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i noticed there wasn't any news threads on the zoo and scouting their website found a small but interesting news peice:

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i had no idea a lynx had moved from newquay, does this leave just the one there? i thought (from photos in the gallery) the lynx enclosure was already built, is this not the case or are they just putting the finishing touches to things?
 
Foz , as far as I know the new Lynx enclosure is the revamped old Puma one. (?) Z.
 
Yes, it is the old Puma cage, just without the roof.
 
cool, i got the impression from the rticle it was being developed...perhaps the indoor areas? i think the lynx(s) at newquay were mother and son (may have read ages ago on zoochat) so does this mean the son is left?
 
foz said:
cool, i got the impression from the rticle it was being developed...perhaps the indoor areas? i think the lynx(s) at newquay were mother and son (may have read ages ago on zoochat) so does this mean the son is left?
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I recall that I saw Ben's Zoo on BBC2 last year, two lynxes were in quarantine. What happened to them now?
 
There was one Lynx in quarantine, she's probably still there.
 
I've just been told that there was an announcement on tonight's local news that the story of Ben Mee's life is going to be made into a Hollywood film! I have no more details.
 
:eek: What? Who knows, if that goes ahead maybe Dartmoor will become more popular than biggies such as London and Chester. :rolleyes:
 
shame i cant see any huge unnecassery hollywood explosions happening in this film :rolleyes: though perhaps a tranquiliser gun fight with a tiger perhaps? :D
 
Well there was a escaped jaguar and wolf, that would probably be dramatised for purposes of the movie. Bets on Bruce Willis as Ben Mee...:rolleyes:
 
Marwell Dalek said:
Well there was a escaped jaguar and wolf, that would probably be dramatised for purposes of the movie. Bets on Bruce Willis as Ben Mee...:rolleyes:
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I know somethings will be dramatised, but the story is very heart warming and this should be the theme of the movie.
 
More news from dartmoor:

1 - the single chilean flamingo has been removed from the collection to go to paignton's flock
2 - there is a new male temnincks tragopan from paignton
(seems like there is quite a bit of swapping around with paignton)
3 - porcupines have left the park to go to porfell wildlife park, cornwall. has anyone ever heard of this collection before :confused:
4 - in return dartmoor with be collecting wallabies form porfell, to b kept with their pygmy goats in a walkthrough enclosure.
5 - there is a planned new monkey enclosure (including trees) for the vervet monkeys.
 
foz said:
More news from dartmoor:

1 - the single chilean flamingo has been removed from the collection to go to paignton's flock
2 - there is a new male temnincks tragopan from paignton
(seems like there is quite a bit of swapping around with paignton)
3 - porcupines have left the park to go to porfell wildlife park, cornwall. has anyone ever heard of this collection before :confused:
4 - in return dartmoor with be collecting wallabies form porfell, to b kept with their pygmy goats in a walkthrough enclosure.
5 - there is a planned new monkey enclosure (including trees) for the vervet monkeys.
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Yes i've been to Porfell. It's quite a nice place.
 
I was sure Dartmoor had a greater flamingo, unless the two there were one greater and one chilean and then the greater died?

Porfell is an interesting collection, they have caracals, a genet, zebra, ocelot, lemurs and callitrichids.
 
Dartmoor used to have one greater and one Chilean flamingo. I guess the Chili was the one that survived, so now he/she's off to Paignton.
 
That I don't know, I can never remember seeing them.
 
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