Blackpool Zoo Giraffe Heights

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How long has the Giraffe Heights been at blackpool, do you know who built it (any idea of cost), how many giraffes have they got?
Also i take it you can walk up the top seen the photos in the gallery thanks, but can we get some more hehe.


EDIT: can somone change the topic, so it says blackpool not, blackbrook.
 
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I think those photos were meant to be uploaded in the blackPOOL gallery lol
 
I thought blackbrook was odd.

OK same questions for blackpool zoo.
 
They have 1.2, I'll see about if I have anymore taken from above. It was opened this summer, not sure of cost.

Yes you can, it is better viewed from above then from the ground.
 
I think that the house and enclosure can best be described as 'functional'. It is perfectly adequate but modest. A simple fence has been errected around an already existing paddock and the house itself is 'agricultural'. It doesn't look like half a million's worth and like much of the more recent developments at Blackpool contrast quite starkly with the altogether more substantial infrastructure stemming from the park's inception. I was a little dissapointed.
 
taun said:
They have 1.2, I'll see about if I have anymore taken from above. It was opened this summer, not sure of cost.

Yes you can, it is better viewed from above then from the ground.
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I thought they 0.3 giraffe, where did the male come from?
 
Paradoxurus said:
I think that the house and enclosure can best be described as 'functional'. It is perfectly adequate but modest. A simple fence has been errected around an already existing paddock and the house itself is 'agricultural'. It doesn't look like half a million's worth and like much of the more recent developments at Blackpool contrast quite starkly with the altogether more substantial infrastructure stemming from the park's inception. I was a little dissapointed.
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I agree, its a very basic enclosure
 
I remember being there when it was being built up by the lions.

Is there plans to breed them, what species of giraffe, how old are they where they come from ??

Do you have any info who built it ??
 
KJ said:
I remember being there when it was being built up by the lions.

Is there plans to breed them, what species of giraffe, how old are they where they come from ??

Do you have any info who built it ??
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According to ISIS they hold hybrids giraffes. They all came from Fota wildlife park.
 
The new enclosure seams to be basic and small especially the paddock, the area was previous home to vicuna and tapir , the vicuna now live with the markhor and the tapir have a smaller enclosure, apparently they may mix a species of gazzale with the giraffe.
 
zoogiraffe said:
Hope they don`t try keeping the Arabian Gazelles Chester tried many years ago wasn`t the greatest sucess.
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It is probably more hopeful than reality. The area which houses the giraffes is the wettest, boggiest part of the zoo, and even with modifications it will never be dry and sandy for gazelles. The zoo's gazelles have been kept off display for years due to a health problem with keeping on the lush green grass.
 
tetrapod said:
It is probably more hopeful than reality. The area which houses the giraffes is the wettest, boggiest part of the zoo, and even with modifications it will never be dry and sandy for gazelles. The zoo's gazelles have been kept off display for years due to a health problem with keeping on the lush green grass.
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They where on show when i visited earlier in the year and were in the same enclosure when i visited in 2006.
 
Paradoxurus said:
I saw the gazelles a fortnight ago - in the enclosure where the Wallaroos used to be held.
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Is it still fully grassed? There was some talk when they were still off-display in putting the gazelles on a sand-only exhibit.

Did you notice any youngsters?
 
tetrapod said:
Is it still fully grassed? There was some talk when they were still off-display in putting the gazelles on a sand-only exhibit.

Did you notice any youngsters?
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I didn't notice any youngsters when I was there a few weeks back.

The enclosure had also a sandy area towards the back of the enlcosure near the house
 
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