I thought Zoos that keep Drills aren't allowed to hold Mandrills as well, and vice versa. To prevent any possible x breeding. Same ruling as for Asian/African Lion holders.
I thought Zoos that keep Drills aren't allowed to hold Mandrills as well, and vice versa. To prevent any possible x breeding. Same ruling as for Asian/African Lion holders.
Did you manage to get a good look at the adult male mandrill and drill ? They were both lurking in the background when I visited in March , apparently this is normal for them .
Did you manage to get a good look at the adult male mandrill and drill ? They were both lurking in the background when I visited in March , apparently this is normal for them .
There are always exceptions to every 'zoo rule'... maybe they've had both since before such ideology came into being, and just kept on with them both (same with Barcelona's Mandrill/Drill groups?).
Did you manage to get a good look at the adult male mandrill and drill ? They were both lurking in the background when I visited in March , apparently this is normal for them .
Research (at I think Stuttgart or another German Zoo- it is described in the Drill studbook) with their Drill group showed the adult male in particular would hide away from the public because he was the most stressed by their proximity. When changes were made to the display, moving people further away, he became more relaxed and visible. I guess this hypothesis holds good(loosely) at some other Drill/Mandrill exhibits too. But 'Gorbi' at Port Lympne doesn't do this.
According to zootierliste, Munich also keeps both species: considering that only fourteen European collections keep Drill, three with Mandrill as well is a fairly high proportion.
