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London zoo have announced the birth of a warthog, and as in the youtube vid are claiming this the 1st warthog to be born at Regents park for 100 years, then why is it claimed that Whipsnade was the first place to breed warthog in captivity?
YouTube - Harry the Potty Piglet
 
kiang said:
London zoo have announced the birth of a warthog, and as in the youtube vid are claiming this the 1st warthog to be born at Regents park for 100 years, then why is it claimed that Whipsnade was the first place to breed warthog in captivity?
YouTube - Harry the Potty Piglet
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I saw the baby Warthog- it was nestled asleep sandwiched between its sleeping parents.

You're right, that's a contradiction about the first captive breeding. Facts anybody?
 
I have an old Whipsnade zoo guide book which states they were the first zoo in the UK to breed them
 
MARK said:
I have an old Whipsnade zoo guide book which states they were the first zoo in the UK to breed them
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I can't ever remember seeing Warthogs at Whipsnade- maybe they'd already died out?

I believe there were no Warthogs at all in the UK during the 1960/70/80's period. Marwell aquired a pair in the 90's(?) they were the first to be seen here for a very long time. Now London (and I think some others, is it Edinburgh, Colchester?) have them too so like R.R. Hogs they may spread if there's more successful breeding.
 
Pertinax said:
I can't ever remember seeing Warthogs at Whipsnade- maybe they'd already died out?

I believe there were no Warthogs at all in the UK during the 1960/70/80's period. Marwell aquired a pair in the 90's(?) they were the first to be seen here for a very long time. Now London (and I think some others, is it Edinburgh, Colchester?) have them too so like R.R. Hogs they may spread if there's more successful breeding.
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Chester also have a pair and the female is pregnant (actually, may have given birth by now, depending on the date of conception...)
 
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ashley-h said:
I'd like to see okapi's mixed with colobus monkeys. I think that would be interesting...
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I'd rather see animals mixed because it made sense to do so with those particular species, rather than to make it 'interesting'. (not intended to be sarcastic, despite the tone:D )
 
Looking back at an old copy of IZN and under the annual report section for Zurich was recorded a breeding of "apereas", does anyone know what an apereas is?
 
what I've heard about okapi is that they are really docile but who were the culprits in okapi attacks on keepers? were they males, females with calves,or adult females?
 
Animaldude said:
what I've heard about okapi is that they are really docile but who were the culprits in okapi attacks on keepers? were they males, females with calves,or adult females?
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Where did you hear that Okapi's are docile?
 
they look docile and i would think they are docile because they are closely related to Giraffes, which are very docile. I thought Okapi are very nice to keepers.
 
Animaldude said:
I thought Okapi are very nice to keepers.
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At Bristol I have seen the keepers brushing an Okapi's coat to make it shine, like grooming a Horse. Also there is a video of them doing hoofchecking, holding the Okapi to make it stand still. Theirs at least seem very docile.
 
And in the same vid there's one of the male in the crush and he kicks the door which almost knocks the keeper over. He then started kicking and jumping around. That was the male but I guess it depends on individuals.
 
oh so it's the females that are docile not the males. I'm guessing the attack culprits are males then
 
Animaldude said:
oh so it's the females that are docile not the males. I'm guessing the attack culprits are males then
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No, I know of a few females that are handful.

Okapi's are solitary animals; some get used to the touch of their keepers and even allow hoof's to be trimmed. Others keepers are wary of entering their enclosures with them loose in it.
 
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