Northern yellow-throated marten

Martes flavigula aterrima

Took 20 mins to get a semi decent picture of one. Shame about the stupid branch right infront him!

Unlucky with the branch, but much better than my attempts! So good to see these in the UK.

really dont see why that branch was there, it was right by the glass!

their in possibly the worst viewable exhibit in the zoo so when people walked past, they were just wondering why we were staring into an empty exhibit for 20 mins

should be a nice edition seeing as they were the only really active animals of the day

They only have two modes - manically active, and asleep. Most of the time, if it's light, they're manic.

where in the zoo are they?

Near to the crane and wildcat enclosures - the exhibit that formerly had the Allen's Swamp Monkeys.

Thanks very much, that's where I'll be heading first when I go again

speedycheese said:

Thanks very much, that's where I'll be heading first when I go again

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They may well have moved by the time of your visit as I believe this is only a temporary enclosure for them,until the species that is currently living in their permanent home have been moved on to another collection!

zoogiraffe said:

They may well have moved by the time of your visit as I believe this is only a temporary enclosure for them,until the species that is currently living in their permanent home have been moved on to another collection!

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Where will they be moving too? Who is moving on to another collection?

While I am delighted that this species has entered the UK, and I applaud Twycross for brining them in, this does seem to be another example of the zoo investing in a new animal while leaving the old - specifically the primates - in largely substandard accommodation. If they're going to do the martens justice they will need to construct a new exhibit, or heftily renovate an old one. Would it not have been better to dedicate those resources to a new guenon enclosure, for example?