Sloth and Tamarin Walk-through at Colchester 09/05/09

BearCat · 17 Jul 2009

Which tamarin species is held in this enclosure?

Roz · 17 Jul 2009

BearCat said:
Which tamarin species is held in this enclosure?

I'm pretty sure it's red bellied tamarins in here, along with the sloths and also some marmosets. I'll find out for sure when I visit on monday

zooman · 17 Jul 2009

Is that a cat door in the door, at the rear of this exhibit?

Is this enclosure an add on to the rear of a exisiting building?

Roz · 17 Jul 2009

zooman said:
Is that a cat door in the door, at the rear of this exhibit?

Is this enclosure an add on to the rear of a exisiting building?

No it's not a cat door, it's a vent, useful due to all the heating needed for the indoor areas, it's often hard to see inside due to the heat on the glass.
It is only an extension to the Iguana enclosure as they are allo9wed out when it is warm enough, the enclosure was built a couple of years ago.

Richie Hell · 17 Jul 2009

Roz said:
I'm pretty sure it's red bellied tamarins in here, along with the sloths and also some marmosets. I'll find out for sure when I visit on monday

Yep, Red Bellied Tamarins. Also SIlvery Marmosets, Geoffroy's Marmoset.

Maguari · 17 Jul 2009

I got the impression that it just holds whatever surplus animals they have - was a mix of the three species above plus Golden-headed Lion Tamarin when I was there, but only singles of most of them.

zooman · 18 Jul 2009

Roz said:
No it's not a cat door, it's a vent, useful due to all the heating needed for the indoor areas, it's often hard to see inside due to the heat on the glass.
It is only an extension to the Iguana enclosure as they are allo9wed out when it is warm enough, the enclosure was built a couple of years ago.

Thanks Roz,
So it is a mixed exhibit includung Iguanas. That is a new 1 for me

Sloth and Tamarin Walk-through at Colchester 09/05/09

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