Have the meerkats and porcupine swapped enclosures?
Yep. Made more sense for enclosure use, size and positioning within the park. Meerkats are very popular, so put them in the middle etc
Have the meerkats and porcupine swapped enclosures?
Looking forward to visiting for the first time on Monday! Might be short for time so any must sees?

What are the eight species, please? Black Rats and….Try catch a binturong talk (if there's one on). The keepers have been working hard on training them and it's the best view you'll get of them.
Twilight Zone, Crocodile Creche, baby Mara (near the tapir) and at least 8 baby prairie dogs.
Also new exhibit Human Nature; the place where the human race clash with the natural world, there are 8 species on display that have either suffered badly from human interaction or have adapted and greatly benefitted from it. Each enclosure in this immersive building is themed to tell their stories. Hopefully you'll find it entertaining and thought provoking.View attachment 624941
What are the eight species, please? Black Rats and….
What are some of the aviary mixes at Beale? Looking on media there is (or was?) a aviary with turaco and whistling ducks and a few others. I’m looking to visit soon.
I think it's just now Sika and ReindeerWhat deer species do you hold these days- is it just Sika or are there others, like the Axis/Chital that used to be there at one time? Thanks.
I assume by EU you mean Europe ?1:sun conures, Patagonian conures, glossy starlings, white shouldered starlings and rufous vented laughingthrushes (only ones in EU), and azaras agoutis
Hahaha….keep forgetting!I assume by EU you mean Europe ?![]()
That’s a big question. We’ve got several aviaries, but do mean the ones with single species (burrowing owls, kooks, snowys etc) or just mixed?
There are 3 mixed aviaries:
1:sun conures, Patagonian conures, glossy starlings, white shouldered starlings and rufous vented laughingthrushes (only ones in EU), and azaras agoutis
2: scarlet ibis, crimson bellied conures, yellow shouldered amazons, Palawan peacock pheasants, purple swamphens, Guinea fowl, common quail, collared hill partridge, Javan sparrows
3: Stanley crane, little egret, ringed teal, red breasted geese, masked plover
I think that’s everything
Do you keep breeding groups of the sun conures and Patagonian conures together?
Do you keep breeding groups of the sun conures and Patagonian conures together?