Electus Parrot
Well-Known Member
Today I visited Adelaide Zoo and I would like to share some information on recent news (October, November and December).
The Children's zoo is being moved towards the entrance along the fence from the entrance along where the food preparation rooms, storerooms and maintenance areas. This area will also be used for other exhibits. The staff areas are going to be moved where the childrens zoo is now.
The dwarf mongooses were going to be a species bred at Adelaide Zoo but due to their current age they are unable to breed and while have to be phased out as their is currently no chance of importation.
A new cafe at the entrance is set to open on Boxing Day.
Animals at the zoo:
Mammals:
Five pygmy marmosets have been obtained by the zoo (2 males and 3 females), bringing the zoo's populatuion to 6. 3 of them are on display in the tamarin house.
A female mandrill was born in late October and is on display with the mandrill family.
New male Hamandryas baboon is on display with the rest of the group.
The fennec fox pair have moved into a new exhibit (possibly to make space for an import of fennec foxes due in the near future).
Birds:
A satin bowerbird is on display in the Australian rainforest walk-through aviary.
The razor-billed curassow has been moved from the sun conure aviary and into a neighbouring aviary as the cotton-top tamarins have been causing it trouble. A pair of yellow-crowned amazons have moved into the aviary with it.
Pheasant coucal moved into the Asian walk-through aviary.
3 new cockatiels have been obtained to join the existing pair. One of these is a lutino.
A number of red-faced Parrotfinches have been obtained and have moved into the palm cockatoo aviary (I counted 6 of the parrotfinches).
A number of red-cheeked cordon-bleus have moved into the African grassland aviary.
A central red-tailed black cockatoo has moved into the Australian wetlands aviary.
The dusky woodswalloow has moved into the bush toilet aviary.
Bird births:
Golden pheasant
Palm cockatoo
Dusky lories
Most species of finch (including orange-breasted avadavit, red avadavit, red-browed finch, gouldian finch, star finch, diamond firetail finch, chestnut-breasted finch, red-billed firefinch, common waxbill and java sparrow).
Pied honeyeaters
White-browed woodswallow
Buff-banded rail
White-breasted ground dove
Red fody (Madagascar weaver)
Red bishop
Southern figbird
Reptiles:
The juvenile Fiji banded iguanas are soon to go on display in the reptile house.
The small red eyelash palm pitviper has been swapped with two larger eyelash palm pitvipers, one green and one yellow.
A female rough-scaled python has been obtained to pair up with one of the zoos two males.
The Gippsland water dragons and some Macquarie turtles and Eastern long-necked turtles have moved into one of the old beaver enclosures.
Two Chinese three-striped box turtles have moved into the old Murray cod enclosure along with four large striped archerfish.
That was most of the information I was able to obtain. Have a Merry Christmas!
The Children's zoo is being moved towards the entrance along the fence from the entrance along where the food preparation rooms, storerooms and maintenance areas. This area will also be used for other exhibits. The staff areas are going to be moved where the childrens zoo is now.
The dwarf mongooses were going to be a species bred at Adelaide Zoo but due to their current age they are unable to breed and while have to be phased out as their is currently no chance of importation.
A new cafe at the entrance is set to open on Boxing Day.
Animals at the zoo:
Mammals:
Five pygmy marmosets have been obtained by the zoo (2 males and 3 females), bringing the zoo's populatuion to 6. 3 of them are on display in the tamarin house.
A female mandrill was born in late October and is on display with the mandrill family.
New male Hamandryas baboon is on display with the rest of the group.
The fennec fox pair have moved into a new exhibit (possibly to make space for an import of fennec foxes due in the near future).
Birds:
A satin bowerbird is on display in the Australian rainforest walk-through aviary.
The razor-billed curassow has been moved from the sun conure aviary and into a neighbouring aviary as the cotton-top tamarins have been causing it trouble. A pair of yellow-crowned amazons have moved into the aviary with it.
Pheasant coucal moved into the Asian walk-through aviary.
3 new cockatiels have been obtained to join the existing pair. One of these is a lutino.
A number of red-faced Parrotfinches have been obtained and have moved into the palm cockatoo aviary (I counted 6 of the parrotfinches).
A number of red-cheeked cordon-bleus have moved into the African grassland aviary.
A central red-tailed black cockatoo has moved into the Australian wetlands aviary.
The dusky woodswalloow has moved into the bush toilet aviary.
Bird births:
Golden pheasant
Palm cockatoo
Dusky lories
Most species of finch (including orange-breasted avadavit, red avadavit, red-browed finch, gouldian finch, star finch, diamond firetail finch, chestnut-breasted finch, red-billed firefinch, common waxbill and java sparrow).
Pied honeyeaters
White-browed woodswallow
Buff-banded rail
White-breasted ground dove
Red fody (Madagascar weaver)
Red bishop
Southern figbird
Reptiles:
The juvenile Fiji banded iguanas are soon to go on display in the reptile house.
The small red eyelash palm pitviper has been swapped with two larger eyelash palm pitvipers, one green and one yellow.
A female rough-scaled python has been obtained to pair up with one of the zoos two males.
The Gippsland water dragons and some Macquarie turtles and Eastern long-necked turtles have moved into one of the old beaver enclosures.
Two Chinese three-striped box turtles have moved into the old Murray cod enclosure along with four large striped archerfish.
That was most of the information I was able to obtain. Have a Merry Christmas!
