thanks, now added.
Exotic Mammals in Australian Zoos - old version
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Lizard_boy
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bimbo is the only remaining elephant Sabiu and siamang are dead and no idea where bimbo has gone plus on Boxing Day Australia zoo they are opening the lemur exhibit along with a massive treehouse which I have seen alligator snapping turtles macaws lemurs and you can all onto the island now and see the albabra tortoises propaly so they will be taken seriously and since when was there pumas at dreamworld also alma park zoo has closed and has morphed into Qld zoo
Actually Sabu is the last remaining alive out of the three. She went back to the Bullen's property in Wallacia (Sydney).
Speaking of elephants, is Saigon the Perry Bros circus elephant still alive?
some extra additions:
Cottontop Tamarins at Tasmania Zoo
Golden Lion Tamarins at Halls Gap (from Mogo)
Small-clawed Otters at Rockhampton Zoo (from Taronga)
Cottontop Tamarins at Tasmania Zoo
Golden Lion Tamarins at Halls Gap (from Mogo)
Small-clawed Otters at Rockhampton Zoo (from Taronga)
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Meerkats have arrived at Crocodylus Park, transported from Zoodoo Wildlife Park. Only a pair, apparently 8-9 years old. Owner hopes to breed them but normally meerkats are spent by that age so I feel a little doubtful about it.
Mary, the last Mueller's Gibbon in Australasia, has died: Vale Mary the Mueller?s Gibbon | Taronga
I was just going to post a few little (and major!) updates, one of which was Perth no longer having cheetah: see here for that, Zoo saddened by the Passing of ‘Kifani’ the Cheetah. | Perth Zoo
Other changes:
The two dholes (mother and son) at Taronga died recently. These were the only dholes in Australia, so the species has been removed from the list. See in this thread, although there appears to be no official news on it, http://www.zoochat.com/24/taronga-zoo-news-2015-a-397042/index4.html
The (off-show) Sunda slow loris at Melbourne Zoo died last year (info from the annual report). There is still one on-show at Perth Zoo, and Melbourne still has an off-show Bengal slow loris.
The national population of greater kudu is now down to one female at Werribee. One died a few weeks ago (see http://www.zoochat.com/24/werribee-zoo-news-2015-a-401937/) and the third during 2014 (from the annual report)
Other changes:
The two dholes (mother and son) at Taronga died recently. These were the only dholes in Australia, so the species has been removed from the list. See in this thread, although there appears to be no official news on it, http://www.zoochat.com/24/taronga-zoo-news-2015-a-397042/index4.html
The (off-show) Sunda slow loris at Melbourne Zoo died last year (info from the annual report). There is still one on-show at Perth Zoo, and Melbourne still has an off-show Bengal slow loris.
The national population of greater kudu is now down to one female at Werribee. One died a few weeks ago (see http://www.zoochat.com/24/werribee-zoo-news-2015-a-401937/) and the third during 2014 (from the annual report)
a couple of little changes:
Fennec fox added for Perth Zoo: see http://www.zoochat.com/23/fennec-fox-407106/
One of the last two Matschie's tree kangaroos in Australia died recently: see in this thread http://www.zoochat.com/24/adelaide-zoo-news-2015-a-397686/index2.html
Fennec fox added for Perth Zoo: see http://www.zoochat.com/23/fennec-fox-407106/
One of the last two Matschie's tree kangaroos in Australia died recently: see in this thread http://www.zoochat.com/24/adelaide-zoo-news-2015-a-397686/index2.html
yes, I had forgotten to change that. The animals are currently one male at Melbourne Zoo; two females at Adelaide Zoo; one male and one female at Mogo Zoo; one male and one female at Darling Downs Zoo
What is the relatedness like for Brazilian tapir population? Surely it would be possible to import some new blood as done with other perissodactyls.
they are all related; as you probably know there used to be three zoos breeding them (TWPZ, Melbourne and Adelaide). Most of the remaining animals are elderly, and none are in breeding situations (i.e. "one male and one female" does not indicate a breeding pair).
Basically, the remnants of the TWPZ group are the males now at Melbourne and DDZ. The remnants of the Melbourne group are the mother and son at Mogo. The remnants of the Adelaide group are the mother and daughter still at Adelaide, and the female at DDZ.
Tapirs can be imported, and there are in fact solid plans to import which is good news.
Hunter Valley Zoo have Black-capped Capuchins, Fennec foxes from Taronga and received a pair Servals from Melbourne which they plan to breed in the future.
The site said that they haven't met each other yet. Does this mean that Melbourne has multiple pair that they breed from (I doubt HVZ would breed siblings) or have they used the term Melbourne very loosely and one has actually come Werribee?
The site said that they haven't met each other yet. Does this mean that Melbourne has multiple pair that they breed from (I doubt HVZ would breed siblings) or have they used the term Melbourne very loosely and one has actually come Werribee?
as far as I was aware Melbourne only had two servals, so I guess these are those ones. Presumably they were not kept together at Melbourne, unless the article is misleadingly worded?
My, what big ears you have | Newcastle Herald
Werribee's servals are sisters and the Hunter Valley female is not one of those.
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