Melbourne Zoo Melbourne Zoo Developments
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Virtually all sperm counts done on captive male Gorillas seem to show 'a low sperm count'- yet somehow they're not yet extinct!
It could be a problem for Melbourne though- if Rigo is borderline for fertility nowadays and they do go to the trouble of getting him into the group- only to find he can't father any more offspring. A lot of stress and effort all for nothing. On the other hand, he could just surprise everyone...
Genetically its not too bad if he fails as he does have two grandchildren living in the UK, both fathered by Ya Kwanza at Jersey Zoo. The older one is Mapema, a nine year old male currently living in the Paignton Zoo batchelor group, who could well go into a breeding situation in future. And as he was mother-raised in a group he's definately a good candidate for success...
i'de like melbourne to get those tree-shrews on exhibit first!
the aviary that i always complain about has finally been put to some good use again and filled with asian birds. i'm just glad its being used..
unfortunately melbourne has lost a few rare birds over years. i think they are down to one nicobar and lost all their bleeding hearts. gone are the siamese firebacks and i'm not sure if there are any red-whiskered bul-bul's left either.
on the other hand they still have some great birds and some very colourful asian aviaries. manadrin ducks were a great addition to the rice paddy aviary.
(i just wish they would do something about the mouse problem!!)
the aviary that i always complain about has finally been put to some good use again and filled with asian birds. i'm just glad its being used..
unfortunately melbourne has lost a few rare birds over years. i think they are down to one nicobar and lost all their bleeding hearts. gone are the siamese firebacks and i'm not sure if there are any red-whiskered bul-bul's left either.
on the other hand they still have some great birds and some very colourful asian aviaries. manadrin ducks were a great addition to the rice paddy aviary.
(i just wish they would do something about the mouse problem!!)
thts a good qn pat, and glyn they would be very effective in an aivary, the first 1 on the trail spec,
thou i still want little forst antelopes, lol i have gone blank!!!!!!!!! lol o well u know what i mean though to skittish for a walk through if you want effective viewing.
if every1 goes to google earth, taronga has been done up, i eman well done this time, u can c all of wild asia down to the aivaries, the new coastline and everything
when i was looking it had so much room to develop, nopw before yas start, i know its on a cliff face, but they could effectively be turned into cat enclousres, or even gibbon aivaries if given the chance, spec all off exhibit. sounds silly, but an idea. i talking in particular the old sun bears area, and the cliff on the base next to sky safari------- if we wont to discuss, start a new thread lol
thou i still want little forst antelopes, lol i have gone blank!!!!!!!!! lol o well u know what i mean though to skittish for a walk through if you want effective viewing.
if every1 goes to google earth, taronga has been done up, i eman well done this time, u can c all of wild asia down to the aivaries, the new coastline and everything
when i was looking it had so much room to develop, nopw before yas start, i know its on a cliff face, but they could effectively be turned into cat enclousres, or even gibbon aivaries if given the chance, spec all off exhibit. sounds silly, but an idea. i talking in particular the old sun bears area, and the cliff on the base next to sky safari------- if we wont to discuss, start a new thread lol
palm squirrels at taronga
the threat of the squirrels escaping from a walk-through aviary is a major consideration, although both aviaries have the 'this door wont open till the other shuts' system. its still no guarantee for theives stealing them, but then again, if theyre prepared to risk birds that are way more valuable price wise, then i'd say give the squirrels a go.
as for egg-eating im not sure. some specie sof squirrel do, i suppose this is something that would have to be monitore dif they did happen to be introduced.
were it not for the threat of them becoming widespread, wouldnt it be great to see palm squirrels in the fig trees over the chital deer. of course, im not about to suggest we should liberate them, but in the past those trees were apparently a fav haunt of the wild squirrels.
the threat of the squirrels escaping from a walk-through aviary is a major consideration, although both aviaries have the 'this door wont open till the other shuts' system. its still no guarantee for theives stealing them, but then again, if theyre prepared to risk birds that are way more valuable price wise, then i'd say give the squirrels a go.
as for egg-eating im not sure. some specie sof squirrel do, i suppose this is something that would have to be monitore dif they did happen to be introduced.
were it not for the threat of them becoming widespread, wouldnt it be great to see palm squirrels in the fig trees over the chital deer. of course, im not about to suggest we should liberate them, but in the past those trees were apparently a fav haunt of the wild squirrels.
Where did the squirrels come from? Are they related, how many babies were born recently.
As for those doors that supposedly won't open until the other is closed. Well I saw kids work out how to do so when I was last at Taronga.
Aren't there feral squirrels in Perth?
I don't think that they need to be in a walk through though, they are so active and come right up close to the wires.
As for those doors that supposedly won't open until the other is closed. Well I saw kids work out how to do so when I was last at Taronga.
Aren't there feral squirrels in Perth?
I don't think that they need to be in a walk through though, they are so active and come right up close to the wires.
palm squirrels are wild in perth with the centre of their distribustion in the city their original release site - perth zoo. traonga zoo liberated palm squirrels too, but fortunately they have since died out. melbourne released either grey or red squirrels (i cant remember which) in its parks and gardens,
but they died out in the 70's or 80's...
i don't think squirrels or tree-shrews are a wise addition to a walk through enclosure. a stolen or escapee bird that can be legally obtained in aviculture is one thing, a stolen/escapee exotic mammal only legally kept in zoos another..
but they died out in the 70's or 80's...
i don't think squirrels or tree-shrews are a wise addition to a walk through enclosure. a stolen or escapee bird that can be legally obtained in aviculture is one thing, a stolen/escapee exotic mammal only legally kept in zoos another..
palm squirrels
palm squirrels are actually available to private bird-keepers, i imagine you need a permit though. they appear regularly in the classified sections of Australian Bird Keeper.
if not the walk-through aviary, they would make a lively addition to the francois langur habitat.
jay, i guess you get zoonooz from Taronga, so youll know they were confiscated. from where/who i dont know. maybe one for zoopro. the offspring figures would be on isis wouldnt they?
in perth zoo they really are everywhere. i havent been to adelaide zoo before so i cant comment, but of the 3 major zoos ive been to perth seems the most horticulturally diverse in terms of exotic plantings of palms/figs, etc,an environment which the palm squirrels clearly thrive in.
palm squirrels are actually available to private bird-keepers, i imagine you need a permit though. they appear regularly in the classified sections of Australian Bird Keeper.
if not the walk-through aviary, they would make a lively addition to the francois langur habitat.
jay, i guess you get zoonooz from Taronga, so youll know they were confiscated. from where/who i dont know. maybe one for zoopro. the offspring figures would be on isis wouldnt they?
in perth zoo they really are everywhere. i havent been to adelaide zoo before so i cant comment, but of the 3 major zoos ive been to perth seems the most horticulturally diverse in terms of exotic plantings of palms/figs, etc,an environment which the palm squirrels clearly thrive in.
in northern india, the northern or five-striped palm squirrels (the same species we talk of here) are very common. they seemed to thrive there in the cities where it is often freezing cold, boiling hot, pouring with rain or dry as a bone. they climb straight up the walls of the buildings, like a gecko and are obviously the favoured prey items for the many birds of prey that circle in the skies...
i'm supprised they didn't do better in sydney.
i'm supprised they didn't do better in sydney.
Information about confiscations from private people is usually kept quite private, for obvious reasons, so I'm afraid I can't provide an update on that one for you, but it's possibly some naughty private bird keeper who saw the ad Jay mentioned, and bought them without a licence!
8 animals were confiscated, with a further two animals being born this year.