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That’s terrible news. Glad I got to see her a few months ago. She must have been fairly young to have liver failure?
 
Quincey said:
The zoo have just announced that female Cheetah, Cleo, sadly passed away overnight. They suspect she was suffering from liver failure.
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That's awful to hear, I was looking forward to seeing Cleo for the first time when I visit a couple of weeks from now. I hope she was at least comfortable when she died and didn't suffer too much.
 
Sad news, however, she must have had a thorough health check before leaving Fota,and a blood test would have certainly picked up any problems with the liver.
 
Devastating. Where do Edinburgh go from here regarding cheetahs?
 
I was really upset to hear of the death of Cleo. She has only been her a few weeks and was widely tipped as one of the new big draws and it was seen as a great accomplishment to get her here safely.

She was on the front cover of the latest magazine with a feature article (it arrived the other day and I haven’t had a chance to have a proper read of it yet).
 
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I do despair at some of the Scottish press use this as an attempt to have a go at the Zoo. I bet they’ve never even been themselves or understand the great work that RZSS genuinely does worldwide.
 
A female red panda has been born at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s (RZSS) Edinburgh Zoo and had her first health check from the wildlife conservation charity’s veterinary team. The kit is now nine-weeks-old and was born on July 17 2024.

The tiny youngster is doing well and will be named shortly. Visitors will soon have the chance to spot the kit who will be sticking close to mum, Ginger, and dad, Bruce:

Endangered red panda kit born at Edinburgh Zoo
 
Quincey said:
A female red panda has been born at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s (RZSS) Edinburgh Zoo and had her first health check from the wildlife conservation charity’s veterinary team. The kit is now nine-weeks-old and was born on July 17 2024.

The tiny youngster is doing well and will be named shortly. Visitors will soon have the chance to spot the kit who will be sticking close to mum, Ginger, and dad, Bruce:

Endangered red panda kit born at Edinburgh Zoo
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Now there's some Moo-Deng level cute meme potential.
 
Oberon, a Grevy’s zebra stallion, has arrived at Edinburgh Zoo from Chessington World of Adventures’ zoo as part of the breeding programme for the endangered species. Keepers at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) are hopeful he will mate with the zoo’s resident females Azizi and Grace before he returns to Chessington at the end of the year:

Endangered zebra arrives at Edinburgh Zoo from Chessington to boost population 
 
Quincey said:
Oberon, a Grevy’s zebra stallion, has arrived at Edinburgh Zoo from Chessington World of Adventures’ zoo as part of the breeding programme for the endangered species. Keepers at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) are hopeful he will mate with the zoo’s resident females Azizi and Grace before he returns to Chessington at the end of the year:

Endangered zebra arrives at Edinburgh Zoo from Chessington to boost population 
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Have they been successful in breeding Grevys before?
 
Quincey said:
Oberon, a Grevy’s zebra stallion, has arrived at Edinburgh Zoo from Chessington World of Adventures’ zoo as part of the breeding programme for the endangered species. Keepers at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) are hopeful he will mate with the zoo’s resident females Azizi and Grace before he returns to Chessington at the end of the year:

Endangered zebra arrives at Edinburgh Zoo from Chessington to boost population 
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I would expect that if Chessington is really on the path to animal management being a side show that the EEP / EAZA might take action to remove Grevy's zebra from their facility (and put them in breeding groups or bachelor herds elsewhere (Just a thought ...)?
 
Kifaru Bwana said:
I would expect that if Chessington is really on the path to animal management being a side show that the EEP / EAZA might take action to remove Grevy's zebra from their facility (and put them in breeding groups or bachelor herds elsewhere (Just a thought ...)?
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I don't see why that should happen. The main area of animal displays would remain it seems, with only certain exhibits- perhaps only the Gorillas and Lions, leaving the park.

I am a bit surprised though that Edinburgh do not have a Grevy stallion of their own, or can't obtain one permanently, rather than this loan from Chessington. Did they lose their own? Are they (mature stallions that is) now in short supply in UK perhaps ?
 
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