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Rohin said:
It might be my eyesight, but it looks like there are things on its back? They look like tiny wings.
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Either they doctored it or it’s just motion blur from branches it’s pushing through. You can get some ghosting on these night vision cameras (pun not intended) so I’d say happy coincidence vs photoshop.

Either way if it’s actually inside the enclosure they probably need to worry about how it got in - perhaps fell in over the fence from the walkway or ran in via the gate when it was open. And I guess it will be a snack shortly which is rather a shame for the deer (not objecting to it being eaten but they shouldn’t leave the animals to kill it).
 
Strathmorezoo said:
Any idea how it would have got in there? I'm not familiar with this enclosure
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There are gates into the enclosure so maybe via one of those they are quite speedy. Or it could have jumped over the walkway though it’s quite a drop. I hope it isn’t hurt and suffering if it is in the enclosure, they are common animals but it doesn’t deserve a crappy end. Having said that it might actually be in the space between the enclosures vs actually in the enclosure itself as the wood extends around the space and under the walkway where the fences are so it could be nearby but not inside and still be caught on camera. There’s space between the lynx fence and bear fence and other places where the fences look endless but are separated so it might just be in the wood but not in with the bears, wolves wolverine or lynx.
 
Lafone said:
There are gates into the enclosure so maybe via one of those they are quite speedy. Or it could have jumped over the walkway though it’s quite a drop. I hope it isn’t hurt and suffering if it is in the enclosure, they are common animals but it doesn’t deserve a crappy end. Having said that it might actually be in the space between the enclosures vs actually in the enclosure itself as the wood extends around the space and under the walkway where the fences are so it could be nearby but not inside and still be caught on camera. There’s space between the lynx fence and bear fence and other places where the fences look endless but are separated so it might just be in the wood but not in with the bears, wolves wolverine or lynx.
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Didn't fly in then ? Lol
 
What gets me is the so called experts being baffled
Even with a dark, slightly blurry picture its pretty obvious a Reeve's Muntjac
and though I've never been to England know that they are feral there
 
Daktari JG said:
What gets me is the so called experts being baffled
Even with a dark, slightly blurry picture its pretty obvious a Reeve's Muntjac
and though I've never been to England know that they are feral there
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Clearly, no-one is baffled.
This is just a spun 'non-new-non-story' put out for halloween and the school half-term.
 
I had a quick visit this morning. I had reasonably good views of the very active Red Vented Cockatoos, through the cane fencing of the Hornbill enclosure.
The bears were inside, probably beginning their torpor, but the Lynx, wolverines & wolf were all active.
There is a sign explaining that the female Blue Eyed Black Lemur was hand reared and should not be interacted with as she gets ‘distressed’ when people leave.
I do feel like the site is one big exhibit (in addition to the Gorilla complex) short at the moment and that Bear Wood would benefit from a Red Squirrel and native Owl aviaries at either end of the walkways.
 
TriUK said:
I do feel like the site is one big exhibit (in addition to the Gorilla complex) short at the moment and that Bear Wood would benefit from a Red Squirrel and native Owl aviaries at either end of the walkways.
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I agree they need a couple more 'weighty' exhibits to flesh out the still rather 'thin' collection they have so far at the BZP. As mentioned previously, I would like to see Okapi return a.s.a.p. Bristol (at the old Zoo site mainly, but at this one sometimes also) have by far the longest record for keeping this species in the UK, around sixty years in fact. The place seems incomplete without them now.

I failed to understand rather why two other quite high profile species were dispensed with when the old zoo closed. 1. The Asian Lions- being both endangered & surely a big draw for visitors? I do appreciate they would have had to build new accomodation for them of course. 2. The Drills- a seriously endangered species. If too expensive to rehouse at the Project site then I would have preferred to see them replace the male Geladas. I know they have their own criteria in respect of species selection, e.g. whether or not supporting in situ projects for certain species, but it is also about providing a good display for the visiting public as well.
 
jtrbmvcq said:
I agree, you’d think that drills would fit with this west and central Africa theme with the gorilla, okapi, rhino, croc, parrots etc… I suppose they’re getting mangabeys but why not both primates!
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I still cannot figure out why they let the Drills go- they had only got them a few years previously with the usual publicity fanfare. They sent the females to Fota in Ireland and the male (I think) went to Barcelona. Indeed Mangabeys and Drills would provide a better display though not together of course.
 
jtrbmvcq said:
I agree, you’d think that drills would fit with this west and central Africa theme with the gorilla, okapi, rhino, croc, parrots etc… I suppose they’re getting mangabeys but why not both primates!
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Last time I checked the plan was to get Mandrills later on when Okapi return.
So in the Central African Forest area the first stage of development is the Western lowland gorilla and Cherry crowned mangabey mixed exhibit as well as the Slender snouted crocodile and African grey parrot house. The next period of development (I'm guessing a year or two after?) included Okapi and Mandrill enclosures.

In the same timeframe as the first stage of development for the Central African Forest area, planning consent was also given for the addition of an ostrich enclosure to the Benoue national park exhibit/savannah, which was planned to be for North African red necked ostrich. The next period of the development for this area would be the addition of an enclosure for Eastern black rhino to the savannah, possibly in a similar time period to those for Mandrill and Okapi.
I provided a link or two showing the plans for those near future developments further up the thread.
 
Rajang-GOAT said:
Last time I checked the plan was to get Mandrills later on when Okapi return.
So in the Central African Forest area the first stage of development is the Western lowland gorilla and Cherry crowned mangabey mixed exhibit as well as the Slender snouted crocodile and African grey parrot house. The next period of development (I'm guessing a year or two after?) included Okapi and Mandrill enclosures.

In the same timeframe as the first stage of development for the Central African Forest area, planning consent was also given for the addition of an ostrich enclosure to the Benoue national park exhibit/savannah, which was planned to be for North African red necked ostrich. The next period of the development for this area would be the addition of an enclosure for Eastern black rhino to the savannah, possibly in a similar time period to those for Mandrill and Okapi.
I provided a link or two showing the plans for those near future developments further up the thread.
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I think if all of those plans do come to fruition (and judging by the speed of current developments how long will all this take?) then BZP will become more of a fully fledged collection again.
 
Pertinax said:
I think if all of those plans do come to fruition (and judging by the speed of current developments how long will all this take?) then BZP will become more of a fully fledged collection again.
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I would appreciate it highly if they would actually speed up the projected new exhibits. BWP really needs more big draws in okapi, lion, rhino, gorilla et cetera!
 
Kifaru Bwana said:
I would appreciate it highly if they would actually speed up the projected new exhibits. BWP really needs more big draws in okapi, lion, rhino, gorilla et cetera!
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They're moving rather quickly relatively speaking, given it's a totally untouched site and the level of groundwork needed is really incomparable elsewhere - plus anyone that's been to the area or has lived in that part of the country can confirm it's rather open to the elements even on the nicest of days. Gorilla and rhino are less than 18 months away - hopefully the rhino being even sooner. There's plenty of advertisement as well so I would imagine they're doing alright in terms of foot traffic even currently
 
cerperal said:
Gorilla and rhino are less than 18 months away - hopefully the rhino being even sooner. There's plenty of advertisement as well so I would imagine they're doing alright in terms of foot traffic even currently
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Wow, really? As I said above I was under the impression they would come in a period of development (1-3 years) after the gorillas, but if it is the case that their exhibit will be completed at a similar time or before the gorilas, mangabeys and parrots that is really great for the zoo as well as their future developments and visitor numbers.
 
Rajang-GOAT said:
Wow, really? As I said above I was under the impression they would come in a period of development (1-3 years) after the gorillas, but if it is the case that their exhibit will be completed at a similar time or before the gorilas, mangabeys and parrots that is really great for the zoo as well as their future developments and visitor numbers.
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Well the Gorilla exhibit opening has been postponed to 2026 now. Perhaps the rhinos will come in around the same time but I doubt it at the speed of development they are going at now.
 
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