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I'm not sure if it's been shared but the colobus monkeys now have access to the gorilla island. They have had access for about a month. Apparently they were waiting for the gorillas to settle in and bond as a group and wanted the two species to get used to each other before the new male arrives. The monkeys are a little wary and haven't ventured far from the entrance 'tree', they were sitting and eating in the tunnel this afternoon.

I also saw the Victoria crowned pigeon chick in the outside aviary and at last had a good look at the tamandua for the first time.
 
I'm not sure if it's been shared but the colobus monkeys now have access to the gorilla island. They have had access for about a month. Apparently they were waiting for the gorillas to settle in and bond as a group and wanted the two species to get used to each other before the new male arrives. The monkeys are a little wary and haven't ventured far from the entrance 'tree', they were sitting and eating in the tunnel this afternoon.

I also saw the Victoria crowned pigeon chick in the outside aviary and at last had a good look at the tamandua for the first time.
 
The colobus were out on the island last year, until the babies were born, they have used the island without the gorillas being allowed out at the same time. Are you saying they have now been given access while the gorillas are outside?
 
johnstoni said:
The colobus were out on the island last year, until the babies were born, they have used the island without the gorillas being allowed out at the same time. Are you saying they have now been given access while the gorillas are outside?
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Both were out together last weekend when I visited London Zoo.
 
The exhibit is coming of age, I guess. Despite alot of criticism from all corners, I personally do believe that Gorilla World is a pretty neat primate rainforest exhibit (I am not convinced we can create an outdoor exhibit with trees with leaves in this kind of setting ... the only downer).
 
Glad to hear that the exhibit is coming of age, I hope when the new male arrives London zoo at long last can have a real Gorilla troup, I would of liked to see some huge tree stumps in the exhibit for them to climb around upon like they had in the Jersey zoo
 
Kifaru Bwana said:
(I am not convinced we can create an outdoor exhibit with trees with leaves in this kind of setting ... the only downer).
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I think they could -if the Colobus didn't have access. Hotwired clumps of fast growing Eucalyptus, Acacia, Willow etc would break up the exhibit more and grow rapidly into 'blind' areas giving some overhead cover. But the Colobus would probably get into them and eat all the leaves and damage them badly.
 
I don't know if anyone has mentioned this but I noticed today that there is a new colobus baby, still white and woolly looking I don't know when it was born.

The okapi house is still closed.

There is building/maintenance work being done by the lion enclosure viewing windows as well as scaffolding alongside the tigers and wetland aviary. It seems murals are being painted. For the first time today I felt that this area is really looking quite tired and ready for a change.
 
I forgot to mention that there was a Komodo dragon - I'm guessing a female - in the previously empty enclosure next to Raja's.
 
A black hornbill escaped today during training and as of about three o'clock had been sitting in one of the tall trees in the corner by the Blackburn Pavillion and the monkey walk through for a couple of hours. I don't know if the situation was resolved before nightfall
 
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