Chester Zoo Chester Zoo Spring 2015

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lowland anoa said:
Apparently the corkwing wrasse is way too beautiful for a cold water but still cool:cool:
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The one on display isn't a mature male, so doesn't have the bright colours. It's still a great-looking tank though, with a lot of rockwork.
 
bongorob said:
I've seen that behaviour dozens of times in onagers.
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But the other 99.999999% of the Daily Mail reading population haven't and seeing what are fantastic action shots of a species they have more than likely never heard of can only be a good thing for the onagers and wider still Chester zoo.
 
Sad news indeed. It also means 'Kitani' still has no surviving offspring now, after three calves.
 
gentle lemur said:
It also means that Sammy has only one surviving offspring. His bloodline seems ill fated.

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Maybe something in his or kitani's genetics that is affecting the offspring, possibly not causing the immune system to develop?

I don't know, just pondering.
 
I suspect we will never know for certain. Sad news..... but I suppose these things happen.
 
ChesterZooFan said:
It is on page 5 of the Islands thread
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Thanks, I did a search on the forum but it came up with a lot of links to things that were nothing to do with Chester.

The banteng enclosure is visible from the A41 footpath and the house is under construction.
 
Yesterday, the adult Komodo Dragons were fed an entire deer carcass (Fallow I think - it was pretty mangled by the time I got there). It was fascinating to see them tearing off pieces of flesh, but not something I have ever seen before. Is this a regular event?
 
robmv said:
Yesterday, the adult Komodo Dragons were fed an entire deer carcass (Fallow I think - it was pretty mangled by the time I got there). It was fascinating to see them tearing off pieces of flesh, but not something I have ever seen before. Is this a regular event?
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that is outstanding! I can imagine some sensitive bunny-hugger types getting all po-faced about it, but I think that would be a magnificent spectacle for visitors.
 
robmv said:
Yesterday, the adult Komodo Dragons were fed an entire deer carcass (Fallow I think - it was pretty mangled by the time I got there). It was fascinating to see them tearing off pieces of flesh, but not something I have ever seen before. Is this a regular event?
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I wouldn't imagine it happens very often. I've never seen it before and reptiles can go a long time between meals due to their slow metabolism. I'd imagine this only happens every few months or even yearly with other foods such as chickens or turkey being offered inbetween.

As a side note I have seen the hunting dogs being fed a cow carcass. It was a matter of minutes before just the skeleton remained.
 
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