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Seems a naming competition on Facebook for two male yellow armadillos was hijacked yesterday. Post had to be removed and reposted. People were receiving notifications they had won and friend requests from the an Amazon World account. Winners receive free adoption and zoo tickets
Armadillos we’re born 27th June
Armadillos we’re born 27th June
littleRedPanda
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I saw that on another zoo facebook page recently.
I would be curious in seeing what others think of Amazon World as it is now?
From what I understand, it is no longer the place of rarities that it once was...
From what I understand, it is no longer the place of rarities that it once was...
Alwaysevergreen
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Around 5 species of Armadillos and a Paca are definitely highlights for me there.
They haven't had five species of armadillos in a decade, sadly!
I believe now the number stands at four - perhaps TLD can confirm ?
They certainly still have southern three-banded, large hairy and six-banded; not at all sure about the screaming hairy however.
They didn't have nine-banded for very long.. and unfortunately that one was a no-show at the time of my one and only visit a decade ago, so I've yet to see the species at all!
as far as sub-collections go, I think one that particularly surprised about Amazon World was that a few resources until recently [incl. Wikipedia] listed them as having the largest collection of toucans in the UK. Surprised - as today, at Amazon World, only one species of toucan remains ! [Albeit, the rather nice Plate-billed Mountain Toucan at that]
Yes, the bulk of their former collection was broken up and dispersed (primarily to private keepers and Birdworld in Sussex) shortly before my aforementioned visit a decade ago... one of the three major disappointments of the day along with the nine-banded armadillo being a no-show, and learning the last mountain paca outside the native range had died a few days previously!
And you still kept visiting zoos?!
Alwaysevergreen
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I did see the Screaming, it was in with the Mouse Lemur or Loris, can't remember which one, but I got photo's of it playing with a small Captain America ball.
They labelled Yellow Armadillo, Large Hairy Armadillo, Three Banded Armadillo, Screaming Armadillo & Six Banded Armadillo on the different sign posts in the nocturnal house?
Yellow and six-banded are the same species.
Alwaysevergreen
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Thank you, didn't know that.
Conservation | Learn at the Zoo | Amazon World Zoo Park | Isle of Wight
Another 'time-looped' page I found, which seems to have a somewhat out-of-date list regarding some species AWZP keeps under European breeding programme.
Geoffroys' Cat, Tamandua Anteater, Red Ruffed Lemur, Black and White Ruffed Lemur, African Black-footed Penguin, Golden Lion Tamarin, Golden-headed Lion Tamarin, White-fronted Marmoset*, Red-bellied Tamarin, Kinkajou, Sun Bittern, Goeldis' Monkey, Black Howler Monkey, Silvery Marmoset, Emperor Tamarin, Hoffman's Sloth, Fennec Fox and Squirrel Monkey
In which, the species I have emboldened are the species which Amazon World no longer has - Geoffroy's Cat they haven't had for at least 10 years now, I'm not sure when they went out of Golden Lion Tamarin, but in any case it wasn't listed on their 2012 animal list, somehow. One animal on the list that caught my eye was the 'White-fronted marmoset' - I actually don't know what species this is referring to. The closest I found was the White-headed marmoset, Callithrix geoffroyi, though other marmosets also have white 'front's, too, which leaves me uncertain as to what species it is meant to be. In any case, it seems AZ doesn't keep it any more - the only species they keep now of the marmosets is Geoldi's Marmoset.
I also find it somewhat curious how the site still mentions that 'at last count, the collection numbered about 200 different species' - a claim that has been on the website since 2004, which makes me quite curious as to when this 'last count' was. They probably operate under a zoo license which would require them to take inventory from time to time ... I am certain whatever this 'last count' contained it isn't representative of what the park has now.
Another 'time-looped' page I found, which seems to have a somewhat out-of-date list regarding some species AWZP keeps under European breeding programme.
Geoffroys' Cat, Tamandua Anteater, Red Ruffed Lemur, Black and White Ruffed Lemur, African Black-footed Penguin, Golden Lion Tamarin, Golden-headed Lion Tamarin, White-fronted Marmoset*, Red-bellied Tamarin, Kinkajou, Sun Bittern, Goeldis' Monkey, Black Howler Monkey, Silvery Marmoset, Emperor Tamarin, Hoffman's Sloth, Fennec Fox and Squirrel Monkey
In which, the species I have emboldened are the species which Amazon World no longer has - Geoffroy's Cat they haven't had for at least 10 years now, I'm not sure when they went out of Golden Lion Tamarin, but in any case it wasn't listed on their 2012 animal list, somehow. One animal on the list that caught my eye was the 'White-fronted marmoset' - I actually don't know what species this is referring to. The closest I found was the White-headed marmoset, Callithrix geoffroyi, though other marmosets also have white 'front's, too, which leaves me uncertain as to what species it is meant to be. In any case, it seems AZ doesn't keep it any more - the only species they keep now of the marmosets is Geoldi's Marmoset.
I also find it somewhat curious how the site still mentions that 'at last count, the collection numbered about 200 different species' - a claim that has been on the website since 2004, which makes me quite curious as to when this 'last count' was. They probably operate under a zoo license which would require them to take inventory from time to time ... I am certain whatever this 'last count' contained it isn't representative of what the park has now.
Yes, it refers to the Geoffroy's Marmoset - https://www.researchgate.net/public...onted_Marmoset_Studbook_10TH_Edition_20142015