Five Sisters Zoo Park Five Sisters Zoo Park 2019
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What sort of rescue centre has Snow Leopards? Where were they rescued from?
A run down now defunct zoo and the authorities did confiscate stock, including the snow leopards. I think the young snow leopards originated from the reputable Magdeburg Zoo.
They came from this rescue centre. They take in wild animals from zoos and various other places across Europe (sometimes further afield). Including Big cats, Bears, Primates, Rodents and various other species. Some are unwanted or abandoned exotic pets. Some animals come from zoos that close down or need to relocate animals urgently. In the case of the Snow Leopards (mentioned above) they were two of a litter of three cubs born at Magderberg. They (and the male cub, who's being rehomed at Tallinn Zoo) have been housed at Naturhulpcentrum until a permanent home could be found for them. It's the same for the majority of animals that they receive (they just stay temporarily)
Natuurhulpcentrum VZW
Natuurhulpcentrum VZW
Female Asian small-clawed Otter, Betsy, has arrived from Chester Zoo to partner resident male, Oscar:
Five Sisters Zoo
Five Sisters Zoo
Female Lynx "Star" has passed away after she contracted a rare bacterial infection via a minor skin wound.
Five Sisters Zoo
Five Sisters Zoo
Five Sisters Zoo teases a new arrival on their social media pages. They’ve uploaded a picture of the new inhabitant’s footprint and their new enclosure, with the additional information that when it arrives it will be “the only one of its kind in Scotland”
I’m not a footprint ID expert, but does anyone have any ideas? There’s some pretty ridiculous suggestions in the comments
I’m not a footprint ID expert, but does anyone have any ideas? There’s some pretty ridiculous suggestions in the comments
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I see no nails, so a cat seems more likely and the design looks like a typical (but somewhat small) Clouded leopard enclosure.
My first thought was a mountain lion or clouded leopard, but now that you say it design-wise it does look more suited for a CL. I don't think they would make such as big a social media deal about any kind of smaller cat or things like tayra.
For what it is worth, the exhibit itself appears to be unmodified from when it previously held Scottish Wildcat.
I thought it looked familiar, just assumed similar design-style! Do Five Sisters still hold the wildcats?
I believe so. They've really improved their small mammal and bird collection. New additions since I was last there are Black hornbill, Prevost's squirrel, orange-headed thrush, polecat/ferret hybrids, red-cheeked cordon-bleu, emerald dove, bullfinch, Dunlin, ringed plover, moustached laughingthrush, Egyptian plover and song thrush. Some management must have arrived that likes birds
I think it could be Margay from Edinburgh zoo.
I think it could be Margay from Edinburgh zoo.
All wrong the new one arrives at roughly 2 am tomoro Friday would love to say but sworren to not say can give a clue tho is in Madagascar and the cartoon
Lol 2nd film