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They said it’s spotted and the only ones found in the Sunshine Coast and they are really cute.

The animals I can think of are as follows.

Spotted Hyena
Spotted Deer (Chital)
Northern Quoll*
Spotted skunk (long shot!)
 
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Jake1508 said:
They said it’s spotted and the only ones found in the Sunshine Coast and they are really cute.

The animals I can think of are as follows.

Spotted Hyena
Spotted Deer (Chital)
Northern Quoll*
Spotted skunk (long shot!)
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I think you may find it says its a first for the Sunshine State not coast!;)
 
WhistlingKite24 said:
South-east Queensland will soon have a new zoo.
D’Aguilar Wildlife is located in Wamuran, in the Moreton Bay region (north of Brisbane). This particular region hasn’t had a zoo since Alma Park Zoo closed down a few years ago. Wamuran is around an hour’s drive from Brisbane’s CBD and can be reached via public transport with a bit of walking.
A recent email from D’Aguilar Wildlife mentions that the zoo aims to be open by Easter 2020. The zoo will be posting monthly updates on their progress and opening developments through email (you can subscribe via their website).

Website: D'Aguilar Wildlife

For those interested, I went through their Facebook page and these were the species I noted. Note their Facebook page has been around for a while (since around 2010) and some of these species haven’t been mentioned recently. Also, I’m sure there are many more species that haven’t received a mention on their page that are used as educational animals.

Mammals:
Short-beaked Echidna
Common Wombat (arrived February 2019)
Squirrel Glider
Rufous Bettong
Red Kangaroo
Rakali (Australian Water Rat)
Black-footed Tree Rat
Spinifex Hopping Mice
Capybara (arrived April 2019)
Fennec Fox (arrived June 2019)
Dromedary

Birds:
Southern Cassowary (arrived September 2018)
Emu
Ostrich (arrived December 2018)
Red Junglefowl
Cape Barren Goose
Plumed Whistling Duck
Black Swan
Australian Bustard
Australian White Ibis
Bush Stone Curlew
Banded Lapwing
Pied Stilt
Tawny Frogmouth
Channel-billed Cuckoo
Blue-winged Kookaburra
Laughing Kookburra
Boobook Owl
Masked Owl
Wedge-tailed Eagle
Torresian Imperial Pigeon
Wompoo Fruit Dove
Red-tailed Black Cockatoo (including Forest Red-tailed Black Cockatoo C. b. naso)
Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo
Gang-gang Cockatoo
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Long-billed Corella
Major Mitchell’s Cockatoo
Umbrella Cockatoo
King Parrot
Eclectus Parrot
Double-eyed Fig Parrot
Scarlet Macaw
Blue and Gold Macaw
White-fronted Amazon Parrot
Black-capped Caique
Apostlebird
Java Sparrow

Reptiles:
Saltwater Crocodile
American Alligator
Saw-shelled Turtle
Central Bearded Dragon
Cunningham’s Skink
Shingleback
Rhinoceros Iguana (arrived July 2019)
Perentie
Blood Python (arrived December 2019)
Olive Python
Carpet Python
Boa Constrictor
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@WhistlingKite24 do they still have Palm Cockatoos as they had them in 2014
 
WhistlingKite24 said:
They have never had Palm Cockatoos as far I know. The only Facebook post I can find from their page that relates to this species is a shared post about the Weipa Wildlife Care looking for native foods for a rescued Palm Cockatoo under their care.
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It was at Cockatoo Chaos and they had a pair in 2014. Just wondering if they made the journey to D’Aguilar Wildlife.
 
WhistlingKite24 said:
They have never had Palm Cockatoos as far I know. The only Facebook post I can find from their page that relates to this species is a shared post about the Weipa Wildlife Care looking for native foods for a rescued Palm Cockatoo under their care.
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Correct they have never had Palm Cockatoos!
 
Chlidonias said:
I'm pretty sure Ben never had Palm Cockatoos.
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@Chlidonias
He went up north in 2014 to get a pair for Cockatoo Chaos and they didn’t come to D’Aguilar so I was wondering if anyone knew were they went. Did they die? Were they send back up north? Guess we will never know :(
 
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D'Aguilar Wildlife have been announcing a series of births day by day. These births/hatchings have included so far:

*Brush Bronzewing (Phaps elegans) - a species that hasn't been mentioned in this thread

*Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) - a female calf joining its male sibling

*Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)

*Australian King Parrot (Alisterus scapularis)

*Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor) - these snakes are only currently four days old.

*Green Iguana (Iguana iguana) - one of several recently hatched; apparently there are only 13 Green Iguanas left in Australian zoos outside of D’Aguilar Wildlife so these hatchlings are significant to maintain this species for the region. These are the first Green Iguana bred in Australia in almost a decade: D'Aguilar Wildlife
 
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WhistlingKite24 said:
D'Aguilar Wildlife have been announcing a series of births day by day. These births/hatchings have included so far:

*Brush Bronzewing (Phaps elegans) - a species that hasn't been mentioned in this thread

*Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) - a female calf joining its male sibling

*Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)

*Australian King Parrot (Alisterus scapularis)

*Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor) - these snakes are only currently four days old.

*Green Iguana (Iguana iguana) - one of several recently hatched; apparently there are only 13 Green Iguanas left in Australian zoos outside of D’Aguilar Wildlife so these hatchlings are significant to maintain this species for the region. These are the first Green Iguana bred in Australia in almost a decade: D'Aguilar Wildlife
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I would have to agree with the parks comment about some species being poorly managed to the point where they just fade out of sight!
 
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Zorro said:
I would have to agree with the parks comment about some species being poorly managed to the point where they just fade out of sight!
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To which I would reply "so what". A common species that is an invasive pest in the USA. A better choice might be the rhinoceros iguana if they wanted to exhibit a large iguana.




{Note from mods - discussion about Iguanas in Australia moved here: Iguanas in Australia}
 
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