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A litter of endangered Amur tiger cubs have taken their first steps outside at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s (RZSS) Highland Wildlife Park, near Aviemore.

Following their first health check and vaccinations from staff at the wildlife conservation charity last week, the three cubs will have regular outdoor access from today (Monday 26 July), meaning lucky visitors could spot the triplets starting to explore:

Rare Amur tiger cubs take first steps outside | Highland Wildlife Park
 
Visited on Monday and was lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the tiger Cubs on their first day outside. The plan at the moment is to have the Cubs and Dominika in the main enclosure during the day and allow Botzman access to it overnight. The long term plan is to have Botzman living with the cubs and Dominika, something I believe he has done at another zoo in the past. First signs are good as keepers have observed him attempting to lick the Cubs through the mesh.

There was no sign of the foxes, I checked a few times and couldn’t spot any. Nor was there any sign of the elk, however we couldn’t hang about as my younger brother is on the autistic spectrum and didn’t react well to the drive through, so I suspect they were just behind a hill. :rolleyes:

The male polar bears were separated but spent most of their time observing each other from the neighbouring enclosures.

The capercaillie has been given a domestic chicken to raise to familiarise herself with the process.

Also, I can confirm that series 2 of “inside the zoo” is currently being filmed. :)
 
Jude T said:
Visited on Monday and was lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the tiger Cubs on their first day outside. The plan at the moment is to have the Cubs and Dominika in the main enclosure during the day and allow Botzman access to it overnight. The long term plan is to have Botzman living with the cubs and Dominika, something I believe he has done at another zoo in the past. First signs are good as keepers have observed him attempting to lick the Cubs through the mesh.

There was no sign of the foxes, I checked a few times and couldn’t spot any. Nor was there any sign of the elk, however we couldn’t hang about as my younger brother is on the autistic spectrum and didn’t react well to the drive through, so I suspect they were just behind a hill. :rolleyes:

The male polar bears were separated but spent most of their time observing each other from the neighbouring enclosures.

The capercaillie has been given a domestic chicken to raise to familiarise herself with the process.

Also, I can confirm that series 2 of “inside the zoo” is currently being filmed. :)
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Botzman is a brilliant tiger dad.. he was previously at whipsnade and has 3 male Cubs and he would let them climb over him, pull at him , bite him and he wouldn’t retaliate at all. x
 
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Rosie183 said:
Botzman is a brilliant tiger dad.. he was previously at whipsnade and has 3 male Cubs and he would let them climb over him, pull at him , bite him and he wouldn’t retaliate at all. x
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Fingers crossed they can have a similar setup at HWP! :)
 
I am also visiting tomorrow for my birthday because i am currently staying in Newtonmore for the week. I will upload some photos tomorrow :)
 
Sad news from HWP:

"We are sad to announce the loss of our female elk, Cas, who was recently put to sleep under veterinary advice.

Keepers found Cas unresponsive one morning and after exhausting all alternatives, our veterinary teams advised she should be put to sleep to prevent her suffering.

Although she will be greatly missed by everyone who worked with her, we’re pleased to say her surviving calf is doing well and is spending a lot of time with dad, Raven."

Sad news from Highland Wildlife Park | Highland Wildlife Park
 
Things have been very quiet on the Amur Leopard front - I'm not even sure if they announced the cubs were both female, other than through the annual species list. Similarly, the move away of the male leopard was done very quietly. Presumably they won't get another male for now

Anyone heard anything?
 
Efforts to save a rare native insect from extinction have been boosted by a record-breaking breeding season at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s Highland Wildlife Park.

Staff at the wildlife conservation charity are celebrating the hatching of 6,925 pine hoverfly larvae within the conservation breeding programme this year, marking the most larvae of this species ever bred in captivity and a significant increase for the critically endangered British population:

Record-breaking breeding success for critically endangered native insect | Highland Wildlife Park
 
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