Chester Zoo Chester Zoo summer 2014
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1.0 Philippine Mouse Deer has arrived and is now on show in Islands in Danger
Ooh, very nice!
I wonder if they're going to get a female soon. I'd imagine so.~Thylo
Nisha and Thylo beat me to it, and I have to wait 8 days to see him. The chevrotain I mean, not Thylo.From Facebook
A Philippine mouse deer – one of the smallest hoofed animals in the world – has arrived!
The new deer, which is not much bigger than a rabbit, is one of just 15 to be found in zoos across the whole of Europe.
We hope that the male deer – who can already be seen in our Islands in Danger exhibit - will soon be joined by a female as part of our plans to join the endangered species breeding programme for these threatened animals.
Excellent news all around. And on display..!
Excellent news indeed; been some time since there was a mammalian lifetick for me at Chester!
Brilliant news about the arrival of the chevrotain.
Not sure if this has been mentioned earlier in the thread, but Chester Zoo's website says that a baby Alaotran gentle lemur, born on the 6/6/2014 and the first born at the zoo, has now made its debut.
Wide-eyed newborn gentle lemur makes debut at Chester Zoo | Zoo News | Chester Zoo UK
Not sure if this has been mentioned earlier in the thread, but Chester Zoo's website says that a baby Alaotran gentle lemur, born on the 6/6/2014 and the first born at the zoo, has now made its debut.
Wide-eyed newborn gentle lemur makes debut at Chester Zoo | Zoo News | Chester Zoo UK
No it has not been mentioned, I am one of the people who knew but I forgot to post it.
Animal Friendly
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I have just read the Madrid Zoo thread hoping that there would be news of Jangoli, there is, Sami the other cow Asian elephant at this zoo has died, only in her twenties, cause of death yet unknown, she leaves an 18 month old male calf.
zoogiraffe
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Sad news but actually nothing to do with Chester so can I suggest you post it in a Madrid thread as well!
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Animal Friendly
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As I stated clearly in my short post I first read about this on the Madrid thread by KEEPER, so why should I post it again?, secondly I suggest this news is relevant to Chester as Jangoli only moved to Madrid two weeks ago, of coarse if you do not agree with what I say, get one of the moderators to delete my writings, by all means.
adrian1963
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Changing the thread back to Chester Zoo is there anyone on here who has a current bird species on show list (Zooterliste only shows all species held and not those currently on show) as hope to visit while on my week away doing my birding.
A short update from a visit today:
The Capybara have now moved into what was the Vicuna paddock. No longer mixed with the Tapirs who have remained in their usual enclosure
The indoor viewing for the Red River hogs is boarded over and sealed off following the arrival of a new male RRH
Saw the Mouse Deer. He is currently in the aviary behind the one that houses the Bleeding heart doves. Three layers of wire in the way so photos are all but impossible but he is visible
The Capybara have now moved into what was the Vicuna paddock. No longer mixed with the Tapirs who have remained in their usual enclosure
The indoor viewing for the Red River hogs is boarded over and sealed off following the arrival of a new male RRH
Saw the Mouse Deer. He is currently in the aviary behind the one that houses the Bleeding heart doves. Three layers of wire in the way so photos are all but impossible but he is visible
zoogiraffe
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Right going from what I can remember from my last visit these species are either off-show or have left the collection,all the rest should be on-show somewhere but might not be labelled!
Cabot's Tragopan
Golden Conure
Johnstone's Lorikeet
Lesser Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Mount Omei Liocichla
Pink Pigeon??
Purple-naped Lory
Red-vented Cockatoo
Socorro Dove
Talaud Red and Blue Lory
Temmincks Tragopan
White-necklaced Partridge
Yellow-backed Chattering Lory
Also one of the 2 species of Amazon is off show as well but suffering mind blank at the moment as they both look a like!
I have question marked the Pink Pigeon as it has arrived since I last visited.
It's somewhat disappointing to see these exhibits become increasingly sparse in population. Whilst the Capybara breeding (and presumably Tapir soon?) has been a positive, the loss of the Guanaco, Rhea and now perhaps Vicuna is something of a negative; the two mixed exhibits - regardless of how 'common' the inhabitants - balanced out well with the elusive bears (and now anteaters).
adrian1963
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Many thanks Zoogiraffe for the info
So a bit misleading to say he is on show.
Adrian this is pretty accurate, but I haven't checked it since April.
Struthioniformes
Twin-wattled Cassowary CASSOWARY ENCLOSURES by serval
Sphenisciformes
Humboldt Penguin PENGUIN POOL
Pelecaniformes
Dalmatian Pelican PELICAN AVIARY
Coraciiformes
Little Egret EUROPE ON THE EDGE
Hamerkop TSAVO AVIARY
Western White Stork PELICAN AVIARY
Black Stork EUROPE ON THE EDGE
Waldrapp Ibis EUROPE ON THE EDGE
Eurasian Spoonbill EUROPE ON THE EDGE
Chilean Flamingo FLAMINGO ENCLOSURE
Caribbean Flamingo FLAMINGO ENCLOSURE
Anseriformes
White-faced Whistling Duck PELICAN AVIARY; TSAVO AVIARY; BIRD REARING HOUSE
Lesser White-fronted Goose EUROPE ON THE EDGE
Red-breasted Goose EUROPE ON THE EDGE; BIRD REARING HOUSE
African White-backed Duck PELICAN AVIARY; TSAVO AVIARY
White-winged Wood Duck TROPICAL REALM
Red-billed Pintail PELICAN AVIARY; BIRD REARING HOUSE
Hottentot Teal TSAVO AVIARY; PELICAN AVIARY; BIRD REARING HOUSE
Cape Teal PELICAN AVIARY
Garganey EUROPE ON THE EDGE
Marbled Teal EUROPE ON THE EDGE; PELICAN AVIARY
Baer's Pochard PELICAN AVIARY
Red-crested Pochard EUROPE ON THE EDGE
Smew EUROPE ON THE EDGE
White-headed Duck EUROPE ON THE EDGE
Falconiformes
American Black Vulture CONDOR CLIFF
Andean Condor CONDOR CLIFF
European Black Vulture EUROPE ON THE EDGE
Galliformes
Roulroul TROPICAL REALM
Himalayan Monal Pheasant ARARA AVIARY
Lady Amhurst's Pheasant ELEPHANT HOUSE
Palawan Peacock Pheasant ISLANDS IN DANGER
Vietnamese Pheasant ELEPHANT HOUSE
Salvadori's Pheasant AVIARY BY TROPICAL REALM ENTRANCE; ARARA AVIARY
Great Argus Pheasant ISLANDS IN DANGER
Congo Peafowl TROPICAL REALM
Kenyan Crested Guineafowl TSAVO AVIARY
Gruiformes
Wattled Crane CRANE ENCLOSURES
Blue Crane CRANE ENCLOSURES
West African Crowned Crane CRANE ENCLOSURES; PELICAN AVIARY
South African Crowned Crane CRANE ENCLOSURES
Sun Bittern TROPICAL REALM
Columbiformes
Rock Dove EUROPE ON THE EDGE
Bartlett's Bleeding Heart Pigeon TROPICAL REALM
Luzon Bleeding Heart Pigeon TROPICAL REALM
Golden Heart Pigeon REALM OF THE RED APE
Socorro Dove TROPICAL REALM
Emerald Dove TROPICAL REALM
Pied Imperial Pigeon TROPICAL REALM
Victoria Crowned Pigeon TROPICAL REALM
Green-naped Pheasant Pigeon TROPICAL REALM
White-naped Pheasant Pigeon ISLANDS IN DANGER; TROPICAL REALM
Superb Fruit Dove ISLANDS IN DANGER; REALM OF THE RED APE
Black-naped Fruit Dove TROPICAL REALM
Pink-necked FruitDove TROPICAL REALM
Derbyan Parakeet ELEPHANT HOUSE
Hyacinth Macaw MACAW AVIARY
Blue-throated Macaw MACAW AVIARY
Lilacine Amazon Parrot PARROT BREEDING CENTRE
Cuculiformes
Fischer's Turaco TSAVO AVIARY
Schalow's Turaco TROPICAL REALM; ARARA AVIARY
White-crested Turaco TROPICAL REALM
Violet Turaco TROPICAL REALM
Strigiformes
White-faced Scops Owl OWL AVIARY
European Great Grey Owl OWL AVIARY
Brown Wood Owl OWL AVIARY
Ural Owl OWL AVIARY
Hawk Owl OWL AVIARY
Spectacled Owl OWL AVIARY
Caprimulgiformes
Tawny Frogmouth OWL AVIARY
Coraciformes
Lilac-breasted Roller TSAVO AVIARY
Von der Decken's Hornbill TSAVO AVIARY
Great Indian Hornbill TROPICAL REALM
Javan Rhinoceros Hornbill TROPICAL REALM
Sunda Wrinkled Hornbill TROPICAL REALM
Writhed Hornbill TROPICAL REALM
Visayan Tarictic Hornbill ISLANDS IN DANGER; TROPICAL REALM
Piciformes
Brown-breasted Barbet TSAVO AVIARY
Passeriformes
Blue-backed Fairy Bluebird ISLANDS IN DANGER
White-rumped Shama TROPICAL REALM; REALM OF THE RED APE
Red-whiskered Bulbul TROPICAL REALM
Blue-crowned Laughing Thrush TROPICAL REALM
Sumatran Laughing Thrush Aviary by Tropical Realm entrance
Red-tailed Laughing Thrush TROPICAL REALM
Indian Orange-headed Ground Thrush TROPICAL REALM
Chestnut-backed Thrush TROPICAL REALM
Snowy-headed Robin Chat TROPICAL REALM; TSAVO AVIARY
Grey-cheeked Liocichla TROPICAL REALM; ARARA AVIARY
Kikuyu White-eye TROPICAL REALM
Pekin Robin TROPICAL REALM
Red-cowled Cardinal TROPICAL REALM
Monserrat Oriole ISLANDS IN DANGER
Java Sparrow TROPICAL REALM; ISLANDS IN DANGER
Timor Sparrow REALM OF THE RED APE
Timor Zebra Finch REALM OF THE RED APE
Black-necked Weaver TROPICAL REALM
Western Village Weaver TSAVO AVIARY
Madagascan Red Fody TROPICAL REALM
Grosbeak Starling REALM OF THE RED APE
Philippine Glossy Starling TROPICAL REALM
Violet-backed Starling TROPICAL REALM
Emerald Starling TROPICAL REALM
Superb Starling TSAVO AVIARY
African Pied Starling TROPICAL REALM
African Red-winged Starling TSAVO AVIARY
Royal Starling TROPICAL REALM
Green Jay MACAW AVIARY
Red-billed Magpie AVIARY OPPOSITE WATERBUS KIOSK; ELEPHANT HOUSE
Asian Azure-winged Magpie ELEPHANT HOUSE
Red-billed Chough EUROPE ON THE EDGE
Brazilian Tanager TROPICAL REALM
karoocheetah
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He's just in holding at the back for a 30 day period then he should go into the aviary with the bleeding hearts initially - unless plans change before then of course.
Saw him today - handsome little guy from what I could see - looking forward to a clearer viewing though.
OK, I just found this thread and am still stuck back on the deep friend Mars bar and coffee thing. This was so much fun, why did you all have to move it back on topic and start talking about animals?
I for one would never eat even a regular Mars bar or any other kind of candy bar other than pure chocolate (either milk or dark is fine, preferably one of the nicer organic fair trade types). But to deep fry it? That is just too much for me to fathom.
Now as to the quoted uncomprehension about lack of coffee. I am in the very small (I mean very, very small) minority of Americans who cannot stand coffee and in fact I have never had a cup of coffee in my life. What is completely incomprehensible to me is that European restaurants - and I am considering the UK part of Europe - do not serve iced tea!!!
This is the defacto cold beverage of choice here and I honestly do not know how you get by without it. I mean didn't tea come to the states from England and Europe? In the last half century since ice has been readily available, no one over there has had the sense to think "Hey, it's warm out, maybe we should try our tea cold instead of hot?" I make really good home brewed iced tea and I have half a mind to take a pitcher with me on my next trip across the pond to show you what you are missing. Unfortunately, since 9/11 the airports limit liquids to 2 ounces, which I will have gulped down before I even board the plane, let alone saving it for a trans-atlantic flight!
I don't drink either coffee or tea, so this is all of only an academic interest, but speaking as someone who doesn't particularly like either drink hot, I cannot see how either would be improved by being cold! 
If I need to cool off with a drink, then a Coke, lemonade, or, if circumstances permit, a fine continental lager or local pale ale* would be my choice.
Deep-fried Mars bars are glorious.
*Please drink responsibly.
If I need to cool off with a drink, then a Coke, lemonade, or, if circumstances permit, a fine continental lager or local pale ale* would be my choice.
Deep-fried Mars bars are glorious.
*Please drink responsibly.
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