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Drago
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Visited recently.
They will not be getting Hyena now, they will be getting African Wild Dogs
Instead. Reason being they could only get old or 'problem' Hyenas from
other collections.
Serval Exhibit is being built alongside the new Singing Dog enclosure. They
hope to have the Servals on display by Whitsun.
Sad they won't be getting Hyenas, in my opinion the Hyena family is
under represented here in the UK.
They will not be getting Hyena now, they will be getting African Wild Dogs
Instead. Reason being they could only get old or 'problem' Hyenas from
other collections.
Serval Exhibit is being built alongside the new Singing Dog enclosure. They
hope to have the Servals on display by Whitsun.
Sad they won't be getting Hyenas, in my opinion the Hyena family is
under represented here in the UK.
Pity they went with African Hunting as an alternative rather than Dhole or Golden Jackal.
It's a pity they couldn't get the hyaenas, let alone dholes or jackals!
Nothing against hunting dogs, it's just a bit of a meh species now as they seem to be at most major collections nowadays!
Would I be guessing correctly that most dhole in Europe are related ie. Howletts line?
By this point, with various collections having swapped individuals over the years, the European population as a whole probably *are* all related to some degree or other. However, the Howletts imports were not the only ones to take place during the 1980's; at roughly the same time as Howletts went into the species, imports took place at Zoo Berlin, Tierpark Berlin and Zoo Duisburg.
Not that they have had much trouble getting rarer species as it is 
A very good development all round!
A very good development all round!
Not that they have had much trouble getting rarer species as it is
A very good development all round!
Agreed! The species list for Exmoor is special as it stands already! I hope I might get to visit in the summer
Not that they have had much trouble getting rarer species as it is
A very good development all round!
Yes, but I wouldn`t necessarily see joining EAZA as a particularly positive thing in some ways! (I am not the greatest fan of EAZA.)
And as a possible example of Nanook's comment:
According to Shorelands' FB page "Last week we were delighted to received a pair of Hadada Ibis from Exmoor Zoo. The only breeding pair in the UK, this species is rarely bred in Europe and were sent to us with a selection of other species as Exmoor Zoo are restructuring their animal collection as a result of joining the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA)."
Will EAZA membership result in Exmoor's collection becoming more like that of the 'average' UK zoo?
Exmoor still hold Black faced, Buff-necked, Southern bald, Waldrapp, Glossy, Puna, Scarlet, Black headed and Straw-necked ibis. Along with European spoonbill, Boatbill & Black crowned night heron, with a view to adding a few more unusual/rarely seen species at a latter date. The Hadada are, as i seem to recall are on breeding loan
I visited Exmoor a couple of weeks ago for the first time in a couple of years and was very impressed with how many new enclosures and unusual species there were. The new enclosures in the next door field are large and really well designed. It really is a beautiful place with masses of birds and mammals. I used to visit many years ago when it was Exmoor Bird Gardens so I might lament the decline in focus on birds, but it certainly doesn't disappoint.
The highlights for me were:
Blacksmith Plover chicks,
Large range of Ibis, some ex-London residents I would guess,
Black Lemur baby,
New Guinea Singing Dogs lying in the sun in their huge, new enclosure,
Some lovely Amazons, Cubans amongst them I think, although they weren't labelled,
Palm Nut Vultures - the egg was incubated and hand-reared at Paradise Park apparently, another brilliant collection,
Loads of spoonbills, herons, storks, waders, Cranes...
Some very active Keas in with Blue-throated Macaws,
A young Morelet's crocodile, if I remember correctly, possibly a youngster from Cotswolds?
Always nice to see Gibbons, more than 1 species,
Some very active Yellow-throated Martens, a first for me,
Well worth a visit, but you do really have to be in the area. The car park was full but it didn't feel crowded. Hopefully now they're joining EAZA, they might finally be able to get their hands on some Hyenas... Another fave species, for a mammal anyway...
The highlights for me were:
Blacksmith Plover chicks,
Large range of Ibis, some ex-London residents I would guess,
Black Lemur baby,
New Guinea Singing Dogs lying in the sun in their huge, new enclosure,
Some lovely Amazons, Cubans amongst them I think, although they weren't labelled,
Palm Nut Vultures - the egg was incubated and hand-reared at Paradise Park apparently, another brilliant collection,
Loads of spoonbills, herons, storks, waders, Cranes...
Some very active Keas in with Blue-throated Macaws,
A young Morelet's crocodile, if I remember correctly, possibly a youngster from Cotswolds?
Always nice to see Gibbons, more than 1 species,
Some very active Yellow-throated Martens, a first for me,
Well worth a visit, but you do really have to be in the area. The car park was full but it didn't feel crowded. Hopefully now they're joining EAZA, they might finally be able to get their hands on some Hyenas... Another fave species, for a mammal anyway...
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After reading all these news and I think it'll be a pretty successful zoo with its enormous collection of rarity. I need to get here soon....
I had a long visit yesterday. It was very nice to see all the plover chicks (in order of age/size, 2 blacksmith, 3 southern lapwing, 1 crowned). According to the notice board in the Incubation Centre, the yellow-shouldered amazons and the blue-throated conures also have chicks. Work on the new enclosures for the singing dogs and for serval is continuing.
Although I am not really a cat person, I think that the gems of the collection are the rusty-spotted cats. I was lucky enough to see four of them, but most of the visitors never see them at all, as they spend most of their time in their indoor quarters and they are hard to spot even when they are outside. I found they were easiest to see just before they were fed, at around 4 pm. Then they came out again later after most of the visitors had left, when they were quite active and even called to each other. Unfortunately I think the leopard cat is no longer on show, although the label is still there, as both of the smaller outdoor enclosures were used by one of the pairs of rusty-spotted cats. Unfortunately, although I had spoken to several members of staff during the day, I did not discover this until after they had disappeared, so I can provide no further information.
Alan
Although I am not really a cat person, I think that the gems of the collection are the rusty-spotted cats. I was lucky enough to see four of them, but most of the visitors never see them at all, as they spend most of their time in their indoor quarters and they are hard to spot even when they are outside. I found they were easiest to see just before they were fed, at around 4 pm. Then they came out again later after most of the visitors had left, when they were quite active and even called to each other. Unfortunately I think the leopard cat is no longer on show, although the label is still there, as both of the smaller outdoor enclosures were used by one of the pairs of rusty-spotted cats. Unfortunately, although I had spoken to several members of staff during the day, I did not discover this until after they had disappeared, so I can provide no further information.
Alan
Leopard Cat was still on show at Easter when I visited and did notice that Rusty Spotted Cats were in two of the outdoor enclosures but couldn't tell you how many were in each.
Would be a shame if it has gone from collection although I'm not sure how many people actually saw them.
zoogiraffe
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They have only had the one for quite sometime,in fact they were down to 1 when I visited in August last year.