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Rothschild's giraffe calf born in January (George x Lizzie) has been named Sophie by the public. Anyone know what Lizzie's 2nd calf born 2015, was called ?
 
Tim May said:
Flamingo Land received two female hippos in April 2003; both were born at West Midlands Safari Park:-

“Godzilla” born 1998 and “Betty” born 1999.

“Betty” subsequently gave birth to the male “Ernie” in August 2003 a few months after arrival.

After the earlier posts in this thread, I am a bit confused as to what hippo died and what the current situation is; please can somebody confirm?
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Only just caught up with this! As far as I know Godzilla and Ernie are the two Hippos in residence - I shall seek confirmation on my next visit.
 
Visited yesterday, confirmed Hippos in residence are Ernie and Godzilla. Asked re Lizzie's 2015 calf, not sure which one was Lizzie's but the calves born in 2015 were Dottie (maybe "Dotty", didn't ask re spelling) and Savannah (hopefully with an aitch). House for Yellow-footed Rock Wallabies was due to be completed yesterday (looked about done near 6 o'clock) with outdoor bit to add - 7 animals currently behind the scenes.
 
woody505 said:
One of the female hippos died swallowed a tennis ball that somebody threw into the enclosure.
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MagpieGoose said:
Such a shame that Godzilla has passed this now leaves the zoo with 1:0 unless they have received some more.
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Nisha said:
Visit today - they've now got a pair of Common Hippo again. Keeper was saying that they had a young (entire) male and studbook were hoping the pair would breed once he was a little older. Does anyone know where this male came from?
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MagpieGoose said:
Interesting because when I went in July they only had 1:1 Ernie (Neutered male) and Godzilla who I presumed was the female who died: So unless Ernie died and Godzilla didn't and they bought in a new male?
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Tim May said:
Flamingo Land received two female hippos in April 2003; both were born at West Midlands Safari Park:-
“Godzilla” born 1998 and “Betty” born 1999.
“Betty” subsequently gave birth to the male “Ernie” in August 2003 a few months after arrival.
After the earlier posts in this thread, I am a bit confused as to what hippo died and what the current situation is; please can somebody confirm?
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Parrotsandrew said:
Visited yesterday, confirmed Hippos in residence are Ernie and Godzilla.
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that's all a confusing mess! From the first post, perhaps it was the female Betty which died via tennis ball, and it was just old news presented as new news? Nisha's post is the most confusing, and must be simply due to keeper error in what she was told.
 
Chlidonias said:
that's all a confusing mess! From the first post, perhaps it was the female Betty which died via tennis ball, and it was just old news presented as new news? Nisha's post is the most confusing, and must be simply due to keeper error in what she was told.
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Yes, Betty died last year, leaving Ernie and Godzilla.
 
The outdoor bit for the Rock Wallabies is going to be incorporated into the walk-through - rocks will be positioned in front of the new shelter which is in the left-hand corner of the area. The Rock Wallabies are expected to remain around the rocks but will not be confined there and will be able to use the whole of the walk-through exhibit if they wish (I had previously thought it was going to be a fenced area - my mistake). One young male Rock Wallaby has been excluded from the group and is currently housed in the paddock for kangaroos and some wallabies (several Swamps and the two remaining Bennett's) next door to the walk-through.
 
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