She is a beautiful Asianic black bear and she is starting to get old now and she doesn't move around like she used too
Just a quick note how ironic that alls left to do is put in a pool considering this used to be the Polar Bear Pit
Just saying what themaintance person told me as they were going to move her last wednesday but couldn't because there would have been no water inthe ourdoor enclosure, but I do agree I can't think were the water was for her in the outdoor enclosure she is now in.
Just saying what themaintance person told me as they were going to move her last wednesday but couldn't because there would have been no water inthe ourdoor enclosure, but I do agree I can't think were the water was for her in the outdoor enclosure she is now in.
I thought she still liked to spend her winters up high on the grass bank at the back of the current enclosure?
Why on earth would Dudley shunt her into a concrete pit to die so that they can take in a new species? This is wrong to me. They could very cheaply create an hotwired paddock for gelada as they have with the sulawesi macaques which, incidentally, used to be housed in the very enclosure they are preparing once again for primates. I don't think the indoor dens are particularly suitable for primates in this complex.
So Dudley are having a bachelor group of Geladas? Presumably they will be surplus males from Edinburgh rather than from abroad?
The enclosure in this photo would now actually make a reasonable exhibit for some more robust primate species e.g. Mangabeys or Macaques, and maybe that is what will happen to it longer term?
Gelada's are coming from 3x Berlin and 1x Zurich this information was passed on from the keeper also some females arriving late 2012 or early 2013 possibly from Isreal
Gelada's are coming from 3x Berlin and 1x Zurich this information was passed on from the keeper also some females arriving late 2012 or early 2013 possibly from Isreal
I thought she still liked to spend her winters up high on the grass bank at the back of the current enclosure?
Why on earth would Dudley shunt her into a concrete pit to die so that they can take in a new species? This is wrong to me. They could very cheaply create an hotwired paddock for gelada as they have with the sulawesi macaques which, incidentally, used to be housed in the very enclosure they are preparing once again for primates. I don't think the indoor dens are particularly suitable for primates in this complex.
Geladas- I don't mind where they come from but am pleased to see another British Zoo going into this great species. From the locations mentioned they shouldn't be too related to the ones already in UK either.
Incidentally, the colour shade of paintwork that has been used on this old Polar bear enclosure plus the woodchip flooring etc is a HUGE improvement on how it used to look. I wonder if they will paint any of the other Lubetkin buildings this colour- I also wonder what they would look like if painted green? (better or worse?)
