hari Jones
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Chester Zoo Chester Zoo News 2022
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Today's edition of 'BBC Inside Science' (BBC Inside Science - 19/05/2022 - BBC Sounds) includes information about how Chester Zoo freezes animal tissue to aid conservation.
hari Jones
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A few updates form today
There is scaffolding all around the cattle house so it may be getting demolished or refurbished
Saw all the bornean orangs the main group were quite active for once outside and tuan was enjoying watching the visitors from his hammock in the last netted enclosure
The lake patscuaro salamander viv in tropical Realm is getting refurbished
The upper aviaries in tropical Realm are still closed
And the cloud rats are now signed as being in where the tree shrews normally are in islands as well in the elephant house
And also little dobby(aardvark) was having a fun time in the sand outside and taking a bit of interest in the painted dogs squabbling
There is scaffolding all around the cattle house so it may be getting demolished or refurbished
Saw all the bornean orangs the main group were quite active for once outside and tuan was enjoying watching the visitors from his hammock in the last netted enclosure
The lake patscuaro salamander viv in tropical Realm is getting refurbished
The upper aviaries in tropical Realm are still closed
And the cloud rats are now signed as being in where the tree shrews normally are in islands as well in the elephant house
And also little dobby(aardvark) was having a fun time in the sand outside and taking a bit of interest in the painted dogs squabbling
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Mapie
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I managed to get to Chester on Friday 27th May. Quite a nice day, partly cloudy and not too hot, apart from Monsoon Forest. I saw my first Fea's Gliding Frogs. I was surprised by their size.
The chevrotain enclosure in the Tropical House has been demolished. I guess that is the end of that breeding programme.
The Amazon Basin Tree Boa is now labelled, but neither myself, nor anyone else in the vicinity managed to see it. The former Tree Boa viv now houses Casque-headed Lizards and Golden Poison Frogs. Goliath Beetles now share the Blue Poison Frog viv.
A new gecko species, the Gold Dust Day Gecko, or as I prefer to call it the Broad-tailed Day Gecko is in with the Golden Mantellas.
The African butterfly fish did not stay long in the Okapi House, their place has been taken by two species of undescribed cichlids from Lake Chilingi, Lethrinops 'chilingali' and Rhamphochromis 'chilingali'. Both are believed to be extinct in the wild.
The warty pigs have 2 babies.
A new path to the peacock aviary has been laid. I expect the aviary will open for the Bank Holiday weekend.
All the crane paddocks are empty with labels saying something new is comong soon. I hope this new species is not as underwhelming as domestic goats and common peafowl.
The upper aviaires in Tropical House are still closed. Blue-naped Mousebirds are now in free-flight in there.
The caecilians have gone and Butterfly Goodeids are in their tank.
I sat on the Rainbow Lawn to have my food and got attacked by a male Mallard, he tried to bite my sandwich as I was eating. A few soft bashes on the beak with my sandwich box lid and standing up so that he could see I was about 6 times taller than he was, seemed to scare him off. This is the problem when visitors feed the wild birds. They expect everyone has food for them.
Had a great view of the Blesbok.
Entrance to Realm of the Red Ape is by a tall flight of steps on the northern side, or by the exit ramp on the south side. A photo of the steps is in the Chester agllery.
The visitor flow in the Elephant House is reversed. Entry is now by the fish tank and exit by the aviary. Quite crazy as people now have to push wheelchairs and buggys upwards to leave the house. I cannot see this as an improvement.
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The chevrotain enclosure in the Tropical House has been demolished. I guess that is the end of that breeding programme.
The Amazon Basin Tree Boa is now labelled, but neither myself, nor anyone else in the vicinity managed to see it. The former Tree Boa viv now houses Casque-headed Lizards and Golden Poison Frogs. Goliath Beetles now share the Blue Poison Frog viv.
A new gecko species, the Gold Dust Day Gecko, or as I prefer to call it the Broad-tailed Day Gecko is in with the Golden Mantellas.
The African butterfly fish did not stay long in the Okapi House, their place has been taken by two species of undescribed cichlids from Lake Chilingi, Lethrinops 'chilingali' and Rhamphochromis 'chilingali'. Both are believed to be extinct in the wild.
The warty pigs have 2 babies.
A new path to the peacock aviary has been laid. I expect the aviary will open for the Bank Holiday weekend.
All the crane paddocks are empty with labels saying something new is comong soon. I hope this new species is not as underwhelming as domestic goats and common peafowl.
The upper aviaires in Tropical House are still closed. Blue-naped Mousebirds are now in free-flight in there.
The caecilians have gone and Butterfly Goodeids are in their tank.
I sat on the Rainbow Lawn to have my food and got attacked by a male Mallard, he tried to bite my sandwich as I was eating. A few soft bashes on the beak with my sandwich box lid and standing up so that he could see I was about 6 times taller than he was, seemed to scare him off. This is the problem when visitors feed the wild birds. They expect everyone has food for them.
Had a great view of the Blesbok.
Entrance to Realm of the Red Ape is by a tall flight of steps on the northern side, or by the exit ramp on the south side. A photo of the steps is in the Chester agllery.
The visitor flow in the Elephant House is reversed. Entry is now by the fish tank and exit by the aviary. Quite crazy as people now have to push wheelchairs and buggys upwards to leave the house. I cannot see this as an improvement.
R
hari Jones
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Was the cattle house still covered in scaffolding
I wonder of the zoo will announce the baby warty pigs or leave it for people to find
Yes it was.
This is really interesting, are the cranes now nowhere in the zoo at all? Really curious as to what will replace them.
If it is the Crane paddocks by the Black Rhinos, then I wonder if it is the first step towards the new Grasslands project.
Perhaps so James, but the signage indicated something new was going into those enclosures.
We'lll find out soon enough.
One of my best zoo memories is from August 1984. I was sitting on the bus from Chester to the zoo and as we approached the wapiti paddock I looked across as usual. I saw two large birds , obviously cranes but I could not identify them from the bus. As soon as I was in the zoo I went down to their enclosure and saw my first Red-crowned Cranes. Two males from Rotterdam. When the zoo obtained a female the pair bred many times and became over represented. They were such good parents that they even fostered a White-naped Crane chick one year. They eventually went into retirement at Kirkley Hall.
We'lll find out soon enough.
One of my best zoo memories is from August 1984. I was sitting on the bus from Chester to the zoo and as we approached the wapiti paddock I looked across as usual. I saw two large birds , obviously cranes but I could not identify them from the bus. As soon as I was in the zoo I went down to their enclosure and saw my first Red-crowned Cranes. Two males from Rotterdam. When the zoo obtained a female the pair bred many times and became over represented. They were such good parents that they even fostered a White-naped Crane chick one year. They eventually went into retirement at Kirkley Hall.
I wonder if the zoo will actually announce these ???
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hari Jones
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Managed to squeeze in a visit today Here's a few notes
The new peafowl aviary by the lions is now stocked with a few male peafowl one was displaying perfectly to me by the fence
The visit also saw a two firsts for me which was the malayan tapirs outside the first time I've seen them outside since they moved to islands
And also the sloths outside
Dobby the aardvark is growing up quickly
The cattle house is still covered in scaffolding and the former malayan tapir / warthog/ anoa side is empty once again
The new peafowl aviary by the lions is now stocked with a few male peafowl one was displaying perfectly to me by the fence
The visit also saw a two firsts for me which was the malayan tapirs outside the first time I've seen them outside since they moved to islands
And also the sloths outside
Dobby the aardvark is growing up quickly
The cattle house is still covered in scaffolding and the former malayan tapir / warthog/ anoa side is empty once again
I wonder we’re the anoa in it has gone