Chester Zoo A Little Bit of Info

does he walk that pattern as its part of his scent marking etc as the servals were pacing up an down there enclosure on sunday is that normal?
 
LeeMac13 said:
does he walk that pattern as its part of his scent marking etc as the servals were pacing up an down there enclosure on sunday is that normal?
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All cats pace in captivity and if spent watching them for any length of time you would see them do so.

So may argue it normal and some argue its not (am not going to get into this but check out the thread in the General forum on pacing animals).

I find while pacing he does sniff the trees around his enclosure.
 
Dan said:
Why is that? I have been very impressed by the jaguar exhibit ever since I read about in on Zoolex. Even though the inside quarters probably are unparallelled in the zoo world, surely the black jag would benefit from coming out in the fresh air?
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The jaguar is allowed in the outdoor enclosure
 
If you go to the Jaguars 1st thing in the morning (around 10) you can see the Pele the black jaguar at the front of the enclosure eating his breakfast on a rock. I can't say whether this is every day or not but there are frequently chicken feathers on that same rock.
 
are the jaguars fed on the same days as the lions? Does anybody think having leopards at the zoo would be a good idea?
 
Asha being implanted

LeeMac13 said:
. Asha has been implanted this year but they plan to breed again in 2010.
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Do you know why Asha has had an implant and it's not planned to breed again until 2010? Is it anything to do with the previous cub Chakra having to be put to sleep due to a development disorder?
 
Most probably, but back to back pregnancies is bad for the female as well. However, implanting her may have an effect on future breeding anyway, as it may take a while for her to come into season once the implant has been removed, and she will be around 12 years old then, so possibly too old to breed. In my opinion... not a wise choice!
 
Paulkarli08 said:
she will be around 12 years old then, so possibly too old to breed. In my opinion... not a wise choice!
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It seems such a shame as they are so compatible and she has had bad luck what with abandoning Tejas and the other cub and then she was totally different with the next cub Chakra only to have it removed and put to sleep. We were there the week before Chakra was put to sleep and all three were out in the sun - playing together - it was such a lovely scene, I couldn't believe the news the week after. We also went after Chakra had been put to sleep and Asha seemed so sad. Shame they didn't give her another chance.:(
 
I personally feel that the pair should have been allowed to breed again, but also feel that Asha will never fully care for her cubs properly, possibly due to the fact she had Tejas quite late in her life (around 8/9 years old). The best scenario really would probably be to hand raise future cubs with the pair, as any future development disorders can be rectified by vets, as they did with Tejas.It's a shame really as they are a real loved up pair of lions.
 
Andiii said:
Do you know why Asha has had an implant and it's not planned to breed again until 2010? Is it anything to do with the previous cub Chakra having to be put to sleep due to a development disorder?
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This has mostly likely come from the studbook keeper, a similar situation happened with chester's jaguars.
 
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