Baringogiraffe12
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I believe one female is remaining.
Chessington Zoo Chessington World of Adventures 2025
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theli0n
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Only one is left
Were they both purebred Amurs?
I would suppose the question now is that is it a ridiculous thought of thinking of bringing in new tigers in the future ?
That definitely won't happen, the lone tiger will be moved on.
Couple of recent departures.
Pip the young cape porcupine born last October has moved to Tilgate Zoo. This years two porcupettes and their parents remain at Chessington.
Jamoke the female Southern Ground Hornbill has moved to Birdworld. Her enclosure is now vacant.
Pip the young cape porcupine born last October has moved to Tilgate Zoo. This years two porcupettes and their parents remain at Chessington.
Jamoke the female Southern Ground Hornbill has moved to Birdworld. Her enclosure is now vacant.
Sad news announced earlier
We are deeply saddened to share that Tonda, one of our herd of five Rothschild’s giraffes - an endangered subspecies - has passed away. Tonda, who was 15 years old, underwent a routine veterinary health procedure, carried out under the care of an expert team of external veterinary specialists and hoofstock zookeepers, but sadly did not recover.
Tonda joined us at Chessington in 2013, aged just three years old, and quickly won the affection of our staff and guests alike. Known for his curious and mischievous nature, he always wanted to be part of whatever was happening. He brought joy to all who met him and formed strong bonds with his keepers. Tonda’s name means 'priceless one' which to us is perfect.
Tonda will be deeply missed by all of us here at Chessington and by all who were fortunate enough to know him. We extend our deepest appreciation to our devoted zoo team for the love and care they provided throughout Tonda’s life.
We are deeply saddened to share that Tonda, one of our herd of five Rothschild’s giraffes - an endangered subspecies - has passed away. Tonda, who was 15 years old, underwent a routine veterinary health procedure, carried out under the care of an expert team of external veterinary specialists and hoofstock zookeepers, but sadly did not recover.
Tonda joined us at Chessington in 2013, aged just three years old, and quickly won the affection of our staff and guests alike. Known for his curious and mischievous nature, he always wanted to be part of whatever was happening. He brought joy to all who met him and formed strong bonds with his keepers. Tonda’s name means 'priceless one' which to us is perfect.
Tonda will be deeply missed by all of us here at Chessington and by all who were fortunate enough to know him. We extend our deepest appreciation to our devoted zoo team for the love and care they provided throughout Tonda’s life.
starsinthesky
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Tonda was such a lovely animal
An announcement today
It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of one of our much-loved Rothschild’s giraffes. This week we said our final goodbyes to Karamoja, known affectionately to many as Moja, and fondly as “Horris” by those who knew his cheeky side.
Born at Port Lympne Wildlife Park, Moja joined Chessington Zoo in 2013 at the age of seven. This past July, we celebrated his 19th birthday with a special giraffe friendly cake, complete with carrots as candles, his favourite treat.
As the eldest of our herd of Rothschild’s giraffes, Moja had been under enhanced veterinary care due to age-related health conditions in recent years. Despite the tireless dedication and compassion of our animal care and veterinary teams, his health began to decline in the past few weeks. After careful assessment and with his welfare as our top priority, the difficult decision was made to put him to sleep.
Moja was a true gentle giant who quickly captured the hearts of our team. To many of our keepers, he was simply “Horris” when he was being playful or mischievous, a name that brought smiles and reflected his unique personality. Moja was “the golden child” when it came to training, allowing our zoo keepers to trim his hooves. And his steady and calm nature made him the perfect giraffe to teach new members of the team.
Always eager during our giraffe feeding experiences, Moja was a firm favourite not only among staff but also with the many thousands of visitors who had the joy of meeting him up close here at Chessington.
We are incredibly grateful to our devoted zoo team for the exceptional care they provided Moja throughout his time with us. We also wish to thank our guests for their continued support and understanding during this time. Moja will be dearly missed, but he leaves behind a legacy of wonder, education, and connection that touched so many lives.
It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of one of our much-loved Rothschild’s giraffes. This week we said our final goodbyes to Karamoja, known affectionately to many as Moja, and fondly as “Horris” by those who knew his cheeky side.
Born at Port Lympne Wildlife Park, Moja joined Chessington Zoo in 2013 at the age of seven. This past July, we celebrated his 19th birthday with a special giraffe friendly cake, complete with carrots as candles, his favourite treat.
As the eldest of our herd of Rothschild’s giraffes, Moja had been under enhanced veterinary care due to age-related health conditions in recent years. Despite the tireless dedication and compassion of our animal care and veterinary teams, his health began to decline in the past few weeks. After careful assessment and with his welfare as our top priority, the difficult decision was made to put him to sleep.
Moja was a true gentle giant who quickly captured the hearts of our team. To many of our keepers, he was simply “Horris” when he was being playful or mischievous, a name that brought smiles and reflected his unique personality. Moja was “the golden child” when it came to training, allowing our zoo keepers to trim his hooves. And his steady and calm nature made him the perfect giraffe to teach new members of the team.
Always eager during our giraffe feeding experiences, Moja was a firm favourite not only among staff but also with the many thousands of visitors who had the joy of meeting him up close here at Chessington.
We are incredibly grateful to our devoted zoo team for the exceptional care they provided Moja throughout his time with us. We also wish to thank our guests for their continued support and understanding during this time. Moja will be dearly missed, but he leaves behind a legacy of wonder, education, and connection that touched so many lives.
That is really sad news isn't it and will be thinking of the keepers at this sad time
Planning permission has been granted this week .
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Demolition works, erection of a lorikeet enclosure, new lorikeet house and airlock/store, external alterations to the existing rhino hide, and provision of boardwalk, associated infrastructure and landscaping
Effectively will provide a lorikeet walkthu .. presumably housing the displaced lorikeets from the old Lorikeet Lagoon and various ducks/ibis. The flamingoes are likely to be moved to facilitate the work most likely to the pool in front of the hotels that previously was housing the pelicans.
25/01272/FUL
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Demolition works, erection of a lorikeet enclosure, new lorikeet house and airlock/store, external alterations to the existing rhino hide, and provision of boardwalk, associated infrastructure and landscaping
Effectively will provide a lorikeet walkthu .. presumably housing the displaced lorikeets from the old Lorikeet Lagoon and various ducks/ibis. The flamingoes are likely to be moved to facilitate the work most likely to the pool in front of the hotels that previously was housing the pelicans.
I’d be interested to see what they do with the area, it’s heavily branded around the Tigers. Including the log flume!
the current strategy that the owners are adopting is to separate zoo and ride areas of the park, The owners have also various ideas and plans to renew areas. There are probably about 4 significant projects that are either in development or submitted for planning approval . The area that the Tiger exhibit in is not yet included in those although I would presume in any long term plan there would eventually be some thoughts are to how that area will be eventually be redeveloped going forward. The Tiger exhibit future is probably tied up with whatever happens to the existing log flume ride. With the timescales for other projects that ride would be need to exist for at least another season.
Yes and even if they are going to have a breeding pair of Amur Tigers in the future they'll need lots more space to have tiger cubs too
The tiger house and its range of enclosures and the options to manage and segregate as necessary could accommodate breeding pairs. However the park strategy currently suggests consolidation of the zoo away from that area of the theme park. At the moment the 2026 and 2027 theme park regeneration projects are in different areas so what the future actually holds for the Tiger area is unclear and as I said in earlier post it will be down to any decision to change the log flume ride for something else.
Oh when did you see that ?
It seems bizarre that they decided to add the current tiger enclosure along with retheming the log flume in 2018 and now potentially decided to close it. The Chessington leadership seems a bit aimless. I have a feeling the Trail of the Kings area will completely over go time, which I think has been discussed previously here.
Like the lions and Tiger I believe the Gorilla's will leave the collection as well.