first visit to chester zoo

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anidude

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hi all as many of you have been kind enough to recommend the must see exhibits and animals at zoos i havent been to before i thought id ask you to do the same for my 1st visit to chester zoo this weekend i would be very grateful and shall try my best to post a review after my visit for you all
 
Chester Zoo.

They have some very interesting exhibits including;

Bears of the Cloud Forest
Tsavo Black Rhino experience
Elephants of the Asian Forest
Asian Plains
Spirit of the Jaguar.

They have some very nice species too, including Sumatran Orangutans (One of three current holders in the UK), Okapi, Philippine Spotted Deer and the UK's only Tuatara.

They also have an excellent Black Rhino set up. You will also see Indian Rhino 'Asha' from ZSL Whipsnade.
 
A few more species that you might not want to miss:
hunting dogs - it's worth asking if they are to be fed on the day you visit
rock hyrax with babies - next to the hunting dogs
bush dogs - they have a very large pack now
giant otters
lesser Antillean iguanas & mountain chickens - in Islands in Danger (look for the Boelen's pythons too)
Burmese brow-antlered deer - Asian Plains
chimps - another large group
babirusa - their enclosure is beside the exit ramp from Realm of the Red Ape
the bats in the Fruit Bat Forest​

Enjoy!

Alan
 
anidude said:
hi all as many of you have been kind enough to recommend the must see exhibits and animals at zoos i havent been to before i thought id ask you to do the same for my 1st visit to chester zoo this weekend i would be very grateful and shall try my best to post a review after my visit for you all
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Best piece of advice I will give is make sure you have a full day and do the whole zoo,word of warning the map the zoo hands out is bloody awfull and not easy to follow,so if you use the map be carefull you don't miss anything!!
 
whilst in the 1st area of " spirit of the jaguar" with the large fish tank, look up, 2 toed sloth can usually be seen in the tree.
 
The best advice I can think of is to make sure you get there at opening because you will need all of the time you can get.
 
can anyone tell me if chester still has the following and where they can be found

  1. woodland dormouse
  2. egyptian tortoise
  3. south east asian box turtle
  4. mindanao bleeding heart
  5. bells forest dragon
  6. blue spiny lizard
  7. blue throated macaw
  8. blue headed macaw
  9. green crested lizard
  10. cabots tragopan
  11. mission golden eyed tree frog
  12. myanmar thamin
  13. chinese three striped box turtle
  14. cranwells horned frog
  15. white collared yuhina]
  16. peters forest dragon
  17. purple naped lory
  18. european harvest mouse
  19. ferruginous duck
  20. rock pigeon
  21. lilac breasted roller
  22. fiji banded iguana
  23. asian tree toad
  24. king ratsnake
  25. cinnamon ground dove
  26. weeping capuchin
  27. yellow rat snake
  28. yellow banded poison frog
  29. gila monster
  30. emerald dove
  31. golden poison frog
  32. golden conure
  33. eyelash viper
  34. red tailed rat snake
  35. chinese water dragon
  36. green tree python
  37. west indian iguana
  38. red crowned amazon
  39. hazel dormouse
  40. indochinese box turtle
  41. inca jay
  42. iris lorikeet
  43. jamaican boa
  44. common rock hyrax
  45. cape teal
  46. hooded merganser
  47. kellens dwarf dormouse
  48. lesser sulphur crested cockatoo
  49. golden breasted starlng
  50. nicobar pigeon
  51. asian glossy starling
  52. marbled duck
  53. mccords snake neck turtle
  54. mindanao wrinkled hornbill
  55. monk vulture
  56. johnstones lorikeet
  57. rhino iguana
  58. rhinoceros viper
  59. common eider duck]
  60. nile crocodile
  61. pig nosed turtle
  62. mangrove monitor
  63. yellow backed chattering lory
  64. visayan spotted deer
  65. tufted pochard
  66. natal red duiker
  67. corn snake
  68. red flamingo
  69. coppery titi
  70. red billed teal
  71. red tailed amazon
  72. red tailed laughing thrush
  73. red vented cockatoo
  74. wrinkled hornbill
  75. brazilian grey breasted conure
  76. iris glossy starling
  77. scissor billed starling
  78. blacksmith lapwing
  79. crested black macaque
  80. pindu
  81. black and gold howler monkey
  82. golden rumped lion tamarin
  83. mexican beaded lizard
  84. black breasted leaf turtle
  85. crested dove
  86. spiny hill turtle
  87. crested wood partridge
  88. south african black duck
  89. brown nosed coati
  90. southern pudu
  91. talaud red and blue lory
  92. temminicks tragopan
  93. yellow spotted amazon river turtle
  94. village weaver
  95. asia minor spiny mouse
  96. rhinoceros snake
  97. white throated orange headed ground thrush
  98. white lipped tree viper
  99. white necked pheasant pigeon
  100. european white stork
  101. western black crowned crane
  102. zhous box turtle
  103. pied tamarin
  104. oriental small clawed otter
 
Lilac-breasted Roller - Tsavo Avairy
Rock Hyrax - near African Wild Dogs
Visayan Spotted Deer - Next to Asian Plains
Corn Snake - off show
Short-clawed Otter - Currently off show
Green Tree Python - RORA
Natal Duiker - Secret world of the Okapi

Chester doesn't have Nile Crocodile. You have one heck of a list so thats all I am doing for now! Maybe somebody else will know more about where all the birds are.:)
 
woodland dormouse OKAPI HOUSE OR OFF SHOW, CAN'T REMEMBER
egyptian tortoise OFF SHOW
south east asian box turtle OFF SHOW
mindanao bleeding heart TROPICAL REALM
bells forest dragon OFF SHOW
blue spiny lizard OFF SHOW
blue throated macaw MACAW AVIARY
blue headed macaw OFF SHOW
green crested lizard OFF SHOW
cabots tragopan OFF SHOW
mission golden eyed tree frog OFF SHOW
myanmar thamin ASIAN PLAINS LABELLED AS BURMESE BROW-ANTLERED DEER
chinese three striped box turtle OFF SHOW
cranwells horned frog OFF SHOW
white collared yuhina OFF SHOW
peters forest dragon OFF SHOW
purple naped lory OFF SHOW
european harvest mouse OFF SHOW
ferruginous duck EUROPE ON THE EDGE AVIARY
rock pigeon EUROPE ON THE EDGE AVIARY
lilac breasted roller TSAVO AVIARY
fiji banded iguana NOT KEPT
asian tree toad REALM OF THE RED APE, NOT LABELLED BUT ARE WITH THE MOUNTAIN HORNED LIZARDS
king ratsnake NOT KEPT
cinnamon ground dove REALM OF THE RED APE (I THINK)
weeping capuchin BUFFY-HEADED CAPUCHIN HOUSE ON THE SIDE OF THE TROPICAL REALM
yellow rat snake OFF SHOW
yellow banded poison frog EUROPE ON THE EDGE AVIARY
gila monster NO LONGER KEPT
emerald dove TROPICAL REALM
golden poison frog NOT SURE IF THIS IS IN TROPICAL REALM OR OFF SHOW
golden conure OFF SHOW
eyelash viper TROPICAL REALM
red tailed rat snake REALM OF THE RED APE
chinese water dragon REALM OF THE RED APE
green tree python OFF SHOW
west indian iguana ISLANDS IN DANGER
red crowned amazon
hazel dormouse OFF SHOW or NO LONGER KEPT
indochinese box turtle OFF SHOW
inca jay MACAW AVIARY - LABELLED AS GREEN JAY
iris lorikeet NOT KEPT
jamaican boa OFF SHOW
common rock hyrax WILD DOG AREA
cape teal NOT SURE, EITHER OFF SHOW OR NOT KEPT
hooded merganser PELICAN AVIARY
kellens dwarf dormouse NOT KEPT
lesser sulphur crested cockatoo OFF SHOW
golden breasted starlng TROPICAL REALM - LABELLED AS ROYAL STARLING
nicobar pigeon TROPICAL REALM
asian glossy starling TROPICAL REALM
marbled duck EUROPE ON THE EDGE AVIARY
mccords snake neck turtle AQUARIUM
mindanao wrinkled hornbill TROPICAL REALM
monk vulture EUROPE ON THE EDGE AVIARY LABELLED AS EUROPEAN BLACK VULTURE
johnstones lorikeet OFF SHOW
rhino iguana NOT KEPT
rhinoceros viper OFF SHOW
common eider duck PELICAN AVIARY
nile crocodile NOT KEPT
pig nosed turtle NOT KEPT
mangrove monitor NOT KEPT
yellow backed chattering lory OFF SHOW
visayan spotted deer PADDOCK BY BAT BRIDGE - LABELLED AS PHILIPPINE SPOTTED DEER
tufted pochard PELICAN AVIARY, ALSO MANY WILD SPECIMENS INHABIT THE ZOO GROUNDS
natal red duiker OFF SHOW but see lechweoryx's post above, may be on show now
corn snake OFF SHOW
red flamingo FLAMINGO ISLAND LABELLED AS CARIBBEAN FLAMINGO
coppery titi MARMOSET ENCLOSURE, IN THE HOLDING CAGE
red billed teal PELICAN AVIARY
red tailed amazon OFF SHOW
red tailed laughing thrush TROPICAL REALM
red vented cockatoo OFF SHOW
wrinkled hornbill TROPICAL REALM
brazilian grey breasted conure OFF SHOW
iris glossy starling TROPICAL REALM
scissor billed starling REALM OF THE RED APE
blacksmith lapwing TSAO AVIARY
crested black macaque MONKEY ISLANDS
pindu OFF SHOW
black and gold howler monkey OPPOSITE CHEETAH ENCLOSURE - LABELLED AS BLACK HOWLER
golden rumped lion tamarin OFF SHOW
mexican beaded lizard TROPIAL REALM, RIO FUERTO SUBSPECIES
black breasted leaf turtle OFF SHOW
crested dove OFF SHOW
spiny hill turtle OFF SHOW
crested wood partridge TROPICAL REALM - LABELLED AS ROULROUL PARTRIDGE
south african black duck NO IDEA
brown nosed coati SPECTACLED BEAR ENCLOSURE
southern pudu ANTEATER ENCLOSURE
talaud red and blue lory OFF SHOW
temminicks tragopan OFF SHOW
yellow spotted amazon river turtle SPIRIT OF THE JAGUAR
village weaver TSAVO AVIARY
asia minor spiny mouse FRUIT BAT FOREST
rhinoceros snake TROPICAL REALM
white throated orange headed ground thrush TROPICAL REALM
white lipped tree viper REALM OF THE RED APE
white necked pheasant pigeon TROPICAL REALM
european white stork PELICAN AVIARY
western black crowned crane CRANE ENCLOSURE NEXT TO PELICANS
zhous box turtle OFF SHOW
pied tamarin OFF SHOW
oriental small clawed otter BABIRUSA ENCLOSURE (TEMPORARILY OFF SHOW) AND REALM

If you are lucky Blue-headed Macaw and golden conure may be seen from the tiger viewing platform if you look towards the parrot breeding centre (behind the bongos).
 
The Nile Crocodile is a zootierlist error!

Also the Red Natal duiker are Not on show,they did have one on-show but that animal has since died.At present none of the 3 animals they have are on-show,and will not likely be for sometime.
 
I went a couple of months ago and they were redoing the giant otter enclosure - you could only see them inside through glass, which was a bit of a shame.

The aviary was really something though.

I second the map being awful - twice I went where it said and it took me in the wrong direction. I have to say that isnt that unusual though, been to lots of zoo's like that!
 
The Tropical Realm - I thought that was excellent, although sadly I left it till the end (I'd never been before so didnt know what it was going to be like). I could have stayed in their for ages!
 
species8514 said:
The Tropical Realm - I thought that was excellent, although sadly I left it till the end (I'd never been before so didnt know what it was going to be like). I could have stayed in their for ages!
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Which is a building and NOT an aviary,it does how ever have aviarys inside it!
 
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