Cotswold Wildlife Park and Gardens Cotswold Wildlife Park and Gardens News 2025
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Strathmorezoo
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The park is celebrating 523 births throughout the zoo so far this year, including four Greater Bamboo Lemurs.
How many giraffe do CWP have now? I know they received 4:0 from Flamingo Land 5 yrs ago(3 x Rothschilds & 1:0 hybrid) and I believe they still had 1:0 Rothschild called Century(born Longleat 2006) at the time. Is this still the same numbers can anyone confirm?
Cotswold Wildlife Park saw more then 500 births this year - BBC News says a greater bamboo lemur has been born
Cotswoldgent
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They still have five. This photo is from December 2022, but giraffes are unchanged since.
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Charles
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How many bamboo lemurs are there in total?
Strathmorezoo
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There are 13 Greater Bamboo Lemurs at CWP.
Alwaysevergreen
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On the 13th September, Nancy (Southern White Rhino) gave birth to a baby boy who has been named Marcus.
Today, they had access out to the paddock, and he looks utterly adorable and very playful. As they came in around 2pm, he had a short interaction with his father Monty.
Today, they had access out to the paddock, and he looks utterly adorable and very playful. As they came in around 2pm, he had a short interaction with his father Monty.
Lafone
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Fun visit to CWP today though it rained torrentially the entire time. The zoo was quiet overall.
The Avocets have moved from the enclosure they shared with the Red Billed Magpies to join the large free flight aviary near the entrance (that houses the Eurasian Spoonbills etc).
The Parma Wallabies are back in their enclosure opposite the flamingoes with some new fences and shelters. The Bustard enclosure where they were staying is signed as under refurbishment and the Bustards still signed as in their off show breeding quarters.
The lake is still shut with the Eiders signed in with the Flamingos and the other waterfowl still in the enclosure with the Blue Cranes and Kenyan Guinea fowl. Work continues in the lake with a digger in it, so as mentioned before it seems like the zoo seized the opportunity presented by low water levels to do some groundwork and maintenance.
Was fun to see the new baby rhino outside with his mother and some of the other females - the whole lot were charging around in the rain in the afternoon.
The Avocets have moved from the enclosure they shared with the Red Billed Magpies to join the large free flight aviary near the entrance (that houses the Eurasian Spoonbills etc).
The Parma Wallabies are back in their enclosure opposite the flamingoes with some new fences and shelters. The Bustard enclosure where they were staying is signed as under refurbishment and the Bustards still signed as in their off show breeding quarters.
The lake is still shut with the Eiders signed in with the Flamingos and the other waterfowl still in the enclosure with the Blue Cranes and Kenyan Guinea fowl. Work continues in the lake with a digger in it, so as mentioned before it seems like the zoo seized the opportunity presented by low water levels to do some groundwork and maintenance.
Was fun to see the new baby rhino outside with his mother and some of the other females - the whole lot were charging around in the rain in the afternoon.
Strathmorezoo
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Hi, when you said Red Billed Blue Magpies, are the Magpies back together, only the last time I was there ,they had been separated because the cock was attacking the hen. I'm having the same problem with my pair at the moment. Thanks.
Lafone
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That's a good question, I saw one flying about but not both at the same time, but it doesn't mean they were not there if that makes sense.
I’ve got two pairs, one pair can’t be kept together.
Alwaysevergreen
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This may sound a silly question, but Crested Screamers can fly can't they? As I've noticed lately, that they are mixed with the Capybara, Mara and Anteater now, but there doesn't seem to be anything stopping them from flying away. Would this mean, that there wings have been clipped? I understand why zoos will clip the wings of birds to prevent escape, but does this have any effect on the bird, meaning that they are prevented from performing a natural action for a bird, in flying.
Those Screamers will be either wing clipped or pinioned, as indeed will most of the waterfowl, pelicans, flamingos and cranes. Studies have been done comparing the behaviour of flight restricted waterfowl with flying ones of the same species under the same conditions. Apart from not flying, there was no difference. Collections have to choose between smaller enclosures that are netted over and permit flight, or larger more natural open areas that require flight restriction. A third option, having certain species at full winged liberty, would nowadays compromise ones zoo licence. In the past some collections have had screamers at complete liberty with some success.
Strathmorezoo
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I'm speaking to Chris Green ,head bird keeper, I'll ask him, thanks
Strathmorezoo
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I kept a pair years ago, no problem at all, do you know what causes the cock to behave this way ?
I had what was supposed to be pair, turned out to be two hens. Obtained two cocks, had the two pairs at opposite ends of the garden, carefully introduced over several weeks to new partners. One pair are fine, hen of the other pair wants to kill the cock
Strathmorezoo
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Had my pair recently dna'd. Interesting that its the hen who's the aggressor, not heard that before.