Bristol Zoo (Closed) Bristols new zoo
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This zoo is only in the planning stages at present. I suppose if Edinburgh receive Giant Pandas, a zoo like Bristol might in the future be tempted to make approaches for them too. But lesser Pandas would seem more likely particularly as they already hqave them in the zoo.
hmm maybe? but it is always a idea for them in the future when giant pandas are more common in europe, red pands are very zoo-typical animal meaning they are very common in zoos and are rarely active therefore are not exactly a crowd puller unlike its unrelated cousin (lol) the giant panda!
... which can be equally inactive as adult animals....
That is because they cost $10 million for a zoo outside of China to hold them. This makes them a special attraction, but costly.
They're similar to lions on the basis that crowds love them, but they do very little.
I couldn't see Bristol getting pandas for the opening of the new zoo, as they will have already spent a very large sum on building the place. Maybe a couple of years down the line, when the zoo has money to spend, but not straight away...
What exactly is wrong with Ailurus fulgens (as opposed to Ailuropoda melanoleuca)? Not their rarity as red pandas are equally endangered and they actually are more omnivore than the giant panda. Besides the red pandas (a different subspecies to Himalayas ssp. - styani) in China are sympatric in distribution with giants.
For the love of activity neither are day-tripping wild animals and mostly only active at dawn and dusk. Both need to consume and digest copious amounts of bamboo and other leaves and fruits to stay alive. The latter makes for the fact that during the restive digestion times they are largely inactive (you would too if you were a herbivore like that!).
Another feature: red pandas are more related to raccoons and giant pandas are simply an evolutionary strain of the bear family full stop. This and other stories make for an interesting zoo wild animal exhibit for red pandas. Zoos that make the effort to present red pandas properly will testify to the fact that they can be lively, devious and acrobatic to watch .. at times ..!
And if you do not like them at all, then simply switch to another part of the zoo or do not come at all. It is the same like in the wilds where you are never ever guaranteed a glimpse of a red pand or a giant panda. In P.R. of China most giant panda researchers do not see their charges for months on end, just their tell-tale scratch, paw or munch marks ....
So I guess I am saying: enjoy the wilds in zoos, learn to appreciate red pandas a bit better and allow yourself to be surprised pleasantly!
Do you know any Zoos that display Red Panda in a nocturnal house setting? The classic display is a walled enclosure surrounding one or more trees with nest boxes in the branches or at the base. The Pandas are usually curled up asleep high in the branches during the daytime.
I have a feeling they could be really interesting to watch after dark though....
Bristol's Panda's were quite active just before the zoo closes, I think they have a feeding and presentation very late in the day. This was also quite convenient for the zoo, because the enclosure is not far from the exits.
taun
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That has seemed to have been moved to the morning, when I visited last week.
They only have the one at the moment (male).
I often see chesters panda's walking about on the ground and quite active during the day. A nocturnal exhibit would be interesting.
I think after dark they probably move much more quickly- like a badger trotting along its path- not the unhurried movements you see in daylight when they look rather sleepy.
The opening date has been continually pushed back and if I remember rightly, Bristol don't have the funds in place yet...
In the current economic climate, I wouldn't get your hopes up for ANY large scale zoo developments to happen in the near future.
The article attached indicates that Bristol Zoo may have to fight a public enquiry just to get the transport infrastructure in place for their new zoo. Take the quoted 2010 opening date with a big pinch of salt - the words "cat" and "hell's chance" spring to mind.
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The article attached indicates that Bristol Zoo may have to fight a public enquiry just to get the transport infrastructure in place for their new zoo. Take the quoted 2010 opening date with a big pinch of salt - the words "cat" and "hell's chance" spring to mind.
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taun
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If it was america, we would be suffering a little more, considering the credit crunch over there is much worse than here at this moment in time.
Hopefully the UK will starve off going into a recession but if America falls the impact will be global