Rajang-GOAT
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I stand corrected, I hear he turned 18 a few weeks ago. A real testament to the care of his keepers.
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The old cheetah enclosure is empty and has been since the Hunting dogs returned to there original enclosure. However what goes in there is still a guess. There isn't room for a Cheetah in the Heart of Africa
That's very sad to think, both Dartmoor and Chester Zoo have lost their remaining cheetah this year. I really hope Chester will acquire some more soon, why were they moved out of the original enclosure anyway?
Rajang-GOAT
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To allow the African wild dogs to move in as their enclosure was surrounded by building work and inaccessible to visitors while Heart of Africa was being constructed.
Hi
Not posted for a while so not sure my question will land in the right place.
I have just read that there are 2 lilac crested roller parents with 3 fledglings in the Tsavo aviary.
We saw 1 plump one in in the distance up a tree at the back of the aviary a week past Monday.
Is the old roller still alive that lived in Tsavo in summer & with the pink pigeon in the Tropical Realm in winter stilI alive. If it is still alive, where is located now in the zoo ?
Thank you
Not posted for a while so not sure my question will land in the right place.
I have just read that there are 2 lilac crested roller parents with 3 fledglings in the Tsavo aviary.
We saw 1 plump one in in the distance up a tree at the back of the aviary a week past Monday.
Is the old roller still alive that lived in Tsavo in summer & with the pink pigeon in the Tropical Realm in winter stilI alive. If it is still alive, where is located now in the zoo ?
Thank you
Nile Hippo Expert
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Have they arrived in Chester yet or has the move been delayed, I have not heard anything lately?
cerperal
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They're still crate training them at Whipsnade, but last news from there was it won't be too long before they move. I'd have to check the Whipsnade news thread but by the end of the summer rings a bell (and would make sense, chronologically speaking)
They've been crate training for a while now, and they were initially supposed to move across last month, so it does appear the move has been slightly delayed.
On 4th June a volunteer told Gentle Lemur and I the elephants had already arrived and were offshow in the Elephant House. He was not believed. He also said Iblis (Asian Lion) was 21. He is 18.
They hadn't moved last Thursday (12th June) when I was last at Whipsnade however they should be moving soon.
I'm not sure that this talkative gent was an official volunteer: he certainly did not convince us. I don't think that 2 elephants could arrive without being noticed or that they could be kept off-show for more than a day or two without closing the Elephant House.
Not easy to hide an elephant…..
Just paint their toenails red and hide them in a cherry tree - it works really well, as proven by the fact you've never spotted an elephant in a cherry tree!
Easier than you think. In 2009 I visited Dublin Zoo twice in one week. I never saw an elephant. I tell people they were hiding behind the blackbuck with which they shared the exhibit. I've yet to find anyone who believes me.
Are you sure it was a volunteer as they don't normally have a location by the elephants. Also, the ones I've spoken to have clothing clearly marked as volunteer. As an aside they will be changing their uniform (colour change) soon as part of the new branding.
Haliaeetus
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Its been posted on a Chester Zoo related Facebook page that both foxes were safely back in their enclosure this morning. Thank goodness!
@Pertinax, the way I read it ... it is at the Parque das Aves in Brasil.