A missed opportunity were the river HIppos and Pygmys at Mareeba wild animal park which were I believe sold off to Bali the only saving grace was one female being obtained by Seaworld which was in the end shipped down to TWPZ which since has bred.They were unrelated to the bloodlines now in Aust. Appears its going to be some time untill a IRA has been put together for any Hippo import none of which has been started at this time.
Altina Wildlife Park Altina Wildlife Park News 2017
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Bec.Surian
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Hippo are not on our list to import at this stage and as mentioned would not be easy.
If Hippo in Australia are born (which apparently is the case?) when those babies and if they need homes we may look into holding what Australia have to offer though i feel it will not be anytime soon.
Bec.Surian
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THE SKY’S THE LIMIT!!
A SECOND for Altina & the Riverina!!!
ALTINA’S NEW BABY GIRAFFE IS REACHING FOR THE STARS!!
After a 15 month gestation period, “Munzi” gave birth standing up, to a 100kg baby boy. Staff were very excited for the new birth not only for Altina, but for his future role in the Australasian Breeding program, with Males in high demand his birth was a true ‘gift’.
He has been named “Zawadi” which is Swahili for Gift, very fitting for this tall, dark & handsome boy.
Within the first hour, the healthy 6 foot tall newborn was standing, drinking from mum and running around the exhibit!
His proud father “Uthuli” will be officially introduced to his son in the next few days where they can then be a true Family!
Altina’s tallest new born can be viewed in his exhibit with his mother starting today!
A SECOND for Altina & the Riverina!!!
ALTINA’S NEW BABY GIRAFFE IS REACHING FOR THE STARS!!
After a 15 month gestation period, “Munzi” gave birth standing up, to a 100kg baby boy. Staff were very excited for the new birth not only for Altina, but for his future role in the Australasian Breeding program, with Males in high demand his birth was a true ‘gift’.
He has been named “Zawadi” which is Swahili for Gift, very fitting for this tall, dark & handsome boy.
Within the first hour, the healthy 6 foot tall newborn was standing, drinking from mum and running around the exhibit!
His proud father “Uthuli” will be officially introduced to his son in the next few days where they can then be a true Family!
Altina’s tallest new born can be viewed in his exhibit with his mother starting today!
Bec.Surian
Well-Known Member
This last week has been baby week with a baby bison (now 3) baby marmosets (now 3) baby highland calves (now 3) AND A BABY GIRAFFE!!!!
New species list for those interested
Red Panda
Ringtail lemur
Saltwater crocodile
Freshwater Crocodile
American Alligator
Ring-tail Coati
Tasmanian Devils
Common Wombat
Capuchin Monkey
Marmoset Monkey
Guinea fowl
Black Swan
Magpie geese
Cape barron Geese
Chinese geese
Peacocks
Clydesdale horses
Red Deer
Fallow Deer
Indian Blackbuck Antelope
Addax Antelope
Barbary Sheep
Himalayan Tahr
Hog Deer
Asian Water Buffalo
American Bison
Banteng Cattle
Rusa Deer
Waterbuck Antelope
Eland antelope
Scimitar Oryx
White Rhino
Donkey
Capybara
Maned Wolf
Bongo
Giraffe
Ostrich
fat tail sheep
Spotted Hyena
White Lion
Tawny Lion
African Wild Dog
Zebra
Alpaca
Wapiti Deer
Scottish Highland Cattle
Texas Long Horn Cattle
Mongolian Wild Horse
Domestic Goats
Ducks
Domestic geese
and other wild roaming animals seen most days
Grey kangaroo
Emu
with occasionally seeing
Bearded Dragon
Inland Carpet Pythan
Lace Monitors
Echidna
also in the wild not to mention the large amount of birds including
Surpurb parrots
kookaburra
Eastern rosella
Kites
Cockatoos
Short bill corella
Galah
Apostle Birds
and the list goes on
NEXT ON THE LIST
Serval - enclosure being built now
Yellow Footed Wallaby
Cotton Top Tamarins
Cheetah
Tiger
All when available
New species list for those interested
Red Panda
Ringtail lemur
Saltwater crocodile
Freshwater Crocodile
American Alligator
Ring-tail Coati
Tasmanian Devils
Common Wombat
Capuchin Monkey
Marmoset Monkey
Guinea fowl
Black Swan
Magpie geese
Cape barron Geese
Chinese geese
Peacocks
Clydesdale horses
Red Deer
Fallow Deer
Indian Blackbuck Antelope
Addax Antelope
Barbary Sheep
Himalayan Tahr
Hog Deer
Asian Water Buffalo
American Bison
Banteng Cattle
Rusa Deer
Waterbuck Antelope
Eland antelope
Scimitar Oryx
White Rhino
Donkey
Capybara
Maned Wolf
Bongo
Giraffe
Ostrich
fat tail sheep
Spotted Hyena
White Lion
Tawny Lion
African Wild Dog
Zebra
Alpaca
Wapiti Deer
Scottish Highland Cattle
Texas Long Horn Cattle
Mongolian Wild Horse
Domestic Goats
Ducks
Domestic geese
and other wild roaming animals seen most days
Grey kangaroo
Emu
with occasionally seeing
Bearded Dragon
Inland Carpet Pythan
Lace Monitors
Echidna
also in the wild not to mention the large amount of birds including
Surpurb parrots
kookaburra
Eastern rosella
Kites
Cockatoos
Short bill corella
Galah
Apostle Birds
and the list goes on
NEXT ON THE LIST
Serval - enclosure being built now
Yellow Footed Wallaby
Cotton Top Tamarins
Cheetah
Tiger
All when available
drill
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Very ambitious the animals they want to get
Bec, Never meant to put this on this Altina thread was meant to go on the Aust zoo thread, I am well aware of the great work Altina does and rate it in the top 3 progress zoos in the counrty, Am aware there is no IRA for Hippos at this time, it appears our government can only handle one problem at a time!
thanks for the updated species lists, Bec.Surian.
in which respect?
photo here (from 7 May): Altina Wildlife Park on Twitter
The 2 female Zebras are together and one of them is looking very pregnant. The Stalion has been moved in with the Ostriches in case he injures the foal when it is born.
The Serval enclosure is looking about finished and the Servals ore no far off arriving.
Bec.Surian
Well-Known Member
Altina are proud to announce yet another litter of wild dog puppies. 6 healthy puppies are now one month old and starting to venture out of their den.
Bec.Surian
Well-Known Member
BABY STRIPES HAS ARRIVED!
Altina are so excited to announce our very first baby ZEBRA!
A first for the Riverina this little boy has been named 'Mstari' meaning stripes in Swahili.
Mstari is running around and eating well. Proud mum, 'Sharni' has definitely proven herself to be an exceptional mother.
Junior stripes can be seen on daily tours or met personally on the behind the scenes 'Giant meets stripes' tour! (Bookings essential & conditions apply)
0412060342
Altina are so excited to announce our very first baby ZEBRA!
A first for the Riverina this little boy has been named 'Mstari' meaning stripes in Swahili.
Mstari is running around and eating well. Proud mum, 'Sharni' has definitely proven herself to be an exceptional mother.
Junior stripes can be seen on daily tours or met personally on the behind the scenes 'Giant meets stripes' tour! (Bookings essential & conditions apply)
0412060342
From their Facebook, there is a baby Ring-tailed Lemur at Altina, the first to be born there.
Media article: The next arrival at Altina Wildlife Park
Media article: The next arrival at Altina Wildlife Park
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It's been a while since any news was posted in the Altina threads, so while looking back through their Facebook:
*An 18-month old Serval named Hasani arrived from Adelaide. Media article here: My what big ears you have Hasani: Altina’s new addition
The above article is from October, but the Zoos SA annual report says the Serval went to Altina in July.
https://www.zoossa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Zoos-SA-Annual-Report-2016-17-for-web.pdf
*An 18-month old Serval named Hasani arrived from Adelaide. Media article here: My what big ears you have Hasani: Altina’s new addition
The above article is from October, but the Zoos SA annual report says the Serval went to Altina in July.
https://www.zoossa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Zoos-SA-Annual-Report-2016-17-for-web.pdf
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