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GiraffeJack10 said:
Hey guys. I have a couple of questions about Edinburgh zoo and I would appreciate it if anyone could help me out.
. When are the giraffes expected to arrive?
. What is the zoos reptile collection like?
. How active and viewable are the large carnivores?
I've been wanting to visit Edinburgh for a few years now and when I found out they were getting giraffes it became a must visit zoo for me. I know that they have a few less common species in UK zoos (giant pandas, king penguins, koalas and Malayan tapirs) these are the main reason I want to visit but I live in the Midlands so I'm just wondering if it is worth the long journey or not?
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  • Giraffe's are expected this month I believe.
  • Reptile collection at the moment is non-existent. The main reptile area is a house called "Wee Beastie's" which is currently closed as it's too small to allow Social Distancing. Other than this house the only reptile you can see is an Argentine Tegu which resides in the Pygmy Hippo house...which was closed today but I'm not sure if that's because of Covid reasons or some other reason.
  • The large carnivores are easy to see, with multiple viewpoints, and they are situated close to each other so if you have no joy with one you can easily go to the other and then quickly come back again.
 
Quincey said:
  • Giraffe's are expected this month I believe.
  • Reptile collection at the moment is non-existent. The main reptile area is a house called "Wee Beastie's" which is currently closed as it's too small to allow Social Distancing. Other than this house the only reptile you can see is an Argentine Tegu which resides in the Pygmy Hippo house...which was closed today but I'm not sure if that's because of Covid reasons or some other reason.
  • The large carnivores are easy to see, with multiple viewpoints, and they are situated close to each other so if you have no joy with one you can easily go to the other and then quickly come back again.
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Thanks for answering.
 
Quincey said:
A few updates from my visit this afternoon:

  • The enclosure between the chimps and brilliant birds (most recently holding Meerkats) has been demolished.
  • The enclosure between the Scottish Wildcats and the Gelada's (most recently holding Baer's Pochard) is now empty. I'm not sure if the Baer's Pochard have moved to another enclosure, I didn't see them anywhere, although I didn't visit the duck ponds which would be the most obvious place to move them to.
  • Magic Forest, Budongo Trail and both Rhino houses have now re-opened due to the Covid Restrictions being relaxed. Wee Beasties is still closed as it's too small to maintain social distance.
  • The toilet block in the car park is currently getting an animal mural spray painted onto it.
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I’m pleased to hear the rhino house at the back has reopened, I like that area (although that might be controversial :oops:).
 
The first images of this year’s newly-hatched gentoo penguin chicks have been captured at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland's Edinburgh Zoo.

Staff at the wildlife conservation charity were delighted to report nine chicks have emerged so far and hope more will follow in the coming weeks. The first month is critical and keepers will be keeping a close eye on the new arrivals:

Gentoo penguin chicks hatch at Edinburgh Zoo | Edinburgh Zoo
 
Can anyone tell me when 3the last elephant left Edinburgh please am sure she was called Nelly and lived where the rhinos are now
 
Jude T said:
Would somebody be able to explain the D.N.S and dispose columns please. I apologise if this is a stupid question.
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"D.N.S." simply stands for "Did not survive" and pertains to animals born/hatched at the collection which failed to live longer than 30 days; you'll notice entries under this column tend to tally with corresponding entries in the "Births" column.

For instance:

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This entry shows that 1,0,1 Goeldi's Monkey were born in 2020, but none survived 30 days - the fact only one individual has a sex listed would tend to suggest the other was either stillborn or died very soon after birth, before a sex could be recorded.

"Dispose" merely means animals which left the collection but did not die - in other words, were sent elsewhere.
 

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TeaLovingDave said:
"D.N.S." simply stands for "Did not survive" and pertains to animals born/hatched at the collection which failed to live longer than 30 days; you'll notice entries under this column tend to tally with corresponding entries in the "Births" column.

For instance:

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This entry shows that 1,0,1 Goeldi's Monkey were born in 2020, but none survived 30 days - the fact only one individual has a sex listed would tend to suggest the other was either stillborn or died very soon after birth, before a sex could be recorded.

"Dispose" merely means animals which left the collection but did not die - in other words, were sent elsewhere.
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Thank you, this makes more sense now. :)
 
The Hedgehog said:
@Embu the new male Giraffes could have arrived from Chessington World Of Adventures or Port Lyme Zoo in Kent.
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Chessington have an all male group so why would they be moved? PL, I believe, may have a young male Rothschild that as you state could be moved
 
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