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Chlidonias said:
All species are quolls. I've never actually heard anyone call them "native cats" in real life before, only in old books or as an "alternative name".
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Pertinax said:
I think in the UK zoos that hold them,(Bristol anyway) they are labelled ' (Eastern) Native Cat', rather than Quoll, which is the less familiar term over here.
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Generally, I am conservative about the common names of animals. For example, I would use:-

· Prince Alfred’s deer (not Philippine spotted deer)

· monkey-eating eagle (not Philippine eagle)

· Manchurian crane (not red-crowned crane)

· narrow-striped mongoose (not boky-boky)

· etc etc

simply because there are the names I’ve always used for those species.

Nevertheless, I tend to agree with “Chlidonias” here. I am familiar with the term “native cat” but always associate it with old-fashioned books; it is not a name that I can ever recall hearing anyone use and I would always say quoll myself.
 
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Pertinax said:
I think in the UK zoos that hold them,(Bristol anyway) they are labelled ' (Eastern) Native Cat', rather than Quoll, which is the less familiar term over here.
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Bristol certainly labelled them as Eastern Quoll on those occasions I have visited since they arrived!
 
Pertinax said:
I think in the UK zoos that hold them,(Bristol anyway) they are labelled ' (Eastern) Native Cat', rather than Quoll, which is the less familiar term over here.
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Sorry, but the only other UK zoo that hold them,, Linton, have always labelled them Eastern Quoll since they arrived!
 
Pertinax said:
I knew about the failure of the Rock Wallabies but that doesn't explain the enormous size and height of this overall structure though. Was it originally intended to be a free-flight aviary perhaps?
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It was yes, they used to have free range wonga and crested pigeons in there.
 
pipaluk said:
Sorry, but the only other UK zoo that hold them,, Linton, have always labelled them Eastern Quoll since they arrived!
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I retract..:D.I thought Bristol called them 'native cat' for some reason, but it seems they say 'Eastern Quoll' also. Myself, I always say Quoll anyway.:rolleyes:
 
Pertinax said:
I realised afterward that they are essentially nocturnal. so that explained why they were not to be seen...:( Could you somehow turn their display into a reverse-lighting one?
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As the population is still quite small and relatively fragile, as we're doing pretty well (so far) I'm a bit loathe to make any changes to the husbandry or schedule until it's stabilised a bit more, but it is something we're looking into and discussing with Melbourne.
 
A black marsh turtle has successfully hatched at Bristol Zoo, the first one to be born at the zoo in a decade. The hatchling is currently in quarantine but will soon join the adults on-show. This youngster is descended from a group of 10,000 turtles rescued from a ship in Hong Kong in 2001, intended for human consumption.

More information is included on the link below:
Tiny turtle hatches | Bristol Zoo
 
banham.tiger said:
Are the lions at bristol zoo going to remain there or will they eventually be moved to the wild place?
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They'll be staying at Bristol zoo for the foreseeable future and probably beyond. Both sites have much more important plans to sort at the moment
 
Visited today and a few updates:

All of the species in the Greenhouse area of Zona Brazil, as well as the Golden Lion Tamarins from that area have been moved and re-homed elsewhere in the zoo and the greenhouse is now closed.

Pygmy Hippo Hugo has been moved to Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.
 
CDavies98 said:
Visited today and a few updates:

All of the species in the Greenhouse area of Zona Brazil, as well as the Golden Lion Tamarins from that area have been moved and re-homed elsewhere in the zoo and the greenhouse is now closed.
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Without jumping to the obvious conclusion, was there any suggestion as to why?
 
Kifaru Bwana said:
To be replaced with …?
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Maybe they will go to Wild Place Project. Once Bear Wood is finished, the next build will be a Costa Rican Rainforest and South America complex. I wouldn't be surprised if they start the South African theme towards the Meadow early and started with Tapir and Capybara in this area, before the big Rainforest themed area at the back of the meadow once Bear Wood is finished.
It would make no sense for Bristol to send away animals when those species are named as species for the South American / Rainforest builds expected to be done after Bear Wood.
 
Your response is an additive relating to Bristol Wild Place's immediate future. Allthough welcome to note Costa Rica and S.American rainforest complex is next on the project list.

What will replace Zona at Bristol Zoo is my immediate concern and question!
 
As far as I know there are no immediate plans for it beyond demolition, it may sit empty for a while before it is redeveloped
 
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