Gerenuk and Klipspringer - UK?

TriGB

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Are there any Gerenuk or Klipspringer antelope in UK collections? I saw both species in US Zoos in the mid-nineties and would love to see them again? I know that Gerenuk are very timid and shy but they really are unique (I think the only one in their zoological grouping?). With careful design they could be a wonderful addition at say Marwell or Paignton.
Klipspringer could be mixed with Hyrax and possibly vervet monkeys or gelada in a big enough enclosure at Edinburgh?
Would love to see both species again.....
 
Only four Klippspringers left in european Zoos (Rotterdam,Frankfurt,Valencia) No Gerenuk since 1979, and absolutly no chance to import gerenuks from the USA,the population there is going down.
 
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