From the reindeer paddock - otters front left with meerkats behind, the Round House with lemurs and (indoors) fruit bats at the right and the Clore with outdoor callitrichid exhibits in the rear.
From the reindeer paddock - otters front left with meerkats behind, the Round House with lemurs and (indoors) fruit bats at the right and the Clore with outdoor callitrichid exhibits in the rear.
I'm not sure of the current Aye-Aye situation, but they're not on show if they're still in the zoo. The last place they were on show was in the Round House, where the Rodrigues Fruit Bats are now.
The Clore today is in three sections:
-a rainforest walk-through with half-a-dozen callitrichid species, Red Titis, Linne's Sloths and a tamandua, as well as various free-flying birds, iguanas, piranhas and invertebrates
- the nocturnal display in the basement, currently displaying a reduced stocklist from days past but thankfully with a tendency to have kept the rarer species in zoos - current line-up is: Brown Rat, Panay Cloud Rat, Malagasy Jumping Rat, Australian Water Rat, Naked Mole Rat, Potto, Seba's Bat, Nothern Slender Loris and Large Hairy Armadillo as well as a few inverts
- an off-show area - the 'right-hand' half upstairs, mostly used for calllitrichids I believe (a group of Pied Tamarins were clearly visible in here on Saturday). There were some works going on this area that almost looked like they could be preparation for opening it back up but that's probably wishful thinking on my part!
I believe the Aye-Ayes are still there. What London plans to do with this iconic species I don't know. I have to say that I think with over 100 acres not open to the public at Whipsnade any off-show exhibits really could, and should, be there, rather than taking up well over a third of the Clore.
I believe the Aye-Ayes are still there. What London plans to do with this iconic species I don't know. I have to say that I think with over 100 acres not open to the public at Whipsnade any off-show exhibits really could, and should, be there, rather than taking up well over a third of the Clore.
I quite like the 'rat room' and how it starts with the familiar and not-necessarily-popular Rattus norvegicus then gives you four other 'rats' (albeit mostly 'rats' in name only) that look very different. I actually think they should make more of this. What they need is a few more R. norvegicus, Bristol-style, to liven up that first exhibit.
I'm not sure of the current Aye-Aye situation, but they're not on show if they're still in the zoo. The last place they were on show was in the Round House, where the Rodrigues Fruit Bats are now.
