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We're lucky in Birmingham then, they have 3 or 4 Cloud Rats in the nocturnal house, and usually quite active during the day.
 
On July 6th, the zoo announced they acquired a (0.0.1) arrowhead crab which is now on exhibit in the marine area.

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Smaggledagle said:
On January 12th, the zoo announced that the (1.0) Kirk's dik-dik who was born in October 2022 was named Spud.

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On July 7th, the zoo announced that they transferred the dik-dik to Curraghs Wildlife Park on the Isle of Man.

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On July 15th, the zoo announced they renovated the slender-tailed meerkat exhibit.

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On July 16th, the zoo announced they renovated the snow leopard tunnel enclosure.

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On July 17th, the zoo announced that a (0.0.1) long-nosed potoroo named Dumble was born and is now on exhibit.

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I visited Lakeland Wildlife Oasis again today, even though it was quite busy it was still a great visit, and I managed to see a good number of animals, including their newest additions and even some often no-shows. Here's a few things of note:
- The black curassows left the zoo a while ago, their old aviary is now shared between emperor tamarins, Azara's agouti, and at least one lilac-breasted roller that used to live in the African aviary. Meanwhile the emperor tamarin's old enclosure is now home to the new Northern Luzon giant cloud rats and Northern tree shrews.
- The coral reef tank was recently redeveloped and looks a lot better than it used to, with some new species including Japan surgeonfish, sailfin tangs and sea goldies. Granted the dark blue lighting made photos difficult, but I am very impressed with how the tank looks now.
- After four visits over the last year and a half, today marks the very first time I've seen the zoo's Gambian pouched rat Jayne, who has been a no-show every other time I've tried to look for her. She was playing with some enrichment made from an old egg carton, and I managed to get a good photo. Jayne has also moved to a different enclosure, adjacent to the sheltered viewing window into the crane and dik-dik enclosure. Her old enclosure in the nocturnal area now houses some sun beetles.
- Some of the leafcutter ants has escaped from their rope and were climbing along a beam to reach a tree they weren't supposed to access, the one in between the chrysalis cabinet and the stick insect enclosure. I pointed this out to a staff member and she said they would need to get rid of the new scent trail the ants have made away from the rope.
 
Smaggledagle said:
On September 26th, the zoo announced they are raising funds to renovate/extend the fossa exhibit while they wait to acquire a new (0.1) fossa.

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On October 14th, the zoo announced they named their (0.0.1) white-cheeked tang Schooner, their (0.0.1) sailfin tang Skipper, and their (0.0.1) blue tang Skiff.

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I absolutely love the name Schooner, and it's quite rare for a zoo to name individual fish like this, it happens a lot at aquariums but this is the first time I've heard of it at a zoo that also keeps fish. It really feels like Wildlife Oasis sees the aquarium stock as more than just something to fill space, and as a fish lover I think that's great!
 
Smaggledagle said:
On September 26th, the zoo announced they are raising funds to renovate/extend the fossa exhibit while they wait to acquire a new (0.1) fossa.

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On October 27th, it was reported that the fossa will arrive in spring 2024 from the Chester Zoo in Chester and is the great-great-granddaughter of (0.1) Perdy, who lived at the facility for 14 years before passing in 2021.

https://www.lancasterguardian.co.uk...prepares-for-very-special-new-arrival-4387762
 
Martii said:
Where was EZ hiding those lovely birds?
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I'm guessing they used to live in the Brilliant Birds aviary, and have been off-show since that building was changed to the sloth walkthrough until a new home could be found for them.
 
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