Chester Zoo Diffiycult Species Too See At Chester

I've had the most success with the bears if I visit the enclosure just before closing time. At other times of the day I've found they are usually out of sight.

The ring-tailed lemurs can be surprisingly elusive considering there are over 30 of them and they are not exactly inconspicuous!
 
Yes, but we can get Himalayan monals for £120 per pair, Trumpeter hornbills for £300, Cabot's tragopans for £800 per pair, Orange headed thrushes £120 per pair and Horned parakeet for around £1200 per pair.
 
The only birds that we have to have a license to keep are Ostriches and Cassowaries. We would still have to have all the endangered species papers to keep the rare species...
 
What about penguins and stuff and how much would it cost for a cassowary.
 
I don't know how much it would cost for a cassowary. I imagine that only zoos can get hold of these. I'd only want a northern or Bennett's anyway(Impossible really!), I don't like the southern variety.

Don't know about penguins, never thought about getting them.

I'l start a new thread on this discussion PAT.
 
Writhedhornbill said:
Yes, but we can get Himalayan monals for £120 per pair, Trumpeter hornbills for £300, Cabot's tragopans for £800 per pair, Orange headed thrushes £120 per pair and Horned parakeet for around £1200 per pair.
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I see that you have the makings of a bird dealer, Hornbilly.;)
 
Hornbilly,

Why are Cabot's tragopans openly for sale?
What about the CITES laws?

I think that next to zoos all who wish to hold endangered or exotic species should have a licence and inspection of their property to fully comply with minimum keeping standards. The system should be administered by an independent authority of experienced captive wildlife experts and not these politicised so-called administration services like the municipalities or DEFRA who pretend to know it all (minimum keeping standards for rhinos and elephants) but lack the experience of zoo keeping staffs.

Allthough, I have to give you that .. you sound like made from the right kind of wood so to speak lol :p

By the way do you intend on starting a collection or do you already have one?
 
I've only seen Cabot's Tragopans for sale on a pheasantary's website. I don't know about any of the CITES laws, but I imagine that this pheasantry has them, but they will be dealt with when the prospective owner actually buys the bird.
 
If we could just go back on topic here. Yes i agree the ring tailed lemurs are suprisingly hard to see, i see them most of the time on the part of the island which is close to Islands In Danger.
 
ive seen everything at the zoo lol which is quite funny i think

anyway the bats are really easy to tell apart the livingstones are so much bigger if you cant spot them ask one of the presenters in there to point them out

also the sand lizards dont look in the grass look at them bottom of the glass windows this is where they bask they shoould still be hibernating at the moment but they are there honest
 
Sand Lizard at Chester Zoo, taken 31/5/2006. As Chris said they are easy to spot along the windows during the summer.

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well, the clever little devils have certainly worked out the best spots for basking, haven't they....
 
I often see the sand lizards. Today I saw the warthogs and the bush dogs.

The kangaroos, jaguars and orang utans all remained hidden from view.

Another animal I never see is the Mountain Chicken Frog.
 
bongorob said:
I often see the sand lizards. Today I saw the warthogs and the bush dogs.

The kangaroos, jaguars and orang utans all remained hidden from view.

Another animal I never see is the Mountain Chicken Frog.
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I've seen the Mountain Chicken!

The Kangaroos were also hidden on thursday...
 
Okay what about the Smoky Jungle Frogs they used to be quite visible with the Iguanas not seen them since they moved the Caiman Lizards in.
 
I Remember seeing the smoky jyngle frogs a lot a few years back but recently they've become a lot harder to see
 
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