Dudley Zoological Gardens Dudley Zoological Gardens in 2018

gentle lemur said:
Surely the headline should say 'hatched' rather than 'born' - the sub-editor should read the copy more carefully :mad:
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So if I understand well from your post, born is used exclusively for viviparous animals and hatch for oviparous ones? I was completely unaware of this, and it surprises me a bit. Thanks for improve my English learning :-)
 
Kakapo said:
So if I understand well from your post, born is used exclusively for viviparous animals and hatch for oviparous ones? I was completely unaware of this, and it surprises me a bit. Thanks for improve my English learning :)
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Exactly so! Eggs hatch, producing hatchlings. Babies are born - after they have been borne (=carried) by their mothers.
 
A quick question about species from the past does anyone know how many Bison were kept at the zoo and between which years please.
Does anyone have any photographs of the Vulture in the round aviary which used to be just infront of were the Spider monkey and Gelada indoor exhibits are please?
 
AdrianW1963 said:
A quick question about species from the past does anyone know how many Bison were kept at the zoo and between which years please.
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I certainly remember there being bison throughout the 1970s and early 1980s. As far as numbers go, I would say around 20. I'm fairly sure that, at one time, they were in the enclosure where the white-lipped peccary are now and I also have a vague recollection of seeing them in the enclosure under the Tropical House, where the Asian lions are now but I wouldn't swear to it. Sorry I can't be more exact about either numbers or dates.
 
Bison- in the 1960's they used to be kept in what is now the Lion enclosure. There was a small group of about five. Did they later have as many as twenty...?
 
Pertinax said:
Bison- in the 1960's they used to be kept in what is now the Lion enclosure. There was a small group of about five. Did they later have as many as twenty...?
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I'm glad to hear that they were once kept in what is now the lion enclosure and it wasn't just my memory playing tricks. As to numbers, I honestly can't remember exactly, but I'm sure there were more than 5. Or perhaps it just looked as though there were more as I would have been quite young then!
 
Angel said:
A Gelada baboon was born at the Zoo on 25th January - it has yet to be sexed.
More news from the baboon bank! - Dudley Zoological Gardens
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Now been confirmed as a female; the first female gelada baboon to be born at Dudley (the first 4 births were all males).
We're tickled pink! - Dudley Zoological Gardens

DZG has two separate gelada groups; a breeding group and a bachelor group.

Breeding group
Adults: 1.3
Offspring: 4.1
Enclosure

Bachelor group
Adults: 5.0
Enclosure​
 
The new snow leopard extension is complete, and the snow leopards have already moved in.

"We’re continuing to plough ahead with our redevelopment programme to update the site’s enclosures and provide improved facilities for our animals and visitors.

We’ve recently been granted planning permission to start work on demolishing three parrot aviaries and replacing them with a large, single aviary, so watch this space!"

Snow leopards move in! - Dudley Zoological Gardens
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The new naked mole rat exhibit has been completed.

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It is situated in the chimpanzee indoor viewing area.

Meet our naked mole rats! - Dudley Zoological Gardens
 
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