I saw one male and one female, although that isn’t to say that the additional ones you mentioned having seen upthread aren’t still there. For anyone who thinks they will visit soon, the number of sunbirds they have may be something worth asking a keeper about.
Last I heard, it was meant to remain as an exhibit and receive some upgrades. I sort of presumed that the birds were moved just while work was going on, but given that has also slowed to a slumber I have a horrible feeling you might be right. Hopefully they are just doing preparation for modifying it, as you say it's a good approach and personally I do really quite like that aviary.
Let’s hope you’re right. It would of course be even better if the aviary was closing only to reopen as an upgraded version.
Now that I think about it, I would be interested to know about the situation with the Splendids too, as they are no longer signed and though I could spot one last month I had no such luck today.Shame about the ostriches being offshow, I wonder why. It means all three species are separated for the time being.
staff and volunteers seem very upset about it, understandablyGrey/Hanuman Langur?Some good news, some very bad news, and some news that is just sort of...news
Regarding the latter, according to social media the filming was for the new Harry Potter series. I've heard nothing to confirm that but apparently there's some videos on Twitter (apparently being the key word) of the cast and crew. Makes sense I suppose, especially with the level of secrecy and the fact they've all magically disappeared today
The bad...
The tamandua has died
The good...
I asked about the wild dogs - apparently they are arriving soon
The zoo are trying to work out how to make the capybaras permanent. I'm aware of this forum's general opinion of the public's favourite dopey rodent but I think that it can only be a net positive for London, every single school group I passed had kids shouting about them
The zebras and giraffes are apparently not separated due to fighting. Not denying they've been scrapping if there's footage, but the separation isn't directly because of that
New coatis are arriving soon
Male pygmy hippo will arrive once the capybaras move to Whipsnade (or at least at the time they're meant to)
Oni the female okapi is probably pregnant
A breeding male langur arrived at some point in recent weeks, so hopefully he'll get on better with the troop than the last one
Also, the baby gentle lemur is adorable
Also also, I haven't been able to ask about the sunbirds. I'm still here for another hour or so so I'll try and get an answer, but I counted 2 of each species
Indeed, apologies for not specifying originally.
Definitely, and if they decide to go ahead with a tapir mix then it would probably allow them to add both species at the same time with a fully specialised exhibit. I suppose it depends where they end up being moved to in London - currently the hippo paddock is the only suitable spot, and even then it's a tad too deep really. I think I've said this a few times recently but it genuinely feels like there's a real sense of optimism in ZSL when it comes to both sites currently. Even despite the deaths and the hippocalypse, the wheels are turning on exhibit updates and new examples of existing species, while also the management is being very open minded and in many ways rather exciting in their ideas. I'm still holding out hope for a pangolin in the Clore at some point in the near future. I genuinely think it's more likely than not
Thanks for all the updates. Harry Potter was my first guess too but I couldn't think what they would be filming other than the reptile house scene, and SLoRA wasn't sectioned off at any stage of the day.Some good news, some very bad news, and some news that is just sort of...news
Regarding the latter, according to social media the filming was for the new Harry Potter series. I've heard nothing to confirm that but apparently there's some videos on Twitter (apparently being the key word) of the cast and crew. Makes sense I suppose, especially with the level of secrecy and the fact they've all magically disappeared today
The bad...
The tamandua has died
The good...
I asked about the wild dogs - apparently they are arriving soon
The zoo are trying to work out how to make the capybaras permanent. I'm aware of this forum's general opinion of the public's favourite dopey rodent but I think that it can only be a net positive for London, every single school group I passed had kids shouting about them
The zebras and giraffes are apparently not separated due to fighting. Not denying they've been scrapping if there's footage, but the separation isn't directly because of that
New coatis are arriving soon
Male pygmy hippo will arrive once the capybaras move to Whipsnade (or at least at the time they're meant to)
Oni the female okapi is probably pregnant
A breeding male langur arrived at some point in recent weeks, so hopefully he'll get on better with the troop than the last one
Also, the baby gentle lemur is adorable
Also also, I haven't been able to ask about the sunbirds. I'm still here for another hour or so so I'll try and get an answer, but I counted 2 of each species
) and their popularity among visitors will most certainly help the zoo in the long term. Fascinating to hear that they're keeping Amara company, especially seeing as they don't actually share the same space, rather are just neighbours.
Zsl have said the capys will move to whipsnade at the end of the summer so they would have to backtrack on that, however as of last week no work had started on the old hippo enclosure at whipsnade, they haven't even cleaned the pools yet!
I can't profess to be an expert on the series, given my last (and only) read of the book was well over a decade ago, but apparently they were filming quite a lot across the entire zoo - obviously you'd know better than me! I'd assumed maybe they used the outside of the old reptile house as a facade, but I do think it's quite nice the zoo will seem to play a slightly bigger role in this series than the film. As for the sunbirds, I must have been very lucky because they were very active indeed! Also, the new parrot you mentioned is very pretty indeed - I do find it funny how he perches with the other 2 macaws, but about a foot away hahaha
I'm shocked they haven't even started, regardless as to whether they move in the summer or not. I suppose it's quite a big job but still, I definitely wouldn't want that exhibit empty for long if I was in charge!
