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kiang said:
Surely they haven't posted a film of a bear cub on their website, without the animal being on show???
There will be a lot of disappointed visitors out there, or is this a taster for the school holidays which will be starting soon?
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I'm sure I've seen other Zoos make the same mistake. Their enclosure was really overgown when I was there, so it might be they have now cleared it up a bit if the Bears are settled. They could have made adjustments to the layout at the same time, simply moving the hot wire partition closer to the viewing area.
 
kiang said:
Surely they haven't posted a film of a bear cub on their website, without the animal being on show???
There will be a lot of disappointed visitors out there, or is this a taster for the school holidays which will be starting soon?
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I think some lucky visitors will see the cub in the next few days - probably early or late when the zoo is quiet. I think the fence in the background of the video is the one I mentioned in a previous post, in which case it will be visible from the visitor's path - albeit through the fence and at a distance.
 
kiang said:
Surely they haven't posted a film of a bear cub on their website, without the animal being on show???
There will be a lot of disappointed visitors out there, or is this a taster for the school holidays which will be starting soon?
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To be fair, it isn't the first video the zoo has posted promoting an offshow animal or species - the young tuatara and streaked tenrecs being examples of each of these :)
 
Water Dragon said:
This may seem like a bit of a random question, but are there any fish in the moats/pools/water areas around Chester? I am aware that there are sterlet in the sunken garden as I have been told, but from reading previous posts I have come across different zoochatters saying that they have seen a ghost carp in the chimp moat. Is there still anything like this in the zoo today?
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I don't know if you got your answer already, but I did see what I think are carp in the Chimps moat last weekend.
 
There used to be grass carp, rudd and golden orfe in the moats if I remember correctly. They could still be there.
 
Visited today:
-The other anoa calf who was born in 2016 has gone to join her half-sister by the Indian Rhinos. The male was keen to make them another sibling.
-Saw the 2 White-Belted Ruffed Lemur, glad to see Ruffed Lemurs back at the zoo. One of them was teaching the Ring-Tails who are boss.
-The enclosure between the Dart Frogs and Radiated Tortoise in the Tropical House now has a sign up of Phillepine Mouse Deer but didn't actually see a mouse deer.
-The Dart Frog viv that was being refurbished now has Golden Poison Frog in. Wasted some more time looking for Blue-Legged Mantella.
-Part of the Spectacled Caiman has had a part of it sectioned off, I thought this was just a keeper area but there was a heat lamp in it so now think it may be for a reptile.
-In the Monsoon Forest, the invert cages now have a couple more species in. These being Emerald Cockroach Wasp and some frogs which I will be IDing later.
-Islands is coming along very well. The Tapir pool has been filled and the paddock was full of sprinklers. The aviary is now planted As well.
-The cattle house has been closed due to the Tapir being horse cart trained.
-There where some more tadpoles in the reptile vivs be the Macaques in Islands.
-An Azaras Agouti is now on-show in the former Anteater and mixed with 'Bruce' the Pudu.
-The old Serval enclosure which had Cheetahs in is now empty. I think KT and Safi have moved back to the other Cheetah enclosure.
-Saw the RRH and Congo Buffalo having a swim in there pool today.
-Tuan the Bornean Orang has moved into his new enclosure and as members said he is still currently off-show.
-The Greenhouses or as it is called 'The Plant Project looks very good but still not open.
-There are now 2 Onagers in the old Bongo paddock by the Parrots. The other is presumably the young male joining his father.
-There are a couple of Red-Fronted Geese in the Wetlands Breeding Aviary.
-Didn't see the baby Andean Bear but saw it's dad Bernie.
-Couldn't see Bliss the Giant Anteater today; I think she's started sleeping in the Capybara indoors :p
 
MagpieGoose said:
Visited today:
-The other anoa calf who was born in 2016 has gone to join her half-sister by the Indian Rhinos. The male was keen to make them another sibling.
-Saw the 2 White-Belted Ruffed Lemur, glad to see Ruffed Lemurs back at the zoo. One of them was teaching the Ring-Tails who are boss.
-The enclosure between the Dart Frogs and Radiated Tortoise in the Tropical House now has a sign up of Phillepine Mouse Deer but didn't actually see a mouse deer.
-The Dart Frog viv that was being refurbished now has Golden Poison Frog in. Wasted some more time looking for Blue-Legged Mantella.
-Part of the Spectacled Caiman has had a part of it sectioned off, I thought this was just a keeper area but there was a heat lamp in it so now think it may be for a reptile.
-In the Monsoon Forest, the invert cages now have a couple more species in. These being Emerald Cockroach Wasp and some frogs which I will be IDing later.
-Islands is coming along very well. The Tapir pool has been filled and the paddock was full of sprinklers. The aviary is now planted As well.
-The cattle house has been closed due to the Tapir being horse cart trained.
-There where some more tadpoles in the reptile vivs be the Macaques in Islands.
-An Azaras Agouti is now on-show in the former Anteater and mixed with 'Bruce' the Pudu.
-The old Serval enclosure which had Cheetahs in is now empty. I think KT and Safi have moved back to the other Cheetah enclosure.
-Saw the RRH and Congo Buffalo having a swim in there pool today.
-Tuan the Bornean Orang has moved into his new enclosure and as members said he is still currently off-show.
-The Greenhouses or as it is called 'The Plant Project looks very good but still not open.
-There are now 2 Onagers in the old Bongo paddock by the Parrots. The other is presumably the young male joining his father.
-There are a couple of Red-Fronted Geese in the Wetlands Breeding Aviary.
-Didn't see the baby Andean Bear but saw it's dad Bernie.
-Couldn't see Bliss the Giant Anteater today; I think she's started sleeping in the Capybara indoors :p
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Not sure why but I have a bad feeling about the mouse deer going into tropical realm due to it being loud and very busy compared to DinD. I feel we may not see them as much but then again I may be proved wrong.
 
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