Chester Zoo Chester Zoo Discussion, Speculation & Questions 2019

AdrianW1963 said:
For people who are not good at walking long distances then book a scooter a week or so before going most collections have these scooters these days
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This is a valid point. 2 years ago I took my dad twice. On the first occasion I was able to book a scooter/wheelchair prior but on the second visit they were booked up 2 weeks before for that day!!! Prior booking especially this time of year is essential
 
Maguari said:
The aims here as far as I can see are to move the lions to a more modern enclosure (with better indoor housing (and viewing) and where they are not surrounded on all sides by visitors) and to enable them to be out of the way of works that will taking place in the Jubilee Square/Stable Block area and in the area that they are ultimately intended to be in long-term planning.
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Historically, of course, they were not surrounded on all sides by visitors.
 
How many cheetahs are still at the zoo, last time I visited I only saw 2. Burba& Singa. What happened to kinky tail , saga and adaeze..?
 
Chez said:
How many cheetahs are still at the zoo, last time I visited I only saw 2. Burba& Singa. What happened to kinky tail , saga and adaeze..?
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I believe I saw three on my last visit, although i'm not sure which ones. There were two in the one enclosure and one in another.
 
Connor Truran said:
I believe I saw three on my last visit, although i'm not sure which ones. There were two in the one enclosure and one in another.
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I saw the same situation with the Cheetahs on my visit yesterday, noted down some other developments as well:

Also are there only 2 Capybara at the zoo now? Does anyone know what the rat-like animal is that's in the off-show aviary behind Fruit Bat forest. Lastly, what is the situation with the Dusky Pademelon as I saw one with the Tree Kangaroo & then 2 (One being a lot smaller) in the old Anteater paddock. Have they separated Mother & Baby for some reason?
 
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Benobo88 said:
Lastly, what is the situation with the Dusky Pademelon as I saw one with the Tree Kangaroo & then 2 (One being a lot smaller) in the old Anteater paddock. Have they separated Mother & Baby for some reason?
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No, there are still three (male, female, and joey) in with the Tree Kangaroo - the male tends to be visible more often than the female and joey.

I don’t know exact details of how many Capybara or Cheetah there are (apart from the fact that neither Safi nor Kinky-Tail are still alive), but it’s worth noting that with each of these species, there are opportunities for animals to hide themselves from public view.
 
Indlovu said:
No, there are still three (male, female, and joey) in with the Tree Kangaroo - the male tends to be visible more often than the female and joey.
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Wrong very wrong they have a lot more than 3 in fact its might even be over 7 now.In with the tree kangaroo there is a pair and at least 2 youngsters,plus they have a pair and youngster in the old Giant Anteater enclosure!
 
zoogiraffe said:
Wrong very wrong they have a lot more than 3 in fact its might even be over 7 now.In with the tree kangaroo there is a pair and at least 2 youngsters,plus they have a pair and youngster in the old Giant Anteater enclosure!
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Well I was only one away in that enclosure ;)

In all seriousness, fantastic to see Chester having so much success so quickly with this species.
 
zoogiraffe said:
Wrong very wrong they have a lot more than 3 in fact its might even be over 7 now.In with the tree kangaroo there is a pair and at least 2 youngsters,plus they have a pair and youngster in the old Giant Anteater enclosure!
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I thought it was them when I last visited up that way, they had screened off part of the enclosure the visited before so assumed they had new arrivals.

Can you confirm where the additional pair came from?
 
Now that the collection is moving on and we have new species arriving and others leaving I was wondering if the former listing in zootierlist is correct with all species held at the collection.
Will the new aviary area were the Flamingo's are currently have new species or will they just move the current species held in the collection around also what new species would you like to see in this area?
 
On 1st January 2019 Chester zoo held the following.

Invertebrates 95 taxa 15314 specimens
Fishes 101 taxa 7891 specimens
Amphibians 29 taxa 240 specimens
Reptiles 58 taxa 318 specimens
Birds 146 taxa 1912 specimens
Manmmals 86 taxa 203 specimens
 
bongorob said:
On 1st January 2019 Chester zoo held the following.

Invertebrates 95 taxa 15314 specimens
Fishes 101 taxa 7891 specimens
Amphibians 29 taxa 240 specimens
Reptiles 58 taxa 318 specimens
Birds 146 taxa 1912 specimens
Manmmals 86 taxa 203 specimens
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Are you sure that last figure is correct? Surely they have more individual specimens than that? I mean the Giraffe are in double figures, so are the Rhino's and the Chimps. That's at least 40 without even trying to count...
 
Nisha said:
Are you sure that last figure is correct? Surely they have more individual specimens than that? I mean the Giraffe are in double figures, so are the Rhino's and the Chimps. That's at least 40 without even trying to count...
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Correct :)
bongorob said:
Manmmals 86 taxa 203 specimens
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@bongorob rob made a tiny mistake, by omitting a significant figure. The number of specimens should read 1203.
 
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