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Female Four-horned Chameleon (Chamaeleo quadricornis)

This male Nile Soft-shelled Turtle (Trionyx triunguis) illustrates a problem with open exhibits. Visitors thought it was great fun to cover his back with coins. This enclosure now houses the Galapagos Tortoises.

Wagler's Pit Viper (Tropidolaemus wagleri). For over 20 years I had this photo labelled as a white-lipped pit viper. The fact that they look completely different escaped me.

Chester Zoo claims a first world captive breeding of the Sunbeam Snake (Xenopeltis unicolor), though I have seen a report of an unconfirmed earlier breeding in Thailand. The original pair were presented by HM Customs and they bred on several occasions. This species only produced young every...

Chester Zoo was successful in keeping the false gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii) for many years. The area in which they were housed is now the tuatara exhibit.

Puluh, the impressive adult male Sumatran Orang Utan. He has fathered 4 babies. http://www.orangehairyape.com/zoopages/chesterzoo.html# It's an old page, but it shows just how well Puluh has developed in recent years...

Chester has 4 males. Does anyone know if they plan on getting females?

Pumbaa, I think...

Patna

Ostrich, Gemsbok and Sitatunga can be seen

Chester Zoo I think this picture shows the overgrown 'foresty' feel of the exhibit...

The Lechwe are in an exhibit behind the meerkat enclosure.

taken just after feeding time ;)