All of those are good. Let's face it, the U.K. Is stiff with great zoos, large and small.
Quick plug for Linton -- one of three or four places in the UK with Hartmann Mountain Zebra.
5 best zoos in UK to visit
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Quick plug for Linton -- one of three or four places in the UK with Hartmann Mountain Zebra.
I'd go along with @Maguari. Also, as an over seas visitor you might like Cotswold as it dose a nice job of fitting a zoo in to an English country estate. As for Port Lympne, many UK enthusiasts remember it when it was a much better zoo but it offers a unique experience with a (bumpy) ride through 30+ acres of hawthorn scrub viewing eland, giraffe, zebra etc. Dudley changes very little over the years so if you want a zoo that feels very much as it did when people had to carry gas masks, it might be the zoo for you.
The following is a list of UK zoos that have mammal species that occur in up to 5 UK zoos.
26: Chester: Dusky pademelon, Goodfellow’s tree kangaroo, lowland streaked tenrec, round-eared sengi, aardvark, aye-aye, lion-tailed macaque, moloch gibbon, Sumatran orang-utan, Asia Minor spiny mouse, northern Luzon giant cloud rat, northern narrow-striped boky, sun bear, giant otter, onager, greater one-horned rhinoceros, Malayan tapir, babirusa, Balabac chevotrain, okapi, Indian muntjac, Myanmar thamin, lowland anoa, banteng, roan antelope, red duiker
18: Bristol: Eastern quoll, kowari, New Guinea ground cuscus; western woylie, Goodfellow’s tree kangaroo, blue-eyed black lemur, aye-aye, Comoro flying fox, Colombian brown spider monkey, drill, lion-tailed macaque, agile gibbon; Asia Minor spiny mouse, western house mouse, northern giant pouched rat, European souslik, South American fur seal, Java chevotrain
18: London: Goodfellow’s tree kangaroo, round-eared sengi, aye-aye, northern dry zone slender loris, potto, Moholi bushbaby, black spider monkey, Diana monkey, white-naped mangabey, Hanuman langur, northern white-cheeked gibbon; Australian water rat, Panay bushy-tailed cloud rat, northern narrow-striped boky, Malayan tapir, bearded pig, okapi, red duiker
17: Port Lympne: Eastern grey and greater bamboo lemurs, Diana monkey, western baboon, drill, golden-bellied mangabey, dusky langur, Javan lutung, moloch gibbon, Owston’s banded palm civet, Malayan tapir, sambar, takin, lowland anoa, greater kudu, roan antelope, brindled gnu
16: Paignton: Colombian brown spider monkey, Allen’s swamp monkey, Diana monkey, collared mangabey, sacred baboon, king colobus, grey and pileated gibbons; European rabbit; hazel dormouse, mountain zebra, Java chevotrain, takin, Kuban tur, Barbary sheep, lowland anoa
14: Edinburgh: Koala, swamp wallaby, Diana monkey, L’Hoest’s monkey, drill, red-cheeked gibbon, giant panda, sun bear, greater one-horned rhinoceros, Malayan tapir, taiga musk deer, Chinese goral, banteng, Nile lechwe
14: Twycross: Colombian brown spider monkey, crowned, Diana, Lowe’s and L’Hoest’s monkeys, dusky langur, Francois’ leaf monkey, Javan lutung, agile, pileated and moloch gibbons, bonobo, yellow-throated marten, tufted deer
13: Africa Alive! (Kessingland): Aardvark, blue-eyed black lemur, Senegal bushbaby, drill, golden-bellied mangabey, king colobus; Asia Minor spiny mouse, acacia rat, African brush-tailed porcupine, bat-eared fox, African wild ass, Barbary sheep, Nile lechwe
13: British Wildlife Centre, Newchapel: European rabbit; Eurasian water, short-tailed field and bank voles, European wood, yellow-necked field and western house mice, eastern grey squirrel; Eurasian water shrew, least weasel, stoat, American mink, western roe deer
13: Colchester: Aardvark, Black saki, L’Hoest’s and patas monkeys, collared mangabey, lion-tailed macaque, pileated gibbon, spotted hyena, sun bear, smooth-coated otter, South American sea lion, greater kudu, blue duiker
13: Whipsnade: Francois’ leaf monkey, sloth bear, wolverine, Chinese water deer, hog deer, Indian gaur, American bison, greater kudu, Nile lechwe, gemsbok, roan antelope, impala, hippopotamus
12: Hamerton: Brush-tail possum, swamp wallaby, collared lemur; greater guinea pig, rock cavy, aardwolf, Canadian lynx, oncilla, black-backed jackal, corsac fox, greater grison, tayra
12: Howletts: Spot-nosed monkey, Heck’s and lion-tailed macaques, white-naped mangabey, dusky langur, Francois’ leaf monkey, Javan lutung, moloch gibbon, dhole, ratel, hog deer, greater kudu
12: Marwell: Bat-eared fox, African wild ass, mountain zebra, greater one-horned rhinoceros, okapi, Java chevotrain, dorcas gazelle, lowland anoa, lesser kudu, Arabian oryx, sable and roan antelopes
11: Belfast: Goodfellow’s tree kangaroo, crowned sifaka, Venezuelan red howler, Francois’ leaf monkey, moloch gibbon, striped hyena, Asian golden cat, sun bear, spotted-necked otter, white-nosed coati, Malayan tapir
11: Wingham: Little red flying fox, Senegal bushbaby, Spix’s night monkey, grey and moloch gibbons, northern Luzon giant cloud rat, plantain squirrel, fat dormouse, pardine genet, Asiatic black bear, smooth-coated otter
10: Axe Valley, Axminster: Northern Luzon giant cloud rat, Brazilian and North American porcupines, North American red, Richardson’s ground and Japanese squirrels, African civet, Egyptian mongoose, leopard cat, arctic fox
10: Highland Wildlife Park, Kingussie: Japanese macaque, arctic fox, polar bear, wolverine, white-lipped deer, Eurasian moose, musk ox, takin, Himalayan tahr, markhor
10: Shorelands: New Guinea ground cuscus, white-collared brown lemur, black tufted-ear marmoset; east Bolivian yellow-toothed cavy, greater guinea pig, Chacoan mara, common slender mongoose, Geoffroy’s cat, tufted deer, Javan rusa
10: Woburn: American black bear, African wild ass, Chinese water deer, Javan rusa, Manchurian and Vietnamese sikas, American bison, lesser kudu, sable antelope, brindled gnu
26: Chester: Dusky pademelon, Goodfellow’s tree kangaroo, lowland streaked tenrec, round-eared sengi, aardvark, aye-aye, lion-tailed macaque, moloch gibbon, Sumatran orang-utan, Asia Minor spiny mouse, northern Luzon giant cloud rat, northern narrow-striped boky, sun bear, giant otter, onager, greater one-horned rhinoceros, Malayan tapir, babirusa, Balabac chevotrain, okapi, Indian muntjac, Myanmar thamin, lowland anoa, banteng, roan antelope, red duiker
18: Bristol: Eastern quoll, kowari, New Guinea ground cuscus; western woylie, Goodfellow’s tree kangaroo, blue-eyed black lemur, aye-aye, Comoro flying fox, Colombian brown spider monkey, drill, lion-tailed macaque, agile gibbon; Asia Minor spiny mouse, western house mouse, northern giant pouched rat, European souslik, South American fur seal, Java chevotrain
18: London: Goodfellow’s tree kangaroo, round-eared sengi, aye-aye, northern dry zone slender loris, potto, Moholi bushbaby, black spider monkey, Diana monkey, white-naped mangabey, Hanuman langur, northern white-cheeked gibbon; Australian water rat, Panay bushy-tailed cloud rat, northern narrow-striped boky, Malayan tapir, bearded pig, okapi, red duiker
17: Port Lympne: Eastern grey and greater bamboo lemurs, Diana monkey, western baboon, drill, golden-bellied mangabey, dusky langur, Javan lutung, moloch gibbon, Owston’s banded palm civet, Malayan tapir, sambar, takin, lowland anoa, greater kudu, roan antelope, brindled gnu
16: Paignton: Colombian brown spider monkey, Allen’s swamp monkey, Diana monkey, collared mangabey, sacred baboon, king colobus, grey and pileated gibbons; European rabbit; hazel dormouse, mountain zebra, Java chevotrain, takin, Kuban tur, Barbary sheep, lowland anoa
14: Edinburgh: Koala, swamp wallaby, Diana monkey, L’Hoest’s monkey, drill, red-cheeked gibbon, giant panda, sun bear, greater one-horned rhinoceros, Malayan tapir, taiga musk deer, Chinese goral, banteng, Nile lechwe
14: Twycross: Colombian brown spider monkey, crowned, Diana, Lowe’s and L’Hoest’s monkeys, dusky langur, Francois’ leaf monkey, Javan lutung, agile, pileated and moloch gibbons, bonobo, yellow-throated marten, tufted deer
13: Africa Alive! (Kessingland): Aardvark, blue-eyed black lemur, Senegal bushbaby, drill, golden-bellied mangabey, king colobus; Asia Minor spiny mouse, acacia rat, African brush-tailed porcupine, bat-eared fox, African wild ass, Barbary sheep, Nile lechwe
13: British Wildlife Centre, Newchapel: European rabbit; Eurasian water, short-tailed field and bank voles, European wood, yellow-necked field and western house mice, eastern grey squirrel; Eurasian water shrew, least weasel, stoat, American mink, western roe deer
13: Colchester: Aardvark, Black saki, L’Hoest’s and patas monkeys, collared mangabey, lion-tailed macaque, pileated gibbon, spotted hyena, sun bear, smooth-coated otter, South American sea lion, greater kudu, blue duiker
13: Whipsnade: Francois’ leaf monkey, sloth bear, wolverine, Chinese water deer, hog deer, Indian gaur, American bison, greater kudu, Nile lechwe, gemsbok, roan antelope, impala, hippopotamus
12: Hamerton: Brush-tail possum, swamp wallaby, collared lemur; greater guinea pig, rock cavy, aardwolf, Canadian lynx, oncilla, black-backed jackal, corsac fox, greater grison, tayra
12: Howletts: Spot-nosed monkey, Heck’s and lion-tailed macaques, white-naped mangabey, dusky langur, Francois’ leaf monkey, Javan lutung, moloch gibbon, dhole, ratel, hog deer, greater kudu
12: Marwell: Bat-eared fox, African wild ass, mountain zebra, greater one-horned rhinoceros, okapi, Java chevotrain, dorcas gazelle, lowland anoa, lesser kudu, Arabian oryx, sable and roan antelopes
11: Belfast: Goodfellow’s tree kangaroo, crowned sifaka, Venezuelan red howler, Francois’ leaf monkey, moloch gibbon, striped hyena, Asian golden cat, sun bear, spotted-necked otter, white-nosed coati, Malayan tapir
11: Wingham: Little red flying fox, Senegal bushbaby, Spix’s night monkey, grey and moloch gibbons, northern Luzon giant cloud rat, plantain squirrel, fat dormouse, pardine genet, Asiatic black bear, smooth-coated otter
10: Axe Valley, Axminster: Northern Luzon giant cloud rat, Brazilian and North American porcupines, North American red, Richardson’s ground and Japanese squirrels, African civet, Egyptian mongoose, leopard cat, arctic fox
10: Highland Wildlife Park, Kingussie: Japanese macaque, arctic fox, polar bear, wolverine, white-lipped deer, Eurasian moose, musk ox, takin, Himalayan tahr, markhor
10: Shorelands: New Guinea ground cuscus, white-collared brown lemur, black tufted-ear marmoset; east Bolivian yellow-toothed cavy, greater guinea pig, Chacoan mara, common slender mongoose, Geoffroy’s cat, tufted deer, Javan rusa
10: Woburn: American black bear, African wild ass, Chinese water deer, Javan rusa, Manchurian and Vietnamese sikas, American bison, lesser kudu, sable antelope, brindled gnu
Tatsuslava
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I am a bit surprised that London zoo is not mentioned on any of the lists
Several of us have mentioned London.
In any case, we know Miami_Bro is planning on going there already.
The tree kangaroo, tenrec, spiny mouse and boky are off show currently, of course - but the tree kangaroo should be going on show some time this year.
Oh, good call - forgot they weren't back on show.
Newquay should probably be on the list: Black Wildebeest, Owston's Civet, Boky-boky, Grey Slender Loris, possibly others.
Linton? Hartmann Mountain Zebra.
Also, I went to Axe Valley in February and the former Cloud Rats' enclosure was empty.
I used ZTL and decided to list zoos with 10+ relatively rare species on Zoochat.
Last I heard the tree-kangaroo, sengi and cloud rats were all off-show
Also sure I read on the forum that the bat-eared fox at Marwell has retired off-show
As far as I know ZTL lists species kept at zoos, but does not differentiate between which are on or off show.
There is the mechanism to add the information - if you click on the zoo's name on the species page, if the species is known to be off-show you'll see the dreaded words 'Hinter den Kulissen' (behind the scenes) - unfortunately the additional info doesn't translate on the English version so isn't always obvious if the exact standard phrase isn't used and as with any user-edited platform it's not always 100% accurate.
Thanks Maguari
Phillipine deer another important species that breeds there. Visayan warty Pigs too.
Gigit
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16: Paignton: Colombian brown spider monkey, Allen’s swamp monkey, Diana monkey, collared mangabey, sacred baboon, king colobus, grey and pileated gibbons; European rabbit; hazel dormouse, mountain zebra, Java chevotrain, takin, Kuban tur, Barbary sheep, lowland anoa
The lowland anoa have gone; just one individual each of Allen's swamp monkey, grey gibbon and Barbary sheep; I'm not sure if the mouse deer is still on show; haven't spotted a dormouse for years.
The lowland anoa have gone; just one individual each of Allen's swamp monkey, grey gibbon and Barbary sheep; I'm not sure if the mouse deer is still on show; haven't spotted a dormouse for years.
Not to mention Belted Ruffed Lemurs and probably the only Green Acouchi in the uk.