Adelaide Zoo Adelaide Zoo News 2015

Adelaide Zoo has released their annual report for the year. It can be found here - http://www.zoossa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Zoos-SA-Annual-Report-2014-15-Web-Version.pdf

For those who can't be bothered reading it I thought I would summarise the key points which haven't already been posted here

All in all the zoo reported a good year posting a $916,576 surplus. Visitation improved by 2.6%.

- A male wedge-tailed eagle has been donated and is housed in the Children's Zoo to eventually be used for presentations.
-The new African grey parrot was donated to the zoo.
-The new female tree kangaroo came from Europe.
-Four of the mara's were sent to Monarto for holding.
-The Fijian banded iguana has been sent to the Australian Reptile Park.

In other new's from a visit the other day
-A new green anaconda has gone on exhibit.
 
some other interesting bits and pieces from the report, some of which have probably been reported on Zoochat but others not:

*September 2014
Male Goodfellow’s Tree-kangaroo born, sadly its mother passed away and was cross-fostered into the pouch of Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby during a world-first procedure. The joey survived and is thriving.

*October 2014 – March 2015
14 Patagonian Cavy (Mara) born. (The report notes that three males have been sent to Gorge and four males to Monarto).

*October 2014 -June 2015
14 Capybara were born between our two females. (The report notes that two females have been sent to Auckland, and two males and two females to Altina).

*June 2015
Our Dusky Leaf-monkey family lost two troop members; our adult male passed away with a medical condition and one of the oldest females in captivity passed away at the ripe old age of 27.
 
Chlidonias said:
Our Dusky Leaf-monkey family lost two troop members; our adult male passed away with a medical condition and one of the oldest females in captivity passed away at the ripe old age of 27.
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How does that now leave the Dusky leaf-monkey population at Adelaide? Always a pity that no other Australian zoo showed some interest in the species.
 
tetrapod said:
How does that now leave the Dusky leaf-monkey population at Adelaide? Always a pity that no other Australian zoo showed some interest in the species.
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it should be two males and three females at the zoo now.

EDIT: I just googled to see if any had been born in the last year, but no. However from the zoo's website, these are the animals they have currently:
Adelaide Zoo is home to a family of five Dusky Leaf-monkeys, which includes troop matriarch Flier and her four young.

Flier was born 25 January 1998 and came to us from Singapore Zoo in 2001. She is very cautious and her role in the group is to look out for danger and keep her family safe.

Her eldest son Jingga was born at Adelaide Zoo on 7 August 2006. He retains some of his mother’s cautiousness and is not as bold as his brother and sisters.

Nanti was born on 21 July 2008 and is Flier’s second son. He’s full of confidence and has become leader of the group since the death of his father Goblin.

Nakal was born on 23 January 2011. Her name means mischievous and she’s always on the lookout for new activities and fun.

Flier’s youngest daughter Tevy was born on 5 August 2012. She spends a lot of time with Nakal, who performed a lot of the mothering duties when Tevy was young. Both sisters are very playful and can be seen defying gravity as they play with their older brothers in the 100-year-old fig tree that forms part of their habitat.
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Chlidonias said:
it should be two males and three females at the zoo now.

EDIT: I just googled to see if any had been born in the last year, but no. However from the zoo's website, these are the animals they have currently:
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so no more breeding until they get an unrelated male. Do they have a polygamous breeding system, one male for the three females? or a pair bonding system.
 
jay said:
so no more breeding until they get an unrelated male. Do they have a polygamous breeding system, one male for the three females? or a pair bonding system.
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langurs are mostly polygynous. I really doubt Adelaide will get another male; more likely they will just let them die out over time without further breeding.

Just as an aside, the old female which died was the first member of the group at the zoo (she was smuggled into Australia as a baby and confiscated at the airport in 1989) and the male was the second imported male (from Twycross in 2004; an earlier male from Wuppertal in 1989 died without breeding). The female (mother) still at the zoo was imported from Singapore in 2001.
 
Chlidonias said:
langurs are mostly polygynous. I really doubt Adelaide will get another male; more likely they will just let them die out over time without further breeding.
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That would be really sad if that happened.

This species are (in my opinion) easily the most beautiful monkey species in any Australian zoo, they fit the South-East Asia focus that most Australian zoos are interested in, and they are the perfect species for that particular enclosure - which happens to be one of the most beautiful in any zoo I've ever been to!

I really do hope that they bring in a few more and start breeding them again. Adelaide Zoo wouldn't be the same without them.
 
Chlidonias said:
langurs are mostly polygynous. I really doubt Adelaide will get another male; more likely they will just let them die out over time without further breeding.

Just as an aside, the old female which died was the first member of the group at the zoo (she was smuggled into Australia as a baby and confiscated at the airport in 1989) and the male was the second imported male (from Twycross in 2004; an earlier male from Wuppertal in 1989 died without breeding). The female (mother) still at the zoo was imported from Singapore in 2001.
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It's a shame if they did. With three females, just one unrelated male would be enough to keep the group going for another 10 years or more. One of the young males could be swapped for one from somewhere else.
 
Grant Rhino said:
This species are (in my opinion) easily the most beautiful monkey species in any Australian zoo, they fit the South-East Asia focus that most Australian zoos are interested in, and they are the perfect species for that particular enclosure - which happens to be one of the most beautiful in any zoo I've ever been to!

I really do hope that they bring in a few more and start breeding them again. Adelaide Zoo wouldn't be the same without them.
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I fully agree wth you about them being a beautiful species in a beautiful exhibit
 
Two children were trapped in a lift in the new playground:

TWO children have been freed after becoming trapped in a lift at Adelaide Zoo’s new playground.

The new Nature’s Playground, which opened at the Zoo last week, features an aerial walkway which is accessible via a lift — a special feature designed for children with disabilities and wheelchair access.

But two able children, a six-year-old girl and a four-year-old boy, became stuck in the lift on Tuesday after a witness saw a bunch of kids playing and “using the lift like a toy”.

The witness said the children were stuck in the lift “for about an hour” until a technician, who was called by zoo staff, arrived and released them at about 1.30pm. A zoo spokeswoman said the children were in the lift for 20 minutes.

Parents spoke to the distressed children through a gap in the lift door, and water was on hand, as the temperature reached the high 20s.

The lift was shut down, and Adelaide Zoo spokeswoman Alison Hassel said the cause was unknown.
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Manu the blue and gold macaw has gone missing after flying off during a free-flight training session yesterday:

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BIRDWATCHERS are being asked to keep an eagle-eye out for Manu, Adelaide Zoo’s popular blue-and-gold macaw, who went missing this morning following a training session with his keepers.

Zoo staff are calling for the public’s help to find Manu, who is the star attraction of the macaw free flight show held on its main lawns.

Manu was last seen before the Zoo gates opened this morning, when members of the keeping team conducted training with the bird, which had not flown during recent days due to the extreme heat experienced across the state.

During this training session, Manu did not return to the keepers who are now conducting a search for him within the Zoo grounds and in the surrounding area.

Manu, who has been at the Zoo since 2002, is not a danger to the public and Adelaide Zoo has requested that anyone who spots him contact its staff immediately on 8267 3255 or 0408 011443.
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Manu the macaw has been found:

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ADELAIDE Zoo’s blue-and-gold macaw Manu is safe and sound with his keepers after being rescued from Prospect.

Manu had been missing since Saturday after a free-flying session held before the zoo was open to the public.

He was spotted by a Prospect resident on Monday afternoon.

Eleven years ago he had also gone missing for two days and was later found by staff.

The zoo’s manager of nature theatre and presentations Nic Bishop said Manu would be taken back to the aviary and give a banquet of fresh fruit, vegetables and nuts in honour of his return.

“He’s safe and looking fantastic,’’ he said.

Over the past three days Mr Bishop and a team of searchers have been looking for Manu at different stages of the day from dawn to dusk.

Early Monday morning Manu was spotted around East Tce with previous sightings by the public at the edge of Botanic Park on Frome Rd and at a former entrance to the zoo near the River Torrens.

Finally, a member of the public called to say they had seen him in a street tree outside their house on Highbury St.

“The Zoo team were quick to respond and once Manu saw them, he flew down and went into a transport create,” the zoo’s Facebook page said.

“The team advise that he appears to be well but (the bird) was very keen to eat the food that the keepers had on hand.

“Keepers will now monitor Manu and ensure that he is fit and well. An assessment will be conducted as to if/when he will be returning to the free flight presentation.”

Mr Bishop said it was not unusual for birds to fly off during free training sessions.

“It’s part of the program because the environment holds all of its own stimuli as well as the kind of stimulus that you are offering,’’ he said.

“You’ve got your relationship with the bird and you’ve got a really high-value reinforcement food and the environment has its own variables as well.

“We had actually rehearsed and flown Manu in technically trickier circumstances than the one on Saturday morning.’’

Blue macaws have been advertised online for up to $5000 each and up to $13,000 for a breeding pair.
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Can we assume the Giant Panda breeding was unsuccessful this year? I haven't heard anything in months.
 
Karta and Kluet babies

Could we please have an update on where the Orangs are up to?

I'm only aware of a pregnancy so sadly ending with the baby being born without taking a breath as it had the cord around her neck and her arm.
 
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