Chester Zoo Chester Zoo News 2024
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Olek
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oh god that might be bad
Dr. Loxodonta
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Saw him twice yesterday first fast asleep and then waking up an hour later, seemed alright.
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Dr. Loxodonta
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Wow, good spot. Apparently only one is in the Dragons in Danger enclosure and three are kept off-show. I did notice some other new things unmentioned so I shall report on them soon.Visited on Tuesday and managed to see the all mythical Mountain Chicken
Was sitting under a leaf to the left of the pool at the front, so I can confirm they do actually exist
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thanks that’s good news
Baringogiraffe12
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Worth noting that Chester are down to 1,0 Malayan tapir as the young female moved to Zoo Leipzig yesterday.
Rajang-GOAT
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What happened to Margery, her mum? She was only 10 years old when Nessa was born but I'm guessing this means she has passed away which would be a shame.
Now the giraffes have moved, is anything (temporarily at least) going in the giraffe paddock? From what I remember from my visit (admittedly a long time ago) it was a fairly large enclosure
The most logical would the Bongos, but as the move would only be temporary, and they are breeding happily offshow, would the zoo risk moving them, for a short period of time, just to move them back offshow again
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Other 2024 News Worth Mentioning:
On July 26th, it was announced that a (1.0) silvery gibbon named Eko was transferred to the Twycross Zoo in Leicestershire on July 24th*.
Twycross Zoo
On August 10th, it was mentioned that the zoo acquired a (1.0) palm cockatoo from Zoo Landau in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany**.
On August 22nd, it was announced that the zoo acquired a (0.1) okapi named Ruby from Yorkshire Wildlife Park in South Yorkshire. It was also announced that the zoo transferred a (0.1) okapi named Kora to Yorkshire Wildlife Park on August 21st.
Yorkshire Wildlife Park
On October 28th, the zoo announced that a Sulawesi crested macaque was born.
Chester Zoo
On November 1st, the zoo announced that 2 more Colombian black-headed spider monkeys named Herb and Hazel were born which are on exhibit.
Chester Zoo
* Information was partially given by @Pandaboi in the Twycross Zoo News 2024 thread (Page 11 Post #207).
** Information was given by @JurassicMax in the News from Landau thread (Page 3 Post #45).
On July 26th, it was announced that a (1.0) silvery gibbon named Eko was transferred to the Twycross Zoo in Leicestershire on July 24th*.
Twycross Zoo
On August 10th, it was mentioned that the zoo acquired a (1.0) palm cockatoo from Zoo Landau in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany**.
On August 22nd, it was announced that the zoo acquired a (0.1) okapi named Ruby from Yorkshire Wildlife Park in South Yorkshire. It was also announced that the zoo transferred a (0.1) okapi named Kora to Yorkshire Wildlife Park on August 21st.
Yorkshire Wildlife Park
On October 28th, the zoo announced that a Sulawesi crested macaque was born.
Chester Zoo
On November 1st, the zoo announced that 2 more Colombian black-headed spider monkeys named Herb and Hazel were born which are on exhibit.
Chester Zoo
* Information was partially given by @Pandaboi in the Twycross Zoo News 2024 thread (Page 11 Post #207).
** Information was given by @JurassicMax in the News from Landau thread (Page 3 Post #45).
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is the giraffe house due to be demolished fairly soon then?
Pandaboi
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You have gotten the gibbons mixed up. ‘Darwin’ is a male siamang who lives at Twycross. ‘Eko’ is a male silvery gibbon who moved to Twycross earlier this year.
Don't know ow about soon, but last plans were to remove it and the tropical house for the next phase, a African forrest zone, and as they can't move the chimps until a new house is ready, that site may be theblocation for there new home. Should find out more something after the HoA is finished and fully open.
Ah ok I see, thank you
Spoke to a volunteer today who said the camels are going to be moved into the old giraffe paddock on a temporary basis.
Interesting story from this morning about an "International Centre for Zoo Science" at Chester Zoo Chester Zoo opens new science centre to help save species albeit light on details. Anyone know any more?
Is this to be a centre similar to the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research for the UK?
Is this to be a centre similar to the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research for the UK?
I think this is the extension to the oringinal science labs that Urenco have sponsored.
I've found a press release by Urenco
Urenco opens Chester Zoo's new science hub
It states that this new facility is triple the size of the zoo's previous lab space.
Kalaw
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The new addition of Zoo Grapevine mentions three exciting births at Chester which I haven't seen reported on elsewhere in this thread, or any of the other news threads, but apologies if they have been and I missed it:
- 0.0.9 Bermuda Skinks (Plestiodon longirostris)
- 0.0.8 Parson's Chameleons (Calumma parsonii)
- 0.1 Bronze-tailed Peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron chalcurum)
- 0.0.9 Bermuda Skinks (Plestiodon longirostris)
- 0.0.8 Parson's Chameleons (Calumma parsonii)
- 0.1 Bronze-tailed Peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron chalcurum)
Phrynoidis
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where is the Pallm Cockatoo? love to see this