Chester Zoo Philippine Crocs

Bwassa

Bwassa

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Does anybody know if the Philippine crocs are on display yet? I'm delaying a visit until I know they are.
 
Bradipo said:
The Phillipine Crocs are both on display at chester now - being mobbed by the free-flying birds!
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How can they be getting mobbed by the free flying birds when the enclosure has been netted over to keep all but the smallest birds out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
jelle said:
What bird species are hovering over their exhibit?
Any other wildlife too (turtles or lizards)?
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Jelle here is a list of species in the Tropical Realm.

Saturday 7th June 2008. Chester Zoo Tropical Realm

Starting on the ground floor in a clockwise direction the following species can be seen.

Common Tuatara
Reticulated Gila Monster
Radiated Tortoise
Galapagos Tortoise
Rhinoceros Iguana
Egyptian Tortoise and Sudanese Spiny-tailed Lizard
Green Anaconda
Jamaican Boa
Lace Monitor
Mexican Tiger Ratsnake
Veiled Chameleon
Mountain Chicken Frog and Lesser Antilles Iguana
Snouted Cobra
Prehensile-tailed Skink
Utila Spiny-tailed Iguana
East African Green Mamba
Rhinoceros Viper
Komodo Dragon
Madagascan Tree Boa and Standing's Day Gecko
Golden Poison Arrow Frog
Blue Poison Arrow Frog
Yellow-banded Poison Arrow Frog
Golfodlucien Poison Arrow Frog and Black & Green Poison Arrow Frog
Mexican Red-kneed Tarantula
Flambouyant Flower Beetle and Nactigalla Fruit Beetle
Sabah Thorn Insect and Macleay's Spectre Stick Insect
Sabah Thorn Insect
Giant Stick Insect
Smoky Jungle Frog and Northern Caiman Lizard
Misson Golden-eyed Tree Frog
Rio Fuerto Beaded Lizard

Lower aviaries
Great Indian Hornbill
Rothschild's Mynah and Malayan Crestless Fireback Pheasant
Wrinkled Hornbill
Mindanao Writhed Hornbill = White-headed Hornbill
Great Indian Hornbill
Javan Rhinoceros Hornbill

Upper aviaries (west to east)
Congo Peafowl and Chestnut-backed Thrush
Visayan Tarictic Hornbill
Mindanao Bleeding Heart Pigeon and White-rumped Shama
Golden Heart Pigeon and Monserrat Oriole
Salvadori's Pheasant and Orange-headed Ground Thrush (cyanotus ssp)
Luzon Bleeding Heart Pigeon, Green-naped Pheasant Pigeon, White-crested Turaco and Blue-crowned Laughing Thrush
Timor Zebra Finch

birds in free flight
Crested Bronzewing Pigeon
Pied Imperial Pigeon
Nicobar Pigeon
Wonga Pigeon
Speckled Pigeon
Blue Crowned Pigeon
Roulroul
African Pied Starling
Amethyst Starling
Philippines Glossy Starling
Emerald Starling
Grosbeak Starling
Royal Starling
Superb Starling
Chestnut-backed Thrush
Orange-headed Ground Thrush (cyanotus ssp)
Red-tailed Laughing Thrush
Blue-crowned Laughing Thrush
Java Sparrow
Taveata Golden Weaver
Omei Shan Liocichla
Pekin Robin
White-naped Yuhina
Kikuyu White-eye
Red-cowled Cardinal

any of the free-flying birds could 'mob' the crocs but apparently cannot get to them.
 
The holes in the mesh are about 4cm so quite a few of the free-flying species can enter the crocodile area. Yesterday there was a single small bird in there
 
Thanks for the info. Can't wait to see them!:D Also, I understand Thrigby Hall has Muggers and Salties. Do they have any other crocodilians?
 
Bwassa said:
Thanks for the info. Can't wait to see them!:D Also, I understand Thrigby Hall has Muggers and Salties. Do they have any other crocodilians?
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They also have a large group of American Alliagators i think its about 6 or 7 in total.The bull came from Flamingoland in North Yorkshire.
 
zoogiraffe said:
How can they be getting mobbed by the free flying birds when the enclosure has been netted over to keep all but the smallest birds out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The netting is big enough for many smaller bird species to enter enclosure, keeper explained they were mobbing the crocs whilst film crew recorded it. was starlings doing the mobbing when i was there.
 
Bradipo said:
The netting is big enough for many smaller bird species to enter enclosure, keeper explained they were mobbing the crocs whilst film crew recorded it. was starlings doing the mobbing when i was there.
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Well the soon one of the Crocs takes the stupid birds out of the gene pool the zoo will be left with birds clever enough to stay out of the Crocs.
 
Thanks for the info on Thrigby Zoogiraffe. Can't wait to visit Thrigby, as well as Paignton AND chester AND just found out that 2 young Cuban crocs have arrived at Colchester from Sweden! I'm a big fan of crocs, and it's fantastic that all these collections are making the effort to show and breed these rare croc species. When are Gharials going to come to the UK again?....
 
Was at the zoo yesterday, and one of the crocs stopped near the window (reasonable photo op), and then swam past the window, disappearing into the reflections at the back. Couldn't see the other one. Are they a breeding pair?
 
Theya re a true pair. Bwassa you're lucky, all I saw was two crocs right at the back of the exhibit, no chance for a photo. I had a better view from upstairs.
 
bongorob said:
Theya re a true pair. Bwassa you're lucky, all I saw was two crocs right at the back of the exhibit, no chance for a photo. I had a better view from upstairs.
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We (my wife and I) were in the tropical house for a good hour-and-a-half. We always go there and have butties whilst admiring the bird life around us. So, we saw the croc on the third attempt to view them. Patience truly is a virtue! I'd say the one we saw was about 3ft long. If I can get the hang of putting photos in the gallery, I'll share one with you all.:)
 
CZJimmy said:
Yeah the pool was renovated so it is much deeper, the wall was raised and a mesh roof was added.
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Just searching the back of my memory, but am I right in saying that enclosure isn't very big. Are there plans for a new enclosure in the future, or are the crocs still quite small at this stage?
 
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