Thanks. You cited a post that stated he hadn't left yet, so was just seeking confirmation.
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PangolinLover0514
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LeMandaiEnthusiast‧
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Isn't that the previous sign that was never removed/Overlayed with another species at some point? Unless I'm forgetting something. It happened to the Malayan Horned Frog for a bit while they were replaced with the Black-Breasted Lead Turtles
That's been happening for a while already, a month, two or perhaps more if I recall. Happy to see primates free-ranging in some capacity by the entrance again.
The red river hogs are now housed and displayed together with the zebras as if today
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honeybadger
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Are they displayed together with the zebras or time-shared the exhibit?
Today they were sharing it together.
Is there any species in their former enclosure?
KaiGoesMandai
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The female nyalas they previously time-shared/cohabitated with.
Presumably he will (eventually) be paired up with the female they received from Ostrava last year.
honeybadger
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They are not going to be part of RW Africa? Or they will be both in the zoo and the new park?
I am currently unaware if there are any in primate holding. I have only been updated regarding the zoo's side.
The pair at Primate Kingdom are the only ones in Mandai.
A few small updates from today's visit
1. Pygmy hippo exhibits and by extension, the Siamese crocodile and Chinese alligator exhibits were closed for refurbishment
2. The flat-backed spider tortoises at Tortoise Shell-ter have been replaced with a lonesome Burmese star tortoise kept away from the rest.
3. The mixed turtle exhibit outside RepTopia and the sun bears is no longer there, seems like most of those turtles have moved over to Rainforest Wild Asia.
4. More small RepTopia changes: the Moellendorf's trinket snake has taken over the Gaboon viper exhibit while the Gaboon vipers are now in the former Rio Fuerte beaded lizard exhibit. Both Bitis gabonica and Bitis rhinoceros are signed.
5. Another Mexican redleg tarantula lives in the tank formerly for blue spiny lizards.
6. The outdoor exhibit next to the Rote Island snake-necked turtles and crocodile monitor that once held tortoises had a single spotted pond turtle.
7. Some of the herptile tanks at Fragile Forest have been restocked with invertebrates: Java stick insect at the Amazon milk frog tank, Chaco golden knee tarantula where the black-breasted leaf turtles were and Asian forest scorpion at the green tree frog tank, although I only saw the Java stick insect. No Prevost's squirrels in the biodome or their cage at the airlock too.
8. The Nile lechwes have been officially on display. 2 of the Grevy's zebras now live with the giraffes.
9. Bennett's wallaby and Colombian black spider monkey signage have been removed
1. Pygmy hippo exhibits and by extension, the Siamese crocodile and Chinese alligator exhibits were closed for refurbishment
2. The flat-backed spider tortoises at Tortoise Shell-ter have been replaced with a lonesome Burmese star tortoise kept away from the rest.
3. The mixed turtle exhibit outside RepTopia and the sun bears is no longer there, seems like most of those turtles have moved over to Rainforest Wild Asia.
4. More small RepTopia changes: the Moellendorf's trinket snake has taken over the Gaboon viper exhibit while the Gaboon vipers are now in the former Rio Fuerte beaded lizard exhibit. Both Bitis gabonica and Bitis rhinoceros are signed.
5. Another Mexican redleg tarantula lives in the tank formerly for blue spiny lizards.
6. The outdoor exhibit next to the Rote Island snake-necked turtles and crocodile monitor that once held tortoises had a single spotted pond turtle.
7. Some of the herptile tanks at Fragile Forest have been restocked with invertebrates: Java stick insect at the Amazon milk frog tank, Chaco golden knee tarantula where the black-breasted leaf turtles were and Asian forest scorpion at the green tree frog tank, although I only saw the Java stick insect. No Prevost's squirrels in the biodome or their cage at the airlock too.
8. The Nile lechwes have been officially on display. 2 of the Grevy's zebras now live with the giraffes.
9. Bennett's wallaby and Colombian black spider monkey signage have been removed
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1. The pygmy hippo area has been closed due to mockrock works iirc.
3. Every species that were in that exhibit have already moved to RF Asia
8. The lechwes have been around for some time with the giraffes already.
9. The Colombian black spider monkey area is used as an expansion for the Red-ruffed Lemurs
1. Pygmy Hippo underwater viewing gallery area has been closed for a couple of months already, for structural upgrading works.
2. Flat-backed Spider Tortoises have been phased out. The lone Burmese Star Tortoise was hatched at the Zoo.
3. The mixed turtle exhibit it still there. It is just temporarily hoarded off to build a sheltered walkway from the Komodo Dragon hut to the Sun Bear exhibit. The exhibit was last occupied by the Vietnamese Pond Turtles.
4. Mandai only has Bitis rhinoceros.
5. Blue Spiny Lizards have been phased out.
6. The exhibit also has at least one Malayan Box Turtle.
7. The inverts mentioned are all in their exhibits, just very well hidden. The Prevost's Squirrels should still be in the Biodome.
8. The 2 Grevy's are the half siblings born at the Zoo.
9. The male Bennett's Wallaby at Australasia died of old age. I'm not sure if there are plans to refresh the exhibit as the remaining 3 Grey Kangaroos are also very old.
Any idea where from?
KaiGoesMandai
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3 more meerkats were recently born to the family at Wild Africa. The ones born last year are also still in that exhibit.
I wonder why they are getting bred now. Perhaps for RFW Africa(?), though meerkats aren't associated with the rainforest.
I wonder why they are getting bred now. Perhaps for RFW Africa(?), though meerkats aren't associated with the rainforest.