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PossumRoach said:
On April 19 five manul kittens were born and are being raised by their mother. The cats are under keeper surveillance.
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PossumRoach said:
The park has announced that one of the kittens have unfortunately passed away on May 22.
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The other four kittens have grown up and starting from June 21st the zoo will display the kittens in two 1.5-hour intervals to the public.

The survival of the kittens is an impressive feat considering that their mother Azu herself was a hand-reared individual and their grandmother Polly is a founder to the Japanese population if Pallas cats. Azu’s parents unfortunately aren’t getting any younger so this litter is quite important.
 
PossumRoach said:
The other four kittens have grown up and starting from June 21st the zoo will display the kittens in two 1.5-hour intervals to the public.

The survival of the kittens is an impressive feat considering that their mother Azu herself was a hand-reared individual and their grandmother Polly is a founder to the Japanese population if Pallas cats. Azu’s parents unfortunately aren’t getting any younger so this litter is quite important.
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The park revealed the gender ratio and the names of the kittens. The kittens are Oto (0.1), Teru (0.1), Nagomu (1.0), and Mei (0.1).
 
zoogeekmaelstrom said:
What are some species that Kobe Animal Kingdom has phased out? Some that come to mind are sitatunga, Himalayan monal, kea and black swan
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Red river hog, South American coati, Blyth’s hornbill, Major Mitchell’s cockatoo, secretary bird, bald eagle, matamata, guinea turaco, red footed tortoise, white-naped crane, grey crowned crane, galah, peach faced love bird, Senegal parrot, monk parakeet, cockatiel . During the Kachoen days they used to have greater hornbill, white backed vulture, rock partridge, golden pheasant, many species of owl, thick billed crow.
 
PossumRoach said:
Red river hog, South American coati, Blyth’s hornbill, Major Mitchell’s cockatoo, secretary bird, bald eagle, matamata, guinea turaco, red footed tortoise, white-naped crane, grey crowned crane, galah, peach faced love bird, Senegal parrot, monk parakeet, cockatiel . During the Kachoen days they used to have greater hornbill, white backed vulture, rock partridge, golden pheasant, many species of owl, thick billed crow.
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Curious, where do you get all this info from?
 
PossumRoach said:
Minor news regarding the shoebills: following 24 May, the male Bongo will be moved to African Wetlands exhibit while female Kashishi will stay in the current exhibit. The shoebills will be cohabitated later in the summer.
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The zoo announced that the shoebills will be paired again starting this Friday, following some hormonal and behavioral surveys. The walkthrough exhibit doesn’t seem like it will be closed during the reintroduction of the shoebills.
 
Grey wolf Micheal was taken off display for treatment on October 14. Unfortunately he dies on October 20. Micheal was born in April 10 2010 in Higashiyama, making him 14 years old by the time he passed on. His younger brothers from another litter, Genki and Hikaru are still alive.
 
Veno said:
I wonder if they will be able to maintain Wolf Creek. The Rocky Valley area doesn’t seem to be in very good condition. The kingdom has only one American black bear, and it is necessary to quickly release the peccaries from that boring exhibit.
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Personally I think something should be done about the puma enclosure. It it quite narrow.
 
zoogeekmaelstrom said:
Does anybody know where Kobe's pygmy marmosets came from?
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I am not sure but prior the arrival of the marmosets there was a pet shop owner who got arrested for smuggling monkeys into Japan from Thailand. Among the species were pygmy marmosets. Chances are those monkeys ended up in Kobe. The seizure happened in Tokyo, which might raise the question why or how the monkeys ended up in Kobe, if they’re the animals from the seizure.
 
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