Howletts Wild Animal Park Howletts Wild Animal Park News 2014
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Gelada birth.
Gelada baboon born a fortnight ago to the female (Sereba?) that came from Colchester and which has a previous baby born there in 2010. Brings them up to a total of seven by my reckoning.
Two Hunting Dog pups were born around Christmas-time also and three Greater Kudu(1.2) more recently.
Howletts/PL news section is currently being updated far more frequently than previously, though not all items are animal-related obviously.
Gelada baboon born a fortnight ago to the female (Sereba?) that came from Colchester and which has a previous baby born there in 2010. Brings them up to a total of seven by my reckoning.
Two Hunting Dog pups were born around Christmas-time also and three Greater Kudu(1.2) more recently.
Howletts/PL news section is currently being updated far more frequently than previously, though not all items are animal-related obviously.
do howletts have lions
Mouila, Howletts oldest gorilla died at an age of 54 
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Mouila the gorilla dies aged 54 at Howletts wild animal park in Canterbury
:Mouila the gorilla dies aged 54 at Howletts wild animal park in Canterbury
Always a damn nice species to have breeding success with 
Ian, do you, or does anyone,know the current status of Jos and Rosie? Have they ever sired offspring? They're the last black rhino at London I can remember.
Jos died some years ago after he was sent to Port Lympne.. I am not sure if he sired any calves before he died, but I don't think so.
Rosie spent many years at Chester where she never bred due to socialisation problems left over (probably) from handrearing. She has since been sent to Port Lympne also, but I have heard no recent news about her there.
IanRRobinson
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I feel sure that "Jos" sired a calf at Port Lympne. "Fred" and "Stumpy" (aka "Bwana Mkubwa" and "Mama Kidogo" both definitely bred at Port Lympne. "Rosie" is now 26, and I suspect a lost cause.
In any case, to have that high a proportion of Eastern Black Rhino held on one site is surely a risk in terms of biosecurity. Of all the zoos in the UK that have space for three or four Black Rhino,and do not currently hold the species, surely Whipsnade is unsurpassed.
In any case, to have that high a proportion of Eastern Black Rhino held on one site is surely a risk in terms of biosecurity. Of all the zoos in the UK that have space for three or four Black Rhino,and do not currently hold the species, surely Whipsnade is unsurpassed.
You know as well I Ian, that the facility is already there! With a few minor adjustments (i.e. relocating the gemsbok) it's ready to go.
The Whipsnade (productive / high protein) grassed paddocks are unfit for highly specialised feeders like black rhino.
Yorkshire Wildlife Park would be a pretty good location for the species too, I think - possibly starting off with aged and non-breeding animals to give them experience with the species?
IanRRobinson
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KB, with all due respect I find it hard to see what is so very different at Chester or Port Lympne. Whipsnade held a pair of Black Rhino for over 20 years with, as far as I'm aware, minimal health problems and reasonable breeding success.
I recall seeing calves in the old black rhino paddock, which the Indian rhino bull now uses (matching the gaur's paddock, which previously held the Indian rhinos). I think that this paddock has poor soil and sparse grass.
Alan
All the calves(5 in all?) were born to the breeding pair in that paddock. Afaik that breeding pair only ever lived in that one paddock. Those 'twin' paddocks both have compacted gravelly soil and little grass. However the subsequent Black rhino at Whipsnade lived in the House and ordinary grass Paddock near the Giraffes- these included Emma(born Chester) Quinto (ex Chester) and a short-lived female(Saya?) from Berlin. I don't think the lusher grass affected them though and similarly Port Lympne's rhinos have almost permanent access to large grass paddocks.
Article about the Dholes :
12 Playful Dhole Pups at Howletts Wild Animal Park - ZooBorns
12 Playful Dhole Pups at Howletts Wild Animal Park - ZooBorns
bernitiger
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welcome
Hi everyone did you know there was a baby Elephant. At Howleets when i went on Sunday she was born on Saturday morning so i was lucky to see her.
Also i would like your views on Port Lympe at the bottom of the park, you used to be able to see Suliman the male Lion but now you cant go right down the bottom is was told this was becuase the Hyenas were mating, but now one has gone i cant see why we cant go down there although i dont see Suliman or Calutter or Delli the two Tigers next door i still hear Sulliman
also has any animal gone where Marta the Snow lepoard was RIP to her
many thanks berni
Hi everyone did you know there was a baby Elephant. At Howleets when i went on Sunday she was born on Saturday morning so i was lucky to see her.
Also i would like your views on Port Lympe at the bottom of the park, you used to be able to see Suliman the male Lion but now you cant go right down the bottom is was told this was becuase the Hyenas were mating, but now one has gone i cant see why we cant go down there although i dont see Suliman or Calutter or Delli the two Tigers next door i still hear Sulliman
also has any animal gone where Marta the Snow lepoard was RIP to her
many thanks berni