Colchester Zoo Colchester zoo update 2008

[MARK]

Colchesters two female aardvark have been given ultrasound tests and both are found to be pregnant.
Puq is in the early stages of pregnancy and Oq could be due anytime soon.
This is great news for the European studbook, but surely we are getting to the point where we are needing fresh blood in the European programme.

Would you know how many are in the EEP studbook? or how many are in the UK?

 

[monkeyworld]

Baby aardvarks yay

 

[Sand Cat]

Would you know how many are in the EEP studbook? or how many are in the UK?

Blackpool recently got a pair, and apart from Colchester that's it! I believe Suffolk still have a couple of elderly animals - but I think they might both be the same sex. So yes, some new blood in the UK aardvark population would be very welcome!!!

 

[Bele]

Suffolk have 1.2 aardvarks all of which I think are reasonably young new stock .