Lafone
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Another male I wonder where that one will go as there are a male and female in the main enclosure.
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Another male I wonder where that one will go as there are a male and female in the main enclosure.
Baringogiraffe12
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The park only have 1.1, the new male and the female Iris.
Lafone
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The male has been there a little while now, having been introduced to the female off show and now on exhibit together. So the ‘new’ male referred to above is the male that arrived a while ago. Just wondered as they were posted about above.
Lafone
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Can't add to Fallax's advice there isn't another place with one list of everything unfortunately. Most of the signs for the enclosures are in the gallery or the threads but its a lot of trawling about the forums. It's not vast as a zoo though so if you follow it around you should find everything. I hope you have a lovely day!
Other 2023 News:
On July 29th, the zoo announced that (0.0.4+) black-tailed prairie dogs were born which are now on exhibit. The zoo also announced the names of the baby Bactrian camel (Amber) and ring-tailed lemur (Charlie).
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On September 12th, the zoo announced their genders (1.1) and names, Henry and Susie.
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On September 16th, the zoo announced his name, Wing.
This year, we're celebrating International Red Panda Day with some great news. We have a new addition to the Park - a one-year-old Red Panda male named... | By Cotswold Wildlife Park and Gardens | Facebook
On July 29th, the zoo announced that (0.0.4+) black-tailed prairie dogs were born which are now on exhibit. The zoo also announced the names of the baby Bactrian camel (Amber) and ring-tailed lemur (Charlie).
The Park recently ran... - Cotswold Wildlife Park and Gardens
On September 12th, the zoo announced their genders (1.1) and names, Henry and Susie.
Cotswold Wildlife... - Cotswold Wildlife Park and Gardens
On September 16th, the zoo announced his name, Wing.
This year, we're celebrating International Red Panda Day with some great news. We have a new addition to the Park - a one-year-old Red Panda male named... | By Cotswold Wildlife Park and Gardens | Facebook
Lafone
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Had a very enjoyable afternoon at CWP - morning at All Things Wild. Fairly warm and sunny in parts and pretty busy for the time of year.
The female zebra is heavily pregnant and it looks like foal imminent, good news and hopefully all will go well with the birth.
Missed the baby rhinos being in the paddock again but they were visible in the house.
Got great views of the young bamboo lemur from the walkthrough which was excellent.
Both wolves were also at the lake end of the enclosure and roaming about their whole space so that was nice to see.
Looks like a good result on the lake birds this season with the bar headed goslings now as big as their parents and at least three red breasted goose juveniles.
The female zebra is heavily pregnant and it looks like foal imminent, good news and hopefully all will go well with the birth.
Missed the baby rhinos being in the paddock again but they were visible in the house.
Got great views of the young bamboo lemur from the walkthrough which was excellent.
Both wolves were also at the lake end of the enclosure and roaming about their whole space so that was nice to see.
Looks like a good result on the lake birds this season with the bar headed goslings now as big as their parents and at least three red breasted goose juveniles.
Prochilodus246
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Chester are the only UK public collection with them at present. The recent photo of them on the gallery I believe was taken in 2014
Lafone
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Just the wrinkled hornbills. I recall the last great hornbill was 2016ish? Someone will correct me.
Edit - found a post here talking about them in 2017 so I was indeed wrong! Someone may confirm when they left.
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Wow, I didn't realise they'd become so rare in collections. A difficult species to breed with a mostly aging population?
Strathmorezoo
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With my experience with Hornbills, (Grey,Redbill and Vonder deckens)I found them very difficult to breed, although the Vonder deckans did lay egg twice but were infertile
Cotswold were actually the first UK zoo to breed them. They lived in the corner aviary just to the left of the entrance at the Penguin end of the garden area.
I have images of the Great (Indian) Hornbill 02 08 2018 so they were still present in 2018 but I think they moved later that year
I don't know why they left?. Replaced by Great Blue touracos it seems.
Kalaw
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There are two adjacent aviaries here, one of which now holds Wrinkled Hornbills and the other houses a King Vulture. I am assuming that the former is where the Great Hornbills were once kept?
Basically, yes, it´s difficult to put together a functioning breeding pair, not to mention male aggresion towards female. There might be now just 1 active breeding pair in whole Europe I know of. The species is still present in collections due to its longevity.
Strathmorezoo
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I.was told by a keeper in 2021 that both birds were very old the male dying first and after the female died that's when the aviary was split into two
Off to my first ever first to CWP on Thursday, main reason is to see the 2 baby rhinos , any idea if they are outside at all during the day have noticed others have said they were inside when they visited.