Small paddock behind the café next to the jaguars.
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olhl.animal.photography
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OK cheers, I’ll have to go there on my next visit!
You literally have to go in to the café to view it - it's very easy to miss!
olhl.animal.photography
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Ah that explains it! Very helpful, as I probably would have missed it again cos I’m not too bright
Thanks
Onager foal born: Chester Zoo hails birth of 'one of world's rarest animals' - BBC News
(and getting straight on the front page of BBC News as Chester stories have a habit of doing..!)
(and getting straight on the front page of BBC News as Chester stories have a habit of doing..!)
Baringogiraffe12
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Good to see Chester breeding onager again, first successful foal since 2018 I believe.
We have a breeding mare in Azita (b. ...) and new stallion foal Jasper (b. 2024). So, failing another 1.4 individuals ... right!?
What is the current sex / age ratio like within this herd? A few months back it was 1.5 (with 1 birth ..., probably not included the latest one).
What about a new male? Where did they find the new one ...?
Chester Zoo seems to be the only onager herd in the UK left. Of course, never numerous ..., just without a shred of a doubt a bit too dramatic by half.
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Be nice if we knew his name.
I could find some details from the before last births in 2015.
1.0 b. 4/7/2015 to F Jamila (station: Holmes)
0.1 b. 4/7/2015 to F Zarrin (stallion: Holmes)
Link: Two rare onager foals born within hours of each other | Chester Zoo
Purportedly, in 2018 1.2 foals were born and the population stood at 0.7.
A few of minor observations from a brief visit yesterday morning: at least one Visayan Warty Piglet was visible, which I don't think has been mentioned here yet; the Sun Skinks in the Monsoon Forest have bred and a juvenile was showing well near the entrance; a female wild Tufted Duck has hatched three ducklings on the small round island in the Chimp moat; a new fish species has been added to the Gharial pool in Monsoon Forest and although the ones I saw were small and some distance from the glass they appeared to be some form of Panchax.
olhl.animal.photography
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Rather fitting.
Any idea how many chimps the zoo has had over its time being open? And who were the very first group of chimps to arrive?
The first was a female named Phyllis who arrived in 1942. She passed in 1945. Another female, Topsy, arrived in 1948 before passing in 1958.
In 1950 the first so called 'group' arrived; males, Elmer, Simon and Solomon and females, Meg and Babu. The first offspring born at Chester in 1956 were from those two females.
olhl.animal.photography
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Chester have confirmed via Instagram that they have successfully bred Banggai Cardinalfish in the Aquarium.
I’ve just read that the Aquarium will be closing in 2025 after 70 years due to the building coming to the end of its serviceable life, with some species being relocated but others leaving the collection. Such a shame to lose such an iconic part of the zoo. Does anyone think the building will be kept?