British Isles Cup Group A: Colchester vs East Anglia

[CGSwans]

Something of a local derby, this. ‘East Anglia’ refers to Banham and the atrociously named Africa Alive(!). The exclamation mark really is too much.

The topic is tropical forests.

 

[TeaLovingDave]

and the atrociously named Africa Alive(!). The exclamation mark really is too much.

Which is why so many of us still call it Suffolk Wildlife Park

 

[britishzoofan]

Colchester

Ring-Tailed Lemur exhibit (not sure if counts as Tropical Forests)

Chimpanzee enclosure

Negros Warty Pig exhibit

Red River Hog exhibit

Common Squirrel Monkey enclosure

Bornean Orang-utan outdoor enclosure

Black/Red Backed Backed Bearded Saki enclosure

Bush Dog enclosure (unsure if it counts)

Pygmy Hippo indoor enclosure

Asian Small Clawed Otter (unsure if count) and Binturong exhibit

Slender Snouted Crocodile enclosure

Lion Tailed Macaque exhibit

Indochinese Smooth Coated Otter exhibit (unsure if count)

Sambava Tomato Frog enclosure

Two Spotted Assassin Bug exhibit

Madagascan Hissing Cockroach exhibit

Mandrill exhibit

Collared Mangabey exhibit

 

[britishzoofan]

Sun Bear outdoors enclosure

Sun Bear Indoor enclosure

Golden Lion Tamarin exhibit

Coppery Titi Monkey and Southern Tamandua enclosure

Amazonian River exhibit

Red Bellied Piranha exhibit

Green Anaconda enclosure

Green Iguana enclosure

Yellow Breasted Capuchin enclosure

Colchester appear to have a massive species line up in this category. More photos to come. I doubt the East Anglian collections will be able to compete.

 

[britishzoofan]

Colchester

Another one of Chimpanzee outdoor enclosure

Chimpanzee interior

Bornean Orangutan interior

Another one of Mandrill exhibit

 

[britishzoofan]

Banham

Black Howler Monkey enclosure

Rainbow Lorikeet aviary

Asian Small Clawed Otter exhibit (unsure if it counts)

Siamang and Black Headed Spider Monkey enclosure

Islands for Callitrichids (Coppery Titi, Cotton Top Tamarin, Emperor Tamarin, Geoffery's Marmoset, Goledi's Monkey, Golden and Golden Headed Lion Tamarin, Silvery Marmoset, White Bellied Pygmy Marmoset - unsure which species enclosure shown here)

Lemur Walkthrough (Ring-Tailed, Red Ruffed, Red-Bellied, Blue Eyed Black, Black and White Ruffed - unsure which in walkthrough)

Azara's Agouti enclosure

Eureka/Tropical house interior

Red-Footed Tortoise enclosure

Helmeted Curassow and Trumpeter Hornbill aviary

Sri Lankan Leopard outdoor exhibit (unsure if count)

Sri Lankan Leopard indoors

 

[(Adsa)]

I know nothing about these zoos other than that I despise that exclamation mark

 

[britishzoofan]

Africa Alive

Lemur Islands (Black and White Ruffed, Black, Blue-Eyed Black, Crowned, Mongoose, Red-Bellied, Ring-Tailed - unsure which shown)

Vasa Parrot aviary

Senegal Bushbaby (unsure if count) and Brush Tailed Porcupine exhibit

Geoffrey's Spider Monkey enclosure

Chimpanzee outdoors

Fossa enclosure

 

[britishzoofan]

Africa Alive

Congo Buffalo enclosure

King Colobus enclosure

 

[britishzoofan]

Colchester

Giant Anteater enclosure (unsure if count)

Pileated Gibbon enclosure

 

[pipaluk]

I think this is a clear win for Colchester, but not sure by how much. Part of my problem is I'm not entirely sure what does/doesn't qualify in this category.

 

[britishzoofan]

I think this is a clear win for Colchester, but not sure by how much. Part of my problem is I'm not entirely sure what does/doesn't qualify in this category.

Yes, I agree. I'm not a big fan of this category. Firstly, because as you say it is hard to know what counts. Also, because I think the category is too broad and ends up including over half the collection of the zoo.

 

[Dylan]

The enclosure quality seems overall better at Colchester. So I'm going 2 - 1 Colchester with no bonus.

 

[TNT]

As I've not been to either collection/s, my decision is based purely from what has been shared in the thread so far. The exhibit quality at Colchester seems superior, but that doesn't mean AA and Banham don't also have some nice exhibits. They seem to be at a somewhat similar level in terms of species... with Colchester having a slight edge maybe?

So with all of that considered: I'm voting a tentative 2-1 to Colchester... but I expect to revise my vote as more info gets posted about the collections

 

[Jungle Man]

I will vote 2-1 in favor of Colchester without bonus because of what I have seen in the photos shared in the thread.

 

[britishzoofan]

I'm going to go 3-1 to Colchester on this one. To put it simply because they have a better species line up and better exhibit quality, although it's not so clear cut that it deserves a 3-0.

Colchester Sun Bear in particular is impressive and also like the Mandrill enclosure. The main negative for Colchester is the ape exhibits.

For East Anglian collections Lemur islands at Africa Alive is an excellent exhibit, as is the islands for the callitrichids at Banham. Main downside is most exhibits a bit basic compared to Colchester (obvious which collection is working on a larger budget) and a weaker species line up.