Taronga Zoo Can anyone

Can anyone...tell me what this thread is about? Chimpanzees?
 
information for orangs is already listed on this site and is probably the best public information on orangs in australia on the net.
 
I remember on an ep of the zoo they showed the alpha male getting castrated not sure if it was or wasn't Lubutu. But after the process the male chimp didn't seem less lively,

how many other males are at Taronga?
 
That chimp was Lubutu. I'm not sure how many other males there are, believe Sandali has gone to Adelaide Zoo, and I know of two other adults 14 y.o. Shabani and 12 y.o. Chimbuka. Also there's a male infant, Sule.
How many chimps are there at Taronga? 20-ish?
 
SilverbackApes said:
That chimp was Lubutu. I'm not sure how many other males there are, believe Sandali has gone to Adelaide Zoo, and I know of two other adults 14 y.o. Shabani and 12 y.o. Chimbuka. Also there's a male infant, Sule.
How many chimps are there at Taronga? 20-ish?
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19 after sandali left, Lubutu is still dominant. and yes at the moment 4 males i believe.
 
Lubutu - 15-16 dominant male
sandahli - adelaide now
Shabani - 13-14
Chumpuka - 7
Shikmu - ?
another 1 or 2 (3-5 year old) boys i think - brain lapse! lol
Sule - 1 year old

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19 in the group
 
These are the names of the chimps I know at the moment
Males-
Lubutu
Shabani
Samaki
Shikamoo
Chimbuka
Sule

Females-
Lulu
Bessie
Shona
Shiba
Sasha
Sembe
Kuma

Is Furahi a male or a female?
 
Spitter. Saw her the other day. The only one I recognised. Can't mistake that face!
 
Furahi and Shikamoo are around 6
Lani and Samaki are 7
Kuma is 17
I think Lubutu is 16
Shabani is 15
Chimbuka is 13
Bessie is in her late 50s
Sule and Sembe are a year old
Sacha is 29
 
Chimps at Taronga currently are:

Males: Lebutu, Chimbuka, Furahi, Samaki, Shikamoo, Sule, Shabani

Females: Lulu, Spitter, Shona, Sacha, Sembe, Kamili, Koko, Kuma, Lani, Shiba and Lisa
 
When do they move back into their renovated exhibit? Does anyone know if they are going to be divided into two troops?
 
boof said:
When do they move back into their renovated exhibit? Does anyone know if they are going to be divided into two troops?
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A vollie said it was planned later this month but due to the weather it might not be for one or two more months. When I went on the last day of January they were still putting up a MASSIVE climbing frame and there were scaffolding planks and frames all over the enclosure.

I think they will stay one troop but Lebutu and Chimbuka have an on and off relationship (they can be fighting one day and then grooming the next), meaning they may have to be split (or possibly a mini bachelor troop consisting of Chimbuka and maybe some younger males like Shikamoo or Sikamu made?). The updated enclosure will include two halves so it will be possible to separate them if need be.
 
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