Colchester Zoo Animal List

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ZooLeopard

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Colchester Zoo Animal List End of 2009

Mammals
Aardvark – (M) Adella (F) Oq (M) Draco
African Lion – (M) Subu (F) Leoni
African Elephant – (M) Tembo (F) Tanya (F) Zola (F) Opal
African Hunting Dog-(M) Unknown (M) Unknown
Amur Leopard- (M) Dende (F) Milena (M) Sayan
Amur Tiger – (M) Igor (F) Anouska
Capuchin, Buffy-headed - (M) Little Man (F) Wicket...
Cheetah – (F) Uria (F) Katavi
Warthog, West African – (M) Marley (F) Tunip + offspring
L’Hoest Monkey – (M) Chris (F) Biko (F) Kim (M) Gizmo
Fennec Fox – (M) Sabah (F) Sudan (F) Sadia
Gelada Baboon - (M) Junior (F) Mena (F) Sereba (F) Malaika (F) Thandi (F) Keecha
(F) Mzuri
Red bellied Tamarins - (M) Piura (F) Poca
Meerkats - (M) Dande (F) Tabbi
Spider Monkeys – (M) Heineken (F) Cheekaboo (F) Fatgut
Squirrel Monkeys – (M) Peter (F) Macey
Tamarin, Golden Headed – (M) Samuel (F) Nala
Mandrill – (M) Dume (F) Celine (F) Solomina
Tamarin, Emperor - (M) Alfie (F) Rosie
Cherry-Crowned Mangaby - (M) Sputnik (F) Michelle
Giant Anteater – (M) Gilberto (F) Furai (M) Silva (M) Unknown
Pallas Cat – (M) Rasputin (F) Rhiannon
Tiger, Bengal White – (M) Sasha
Giraffe, Reticulated Hybrid – (M) Koife
Giraffe, Reticulated – (M) Edmund (F) Lily (F) Isha
Giraffe, Rothschild Hybrid – (M) Century
Red River Hog - (M) David (F) Ans-Marcus (F) Mathilde
Lemur, Blue-eyed black - (M) Gila (F) Atilla
Rhinocerous, White - (F) Flossy (F) Cynthia (F) Emily (M) Zamba
Hippo, Pygmy - (M) Freddy (F) Venus
Ostrich - (M) Kruger (F) Pongola (F) Kosi
Komodo Dragon - (F) Keli (F) Mutu
Chimpanzees - (M) Pippin (M) Tombe (F) Billy-Joe (F) Kora (F) Tara (F) Tekita
(M) Tumba (F) Talia
Linnes Two-toed sloth - (M) Tucurui (F) Gallina
Cuban Crocodiles: Cayo (F), Tasoro (F) not sure of spellings
Spotted Hyena: Mbembe (F)
Harbour Seals: Jasmine (F), Babyface (M)
Geoffroys Cat: Amazon (F) ...
Patagonian Sealions: Paris (F), Atlanta (F), Winnipeg (F), Milan (F), Sydney (F)
Albino Burmese Python: Custard (unsure of gender)
Slender Snouted Crocodile: Cordelia (F) unknown name (F)
Crowned Cranes: Willow (F), Wonky (M) (breeding pair) Marco (M), Trevor (M), Rolo
(M) Solo (M)
Blue Cranes: Mr Stanley Crane (M), unknown (F)
Blue Duiker: Sapphire (F)

This is my list so far. I know i've missed some easy animals but I have just quickly typed it up from my notebook.

Any new animal names to add welcome :)
 
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Makes interesting reading for someone who has not visited Colchester. Just one question - what is this white bengal tiger you speak of, I have not heard of such a species ;).
 
Well done, Zoo Leapard for that list.:D:cool:

The White Tiger is called Sasha and he's a 14 year old male.

I believe they got bred from a rich British man who lived in India in Victorian times. They're not a natural speices of Tiger.

Sasha came in 1998 (I think) I can't remember where from he notoriously killed his mate in a failed introduction.:(
 
Goretex said:
Well done, Zoo Leapard for that list.:D:cool:

The White Tiger is called Sasha and he's a 14 year old male.

I believe they got bred from a rich British man who lived in India in Victorian times. They're not a natural speices of Tiger.

Sasha came in 1998 (I think) I can't remember where from he notoriously killed his mate in a failed introduction.:(
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Sasha came from a small zoo in France if I remember correctly.
 
Goretex said:
They're not a natural speices of Tiger.
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My point was that they are not a species of tiger at all, and therefore should not, on this list, have had the "white" included in the name (we don't describe normal tigers as Orange Bengal Tigers).

However, I think this is rather hi-jacking zooleopard's thread so I'll stop being so picky about symantics.
 
does anyone know the names of the new hunting dogs that arrived a few months ago and also the names of the kudu?

If anyone is visiting the zoo soon is it possible if you could have a look at some of the adoption plagues that say animals names. Many thanks if you can :D
 
ZooLeopard said:
If anyone is visiting the zoo soon is it possible if you could have a look at some of the adoption plagues that say animals names. Many thanks if you can :D
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Will do tomorrow...

a few to add
Cuban Crocodiles: Cayo (F), Tasoro (F) not sure of spellings
Spotted Hyena: Mbembe (F)
Harbour Seals: Jasmine (F), Babyface (M)
Geoffroys Cat: Amazon (F) unsure of the other/s
Patagonian Sealions: Paris (F), Atlanta (F), Winnipeg (F), Milan (F), Sydney (F)
Albino Burmese Python: Custard (unsure of gender)
Slender Snouted Crocodile: Cordelia (F) unknown name (F)
Crowned Cranes: Willow (F), Wonky (M) (breeding pair) Marco (M), Trevor (M), Rolo (M), Solo (M) (ones in Kingdom of the wild)
Blue Cranes: Mr Stanley Crane (M), unknown name (F)
Blue Duiker: Sapphire (F)
 
Nope, I'm sure it's a female!

Just realised we've forgotten the Orangutans :eek:
Bornean Orangutan: Tiga
Orangutan (hybrid): Rajang
 
There are 7 Geladas altogether, not just 2. There is a photograph of their family tree with all their names and sexes in the Colchester Zoo gallery.

There are loads of animals missing from the list but I am not sure how many of them have names - or if they do, whether these are up next to their enclosures ...... though this seems to be info which Colchester is increasingly providing.

Off the top of my head, there are also the Colobus monkeys. There is a little family group of 3 next to the lions, ...... I think the baby is called Lloyd, but can't remember what his mum and dad are called. There's another, larger group (8 or 9 perhaps ?) opposite the cheetah enclosure. As an aside, I have always wondered why those 3 are kept separately.

There's also 5 or 6 Patas monkeys - but so far, their names aren't on display.

There are now 24 Mandrills ...... again, their names don't seem to be publicised by way of a family tree (yet) though you can also often pick up animals' names from sponsorship plaques erected near their enclosures.

Similarly, there are many more Squirrel Monkeys than 2. I think you'd need to mail Colchester or get hold of a keeper to find all their names. They do have them ...... I remember them being individually described in Zoo Days.
 
GillP said:
Off the top of my head, there are also the Colobus monkeys. There is a little family group of 3 next to the lions, ...... I think the baby is called Lloyd, but can't remember what his mum and dad are called.QUOTE]

The male is called Apollo and the female is called Etosha. I spent ages watching them when I visited in August. Lloyd is so cute and full of mischief :D
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I do know many of the names of the anmals at colchester as I said earlier in the tread I know i have missed 'obvious names' but I do know them. Thanks for the colobus names mhale (i had lloyd written doen on my notepad but couldn't remember his parents :(!

I currently would like anyone who can find the names of animals which are on the sponsorship plagues around the zoo to post their findings. Thanks to anyone who has posted any names that i have forgotton. :D
 
I have a few more from my visit today............. (couldn't get the names of the new Hunting Dogs though!)

Damara Zebra: Troy (M), Dot (F), Dash (F), K'tusha (F)
Greater Kudu: Grace (F) Kumu (F)
Kirks Dik Dik: Narla (M), Sien (F)
Burmese Python: Solomon, Sasha (unsure of genders)
Rhinoceros Iguana: Rico (M), Unsure of name (F)

I think that the reason for the separate group of Colobus was toimprove breeding as I'm not sure if the main group breed? :confused:
 
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From sponsorship boards:

One of the Patas monkeys is called Pipo.

The binturong near the Pallas Cat is called Benson.

Various meerkats are listed as Otavi, Rizzo, Robie, Jake, Dave and Billy.
 
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