karenZOO
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Thanks for posting this Mhale, sad news but it even though its bad news it good to hear what happens to ex colchester animals
Colchester Zoo Colchester Zoo news 2010 #3
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Thanks for posting this Mhale, sad news but it even though its bad news it good to hear what happens to ex colchester animals
karenZOO
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From Colchester zoo facebook
We are sorry to report that Sasha is currently unwell. Over the last week he has displayed a number of symptoms including decreased appetite, reduced locomotion, general lethargy and a small haemorrhage of the nose. Zoo management have today taken the decision to anaesthetise Sasha for further investigation as he has not appeared to have responded to antibiotics or other support treatment. During this anaesthesia a full physical examination was undertaken including x-rays to try and determine the cause of the symptoms he is displaying. The procedure went extremely smoothly and we are happy to report that Sasha has made a full recovery from the anaesthetic.
Zoo vet Dr John Lewis performed the examination alongside zoo management, keepers and an assistant veterinary surgeon. X-rays have revealed that Sasha is showing symptoms of spinal arthritis, not uncommon in large cats of his age. A treatment and management programme for this condition is currently underway. An oral examination has also revealed an injury to the soft palate at the back of the throat which is the cause of the haemorrhage through his nose. This is not of immediate concern and the condition will be monitored over the coming days.
Worrying news! I have just renewed my fellas christmas present adoption of Sasha
Without getting into the the whole 'white tiger' debate he is a marvellous brute, grumpy, stubborn and his bellow has to be heard to be believed ummmm talking about Sasha not my fella
The fact Colchester has shared this is making me wonder that it not going to have a good ending!
We are sorry to report that Sasha is currently unwell. Over the last week he has displayed a number of symptoms including decreased appetite, reduced locomotion, general lethargy and a small haemorrhage of the nose. Zoo management have today taken the decision to anaesthetise Sasha for further investigation as he has not appeared to have responded to antibiotics or other support treatment. During this anaesthesia a full physical examination was undertaken including x-rays to try and determine the cause of the symptoms he is displaying. The procedure went extremely smoothly and we are happy to report that Sasha has made a full recovery from the anaesthetic.
Zoo vet Dr John Lewis performed the examination alongside zoo management, keepers and an assistant veterinary surgeon. X-rays have revealed that Sasha is showing symptoms of spinal arthritis, not uncommon in large cats of his age. A treatment and management programme for this condition is currently underway. An oral examination has also revealed an injury to the soft palate at the back of the throat which is the cause of the haemorrhage through his nose. This is not of immediate concern and the condition will be monitored over the coming days.
Worrying news! I have just renewed my fellas christmas present adoption of Sasha
Without getting into the the whole 'white tiger' debate he is a marvellous brute, grumpy, stubborn and his bellow has to be heard to be believed ummmm talking about Sasha not my fella
The fact Colchester has shared this is making me wonder that it not going to have a good ending!MonkeyGirl86
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Poor Sasha. He's such a lovely animal. I love going to see him. There's a little autistic boy that I teach that visits Sasha every Saturday.
I visited Colchester briefly for my birthday today (what better present for a Zoochatter? ) and tried to see if anything new has come up. Some things of note:
- The tamanduas were active again, and I spent a good twenty minutes just standing and watching them.
- There are now two golden lion tamarins in the old South American World, along with the lone individual in the current walkthrough.
- Progress seems to be going well on the new smooth-coated otter and Wilds of Asia development (although one thing of note was that someone appears to have parked a car in the middle of one of the Wilds of Asia enclosures, and unless there is some fancy driving I can't see how it's going to get out).
- Sasha was confined indoors today, and was spending the time when we saw him asleep.
- The tenrecs have finally taken to their nesting houses, because they certainly weren't in the open as usual.
- Finally caught a glimpse of the North American box turtle in the Iguana Forest.
- Didn't have luck with seeing any of the new baby monkeys (capuchins, mangabey or mandrills), although the young squirrel monkeys were a joy to watch.
- Two African spurred tortoises have been mixed in with the leopard tortoises and weaver birds.
- Both the wolves and one of the lionesses were displaying great interest in objects being held by visitors (a stuffed penguin and red balloon respectively), and the lioness was even rearing up and swiping with her paw- a bit uncomfortable to watch, although it was also quite awe-insipiring.
- The poison-dart frogs and stream frogs were out in force today, and there is a new sign that has been put up for the red-eyed tree frogs that are yet to go on display.
- Two plecostomus catfish have been added to Heart of the Amazon, with one going in with the angelfish and the other with the silver dollar.
- On a slightly more concerning note, I noticed Jo-Jo the sun bear seemed to be pacing quite a bit both times I visited him; I hope their new enclosure will start construction soon.
- Southern ground hornbills have moved into the old coati enclosure behind the former capuchin/spider monkey surplus habitat- the ground hornbill and black hornbill enclosures are now both empty.
- There were six crowned cranes on the Kingdom of the Wild hardstand (I assume they are bred in the smaller enclosure and then are moved in), and one individual that I thought looked at least feather-clipped took off and flew over the fencing into an adjacent (empty) hardstand paddock. It makes me feel slightly better knowing the cranes can at least get off the ground if they want to.
And that's practically it
) and tried to see if anything new has come up. Some things of note:- The tamanduas were active again, and I spent a good twenty minutes just standing and watching them.
- There are now two golden lion tamarins in the old South American World, along with the lone individual in the current walkthrough.
- Progress seems to be going well on the new smooth-coated otter and Wilds of Asia development (although one thing of note was that someone appears to have parked a car in the middle of one of the Wilds of Asia enclosures, and unless there is some fancy driving I can't see how it's going to get out).
- Sasha was confined indoors today, and was spending the time when we saw him asleep.
- The tenrecs have finally taken to their nesting houses, because they certainly weren't in the open as usual.
- Finally caught a glimpse of the North American box turtle in the Iguana Forest.
- Didn't have luck with seeing any of the new baby monkeys (capuchins, mangabey or mandrills), although the young squirrel monkeys were a joy to watch.
- Two African spurred tortoises have been mixed in with the leopard tortoises and weaver birds.
- Both the wolves and one of the lionesses were displaying great interest in objects being held by visitors (a stuffed penguin and red balloon respectively), and the lioness was even rearing up and swiping with her paw- a bit uncomfortable to watch, although it was also quite awe-insipiring.
- The poison-dart frogs and stream frogs were out in force today, and there is a new sign that has been put up for the red-eyed tree frogs that are yet to go on display.
- Two plecostomus catfish have been added to Heart of the Amazon, with one going in with the angelfish and the other with the silver dollar.
- On a slightly more concerning note, I noticed Jo-Jo the sun bear seemed to be pacing quite a bit both times I visited him; I hope their new enclosure will start construction soon.
- Southern ground hornbills have moved into the old coati enclosure behind the former capuchin/spider monkey surplus habitat- the ground hornbill and black hornbill enclosures are now both empty.
- There were six crowned cranes on the Kingdom of the Wild hardstand (I assume they are bred in the smaller enclosure and then are moved in), and one individual that I thought looked at least feather-clipped took off and flew over the fencing into an adjacent (empty) hardstand paddock. It makes me feel slightly better knowing the cranes can at least get off the ground if they want to.
And that's practically it
Does anyone know when they'll start work on this new permanent enclosure?
GillP
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A little bit of news .... have just been renewing my daughter's animal adoption and was told that Junior the gelada is moving permanently out of the collection some time in 2011 (don't know when) to go to a zoo in France (don't know which one). He will apparently be replaced by another mature male gelada, but this may not be immediately after Junior's departure.
MonkeyGirl86
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Sad news about Junior moving on. I love him, he's a stunning looking animal.
Even sadder news about dear old Sasha. I don't think the prognosis is good if they're mentioning it on the website and facebook :-(
Even sadder news about dear old Sasha. I don't think the prognosis is good if they're mentioning it on the website and facebook :-(
Colchester Zoo saddened to announce the loss of Sasha
Taken From Facebook Site:
"Colchester Zoo are very sad to report the death of Sasha the white tiger on the afternoon of 15th December, 2010.
Sasha the white tiger one of Colchester Zoo’s best loved and most popular animals died peacefully during his sleep on the morning of Wednesday 15th December. Sasha was 15 years old and had been at Colchester Zoo since his arrival from Zoo Parc de Beauval in January 1998.
For the last two weeks Sasha had displayed a number of concerning symptoms including a loss of appetite, greatly reduced locomotion, general lethargy and a small haemorrhage of the nose.
He was anaesthetised for further investigation as he had not responded to antibiotics or any other support treatment and was given a full physical examination including a series of x-rays to try and determine the cause of the symptoms he was displaying.
The procedure went smoothly and Sasha made a full recovery from the anaesthetic. Zoo vet Dr John Lewis performed the examination alongside zoo management, keepers and an assistant veterinary surgeon. X-rays revealed that Sasha was showing symptoms of spinal arthritis, not uncommon in large cats of his age and he was put onto a treatment and management programme for the condition. An oral examination also revealed an injury to the soft palate at the back of the throat which was certainly part of the cause of the haemorrhage through his nose.
Unfortunately, despite the medical programme and further treatment with steroids, Sasha made relatively little progress. Based on the evidence we had gathered from the investigations last week it was felt that we should explore every possible treatment whilst taking into consideration his welfare. Sadly despite the best efforts of the zoo’s veterinarians, management and keepers we have been unable to prevent his tragic loss. It is felt that other factors than those revealed in the physical examination may be at play here and a full post mortem will be carried out to determine the cause of death. Sasha was one of the most popular animals at Colchester Zoo and he will be very sadly missed indeed, not only by his dedicated keepers but the many visitors who knew and loved him."
Taken From Facebook Site:
"Colchester Zoo are very sad to report the death of Sasha the white tiger on the afternoon of 15th December, 2010.
Sasha the white tiger one of Colchester Zoo’s best loved and most popular animals died peacefully during his sleep on the morning of Wednesday 15th December. Sasha was 15 years old and had been at Colchester Zoo since his arrival from Zoo Parc de Beauval in January 1998.
For the last two weeks Sasha had displayed a number of concerning symptoms including a loss of appetite, greatly reduced locomotion, general lethargy and a small haemorrhage of the nose.
He was anaesthetised for further investigation as he had not responded to antibiotics or any other support treatment and was given a full physical examination including a series of x-rays to try and determine the cause of the symptoms he was displaying.
The procedure went smoothly and Sasha made a full recovery from the anaesthetic. Zoo vet Dr John Lewis performed the examination alongside zoo management, keepers and an assistant veterinary surgeon. X-rays revealed that Sasha was showing symptoms of spinal arthritis, not uncommon in large cats of his age and he was put onto a treatment and management programme for the condition. An oral examination also revealed an injury to the soft palate at the back of the throat which was certainly part of the cause of the haemorrhage through his nose.
Unfortunately, despite the medical programme and further treatment with steroids, Sasha made relatively little progress. Based on the evidence we had gathered from the investigations last week it was felt that we should explore every possible treatment whilst taking into consideration his welfare. Sadly despite the best efforts of the zoo’s veterinarians, management and keepers we have been unable to prevent his tragic loss. It is felt that other factors than those revealed in the physical examination may be at play here and a full post mortem will be carried out to determine the cause of death. Sasha was one of the most popular animals at Colchester Zoo and he will be very sadly missed indeed, not only by his dedicated keepers but the many visitors who knew and loved him."
My update from today (23/12/10):
-Majority of the birds are offshow, the only ones that I saw were the Eurasian Curlews, Great Grey Owls and the Andean condor, aside from the birds which have permanent indoor exhibits.
-The staff have done well to clear snow from all of the main routes around the zoo, only a few steep areas and the playgrounds were shut.
-Wilds of asia area is progressing nicely, with a roof and walls now being built over what I assume will be for the Gibbons, this also has a landrover submerged in the ground for some reason, I unfortunately forgot my camera so didn't get a picture.
-I couldnt see the smooth coated otter enclosure development as the Tanganyika/Lemur bridge was closed.
-None of the Kingdom of the wild animals (Giraffe, Rhino etc.) were out in the paddock or on the hardstands.
-Goeldis monkeys (now a pair rather than an individual) have now been moved out of the new walkthrough at worlds apart, and are housed in the small enclosure at Penguin Shores.
-Pileated Gibbons were offshow due to the cold weather, as well as a few of the Discovery centre arachnids whilst that area is particularly busy due to the Christmas Grotto.
-Majority of the birds are offshow, the only ones that I saw were the Eurasian Curlews, Great Grey Owls and the Andean condor, aside from the birds which have permanent indoor exhibits.
-The staff have done well to clear snow from all of the main routes around the zoo, only a few steep areas and the playgrounds were shut.
-Wilds of asia area is progressing nicely, with a roof and walls now being built over what I assume will be for the Gibbons, this also has a landrover submerged in the ground for some reason, I unfortunately forgot my camera so didn't get a picture.
-I couldnt see the smooth coated otter enclosure development as the Tanganyika/Lemur bridge was closed.
-None of the Kingdom of the wild animals (Giraffe, Rhino etc.) were out in the paddock or on the hardstands.
-Goeldis monkeys (now a pair rather than an individual) have now been moved out of the new walkthrough at worlds apart, and are housed in the small enclosure at Penguin Shores.
-Pileated Gibbons were offshow due to the cold weather, as well as a few of the Discovery centre arachnids whilst that area is particularly busy due to the Christmas Grotto.
When I was there a few weeks ago we went in the discovery centre and heard the sound of sawing polystyrene and said "Santa's Grotto!"
It was an absolute nightmare, they were queuing through the iguana forest and up to the undercover picnic benches
I visited Colchester zoo this morning. The zoo was very quiet even if it was admitditly a bank holiday. When I previously said it was against the law for zoo chatters to visit a zoo on bank holidays what I meant was exclueding day's just after christmus that are bank holidays.
Anyeho the sun bears were interacting well. No water in pool for obvious reasons! They went under the branches and the stand and one of them went inside.
Orangutans. I'm getting concerned about Rajang here. To start with Tiga was digging a hole with his hands in one of the sleeping dens and Rajang flung it back at him. Tiga climbed on the nets and at one point urinated down at then flung it back at Rajang!!
Rajang looked bothered and he tried to attack Tiga and there was a short fight Tiga swung away with Rajang having his hand in his mouth. I wonder whether they should perhaps seperate them or maybe even try to move Tiga off to another zoo?
There was a bit of arjey bargey going on with the wolves they were being fed. With it on a poll they were pulling it as if tug of war. The new wilds of asia building was looking near complete. The chimps were in their feeding and sleeping quarters and were waiting to be fed. When they were released they went for as much food as they colud find. Talia found some satsomes to eat. But at one stage Tumba seemed to try to masterbate on Talia's backside. This seems like more disterbing behaviour.
BTW I couldn't do part of it oweing to it being closed off because of the weather.
Anyeho the sun bears were interacting well. No water in pool for obvious reasons! They went under the branches and the stand and one of them went inside.
Orangutans. I'm getting concerned about Rajang here. To start with Tiga was digging a hole with his hands in one of the sleeping dens and Rajang flung it back at him. Tiga climbed on the nets and at one point urinated down at then flung it back at Rajang!!
Rajang looked bothered and he tried to attack Tiga and there was a short fight Tiga swung away with Rajang having his hand in his mouth. I wonder whether they should perhaps seperate them or maybe even try to move Tiga off to another zoo?There was a bit of arjey bargey going on with the wolves they were being fed. With it on a poll they were pulling it as if tug of war. The new wilds of asia building was looking near complete. The chimps were in their feeding and sleeping quarters and were waiting to be fed. When they were released they went for as much food as they colud find. Talia found some satsomes to eat. But at one stage Tumba seemed to try to masterbate on Talia's backside.
This seems like more disterbing behaviour.BTW I couldn't do part of it oweing to it being closed off because of the weather.
But at one stage Tumba seemed to try to masterbate on Talia's backside.
Alot of zoos have T.V's for their ape species to keep them entertained, maybe they have been tuning in to a bit too much of late night television X!
I visited Colchester zoo this morning. The zoo was very quiet even if it was admitditly a bank holiday. When I previously said it was against the law for zoo chatters to visit a zoo on bank holidays what I meant was exclueding day's just after christmus that are bank holidays.
Absolutely, the rule of "any zoo (has few visitors) and is (therefore) worth a visit in winter weather" trumps the "avoid all zoos on bank holidays" rule