Buck, Chester, 13th January 2012.
He gets very curious if you stick a lens through the wire screen of the round hut below the Bat Bridge - a good photo opportunity.
Buck, Chester, 13th January 2012.
He gets very curious if you stick a lens through the wire screen of the round hut below the Bat Bridge - a good photo opportunity.
Nice shot but according to the ISIS listings, Chester now only have one pair of these Deer, is that correct? A few years back they had three(?) groups with about nine animals in total. I know they moved out the surplus males to form a single group but that was 1.3, not 1.1.
West Midlands seem to have the most of these in UK now(2.3)
There are only a pair on show, at least I haven't seen more than two recently. Maybe one of the Chester regulars knows more than I do; but I would imagine that Philippine species will feature strongly in the forthcoming Islands exhibits, so I would be very surprised if they want to move out of these deer.
but I would imagine that Philippine species will feature strongly in the forthcoming Islands exhibits, so I would be very surprised if they want to move out of these deer.
thanks. I wouldn't imagine that either, particularly as they have only brought in this new male recently, but I am a bit perplexed if they really only have a pair now, as shown on ISIS.
Lovely shot. I've never seen these animals at WMSP; they have a good collection of ungulates by UK standards, but a lot of them are frustratingly hard to see.
Must admit I do tend to think of them still as being Prince Alfred's Deer...
thanks. I wouldn't imagine that either, particularly as they have only brought in this new male recently, but I am a bit perplexed if they really only have a pair now, as shown on ISIS.
There's a female at Colchester who was born at Chester, I don't know if she's one of the females moved there recently/few months ago but she was born there in 2006.
I agree; I’ve always known this species as Prince Alfred’s deer and never think of them as Philippine spotted deer; most German zoos still seem to label them as Prinz Alfred hirsche.
I was pleased to note that the new publication “Ungulate Taxonomy” (Colin Groves and Peter Grubb) uses the vernacular name Prince Alfred’s deer for this species; incidentally the same book reverts to using the original scientific name Cervus alfredi (not Rusa alfredi).
The type specimen was, of course, an animal that Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, presented to London Zoo in 1870.
The trick is to wait for it to be quiet; the deer are curious if you're the only person in the yurt, but if a few people walk up the path, they'll often bolt for the other side of the enclosure.
