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Interesting, I thought there might have been a bit of an uptick as it seems there has been a steady stream of arrivals lately. That did only start late last year though.

Onwards and upwards for next year.
 
NMM said:
Interesting, I thought there might have been a bit of an uptick as it seems there has been a steady stream of arrivals lately. That did only start late last year though.

Onwards and upwards for next year.
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Or onwards and upwards for THIS year.
 
Past the general statistics we spoke earlier, there are a couple points of interest I noted, and thought I'd share, also to see if anyone else had any comments:

- Down to 2 meerkats, I know they are a common species but still low numbers
- Great to see Prezwalksis Horse at 1:9, with 4 births this year.
- 9 Banteng also superb, strong numbers for Sitatunga, Addax, Grevy’s and both Bongo and Okapi despite both being without a breeding male for now
- Still at 3:1 Siamang - I presume this is the reason for the lack of an exhibit at Macaque Island, as there are 2 males there...
- All male groups of all 4 Lemur species
- As previously mentioned, individual/single sex groups of Arabian Oryx, Beisa Oryx and Lowland Anoa.
- Giraffe records have been heartbreaking this year, hoping for more of them more than anything this year
- Still really pleasing to see some of the match-ups this year, Bokiboky & Red Panda for example
- 9 bird species with only 1 individual remaining. Does anyone know exactly which species are kept in the Aviary near the Red Pandas on the top of the hill?
- 2 female ostriches, I actually didn't know Marwell still had these? Where are they located?
- Where are the Trinidad Poison Dart Frogs?

Hope this was useful, and thanks in advance for any responses.
 
The only chance of a giraffe birth this year would be from Christa however she is 17 this year and never had a calf so far(plus she's a hybrid) nothing to say she won't be pregnant but considering the facts, if she is it's a happy mistake:)
 
I meant adult arrivals over babies, my bad there. Last I heard they keep the Hybrids (or hybrid now I guess) on contraceptives.
 
My bad for not reading it properly :D I believe females were/are being selected but it could be paperwork that is holding them up.
 
Embu said:
The only chance of a giraffe birth this year would be from Christa however she is 17 this year and never had a calf so far(plus she's a hybrid) nothing to say she won't be pregnant but considering the facts, if she is it's a happy mistake:)
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Christa had a calf last year but it only survived for a short time.
 
Embu said:
Wasn't this Makeda who gave birth? apparently she had a calf that died shortly after birth. Makeda then died months later
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All three female Giraffe gave birth last year but none survived, as you say then Makeda then died.
 
To answer one other of HelloCrossy's questions, the ostriches are mixed with the female African wild asses.

Can't recall the Trinidad poison dart frogs. Maybe they are off show.
 
They're a draw to the general public, even if they aren't to us zoonerds. I did wonder if they were being pushed out when the second Enclosure was removed a few years ago, but if it fills a space I'd rather them there than not!
 
HelloCrossy67 said:
They're a draw to the general public, even if they aren't to us zoonerds. I did wonder if they were being pushed out when the second Enclosure was removed a few years ago, but if it fills a space I'd rather them there than not!
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I am sure at some point there will be a new group of Meerkats, as regards the walk through aviary, there are Black headed weaver, Hamerkop, Madagascar Teal, White Rumped Sharma, Blue crowned laughing thrush, Black winged stilt, Bush thick knee, Fairy bluebird, as well as a couple of other species as well.
 
okapis said:
I am sure at some point there will be a new group of Meerkats, as regards the walk through aviary, there are Black headed weaver, Hamerkop, Madagascar Teal, White Rumped Sharma, Blue crowned laughing thrush, Black winged stilt, Bush thick knee, Fairy bluebird, as well as a couple of other species as well.
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So not in the Honeyeater aviary anymore?
 
HelloCrossy67 said:
They're a draw to the general public, even if they aren't to us zoonerds. I did wonder if they were being pushed out when the second Enclosure was removed a few years ago, but if it fills a space I'd rather them there than not!
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You can just as well take some other very active mongoose type mammal like dwarf mongoose and kusimanse and have the same general visitor interest.

Having 155 collections in the UK follow Meerkat Diary and milk the myth/legend is just preposterous. Plus there are far more interesting species in this family group and a good deal that are rare or even critically endangered. Meerkats for all good purposes in so many collections is just a failed PR exercise and a waste of valuable space that could be put to good use housing some endangered species in this family group instead.... Particularly, for the bigger ex situ conservation breeding facilities and zoos like Marwell Wildlife....
 
Typhlonectes said:
They are free-roaming in the tropical house and can be spotted on the waterfall rocks as you exit the main hall
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Thanks. I had forgotten there was a frog in the tropical house.

dillotest0 said:
So not in the Honeyeater aviary anymore?
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As of my last visit a couple of weeks ago the bush thick knees were still in the honeyeater aviary.

Also, the red-tailed laughing thrushes had moved from the aviaries next to the lawn at the back of Marwell Hall to the walk through aviary next to the red pandas.
 
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