Dudley Zoological Gardens Dudley Zoological Gardens in 2015
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Yes I could have worded that a lot better. I bet a few hearts will momentarily stop after reading the first half of that sentence
It's nice to hear she's doing so well though. Credit to her keepers and vets. She'll go when she's ready to go!
It's the fresh Black Country air obviously, those animals must thrive on pollution!
It's the post-industrial version of the following age-old process of preservation
I saw her name "passed" and "health" and assumed the worst too. Glad to hear she's still going strong.
Good news about the kangaroos too, I'm looking forward to seeing them with a bit more room. Though I was surprised to find out that they are quite old too. Not quite ready for retirement, but older than wild grey kangaroos get by several years.
Good news about the kangaroos too, I'm looking forward to seeing them with a bit more room. Though I was surprised to find out that they are quite old too. Not quite ready for retirement, but older than wild grey kangaroos get by several years.
Nine male ring-tailed lemurs have transferred to Rodbaston College and DZG's breeding group of ring-tailed lemurs have moved into Dudley's one-acre lemur walkthrough.
Lemurs off to college! | Dudley Zoological Gardens
Lemurs off to college! | Dudley Zoological Gardens
Two New Sea Lions Arrive
Two female Patagonian sea lions, aged 18 and 19, have arrived from African Safari (the same place where 18-year-old Deisy came from earlier in the year).
The four females will eventually be introduced to the new male, who also arrived earlier this year, so they can have the run/swim of both pools.
http://www.dudleyzoo.org.uk/news/bonjour-marina-and-tania
Personally I'm blown away by this news. It should be a spectacular sight.
Think I'm due a visit?
Two female Patagonian sea lions, aged 18 and 19, have arrived from African Safari (the same place where 18-year-old Deisy came from earlier in the year).
The four females will eventually be introduced to the new male, who also arrived earlier this year, so they can have the run/swim of both pools.
http://www.dudleyzoo.org.uk/news/bonjour-marina-and-tania
Personally I'm blown away by this news. It should be a spectacular sight.
Think I'm due a visit?
adrian1963
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This is great news for me as I loved the Patagonian sea lions and maybe they will breed that would be even better news.
A visit is now just a week or two away with this news
A visit is now just a week or two away with this news
A very short video featuring possibly the oldest Asiatic black bear in the world: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5syJbjnUNpQ
What about Cleo (Patagonian sea lion), who is 27 years old?
Bart's the oldest Geoffroy's Cat in the world too
What about Cleo (Patagonian sea lion), who is 27 years old?
Don't know about her lifespan compared to other individuals of the species, truth be told
Had a very nice trip today, I have to say, the Zoo is looking very smart and progressing very nicely. The new entrance is fantastic and almost finished. You could almost forget you're in Dudley.
The ring-tailed lemur family and the grey kangaroos boys looked very happy in their new homes. It was great to see the kangaroos with space, grazing and sunshine.
The sealions seemed to be settling in well too, though why Oba gets the bigger pool all to himself is beyond me. Still, they ought to be mixed pretty soon, right?
The Reptile house is almost complete, only one enclosure that isn't full and it looks like they are working on it.
A nice surprise with the bats, they have a lot more space than I though. Maybe they've built and extension since I was there, or maybe I just didn't notice but their is another "aviary" of similar size to the main one behind a wall that they access via a tunnel overhead. Much more space, and that area won't get light shining on it when someone leaves the building.
For once, the red squirrels were up and about. Also, they have done some repairs on the stairs that lead up from the tapirs/capybara and a badger walked through the wet concrete. There is a crystal clear pair of footprints from the front and back feet.
The one downside, I harp on about Chester not having any marsupials, but Dudley's mammal collection is, aside from the kangaroos and wallabies, entirely Boreoeutherian. No Afrotheres and no Xenarthrans.
The ring-tailed lemur family and the grey kangaroos boys looked very happy in their new homes. It was great to see the kangaroos with space, grazing and sunshine.
The sealions seemed to be settling in well too, though why Oba gets the bigger pool all to himself is beyond me. Still, they ought to be mixed pretty soon, right?
The Reptile house is almost complete, only one enclosure that isn't full and it looks like they are working on it.
A nice surprise with the bats, they have a lot more space than I though. Maybe they've built and extension since I was there, or maybe I just didn't notice but their is another "aviary" of similar size to the main one behind a wall that they access via a tunnel overhead. Much more space, and that area won't get light shining on it when someone leaves the building.
For once, the red squirrels were up and about. Also, they have done some repairs on the stairs that lead up from the tapirs/capybara and a badger walked through the wet concrete. There is a crystal clear pair of footprints from the front and back feet.
The one downside, I harp on about Chester not having any marsupials, but Dudley's mammal collection is, aside from the kangaroos and wallabies, entirely Boreoeutherian. No Afrotheres and no Xenarthrans.
Article about the birth of a Celebes crested macaque :
It?s ?Summer? All Year Long at Dudley Zoo - ZooBorns
It?s ?Summer? All Year Long at Dudley Zoo - ZooBorns
Had a very nice trip today, I have to say, the Zoo is looking very smart and progressing very nicely. The new entrance is fantastic and almost finished. You could almost forget you're in Dudley.
I visited yesterday and I would agree with Lamna that the Zoo is looking good at the moment and the new entrance is much more welcoming. The kangaroos look really good in their new home although it was sad not to see Nick the bairbirusa trundling round.
The reptile house is also starting to look better although I wish they had used more real foliage and less artificial. Having said that, the way the iguanas were chomping through their food I suspect that real foliage would go the same way. The green tailed rat snakes were very active which was nice to see as they are usually curled up in a corner.
Following the breeding successes over the last couple of years, the howler monkeys and yellow breased capuchins have built up nice family groups. The spider monkeys were putting their climbing frame to good use and put on an impressive gymnastic display.
According to the website, Inca has been very active recently but she was fast asleep (albeit in different places) on both occasions that I passed by her enclosure.
Not sure what's happened with the camels? They were not in their outdoor enclosure and access to the indoor enclosure was completely blocked off.
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They've had a calf... Female born 3rd October
You beat me to it. Here's the link: Birth of baby camel | Dudley Zoological Gardens
Also, two roul roul partridge chicks have hatched: Partridge pair hatch at DZG! | Dudley Zoological Gardens
Don't know about her lifespan compared to other individuals of the species, truth be told
Back in 2005, when Richard Weigl's book on captive mammal longevity was published, the record was 29 years (a male that lived at Toba Aquarium in Japan from 1973 to 2002)