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Animals R AMAZING! said:
Does anyone have a list of all of Subis and Emma’s offspring and where they are currently? It seems they have so many :eek::eek:
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Emma;
Padang (1:0) - 1998 - died in 2013 at Prague
Utara (0:1) - 2004 - died in 2017 at Furuviksparken
Indah (0:1) - 2008 - lives at Zoo Frankfurt
Tripa (1:0) - 2012 - died in 2018 at Chester
Kesuma (0:1) - 2017 - currently at Chester
Unnamed (0:0:1) - 2021 - currently at Chester

Subis;
Jambi (0:1) - 1998 - died in 2014 at Budapest
Budi (1:0) - 2004 - lives at Zoo Basel
Kirana (0:1) - 2009 - died in 2015 at Chester
Tuti (0:1) - 2012 - currently at Chester
Siska (0:1) - 2015 - currently at Chester
DNS (1:0) - 2017 - died in 2017 at Chester
Arga (1:0) - 2019 - currently at Chester
 
MagpieGoose said:
Emma;
Padang (1:0) - 1998 - died in 2013 at Prague
Utara (0:1) - 2004 - died in 2017 at Furuviksparken
Indah (0:1) - 2008 - lives at Zoo Frankfurt
Tripa (1:0) - 2012 - died in 2018 at Chester
Kesuma (0:1) - 2017 - currently at Chester
Unnamed (0:0:1) - 2021 - currently at Chester

Subis;
Jambi (0:1) - 1998 - died in 2014 at Budapest
Budi (1:0) - 2004 - lives at Zoo Basel
Kirana (0:1) - 2009 - died in 2015 at Chester
Tuti (0:1) - 2012 - currently at Chester
Siska (0:1) - 2015 - currently at Chester
DNS (1:0) - 2017 - died in 2017 at Chester
Arga (1:0) - 2019 - currently at Chester
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Wow, that’s unfortunate that so many have died. Also, some of these birthing intervals are shocking. 3-4 year intervals seem common with these females but I believe the natural birthing interval for orangs is around 7-8 years.
 
Animals R AMAZING! said:
Also, some of these birthing intervals are shocking. 3-4 year intervals seem common with these females but I believe the natural birthing interval for orangs is around 7-8 years.
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You can't help but feel sorry for little Kesuma as she follows mum and the new born around, especially when the other orangs are in another section.
 
I had a further 3 days at Chester this week - much of the time being spent trying to photograph the sifakas (I will post some of the photos here soon). I was pleased to see and photograph both of the the rare barbets (the black-browed in the Monsoon Forest & the fire-tufted in the walk-through labelled 'Indonesian songbirds & pheasants' on the zoo map). I was not surprised that I could not see the new Bruce's green pigeons in the Tsavo aviary - in my limited experience the African green pigeons are very difficult to spot because they tend to sit very still and their matt green plumage matches foliage remarkably well.
The former tuatara enclosure in the Tropical House, has been planted up as a Malagasy Forest, but I could not see any of the reptiles on the signs - either they are all hiding or they haven't actually been moved in yet. I miss the tuataras :(.
One little piece of good reptile news, I got several views of a giant Hispaniolan galliwasp, which had stationed itself on a log near the exit of DinD - but on the other of the log a little galliwasp appeared; the species is ovoviviparous, so I presume it was bred at the zoo.
 
gentle lemur said:
I had a further 3 days at Chester this week - much of the time being spent trying to photograph the sifakas (I will post some of the photos here soon). I was pleased to see and photograph both of the the rare barbets (the black-browed in the Monsoon Forest & the fire-tufted in the walk-through labelled 'Indonesian songbirds & pheasants' on the zoo map). I was not surprised that I could not see the new Bruce's green pigeons in the Tsavo aviary - in my limited experience the African green pigeons are very difficult to spot because they tend to sit very still and their matt green plumage matches foliage remarkably well.
The former tuatara enclosure in the Tropical House, has been planted up as a Malagasy Forest, but I could not see any of the reptiles on the signs - either they are all hiding or they haven't actually been moved in yet. I miss the tuataras :(.
One little piece of good reptile news, I got several views of a giant Hispaniolan galliwasp, which had stationed itself on a log near the exit of DinD - but on the other of the log a little galliwasp appeared; the species is ovoviviparous, so I presume it was bred at the zoo.
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Have the Tuataras left the zoo?
 
AthleticBinturong said:
Have the Tuataras left the zoo?
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As far as I know, they are still there, but off-show. To compensate the small exhibit at the end of that little section has been set up for the juveniles hatched at the zoo (I have only seen one at a time, but I think there may be 2 or more, but tuataras can spend a lot of time in their burrows. The area that formerly held the giant tortoises has been boarded off for renovation, does anyone know what is planned?
The Hedgehog said:
@littleRedPanda why are Emma,Siska and Arga living separately from the rest of the Family?
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They are not separated. The orangs usually have access to 2 indoor exhibits, 2 outdoor exhibits and an off-show area under the public area ('The Tripa Research Station') and they tend to spread themselves out: the smaller ones generally stay close to their mothers, the larger ones tend to move further away to play together. Puluh often sits in one of the chutes between the indoor and outdoor enclosures, where it is quiet and cooler on a hot day.
 
gentle lemur said:
. Puluh often sits in one of the chutes between the indoor and outdoor enclosures, where it is quiet and cooler on a hot day.
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Apart from brief excursions out, Puluh seems to spend nearly all his time in those shutes, I have never been when he wasn't using one nearly the whole time, both in ROTRA and the Monsoon House..
 
gentle lemur said:
The former tuatara enclosure in the Tropical House, has been planted up as a Malagasy Forest, but I could not see any of the reptiles on the signs - either they are all hiding or they haven't actually been moved in yet. I miss the tuataras :(.
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Do you remember what species were signed? Shame about the tuataras:(
 
Giant day gecko, ZTL shows neither Phelsuma grandis or P.madagascariensis listed at Chester at the moment.
 
Visited today, the species that @gentle lemur listed are in the former tuatara exhibit, next to it was a tank that had a sign for tuatara but I didn’t spot them. Javan Green Magpies are in an aviary in Dragons in Danger.
 
Strix said:
Visited today, the species that @gentle lemur listed are in the former tuatara exhibit, next to it was a tank that had a sign for tuatara but I didn’t spot them. Javan Green Magpies are in an aviary in Dragons in Danger.
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Are they still in the aviary near the exit (I think it housed hornbills previously)?
 
Mayki said:
Are they still in the aviary near the exit (I think it housed hornbills previously)?
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Yep.
gentle lemur said:
One little piece of good reptile news, I got several views of a giant Hispaniolan galliwasp, which had stationed itself on a log near the exit of DinD - but on the other of the log a little galliwasp appeared; the species is ovoviviparous, so I presume it was bred at the zoo.
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I also saw a galliwasp under a bush at the very end of the free-flying section in Monsoon Forest.
 
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