Belfast Zoo Belfast's mystery new mammal arrives nexy week!

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It´s a European only so it won´t be Phayres Langur(Twycross), Smoothcoated otter (RSCC), Indian leopard(Wuppertal), Grizzled leafmonkey(Howletts), Baikal seal (Leipzig), Douc langur(Cologne), and with only one other zoo keeping them it won´t be Proboscis monkey (no zoos outside Asia keeping them).

I think it will be indian pangolin(but I don´t know if there is any zoo outside Asia with this pangolinspecies(I kwon Leipzig has another species of pangolin)) or Indian Wolf.
 
lintworm said:
It´s a European only so it won´t be Phayres Langur(Twycross), Smoothcoated otter (RSCC), Indian leopard(Wuppertal), Grizzled leafmonkey(Howletts), Baikal seal (Leipzig), Douc langur(Cologne), and with only one other zoo keeping them it won´t be Proboscis monkey (no zoos outside Asia keeping them).

I think it will be indian pangolin(but I don´t know if there is any zoo outside Asia with this pangolinspecies(I kwon Leipzig has another species of pangolin)) or Indian Wolf.
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It's not, only one other collection outside of asia hold them and its NOT a european only. So it could be anyone of those you list with others in europe.
 
my fault, I was reading a bit to fast. Then grizzled leafmonkey or smoothcoated otter also have a big chance and I don´t think it will be pangolin then.
 
I don't think a new monkey or otter would be called amazing so I'm going to stick my neck out and say pangolins again, because that really would be amazing.
 
I'm starting to think it's maybe the otters, seeing as they normally breed well in captivity I'd imagine maybe more zoos would start to get them as they'd obviously need new blood in the future.
 
Ash said:
I'm starting to think it's maybe the otters, seeing as they normally breed well in captivity I'd imagine maybe more zoos would start to get them as they'd obviously need new blood in the future.
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Hmmm, I would have thought more zoos would want to get involved with the recently imported Giant Otters as they make a more impressive exhibit. Personally, I'm going for the langurs as Belfast already have experience in this field.
 
redpanda said:
Hmmm, I would have thought more zoos would want to get involved with the recently imported Giant Otters as they make a more impressive exhibit. Personally, I'm going for the langurs as Belfast already have experience in this field.
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if it was the otters i wont be the only ones in europe coz i know chesnut owl and otter centre has them and south lakes are getting them, so id agree it would be the langurs
 
redpanda said:
Hmmm, I would have thought more zoos would want to get involved with the recently imported Giant Otters as they make a more impressive exhibit. Personally, I'm going for the langurs as Belfast already have experience in this field.
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An sure in the next few years you will see more and more Giant Otters in the UK.
 
EvilKittie said:
if it was the otters i wont be the only ones in europe coz i know chesnut owl and otter centre has them and south lakes are getting them, so id agree it would be the langurs
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We're talking about smooth-coated otters, not giant otters.
 
Would Belfast go to all that trouble for an animal that basically looks little different to a small-clawed otter, apart from being a bit larger?
 
johnstoni said:
Would Belfast go to all that trouble for an animal that basically looks little different to a small-clawed otter, apart from being a bit larger?
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A little different you are joking the ones I saw at RSCC looked nothing like a Short-clawed,having very large webbed feet which the Short-clawed`s certainly don`t have!!
 
zoogiraffe said:
A little different you are joking the ones I saw at RSCC looked nothing like a Short-clawed,having very large webbed feet which the Short-clawed`s certainly don`t have!!
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If you think that the Jones's would notice the difference you'd be joking right?

Considering i'm a langur FAN, and Belfast's history on them i'm hoping for something red-shanked...

But i wouldn't be surprised if it's a cloud rat species or pangolin...
 
jwer said:
If you think that the Jones's would notice the difference you'd be joking right?
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They also wouldn't know the difference between a monkey and an ape, and they'd probably think the langurs were lemurs ;)
 
Ash said:
They also wouldn't know the difference between a monkey and an ape, and they'd probably think the langurs were lemurs ;)
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I suppose the difference is what the general public and what we as zoofans would call amazing. Personally a new species of otter or presbytis (but not pygathrix;)) I would find interesting but not amazing, and the public would hardly notice the difference as jwer says.

Something like a pangolin, platypus, or flying lemur - now even the most ignorant memebers of the public would call them amazing.

So I suppose it all depends on Al's definition of the word...
 
Hey guys i cant find my post where I said it was amazing, but I think the species is very interesting and we at Belfast are very excited about getting them! I can say that it is not pangolin! :) and the fact that they are very rare is important.
 
Al said:
the fact that they are very rare is important.
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Can't be Smooth Coated Otter then (though im sure that this is what they are due to the six month quarantine) because I have seen them in the Wild no less than 7 times at 7 different locations and 4 different coutries. They are only considered vulnerable unless they are specimens from the extinct Iraqi population.
 
I think you'll find that primates also have to undergo six months rabies quaratine, so you can add that to your extensive knowledge! :)
 
Al said:
I think you'll find that primates also have to undergo six months rabies quaratine, so you can add that to your extensive knowledge! :)
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Its not a primate species.

I'm well aware of the six month primate quarantine.. I've had to cover the cost on several occasions. Thanks
 
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