I've had quite the opposite experience with the painted dogs - but I would still support the idea of wolves.
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I've had quite the opposite experience with the painted dogs - but I would still support the idea of wolves.
I know gorillas were mentioned a few years back & I'd love to see them at Chester, I think hippos are quite interesting as they're not as lazy & docile as we (general public) seem to believe. As for Giant Pandas I'd like to see them breed at Edinburgh 1st before they come to Chester but I'd live to see pandas more local to me
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Depends on how hippos are exhibited, Berlin Zoo indoor enclosure is the best I have seen in person. Would love Chester do the same if/when they were to get Hippos but I would like to see a better version of the outside enclosure.
Gorillas I can watch all day, my favourite thing to do is sit at the kitchen garden gorillas at Howletts and just watch the gorillas.
Little note:
Next season of secret life of the zoo starts on November 15th at 8 basically taking the bake off slot.
Next season of secret life of the zoo starts on November 15th at 8 basically taking the bake off slot.
There is a Members' meeting at chester zoo on 6th december, where the zoo will talk about the future plans. It is pygmy hippos that chester willget. I think the hippos and gorillas is a ten year plan, but I may be mistaken. Will find out more in about 4 weeks
taun
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There is a Members' meeting at chester zoo on 6th december, where the zoo will talk about the future plans. It is pygmy hippos that chester willget. I think the hippos and gorillas is a ten year plan, but I may be mistaken. Will find out more in about 4 weeks
Assume the usually booking for this? If so have a missed it? Got to try and dig out the members magazine otherwise.
I would love to go to the members meeting if I can. Visited today and saw the howlers, sengis and tenrecs for the first time. Also saw the philippine spotted deer out which is a rare treat. I now have only 2 more animals to find on the Chester Zoo app. Just need the blue crowned laughing thrush and philippine cockatoo.
Good luck with the latter, the only way you could see their offshow aviary has just been demolished to make way for a certain Madagascar walkthrough....
taun
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Where are the tenrecs in the zoo?
The lesser hedgehog tenrecs are onshow in the lobby for Fruit Bat Forest, the lowland streaked tenrecs are offshow.
taun
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On this topic, and speaking as a long-distance (for most of the year) Chester Zoo member, it would be useful if the zoo were to start offering live streams of the talks via its 'Members Portal' (currently used as a system for booking onto said talks and for viewing recent copies of 'Z' magazine) - it's a service which a number of other societies with guest speakers use for their members and one which would certainly make it easier to get full value-for-money out of membership while retaining the advantages of attending in person, e.g. meeting other members and asking questions.
Maybe someone should contact them for the idea.
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