Significant Births for 2009

Zooish

Zooish

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It's been a fairly good year for the Singapore Zoo, Night Safari and Bird Park in terms of births, with several first-timers. These were the more significant ones:

Zoo - Western Purple-faced Langur, Goeldi's Monkey, Red Ruffed Lemur, Proboscis Monkey, Caribbean Manatee, Komodo Dragon

Night Safari - Asian Lion, Bearded Pig, Babirusa, Malayan Tapir

Bird Park - Wreathed Hornbill, Black Hornbill, Blue-eyed Cockatoo, Golden Conure, Bali Mynah, Spot-billed Pelican, Dalmatian Pelican


I personally would like to see a clouded leopard birth next year! :)
 
I believe they imported 3 (1.2). Can only discern a 1.1 now + 4 cubs.
Any update on the Asiatic lions and their cubs?
 
Kifaru, you are right in that 1.2 Asian lions were imported from India. 3 cubs (2.1) were born late last year. Where did you get the "4 cubs" info?
 
Singapore zoo seems to have one of the best collections of rare tropical monkeys in any zoo in the world I really hope this zoo will focus even more on these wonderful animals they do have the climate for it & living on those Islands year round, lucky ducks!!!!!!!!
 
Kifaru Bwana said:
I believe they imported 3 (1.2). Can only discern a 1.1 now + 4 cubs.
Any update on the Asiatic lions and their cubs?
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ISIS says 3.3 currently
 
MARK said:
Singapore zoo seems to have one of the best collections of rare tropical monkeys in any zoo in the world I really hope this zoo will focus even more on these wonderful animals they do have the climate for it & living on those Islands year round, lucky ducks!!!!!!!!
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Twycross' collection is hard to beat :)

Singapore Zoo's focus now is on Asian colobines, while the new River Safari will focus on South American monkeys. African primates have always played somewhat of a supporting role, with no particular plan to expand the current collection as far as i've heard.
 
Seriously, Zooish ... I would really love to see Singapore Zoo expand into more S.E. Asian colobine species, in particular the various unrepresented langurs of Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Thailand and Burma as well as Mentawai, Siberut, Kalimantan.

There really is an unexplored area vis a vis (critically) endangered langur species in S.E. Asia, for which zoos do play a part. You must yourself be well aware of the resident bushmeat trade (purportedly less disastrous than the African one ..., though I find that hard to believe) and the incessant wild animal trade (e.g. in duskies et al ....).
 
Zooish said:
Twycross' collection is hard to beat :)

Singapore Zoo's focus now is on Asian colobines, while the new River Safari will focus on South American monkeys. African primates have always played somewhat of a supporting role, with no particular plan to expand the current collection as far as i've heard.
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Twycross may have more species but just look at the outdoor Island exhibits Singapore has, the tropical monkey species they keep appear to be thriving under those conditions :)
 
Kifaru Bwana said:
Seriously, Zooish ... I would really love to see Singapore Zoo expand into more S.E. Asian colobine species, in particular the various unrepresented langurs of Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Thailand and Burma as well as Mentawai, Siberut, Kalimantan.

There really is an unexplored area vis a vis (critically) endangered langur species in S.E. Asia, for which zoos do play a part. You must yourself be well aware of the resident bushmeat trade (purportedly less disastrous than the African one ..., though I find that hard to believe) and the incessant wild animal trade (e.g. in duskies et al ....).
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I know what you mean. There's a huge variety of SE Asian langurs not represented in zoos. The bushmeat trade in the region isn't given much attention, so its difficult to ascertain the scale. The illegal animal trade is almost out of control; NGOs don't have enough power and governments are more worried about bread-and-butter issues.

Singapore Zoo is now preoccupied with efforts to save Singapore's native and locally critically-endangered Banded Leaf Monkey (Presbytis femoralis); options being looked at include importing animals from neighbouring Malaysia for captive breeding and reintroduction. If the effort is successful, the zoo may be more willing to take on other Presbytis conservation efforts.
 
does the zoo still have the purple-faced langurs mentioned in the initial post? I don't believe I've seen them there.
 
Zooish said:
I know what you mean. There's a huge variety of SE Asian langurs not represented in zoos. The bushmeat trade in the region isn't given much attention, so its difficult to ascertain the scale. The illegal animal trade is almost out of control; NGOs don't have enough power and governments are more worried about bread-and-butter issues.

Singapore Zoo is now preoccupied with efforts to save Singapore's native and locally critically-endangered Banded Leaf Monkey (Presbytis femoralis); options being looked at include importing animals from neighbouring Malaysia for captive breeding and reintroduction. If the effort is successful, the zoo may be more willing to take on other Presbytis conservation efforts.
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Noted and well pleased if this captive component of the initiative takes off.
I have seen the brief and the initial report for the research project on P. femoralis existing inside Singapore island (Bukit Timah?). Apparently, since research has been done the population seems to have increased. :cool:
 
Kifaru Bwana said:
Noted and well pleased if this captive component of the initiative takes off.
I have seen the brief and the initial report for the research project on P. femoralis existing inside Singapore island (Bukit Timah?). Apparently, since research has been done the population seems to have increased. :cool:
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Not Bukit Timah, but in the neighbouring and larger Central Catchment Reserve. Not sure if the numbers have increased or if the previous census was inaccurate. This latest study has been the most comprehensive one yet. ;)
 
Zooish said:
Not Bukit Timah, but in the neighbouring and larger Central Catchment Reserve. Not sure if the numbers have increased or if the previous census was inaccurate. This latest study has been the most comprehensive one yet. ;)
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I was citing from memory. No access to those internet ressources AW! :(

Point taken. From memory standardised censusing was done previously, so the latest results do indicate a resurgence of the population.
 
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