zoo
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On August 29th, the zoo announced the monkey's gender (0.1). On September 3rd, the zoo announced its name, Esme.
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On October 10th, it was announced that the zoo transferred a (0.1) laughing kookaburra to the Battersea Park Children's Zoo in London.
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On August 29th, the zoo announced the monkey's gender (0.1). On September 3rd, the zoo announced its name, Esme.
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On October 10th, it was announced that the zoo transferred a (0.1) laughing kookaburra to the Battersea Park Children's Zoo in London.
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Quick visit today and saw that two new zebras have joined the collection meaning Matilda is finally no longer on her own.
Also the former Armadillo, Kookaburra and Macaw enclosures have been demolished. Unsure whether this is to be part of the new Wild Asia exhibit or part of the new cafe development. Digby the Armadillo can now be see in the redeveloped Squirrel Monkey enclosure.
Also the former Armadillo, Kookaburra and Macaw enclosures have been demolished. Unsure whether this is to be part of the new Wild Asia exhibit or part of the new cafe development. Digby the Armadillo can now be see in the redeveloped Squirrel Monkey enclosure.
A swift visit today to see how the building work for the new Asia exhibit was coming along, and to check out the squirrel monkey/armadillo enclosure. The weather was quite chilly today, and the squirrel monkey's were huddled inside in the warm. Digby, (6 banded armadillo) was foraging and had obviously settled in his shared enclosure well. The building works were nowhere near finished, but new structures had been erected since my last visit in October.
A Thai Water Monitor (donated pet) is now housed in the tropical house behind the Tomistoma pool. Also the Java Sparrows housed there have produced young. The twin Marmoset babies are growing well, and are very curious.
In the invertebrate room, there are 9 hatchling Red-Tailed Green Ratsnakes.
Outside, there are more Meerkats than my previous visit, a new family perhaps, as the original two are housed with the Yellow Mongooses?
The Kookaburra has moved into the BOP area, where the Red Kite used to be. She wasn't on show today. The two new Zebra's have arrived, however they are not housed with Matilda at the moment. Interesting behaviour from the adult Servals today, lots of chuffing, scent marking (urine) and under chin rubbing, (neck glands) on habitat decor. Perhaps the female is coming into season?
A Thai Water Monitor (donated pet) is now housed in the tropical house behind the Tomistoma pool. Also the Java Sparrows housed there have produced young. The twin Marmoset babies are growing well, and are very curious.
In the invertebrate room, there are 9 hatchling Red-Tailed Green Ratsnakes.
Outside, there are more Meerkats than my previous visit, a new family perhaps, as the original two are housed with the Yellow Mongooses?
The Kookaburra has moved into the BOP area, where the Red Kite used to be. She wasn't on show today. The two new Zebra's have arrived, however they are not housed with Matilda at the moment. Interesting behaviour from the adult Servals today, lots of chuffing, scent marking (urine) and under chin rubbing, (neck glands) on habitat decor. Perhaps the female is coming into season?
Went to Call of the Wild for a couple of hours visit this morning. These are the things that I noticed:
- The Wilds of Asia development is going well - as far as I can tell, the three species confirmed are the current binturongs and Asian small-clawed otters as well as clouded leopards.
- Because of this development, and a Christmas experience in the indoor area, there was no access to the corridor with the tanks for invertebrates, amphibians or the smaller reptiles, nor was there any signage about the upcoming aquarium development.
- The courtyard and aviaries for the owls has all been demolished and turned into one larger aviary for the barn owls - I don't know if that means the tawny and Chaco owls are no longer in the collection or not?
- The pair of blue-and-gold macaws, the pair of military macaws and the lone green-winged macaw are all sharing an aviary. I saw no sign of the pair of blue-throated macaws at all, so I wonder if they are still in the collection.
- The Cuvier's dwarf caiman is gone and its sign has been removed; its terrarium is instead home to a large breeding shoal of unsigned butterfly splitfin.
- All three zebras were together today, and the paddock now seems to have been enlarged to include the entire former walkthrough area.
- Not necessarily news but maybe of interest - looking at the common marmosets in the Tropical House makes me think that one of the adults and the two babies may be hybrid animals. Only one of the adults has the standard white ear tufts for this species, with the other three animals all having black ear tufts.
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That definitely sounds like a Black Eared has been paired with a Common marmoset. Why that would happen when Common marmosets are so common, sorry, couldn't resist that.
Clouded Leopards will be a superb addition!
The Otters joining may be Smooth Coated, and not ASCO, this is not confirmed, but I was talking to a staff member yesterday (19th Dec,) and that is what they thought.
Also 'Steve' the Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman is still in the terrarium with the fish, he hides at the back a lot, so probably wasn't visible on the last visit.
News of the Clouded Leopards is very exciting. There's definitely more than one coming, so hopefully a breeding pair.
Also mentioned last month, when I visited, was the addition of Leaf Cutter Ants, to the tropical house. Nothing was said yesterday however, and I forgot to ask
First trip of the year to the zoo. A cloudy, but not too cold day. Still lots of building works going on, but not much had changed since my last visit in Dec. The main pool in the tropical house was being maintained so the Tomistoma had moved into the Spectacled Caiman enclosure and the previous inhabitants were off show.
Didn't see the Biaks Tree Monitor although the sign was still there. Possibly behind some foliage? Nor the Caiman Lizard?
Sadly they have lost Sophia, one of the Colobus Monkeys. She was pregnant but there were complications with the birth, resulting with the loss of both.
On a happier note, Esme and her mother Eloise (Colobus) seem to be thriving, as do the marmoset twins in the tropical house.
I was also pleased to see a Diamond Dove amongst the lorikeets and other free flyers.
Didn't see the Biaks Tree Monitor although the sign was still there. Possibly behind some foliage? Nor the Caiman Lizard?
Sadly they have lost Sophia, one of the Colobus Monkeys. She was pregnant but there were complications with the birth, resulting with the loss of both.
On a happier note, Esme and her mother Eloise (Colobus) seem to be thriving, as do the marmoset twins in the tropical house.
I was also pleased to see a Diamond Dove amongst the lorikeets and other free flyers.
The Tomistoma have returned to the main pool in the tropical house and appear to have multiplied! A second, very large, Tomistoma has joined the collection, unsure of where from or when they arrived.
The Spectacled Caimen were still off show as their enclosure is now being renovated.
Only appeared to be two Zebras on-show who also appear to be having their stables renovated.
There were also three young Red-tailed Ratsnakes that can be viewed in the Invertebrate room having all hatched during mid-January.
The Spectacled Caimen were still off show as their enclosure is now being renovated.
Only appeared to be two Zebras on-show who also appear to be having their stables renovated.
There were also three young Red-tailed Ratsnakes that can be viewed in the Invertebrate room having all hatched during mid-January.
The Tomistoma have returned to the main pool in the tropical house and appear to have multiplied! A second, very large, Tomistoma has joined the collection, unsure of where from or when they arrived.
The Spectacled Caimen were still off show as their enclosure is now being renovated.
Only appeared to be two Zebras on-show who also appear to be having their stables renovated.
There were also three young Red-tailed Ratsnakes that can be viewed in the Invertebrate room having all hatched during mid-January.
Re the Red-tailed Ratsnakes, there were actually nine that hatched. So either they've rehomed the other 6, or they're off show.
Can't wait to see the other Tomistoma though. Thanks for the heads up on that.
Is the Armadillo still with the Squirrel Monkeys?
All the signs for Digby the Armadillo were still there but hatch to their indoor enclosure was shut so I didn't see them on the day.
Had a chat with one of the keepers on my visit today. The new tomistoma is a 7ft ish, female called Shan Shan (Xan Xan possibly) and she came from Zoopark De Beauval in France. It took almost a year to get the paperwork etc through and arrange transportation for her. They have cameras up to monitor the two girls over night, but so far they are getting along with each other.
Lulu, Donny and Aria (Servals) are leaving, and Simba and Diego the two hand reared Serval brothers are moving into the larger enclosure.
One of the Zebras has sadly died, leaving two. It wasn't in the best of health when it arrived and caught pneumonia. On the PM it was found to have other underlying problems before it arrived at the zoo. They have built new stables in the enclosure, and the mud is being replaced with a suitable substrate.
The Blue Crowned Pigeons have hatched another chick, which is toddling around with it's parents in the tropical house.
The building works are still going ahead. They badly need the new restaurant /cafe before the season starts, as the smaller one can't handle the influx.
The Spectacled Caiman are still off show whilst their pool is being refurbished.
The Smooth Coated Otters are still on the horizon, however once their enclosure has been built, it's likely that the ASCO will temporarily move in, whilst their enclosure is refurbished.
There are still 9 Red-Tailed Black Rat Snake (Racer) young in the invert room. (Plastic boxes) They will be going to pastures new soon.
Lulu, Donny and Aria (Servals) are leaving, and Simba and Diego the two hand reared Serval brothers are moving into the larger enclosure.
One of the Zebras has sadly died, leaving two. It wasn't in the best of health when it arrived and caught pneumonia. On the PM it was found to have other underlying problems before it arrived at the zoo. They have built new stables in the enclosure, and the mud is being replaced with a suitable substrate.
The Blue Crowned Pigeons have hatched another chick, which is toddling around with it's parents in the tropical house.
The building works are still going ahead. They badly need the new restaurant /cafe before the season starts, as the smaller one can't handle the influx.
The Spectacled Caiman are still off show whilst their pool is being refurbished.
The Smooth Coated Otters are still on the horizon, however once their enclosure has been built, it's likely that the ASCO will temporarily move in, whilst their enclosure is refurbished.
There are still 9 Red-Tailed Black Rat Snake (Racer) young in the invert room. (Plastic boxes) They will be going to pastures new soon.
On March 22nd, the zoo announced that a red-necked wallaby was born, which is on exhibit.
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On April 19th, the zoo announced that a meerkat, later named Bruno, was born a couple weeks prior, which is on exhibit.
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On May 23rd, the zoo announced they helped renovate the mantled colobus monkey house.
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On July 7th, the zoo announced that 2 more meerkats were born, which are on exhibit.
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On April 19th, the zoo announced that a meerkat, later named Bruno, was born a couple weeks prior, which is on exhibit.
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On May 23rd, the zoo announced they helped renovate the mantled colobus monkey house.
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This isn't just an apparatus—it's a world of enrichment, offering them endless opportunities to explore, play, and engage their natural instincts. Thank you #TeamBite for crafting such a dynamic and enriching environment that keeps our colobus monkeys active, curious, and content! #EnrichmentExploration #colobusmonkeys #callofthewildzoo | Call of the Wild ZooOn July 7th, the zoo announced that 2 more meerkats were born, which are on exhibit.
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On July 24th, the zoo announced they opened a new eatery called Cafe Zoo to the public.
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I have just noticed a new species that hasn't been mentioned here on the forums, nor added to Zootierliste, is shown in a few photographs on a fan page for Call of the Wild Zoo - an aplomado falcon, which is part of the bird display team.
I've seen the Burrowing Owl and the Aplomado Falcon too. The regular flying display usually consists of the Harris Hawk, Turkey Vulture, Chaco Owl, Barn Owl, and Striated Caracara (Ground display). I've also seen Luke, the resident falconer, training a Kookaburra and Tawny Owl. As yet these have not appeared in the show.
Re Zootierliste, Call Of the Wild can a bit slow in updating. Although The Aplomado Falcon is now listed. Lots of animals have either long gone, (eg. the donkeys) or been off show for ages.
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Can you provide a list of all the animals that have definitely gone from the collection, so that I may update the inventory please? Did it for Folly Farm & Hertfordshire zoo.
Just make sure that the information is correct before you do so - far too many people run on the basis of listing taxa as former holdings purely because they are offshow or unlisted on the collection website
for instance, someone recently vandalised the Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park ZTL listings by moving around 80% of the reptile collection into former holdings, something that still needs to be fully reverted.