Thanks.
Creativity, time, money, luck that the original design and construction lends itself to conversion - not much at all really!!!
Darling Downs Zoo Darling Downs Zoo News 2025
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Thanks.
Creativity, time, money, luck that the original design and construction lends itself to conversion - not much at all really!!!
This would require quite a long, intricate and quite technical post to answer properly .
Unfortunately I don't have the time to do so.
Sorry.
That's gotta be expensive, at least the Gov are amenable to making things easier.
Fantastic news!
This would have been the pregnant zebra mare you saw on your visit in April, @Abbey. Her last foal was born January 2024, so like @Zorro says, she was definitely due for another.
Since the birth interval can be as close as 13 months, I’ll be interested to see if foals follow to Zavannah (who last gave birth September 2024) from October 2025 onwards ; and Angel (who last gave birth December 2024) from January 2026 onwards.
Thanks for the update @Zorro. Really good to hear about the Addax calf, especially with the lack of breeding success within the regional population as of the last decade or so.
Also great to hear of a successful birth for Zara. To my knowledge this is Zara's third surviving foal; she's had two fillies before this. Hopefully we also see some births within the first generation herd too.
NEWS UPATE!
Spring has really sprung at the zoo the common Wombat Suzy who has not bred for several years has just produced another joey at about 20 years of age.
It's too early yet to sex the little one but it appears to be thriving in the pouch.
The zoo is also experiencing a plethora of marsupial births with baby Red Kangaroos, Agile Wallaby, a Red-necked Wallaby, Tammar Wallabies, Quokkas, Greater Bilbies and Squirrel Gliders.
Spring has really sprung at the zoo the common Wombat Suzy who has not bred for several years has just produced another joey at about 20 years of age.
It's too early yet to sex the little one but it appears to be thriving in the pouch.
The zoo is also experiencing a plethora of marsupial births with baby Red Kangaroos, Agile Wallaby, a Red-necked Wallaby, Tammar Wallabies, Quokkas, Greater Bilbies and Squirrel Gliders.
NEWS UPADTE!
Babies galore at the DDZ 3 Koala joeys have appeared along with 3 Penguin chicks with another 4 eggs in the nests so far, Spring has sprung at the zoo with a real flush of babies
It’s great to hear of all these births. I saw a news article yesterday that mentioned the Common marmosets have bred again. Possibly the same parents as the ones who produced young in your March 2025 update as I note the birth interval is around five months for this species.
It's been a while since my last visit but I saw a bunch of them out there then there could be a number of pairs there!
scallywag2024
Well-Known Member
Sounds like we all need to go for another visit!! So many new babies!!
It's really good spring weather at the moment perfect for visiting!
NEWS UPDATE. COATIS
Australia's only Coatis finally went on show today at Darling Downs Zoo.
As a result of some irregularities in their paperwork from the USA they will remain in quarantine until mid next year.
However, the zoo is very grateful to have been able to work with the government to allow that extended quarantine to take place on view to it's visitors.
The six animals have settled in very quickly and are enjoying climbing, jumping and running as only Coatis can. At conclusion of quarantine, a trio of these animals will move to another Australian zoo and, in the meantime, another 4 animals will arrive from South America to be quarantined elsewhere.
The genetic diversity represented among these 10 animals will ensure that the species is sustainable in Australia for many generations to come.
Australia's only Coatis finally went on show today at Darling Downs Zoo.
As a result of some irregularities in their paperwork from the USA they will remain in quarantine until mid next year.
However, the zoo is very grateful to have been able to work with the government to allow that extended quarantine to take place on view to it's visitors.
The six animals have settled in very quickly and are enjoying climbing, jumping and running as only Coatis can. At conclusion of quarantine, a trio of these animals will move to another Australian zoo and, in the meantime, another 4 animals will arrive from South America to be quarantined elsewhere.
The genetic diversity represented among these 10 animals will ensure that the species is sustainable in Australia for many generations to come.
Fantastic news!
So exciting to finally have this species on display. Congratulations to @Steve Robinson and his team for their tireless efforts to get to this point.
I look forward to seeing which zoo receives a trio from this import, with Mogo/Hunter Valley, Altina and Gorge surely being strong candidates.
VulpesZerda
New Member
This is fabulous news, another species at Darling Downs Zoo. Adding to the incredible list. Congrats to @Steve Robinson for this magnificent achievement and the amount of effort and money pulling this off would have taken. I just have a few questions:
Where are they on display, in the ex Serval enclosure near the Baboons and Capybara? How many are on display?
There are 2 males and 4 females on display in that enclosure. The males are separated.
Eventually Coati will have that whole area including the current Baboon enclosure.
Thanks for the kind words. Imports are becoming increasingly challenging and we are encouraged to know that there are people who recognise this.