felis silvestris
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I visited the zoo on Sunday and I enjoyed it a lot. A review is being typed up at the moment and will be posted fairly soon.
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Mckenzie2000
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Does anyone know if this is a new or returning species or if they have simply added more individuals to the current group? Either way, excellent news!
Pandaboi
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If my memory serves me right they already kept this species before the new pair were brought to the zoo. It’s fantastic news for the zoo and the species.
I’m not sure if the zoo have added new individuals to current ones at the zoo. I only ever remember seeing 1 individual in the past. I’ll ask someone next time I’m at the zoo.
Mckenzie2000
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Thank you. Either way, if they can rear a healthy number of viable offspring, it’s great news for everyone in the world of parrot conservation!
Strathmorezoo
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East Birmingham Airport Fire Service have donated 500 meters of redundant fire hose to the zoo, to be used for the construction of swings,hammocks etc for the apes and monkeys
felis silvestris
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Sadly the message deleted after I hadn’t checked it for a while
I will not be writing a review but I will say it is a great (very flat) zoo, and I will give some thoughts alongside some of the photos I upload of it.
Pandaboi
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Silvery Gibbons have arrived at the zoo!
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The male arrived from Chester and the female arrived from Port Lympne on Wednesday morning.
The new pair lives in the Siamang exhibit in Gibbon Forest. The siamangs ‘Darwin’ and ‘Tango’ moved to the exhibit near the meerkats. The siamangs moved out because they didn’t go outside much because of the open-topped enclosure so the team decided to move the siamangs so they can enjoy going outside more often.
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The male arrived from Chester and the female arrived from Port Lympne on Wednesday morning.
The new pair lives in the Siamang exhibit in Gibbon Forest. The siamangs ‘Darwin’ and ‘Tango’ moved to the exhibit near the meerkats. The siamangs moved out because they didn’t go outside much because of the open-topped enclosure so the team decided to move the siamangs so they can enjoy going outside more often.
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Very exciting news indeed! It’s truly an accolade to be able to boast 5 species of gibbon. And it looks from the photos like they’ve taken up residence in Gibbon Forest.
felis silvestris
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Oh, just missed them! Though I did see them at Chester about a week before (maybe even the individual that moved!)
Pandaboi
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Small update here from one of the curators Lynsey Bug about the zoo. I believe it was mentioned in another thread (Bristol Zoo Project) that a Mongoose Lemur left Bristol to join Twycross. Could be the species of primate the curator is talking about. Any new species of primate to join Twycross is fantastic.
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Pandaboi
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Current Primate Moves:
2.0 Black-Headed Spider Monkeys called ‘Amabel’ and ‘Loki’ have moved into the former Varigerated Spider Monkey enclosure temporarily.
1.1 De Brazza’s Monkey called ‘Neith’ and ‘Abeeku’ have left the collection to join Hoo Farm.
1.1 Black Howler Monkey siblings called ‘Fernando’ and ‘Zouch’ have been moved to the former L’Hoest Monkey enclosure behind the Rhinos. This is also temporary.
The primate exhibits near Gibbon Forest which used to house these species is currently being refurbished. You now have to walk inside Gibbon Forest to get round to the other side as the pathway has been blocked off.
The new Silbery Gibbons who have moved into Gibbon Forest are settling in. Currently a barrier separates you from them.
Other Updates:
- 0.1 L’Hoest Monkey ‘Patricia’ was euthanised due to age related issues a few months ago.
- 1.0 L’Hoest Monkey ‘Kanye’ is set to leave the collection soon.
- 3.2 Diana Monkeys left for France.
- Work on the NSCC is due to start soon.
- Silvery Marmosets ‘Bramble’ and ‘Stevie’ now have full access to their side of the World Of Small Monkeys building as the Common Marmosets have left the collection.
It’s been a few very busy months of the primate keepers to say the least. I’ll carry on updating on any primate moves which occur throughout the next few weeks.
2.0 Black-Headed Spider Monkeys called ‘Amabel’ and ‘Loki’ have moved into the former Varigerated Spider Monkey enclosure temporarily.
1.1 De Brazza’s Monkey called ‘Neith’ and ‘Abeeku’ have left the collection to join Hoo Farm.
1.1 Black Howler Monkey siblings called ‘Fernando’ and ‘Zouch’ have been moved to the former L’Hoest Monkey enclosure behind the Rhinos. This is also temporary.
The primate exhibits near Gibbon Forest which used to house these species is currently being refurbished. You now have to walk inside Gibbon Forest to get round to the other side as the pathway has been blocked off.
The new Silbery Gibbons who have moved into Gibbon Forest are settling in. Currently a barrier separates you from them.
Other Updates:
- 0.1 L’Hoest Monkey ‘Patricia’ was euthanised due to age related issues a few months ago.
- 1.0 L’Hoest Monkey ‘Kanye’ is set to leave the collection soon.
- 3.2 Diana Monkeys left for France.
- Work on the NSCC is due to start soon.
- Silvery Marmosets ‘Bramble’ and ‘Stevie’ now have full access to their side of the World Of Small Monkeys building as the Common Marmosets have left the collection.
It’s been a few very busy months of the primate keepers to say the least. I’ll carry on updating on any primate moves which occur throughout the next few weeks.
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It also says on the map that siamangs are in the old bonobo house is that correct ?
What has happened to the Variegated spider monkeys? Just one spider monkey species left at TWZ now?
Where did this Diana monkey breeding group move out to in France?
I am glad that building the NSCC is due to start very soon!!! It should give a few more primate species and the orangs the space they really so richly deserve.....
@Pertinax may be able to elaborate, but is this as bad as it appears to me, re. the sustainability of a viable Diana population in the U.K., given the Brexit paperwork hurdles our zoos currently face?
Pandaboi
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The last female Varigerated Spider Monkey left the zoo to join the troop at Paignton. She is quite an old lady and unfortunately her partner passed away a year or two ago. Since then the zoo has been monitoring her behaviour and the only thing they noticed was the lack of vocalising but that was expected as she was the only spider monkey in that area.
I always get confused with French zoo names so I don’t want to you give the wrong zoo by mistake but I’ll find out for you today hopefully.
This was the case for a few of the Siamangs who left for Parc Animalier Des Pyrenees in France. They were moved into here to allow ‘Tango’ and ‘Darwin’ the two current individuals to be able to utilise the outside space better. So no, they are no longer in the former bonobo enclosure but are still in the older type enclosure near the meerkats.
Pandaboi
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The Diana Monkey population is a difficult one. There are currently 3.4 Diana Monkeys in the UK spread across 3 different collections. One of these males is ‘Tabbo’ at the O&M sanctuary on the IOW. He can’t breed due to a genetics thing. London I believe have an elderly pair called ‘Tinga’ and ‘Mkia’ so there is no chance at those breeding.
The last hope is at Paignton they have 1.3. Paigntons oldest female ‘Kasai’ was the mother of Twycross’s male ‘Manu’ and is also the mother of the other Paignton female ‘Akea’ a few years ago Paignton brought in a male called ‘Toby’ from Europe who successfully bred with ‘Akea’ and produced a female offspring ‘Sakari’.
Even if Twycross sent one of their juvenile males ‘Diego’ or ‘Jafar’ to Paignton once they matured they still wouldn’t be able to breed ‘Sakari’ with one of them as like I mentioned before ‘Kasai’ at Paignton is the mother of ‘Manu’ who was at Twycross so ‘Akea’ is their grandmother.
Unless a zoo imports a young population from Europe to bring into the UK soon I can’t see Diana Monkeys being held in UK zoos for much longer especially with Roloway Monkeys becoming a bit more popular. Chester and Yorkshire now have them and I’ve heard another zoo is looking to getting into them.
Diana Monkeys are also hard to breed from my understanding. I know they can be difficult to partner up with males as the females will form tight bonds and can sometimes bully the male. It’s what ‘Sabu’ and ‘D’Early’ at Twycross did to their former male at another collection before arriving at Twycross.
I’m sure someone with more information can elaborate and explain a bit better then i did.
De Brazza’s Monkeys and L’Hoests are thriving within the UK though.
L’Hoest Monkeys at Edinburgh, Twycross and Colchester have all had offspring in the last few years. Colchester no longer have an adult male from my understanding but are looking to acquire one for their 5 females.
Pandaboi
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Sorry for all of the messages but the zoo is announcing its new species at 12PM today. Log in to Facebook
Rajang-GOAT
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Interesting if that is the case about the group at Colchester, though I wouldn't be too surprised as the last two youngsters (assuming there hasn't been a birth since not publicised on the news page) were born to females Casey and Esme in June and April 2022. This is a bit of a gap when you consider at the time of the birth to the female Casey (June 2022) it was mentioned that the male, Kane, who arrived from Budapest Zoo in 2018 had sired seven young in his time at the zoo. From this I suppose it could be a possibility that he was moved on rather than passed away to bring in a new male with new genetics, but both are possibilities unless anyone knows otherwise.
