Blackpool Zoo Jitu is off to Spain

That's excellent news!! Poor old Jitu though, he certainly looked the part, but with three females failing to conceive this move was inevitable...

Lets hope the new male can do the business!!
 
This new almost silverback Bukava ex Austria (the bachelor troupe at Schmiding Zoo I believe ....), ...... what is his genetic background (sirexdam, origin zoo)? :confused:
 
This is good news. Jitu has had every opportunity.

Gorillas Galore says that Bukavu was born at Munich on 24th July 1997 and mother reared.
Sire: Roututu (wild-born)
Dam: Bagira (from Krefeld, Massa x Boma)

Doubtless Pertinax knows more personal details.

Alan
 
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Marcellus said:
That's excellent news!! Poor old Jitu though, he certainly looked the part, but with three females failing to conceive this move was inevitable...
I think Blackpool have been trying to move 'Jitu' out for several years now but there's been problems about rehoming him. Still, at last its happening.

With the new young mother-reared 'Bukavu'(when he arrives) and three good females, Blackpool are now, hopefully, in a strong position for breeding.
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gentle lemur said:
Doubtless Pertinax knows more personal details.

Alan
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Funnily enough I just mentioned this news in my PM to you...

Details are correct, I can only add 'Bukavu' has been in the Schmiding group four years (since 2004)

This move is VERY good news and well overdue though like others I'm also sorry to see Jitu go. The last time I went to Blackpool (I've only ever been twice) I was chatting to the keeper by the glass wall outdoors and Jitu hurled a thick branch at it- the force was such I thought he must have cracked it, but no...:)
 
Well that looks to be a very positive move for the Gorillas at Blackpool with a bit of luck they good have a very good familt group in a couple of years,now any one think of another Gorilla group to sort out in the U.K!!!
 
Perhaps the other zoo mentioned should become a batchelor male holding facility and send their females to Paignton, swap their roles.
 
Twycross Zoo do something about a proven silverback and do us all a big favour. And yes, remodel the damn exhibit!!!! :rolleyes:
 
All the best for Jitu, like said before, wishing of course babies for the future for a new male, all for the best, I guess
 
zoogiraffe said:
Yep so it will not happen then like so many other good ideas,pity because then at least they would be doing something usefull for the Gorilla population in zoos.
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They still seem to regard the existing regime as satisfactory, unfortunately, whereas Blackpool have acted positively regarding their nonbreeding situation.
 
Pertinax said:
They still seem to regard the existing regime as satisfactory, unfortunately, whereas Blackpool have acted positively regarding their nonbreeding situation.
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Just proves that it is a mangement issue at Twycross at the moment.
 
Pertinax said:
Can you elaborate at all? I have no idea what is going on there...:confused:
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What I mean't was that Blackpool have actively tried to sort out their problem with there Male. Where ares Tywcross seem to want to sit and wait, these two different approaches are obviously management issues within the zoos.

Sorry for any confusion.
 
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