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Jambo said:
They've likely been separated from the others in preparation for the move, perhaps even moved of display permanently until the move. This would potentially explain why they haven't been seen in a while.
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That sounds likely. Dispersal age in this species is 18-24 months, so given the triplets turn six years old in January, Taronga did well to keep them with Kartika for as long as they did.

Taronga has three on display tiger exhibit and two off display exhibits; with Kembali, Clarence, Kartika and Tengah to also accomodate.

With Dubbo’s tigers ageing, it wouldn’t surprise me to see one or more of Taronga’s three older tigers retire there as they look to import a male to breed with Tengah (my money being on Ramah after another 2-3 cubs with Zayana). Taronga are very proud of their Sumatran tiger dynasty, which of course descends directly from Nico and Meta.
 
Sunbear12 said:
Taronga Zoo have achieved a world first with the hatching of two Fiordland crested penguin chicks.

The news release also includes news that a chick hatched last year but did not survive to fledging.

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That’s fantastic news, taking the zoo’s colony from five penguins to seven.

Hopefully with breeding taking off, the zoo’s success will continue allowing the colony to grow further.
 
Jambo said:
To clarify a few things regarding the Sky Safari construction;

The Sky Safari itself was at the end of it's working lifespan, so conducting major renovations on it were inevitable at this point in time. Taking into account the costs of doing this, why not construct a whole new one and develop a new route that enables the whole site to be more accessible.

Also, the plan was also to make the Sky Safari more accessible itself, ie. allowing those in wheelchairs to utilise the service, of which they couldn't previously do.
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Tiger91 said:
It would be interesting to see what the costs are when comparing. There was something in the news in passing the other day, where I got the impression people were calling for the new construction to not be built due to the price tag. I should have stopped and actually read it though.

It will be interesting to see how they make it wheel chair accessible. Im not sure a new route will be more accessible, it may go over less of the exhibits. But I may be biased, I did quite like where it went before.
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Details of New Sky Safari:

https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/taronga-zoo-nsw-sydney-cable-car-plan

The Sky Safari will follow a similar route to its predecessor—from the ferry terminal to the main gate.

Several cable car plans were investigated and a route from ferry terminal to the main entrance was deemed the most feasible.

The accessible (the previous cable car could not accommodate wheelchairs or prams) Sky Safari plans include two new stations, amenities, mechanical points and landscaping designed by Studio SC architects.
 
A few updates (including from the 2023-2024 report):
  • two Short-beaked Echidna puggles have hatched at Taronga Zoo. They are the 9th and 10th puggles to be hatched at Taronga since 2011.
  • a Glossy Black Cockatoo hatched behind the scenes several months back.
  • 300+ Norfolk Island snails have been reared now changes to their husbandry have been made. A feasibility analysis will be conducted to review release opportunities to Norfolk Island.
  • the 425 Taronga-bred Christmas Island Blue-tailed Skinks released last year (along with additional populations) have fueled a wild population of approximately 8000 individuals now. They plan to soon start releases of Lister’s Gecko as well.
  • work is being done to sequence the genome of JR, the Barton’s Long-beaked Echidna.
  • the new wildlife hospital is set to open in 2026. Core veterinary treatment rooms, laboratories and wildlife rehabilitation facilities, including a prominent marine wildlife rescue and rehabilitation centre, will be visible to guests from the public plaza and meeting place.
  • 47 Bellinger River Turtles have hatched.
 
WhistlingKite24 said:
A few updates (including from the 2023-2024 report):
  • two Short-beaked Echidna puggles have hatched at Taronga Zoo. They are the 9th and 10th puggles to be hatched at Taronga since 2011.
  • a Glossy Black Cockatoo hatched behind the scenes several months back.
  • 300+ Norfolk Island snails have been reared now changes to their husbandry have been made. A feasibility analysis will be conducted to review release opportunities to Norfolk Island.
  • the 425 Taronga-bred Christmas Island Blue-tailed Skinks released last year (along with additional populations) have fueled a wild population of approximately 8000 individuals now. They plan to soon start releases of Lister’s Gecko as well.
  • work is being done to sequence the genome of JR, the Barton’s Long-beaked Echidna.
  • the new wildlife hospital is set to open in 2026. Core veterinary treatment rooms, laboratories and wildlife rehabilitation facilities, including a prominent marine wildlife rescue and rehabilitation centre, will be visible to guests from the public plaza and meeting place.
  • 47 Bellinger River Turtles have hatched.
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Does anyone know if the puggles are on display? Would love to see them!
 
Tigergal said:
Does anyone know if the puggles are on display? Would love to see them!
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Jambo said:
They were hatched within the off display breeding program so I expect they may stay off display in the meantime.
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They will probably be trained up as education animals, in which case they will remain off display in the Taronga Institute of Science and Learning.
 
WhistlingKite24 said:
  • 300+ Norfolk Island snails have been reared now changes to their husbandry have been made. A feasibility analysis will be conducted to review release opportunities to Norfolk Island.
  • the 425 Taronga-bred Christmas Island Blue-tailed Skinks released last year (along with additional populations) have fueled a wild population of approximately 8000 individuals now. They plan to soon start releases of Lister’s Gecko as well.
  • 47 Bellinger River Turtles have hatched.
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I'm pretty sure the turtle is (or has been), but are any or all of these species on-display at Taronga?

~Thylo
 
Osedax said:
As reported by @Abbey in the Altina thread, 1.0 Capybara (Rodney) has moved to Altina. This leaves Fergus the Pygmy Hippo's old exhibit empty, apart from the Egyptian Goose.
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Jambo said:
They should be moving Lololi into this enclosure very soon.
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Kifaru Bwana said:
They should be making a move on with pygmy hippos (in the wider context ... too)!
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Lololi has already been spending time apart from Kambiri and is well and truly at weaning age. I’d expect to see them separated in the next month or so with this exhibit now vacant; and long term, would hope to see a bull imported from outside the region for breeding.

Not too long till we get this Hippo IRA given its progress so far.
 
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