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Well that title may be a little misleading as the subject of this thread turned out quite well in the end. The subject of the thread itself is a solo trip I did to several collections over four days, and there will be highs and lows galore, with some general zoo reviews thrown in for good...

Hi all, I am a PhD history student who looks into various different histories, one of which has been Chester Zoo at War. I have been looking at how the zoo reflected hope in the past, and continues to do so now. If you are interested please give my draft a read, any comments are welcomed...

A detail from a map I am making of Chester Zoo.

The entirety of my work since the last update, focusing on the island of Sumatra within Islands, including species such as Sumatran orangutans, Tigers, Sun bears, Malayan tapirs and Javan Green Magpies.

The entirety of Islands so far - I have finished Sumatra apart from a couple of small viewing huts etc, and same broadly goes for Sulawesi.

Hello all, Recently I began a project to make my own version of the Chester Zoo map in a completely different style to the current one. Mine will have more numerous and (hopefully) more realistic illustrations of the animals, along with more features to recognise enclosures and buildings with...

Following an interesting point made by @TeaLovingDave in thread about Tasmanian devil breeding, I started to wonder which zoo in your opinions is the best for in-situ conservation efforts? Many zoos have extensive programs but inside and out of their locational country, so which one is best? Of...

Ok I'll be doing lists for each of the six generalised taxonomic groups of animals (so those six that most people place animals in; mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish and invertebrates). This includes every animal species we saw or was signed for across the entire zoo and aquarium...

Ok so currently I'm planning a trip to Chester with a friend of mine (other Zoochatters are welcome along obviously!) but I've never been before. I've looked it up and seen The Secret Life of the Zoo and read other people's thoughts on the zoo on here, but I was wondering whether there's any way...

Well, I guess I'll continue the trend following MagpieGoose doing orangutans and rhinos, and Elephas doing elephants. Chimpanzees in the UK! These are the 11 zoos in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland that house chimps. Belfast Zoo = 2.6 (Andy Lewis, Kim Lizzie Sophie Phoebe Pixie...

Chester is on Sky News (SD and HD) this afternoon/evening, a story about measuring and weighing the female python that lives in Realm of the Red Ape. Check out the usual channels - Sky 501 and 517 - and there's a roughly-edited copy on-line: Handlers Struggle With Monster Python At Chester Zoo...

Artists Impression banner on site of new enclosure

Plan of walkthrough banner on site of enclosure

why do i always get someones head in the shot?

and the top of someones head, you cvan just see a bear sticking its head out

Opposite the spectacled bears is this rhea and guanaco paddock. Bat house and tapir shelter can be seen in the background. Taken in 2005 (prior to this the paddock held a roan antelope.)

Jaguar, Chester zoo, Summer 07, Rainforest side.