mstickmanp
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Sorry, I never asked the names of the drills.
Do Drill have a future in the USA?
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Sorry, I never asked the names of the drills.
Buckeye092
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Drills from Philadelphia and New Orleans? Thats so weird! I wonder what zoo originally brought them over to the US? What's weird is that a rare species in zoos isn't more documented.
Many different species have been kept in various US zoos that are now rare or non existant in captivity. It kinda of depends on the popularity of the animal with zoo management and/or public. With the drill, this speices competed with Mandrill and possibly other baboons for space in zoo exhibits.
Sometimes, especially with more endangered species, when the captive population declines, zoo may come together and re-evaluate the species's future. Often this leads to a big change in demographics, by consolidating the population to encourage breeding.
Im sure you can find documentation on drill in captivity. You just need to know where to find it and it can often be hard to locate: guidebooks, zoo books, studbooks, etc.
Sometimes, especially with more endangered species, when the captive population declines, zoo may come together and re-evaluate the species's future. Often this leads to a big change in demographics, by consolidating the population to encourage breeding.
Im sure you can find documentation on drill in captivity. You just need to know where to find it and it can often be hard to locate: guidebooks, zoo books, studbooks, etc.
I'm surprised as current holders of Drills that Columbus isn't issued with a copy of the studbook- compiled I think under the direction of Hanover Zoo.
And Drills have always been numerically rarer than Mandrill and other baboons in zoos. In Europe the zoo population went through a similar decline as the US has experienced, but two zoos, Hanover & Stuttgart continued to breed them successfully (particularly Hanover) These two groups are the source of Atlanta's breeding pair.
Recently Drills are again becoming a little more successful in Europe and several new groups have been created. In the UK there were no Drills exhibited for nearly forty years until Port Lympne got their group from Stuttgart Zoo abut 3 years ago. Even now there are only two groups in UK- the other is Edinburgh where the Columbus females are going.
Buckeye092
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Didn't Atlanta's male die? I think his name was Inge.