Excellent news.
True Zoorasia has held these for a long time.
Unrelated to the doucs at Singapore or Bangkok so important for the gene pool. It would be nice to swap another female for a male ...
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Excellent news.
True Zoorasia has held these for a long time.
Unrelated to the doucs at Singapore or Bangkok so important for the gene pool. It would be nice to swap another female for a male ...
BERNAMA - Singapore Zoo's Grandma Manatee Gives Birth To Twins
For some reason I can't cut and paste the article, but it says that Eva the 20 year old manatee at the zoo gave birth to male twins in February, although only one survived. Eva now has seven children and two grandchildren. The new baby is called Valentine.
For some reason I can't cut and paste the article, but it says that Eva the 20 year old manatee at the zoo gave birth to male twins in February, although only one survived. Eva now has seven children and two grandchildren. The new baby is called Valentine.
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I think quite number of species of animals gone from Singapore zoo. Animals included such as some of the African animals ( Dromedary camel, Barbary Sheep, Gemsbok, Ostrich and etc ), Goral, Nilghai and many more. Where do these animals gone? Are they died or off display or exported to other zoos? What is actually happened for these missing animals ?
I do know that Polar bear exhibit is under construction and the other South American animals are off display for the transfer to the upcoming River safari.
One more thing. Which species of animals have been transferred to Night safari from Singapore zoo when it is opened in 1990's and how many species of primates actually present in the zoo now? (because previously I got read that there is about 70 something of species of primates in the zoo)
I get to know from the WRS official page that there will be an upgrading work in Elephants of Asia and new attraction called Kampung Mandai. What it is actually about? For the Night safari, are they going to upgrade the tiger and bear exhibit? How they going to renovate and design these exhibits? Glad if u help me to solve these.
I do know that Polar bear exhibit is under construction and the other South American animals are off display for the transfer to the upcoming River safari.
One more thing. Which species of animals have been transferred to Night safari from Singapore zoo when it is opened in 1990's and how many species of primates actually present in the zoo now? (because previously I got read that there is about 70 something of species of primates in the zoo)
I get to know from the WRS official page that there will be an upgrading work in Elephants of Asia and new attraction called Kampung Mandai. What it is actually about? For the Night safari, are they going to upgrade the tiger and bear exhibit? How they going to renovate and design these exhibits? Glad if u help me to solve these.
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The zoo made a conscious decision to phase out large ungulates in the early 2000s, which is not a bad move considering the zoo doesn't have large expansive enclosures to suitably display hoofstock. All the species you mentioned except goral have been phased out. Most of the animals were exported. The goral are presently off-exhibit.
Too many to list! Many many species were transferred, from elephants to tigers to binturongs. 30 species of primates are on exhibit at the zoo now, with another 10 or so species off-exhibit (most destined for River Safari).
I believe the new "Elephant Walk in the Wild" is an upgrade of the existing elephant ride area. "Kampung Mandai" will be some sort of recreated village depicting Singapore of the past - not sure what animals will be displayed, if any at all! Both will begin construction after River Safari opens as the land they're being built on is now used to house the River Safari's animals.
For Night Safari, the new tiger exhibit refers to the relocation of the Indo-Malayan Region to the last stretch of the tram ride route, to make way for the expansion of the Equatorial Africa zone. I don't know what new animals will fill the expanded African zone. A giraffe drive-thru was proposed some time back, that might be a possibility. I don't know how the bear enclosure will fit into the new plans, nor what bear species is being referred to. Construction for the new tiger exhibit has started, should be done by early next year. The upcoming Australasian exhibit has been named "Wallaby Trail" and looks set to open in September.
What sub-species of Tiger is being proposed for the new exhibit at Night Safari?
...The Douc Langur arrived safely at Zoorasia btw
Rare monkey joins mates at Yokohama zoo | The Japan Times Online
...The Douc Langur arrived safely at Zoorasia btw
Rare monkey joins mates at Yokohama zoo | The Japan Times Online
I do hope they will transfer the male that will eventually miss out on breeding to Singapore or Dusit in Thailand to integrate their genes in the captive pool. Perhaps another female can be sourced as well from either of these collections for Zoorasia???
It'll probably be just a transfer of the existing Malayan Tigers from the current exhibit to the new one.
Singapore has surplus females, but they're probably adopting a wait and see approach for now.
You are right. I just hope when they get to breed the male that falls over will come either to Singapore or Bangkok. It would put a new bloodline into the captive gene pool.
I was more excited to note the arrival of a male Goodfellow's from Krefeld Zoo. Hopefully he'll hit it off with the female that's been living alone at the zoo for a couple of years.
is that the one that was in the Fragile Forest? So they are in the Australian section now?
So am I. Hope they will go on to breed soon.
Any idea on the origins' of Singapore's female?
she came from San Diego.Kifaru Bwana said:
If I have my recollections correct now, the zoo had Matschie's tree kangaroos previously, which went to America, and they got in the new female Goodfellow's who was housed in the Fragile Forest where I saw her. Then she was removed off-display at some point. Now apparently back on display in a new exhibit with a new male.
That's about right. The female Goodfellow's was transferred to the Australian Outback section after being removed from Fragile Forest. She has been on display in a moated exhibit all this while but with the new male, the exhibit underwent some upgrading to give it more space and better den facilities.
The Zoo's 35-year old female polar bear Sheba has been euthanized due to age-related ailments. Her son Inuka, 21 years old, is now the sole polar bear left at the Zoo.
S'pore Zoo's beloved polar bear dies
Both have been kept off-exhibit for the past 2 years while their old exhibit is being rebuilt. The new polar bear exhibit is just about a month away from completion and is scheduled to open in early 2013. I'm not sure what the plans are now, as WRS officials had previously stated that they would not import any more polar bears.
S'pore Zoo's beloved polar bear dies
Both have been kept off-exhibit for the past 2 years while their old exhibit is being rebuilt. The new polar bear exhibit is just about a month away from completion and is scheduled to open in early 2013. I'm not sure what the plans are now, as WRS officials had previously stated that they would not import any more polar bears.
@Zooish: Thank you for your endlessly informative updates of this world-renowned zoo. Do you know if the new polar bear exhibit is specifically-designed for that species or could grizzlies (or another bear species) inhabit the space instead? At Denver Zoo this past summer there was a grizzly bear in one of the polar bear exhibits and a rotational policy exists at other zoos such as Louisville as well.
you should be able to find a picture of what the polar bear enclosure is planned to look like on post #37 of this thread http://www.zoochat.com/266/river-safari-details-revealed-150718/index3.html
It is a bit of a tricky one for the zoo if they aren't going to import more polar bears, but I sort of suspect they will.
I'm leaning more towards snowleopard's example. The polar bear exhibit's plan has been changed a bit from what was originally released ( http://wrscomsg.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/pic-3.jpg ). I can't confirm it at the moment, but it does seem like there may now be more land space than pool space. So grizzlies could be an option.
While its not impossible for the zoo to backtrack on its earlier position and bring in new polar bears, especially with the new enclosure that is a significant improvement from the former, it will have to consider the reaction from the local animal rights camp (primarily ACRES) which is increasingly vocal and assertive.
While its not impossible for the zoo to backtrack on its earlier position and bring in new polar bears, especially with the new enclosure that is a significant improvement from the former, it will have to consider the reaction from the local animal rights camp (primarily ACRES) which is increasingly vocal and assertive.