Dr. Loxodonta
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Such amazing news for the species conservation program, I believe that the last foal/s were born in 2015? Being equids they are referred to as foals
.Chester Zoo Chester Zoo News 2024
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.Yes, foal is correct for all members of Equidae family.
Kalaw
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According to ZTL, 3 foals were born in 2018.Such amazing news for the species conservation program, I believe that the last foal/s were born in 2015? Being equids they are referred to as foals
Sad News came from Chester Zoo and it's the aquarium it'll be closing down after more than 70 years Chester Zoo confirms closure of animal exhibit that's been open for 70 years
ZooNews2024
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Yes, there has been lots of discussion about this up thread.
Seen a mention of a Roloway newborn, was this confirmed as true or false? Visiting this weekend and would love to try and see it
True - I've seen quite a few pics on a Facebook fan page of it. It seems to be very active and VERY cute! Good luck spotting them!
ItsZach
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Well that's good to know, thank you very much! Can't wait to try and see it
olhl.animal.photography
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Hey. I'm going tomorrow (and again in a few weeks) and have always had a hard time getting Chester's Collared Grosbeaks to show well for photography. As they're the only place in the UK that keeps them (and only one of two places in all of Europe to house them) I'm really keen to get a good shot. Does anyone have any tips for this?
They were more likely to be brought in for the African Forests in 2028.That sucksBut never say never, they could still make an appearance in the far future with one of the HoA phases
ItsZach
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Could still possibly happen I recon, a lot can change financially in 4 years (plus the time it would take to actually develop the area, so lets say 6)
Chester has chimpanzees and orang-utans. Do they really need to spend a lot of money on gorillas?
ItsZach
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Chimpanzees, Orangutans, and Gorillas are vastly different in terms of looks and guest appeal, to people who go more in depth in the zoology side (any ZooChat user 
), sure they're just another great ape. But to people who aren't all that fust on specific species, the average zoo guest, gorillas would be a gigantic hit.
That's like saying did they really need snow leopards since they've already got 3 other panthera species
), sure they're just another great ape. But to people who aren't all that fust on specific species, the average zoo guest, gorillas would be a gigantic hit.That's like saying did they really need snow leopards since they've already got 3 other panthera species
I guess it's one downside of the approach chester is taking, doing whole areas in one go. If they just said that area is forrests. Then build the chimps new home and a few others, then maybe add gorillas a few years later