Chester Zoo News from visits 2012
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So are they actually together now?(as against living adjacently, for your comparisons)
Yes, we watched for about 30 minutes and saw Sophia but not Pele, then Pele but not Sophia.... Then as Pele walked from left to right, Sophia followed cautiously behind. He stopped to look at the gathered onlookers while Sophia stopped a little further back.
Unfortunately I was running a 70-300 lens, and couldn't get both of them in shot or switch it out before they wandered off, so no pics from me.
karoocheetah
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Later Zoochat will attempt to agree on the pronunciation of the female Red Panda...
"Looshooey" c'mon it's OBVIOUS with the ..shooey bit rising at the end as per one of the mandarin language inflections
I LIKE this game
So am I right in thinking that the Aardvark(s) are not yet on display?
But what about the tigers?
But what about the tigers?
I for one would just give up and call them 'reef triggerfish'
They are usually called Picasso triggerfish, because they look so Cubist that he painted one.
BTW we have plenty of unpronounceable words closer to home: the best place I know to watch choughs is the Mull of Oa on Islay.
Alan
trixie
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I went on Thursday but only saw 1 cheetah cub and a glimpse of the Black Jaguar,he was in side.No Bears out.tapir tucked up in bed.
I thought it was mentioned that the Ants were back in the Jaguar house.no sign of them either,My husband was very disappointed after i told him they were back!!!
I thought it was mentioned that the Ants were back in the Jaguar house.no sign of them either,My husband was very disappointed after i told him they were back!!!
zoogiraffe
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It was and they were,but of course things can change between somebody reporting something and somebody else visiting,for example which Black Rhino is in which paddockand which Rhino it is with!So its very possible that things with the Leaf-cutter Ants could have changed since I reported it on here!!
bluetoffeezoo
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they are there, just not established the colony very well as yet, you can spot them on top of the tree trunk but have to look very carefully as not many out and about
karoocheetah
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Jordan-Jaguar97
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Tigers (Including cubs), lions and bears now back on-show following the high winds yesterday.
I saw one ant.
Also the small green amphibian exhibit that used to be in Spirit of the Jaguar (where the theatre has now been built) is now located in the Tropical realm. Not yet stocked and currently undergoing a bit of a tidy up.
Also the small green amphibian exhibit that used to be in Spirit of the Jaguar (where the theatre has now been built) is now located in the Tropical realm. Not yet stocked and currently undergoing a bit of a tidy up.
zoogiraffe
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This may be a daft question but were abouts have they put it in the Tropical Realm,as i heard they were putting it in there and was struggling to think of a area with enough room?
Not a daft question at all, it is to the left of the Caiman enclosure where there was, until recently, a bench. So between the Caiman and the exit really. The wall behind the bench has been removed so that the exhibit is set back a little. There's room for keeper access around the back too.
zoogiraffe
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Right thanks for that,glad to see they couldn't get it in without making changes,so I wasn't going mad over it being a bit too big to fit!
zoogiraffe
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At last the Komodo Dragon starter kit has left,which means the zoo can start converting the exhibit to house something far more interesting!!
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