Dudley Zoological Gardens Dudley Zoological Gardens in 2016

Lorikeet Lookout opens today.

"the Lorikeet Lookout revamp, which has cost £40,000, has included a new heating system and pool filtration system for the building’s ponds which now house koi carp, goldfish and terrapins. The walkthrough is also home to Monty, the white-throated monitor lizard and free-roaming roul roul partridges and plans are already afoot to increase the lorikeet numbers in the coming months".
Lookout for the lorikeets! | Dudley Zoological Gardens


"We’re currently working on plans for the new giant anteaters to arrive in time for the summer holidays".
 
Benosaurus said:
"We’re currently working on plans for the new giant anteaters to arrive in time for the summer holidays".
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That's excellent news - I look forward to them arriving. It will be interesting to see where they house them - surely it won't be in Monkey Tails (sorry - Lorikeet Lookout!) as they'd be too close to people?
 
Angel said:
That's excellent news - I look forward to them arriving. It will be interesting to see where they house them - surely it won't be in Monkey Tails (sorry - Lorikeet Lookout!) as they'd be too close to people?
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Depends on their background, if they're hand reared or otherwise used to people could be fine, otherwise maybe in the monitor enclosure with extra planting and stuff?
 
Visited today for the first time in 20 years.

I had forgotten how steep it is even if you use the chair lift to do the heavy lifting. Chair lift worked perfectly, which was good as I was petrified and just kept reassuring myself it would soon be over. Next time the train for me. Who even thinks on riding it down? At least on the way up you can kid yourself its not so high up.

In any case really enjoyed my time there, will be going back again as I have an annual membership.

Best bits for me were the 2 monkey paddocks under the chair lift and the penguin enclosure.

Also very pleased to see the Tectons are being restored and preserved.
 
Visited for the first time in nearly 10 years yesterday, which was a very enjoyable visit.

The indoor chimpanzee enclosure was closed due to the ceiling collapsing in the viewing area.
We had a map today which said where the Giant Anteaters would go opposite the Barbary Sheep which is the enclosure next to the Kangaroos which was being refurbished yesterday.

If any one has any questions to ask feel free, I will upload some photos soon.
 
MagpieGoose said:
Visited for the first time in nearly 10 years yesterday, which was a very enjoyable visit.

The indoor chimpanzee enclosure was closed due to the ceiling collapsing in the viewing area.
We had a map today which said where the Giant Anteaters would go opposite the Barbary Sheep which is the enclosure next to the Kangaroos which was being refurbished yesterday.

If any one has any questions to ask feel free, I will upload some photos soon.
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That sounds like the old cassowary enclosure. Any evidence of indoor viewing?
 
There were only two when I visited earlier this year and, as far as I can remember, there were only two last year as well.

The article mentions that Chicani recently died from a tumorous growth on his shoulder, for which the 13 year-old had been receiving veterinary treatment and a decision was made to euthanise his elderly blind brother Bem, who had also been undergoing long-term veterinary care, as he would not have survived on his own.

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I visited on the 4th July.

The Lorikeet walk through is not fully up and running yet. The birds need to settle in before you can start feeding them. Also I dont know if they are getting more stock but the ones they had were really hard to see as they hid as high as they could get. I regret not seeing it when it was a primate exhibit. Were they all free roaming?

The lemur walk through was a lot more successful. They have cut back a lot of the vegetation so you can now see more of the various lemurs in the exhibit. There is still a lot of green and they seem to be settling in nicely.

I walked up rather than using the chair lift and was surprised to see a second Gelada exhibit. Are these two genetically different groups or did they split a larger group when they got them originally?

Was pleased to see the Snow Leopard out and about but saddened to learn the cub had died.
 
cliffxdavis said:
I walked up rather than using the chair lift and was surprised to see a second Gelada exhibit. Are these two genetically different groups or did they split a larger group when they got them originally?
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The other Geladas are part of a bachelor group
 
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