Dudley Zoological Gardens Dudley Zoo News 2024

[pendraig_milnerae]

A photo of the new 'Reindeer Ravine' from the zoo's social media...

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It’s looking very nice, as good as the previous setup was this is definitely an improvement. It seems Dudley is employing a Chester-like ‘always building’ strategy these last few years, which is always delightful to keep up with and so good to see improvements being made all the time.

 

[Strathmorezoo]

So they did have then back then? But not continuously since if they only had them more recently
for the last 15 years. I think Cotswold WP may
have had them in the interim.

According to Clinton Keeling, they had success in breeding White Lipped Peccaries.

 

[dillotest0]

A photo of the new 'Reindeer Ravine' from the zoo's social media...

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I find it interesting that where other major zoos have de-prioritised domestic reindeer [on grounds of being difficult to breed, specialised feeding, essentially a domestic...] Dudley and Blackpool remain strong with them.
Not that I have anything against it - good for them. Nice species to have.
Exhibit looks nice enough for an animal of the barren ground

 

[Pertinax]

According to Clinton Keeling, they had success in breeding White Lipped Peccaries.

Dudley was well known in zoo circles for having the White lipped peccaries. I am presuming it is descendents
of the original group that have finally left to go to Dartmoor. May be very inbred by now unless unrelated stock added somewhere along the line which I think might be less likely

 

[Strathmorezoo]

Dudley was well known in zoo circles for having the White lipped peccaries. I am presuming it is descendents
of the original group that have finally left to go to Dartmoor. May be very inbred by now unless unrelated stock added somewhere along the line which I think might be less likely

The original group from the 1960's were fazed out due to inbreeding. As far as the more recent group that have been sent to Dartmoor, I have no current information about those

 

[Laboratory 7]

Dudley was well known in zoo circles for having the White lipped peccaries. I am presuming it is descendents
of the original group that have finally left to go to Dartmoor. May be very inbred by now unless unrelated stock added somewhere along the line which I think might be less likely

The group of white lipped peccary sent to Dartmoor are all from the group previously held by cwp, and have no connection to any previously held by Dudley that I know of if they are it's very very distant relationship.

 

[Orca obsessed]

A photo of the new 'Reindeer Ravine' from the zoo's social media...

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Can’t notice it! Looks like it might be a walkthrough exhibit with that path?

 

[Animallover1998]

Can’t notice it! Looks like it might be a walkthrough exhibit with that path?

Probably not, considering the possibility that reindeer - like all larger ungulates - can be potentially dangerous if they feel that their young are threatened.

 

[dillotest0]

Probably not, considering the possibility that reindeer - like all larger ungulates - can be potentially dangerous if they feel that their young are threatened.

And at the other end of the year breeding bull is no better animal to let the public with !

 

[Tim May]

The White-lipped Peccaries have(or rather had) been at Dudley for as long as I can remember, even going back as far as the 1960's...

According to Clinton Keeling, they had success in breeding White Lipped Peccaries.

Dudley Zoo successfully bred white-lipped peccaries in 1964 - sixty years ago. I think this was the first UK birth of the species.

 

[Benosaurus]

The group of white lipped peccary sent to Dartmoor are all from the group previously held by cwp, and have no connection to any previously held by Dudley that I know of if they are it's very very distant relationship.

Yes, Dudley's most recent group of white-lipped peccaries were originally a group of 9 (5 castrated males and 4 females) that came from Cotswold Wildlife Park.

I recall reading that collared peccary were present and successfully bred at the zoo as far back as the early 1970s.

 

[Orca obsessed]

Probably not, considering the possibility that reindeer - like all larger ungulates - can be potentially dangerous if they feel that their young are threatened.

For some reason that never crossed my mind!

 

[OasisGirl94]

The zoo have named their baby Linne's two toed sloth Jude in honour of footballer Jude Bellingham.

 

[Pertinax]

Dudley Zoo successfully bred white-lipped peccaries in 1964 - sixty years ago. I think this was the first UK birth of the species.

I was sure that they had them as far back as then. I don't know what happened to that original group though, was it the same as the one that was later at Cotswold WP? Seems unlikely Cotswold would import some seperately? In which case it was the same group throughout from 1960's- present day. But that may not be correct of course. I would like to know though.

 

[Kifaru Bwana]

A photo of the new 'Reindeer Ravine' from the zoo's social media...

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The new enclosure looks really good use of the Tecton exhibitry.

I really do hope they transfer to forest reindeer Rangifer tarandus fennicus, a highly distinctive and threatened reindeer species within Europe.

 

[Pertinax]

Can’t notice it! Looks like it might be a walkthrough exhibit with that path?

No, if you look carefully its a public path that leads just down to the (black) fence. Then the large gravelled 'path' area within their enclosure will be hardstand areas for this 'tundra' species. It looks to be a good use of the old Bear ravine though.

 

[Maguari]

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Red Deer antlers brought to you by the same designer as the desaturated Clouded Leopard on the Snow Leopard enclosure?

 

[dillotest0]

Red Deer antlers brought to you by the same designer as the desaturated Clouded Leopard on the Snow Leopard enclosure?

I did have my suspicions about those!

 

[Pertinax]

Red Deer antlers brought to you by the same designer as the desaturated Clouded Leopard on the Snow Leopard enclosure?

Oh dear. I missed that......

 

[Devi]

Are we still in the dark on the reindeer/peccary area? It seems that the two areas are both being done together and presumably are going to be one enclosure. Thick chain link is going up, thicker than in the primate enclosures, so I’m thinking carnivore?

I’ve attached a photo of the fencing, it also goes under the ground so I guess something that might dig, that’s probably most things though!

There’s also a company there called Aquascapes waterfalls landscaping. I took a photo of their trailer but I don’t think you can tell anything from it. I’m guessing something that will use a water feature.

Does that rule out the wild dogs and cheetah mentioned earlier in the thread?