Marwell Wildlife My Monthly Updates 2011 #1

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I don't even think Marwell sent theirs away, nor London, they just died out as far as I can tell. I imagine the same happened at Dudley, now this is the case at Blackpool which had a breeding group of 1.9 only a couple of years ago, now down to its last 2 females according to ISIS,
 
mhale said:
A few observations from today's visit to Marwell:

1) The female giant anteater has arrived this week - I was told she is called Inti and came from Denmark. I saw both her and Ernesto in their respective enclosures
2) It looks like the enclosure alongside the secretary birds (currently empty) is being prepared for some inhabitants as there is green netting around the rear fence and some troughs and a small shelter in the enclosure
3) The mara have moved out of the enclosure next to the okapi paddock - this is purely a guess on my part, but I wondered if they were going into the enclosure mentioned above
4) The potto enclosure has now been covered with educational boards (see attached photo)
5) The male cheetah (Turkus) was in the enclosure with the fake rock (and he chose to sit on it) and one of the females (Juba) was in the adjoining enclosure on her own - I believe her sister Suki may have been in the end enclosure (I didn't see her because the fences are blacked-out), as Juba was patrolling the fence line between those two enclosures and appeared to be looking for her
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The Mara were in that enclosure next to Sec birds but were getting too stressed in there.
 
Cat-Man said:
Also, does anyone know what happened to the Arabian mountain Gazelle which were kept at the current site of life in the tree's?
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The Arabians eventually died out. It was thought that the UK population at the time were not as pure-bred as once thought , this applied to all those in the UK then. Dorcas are obviously a different species altogether.
 
johnstoni. said:
I don't even think Marwell sent theirs away, nor London, they just died out as far as I can tell. I imagine the same happened at Dudley, now this is the case at Blackpool which had a breeding group of 1.9 only a couple of years ago, now down to its last 2 females according to ISIS,
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Yes Blackpool have the only ones left in the UK , they had been trying for some time to locate a male.
 
Nanook said:
The Arabians eventually died out. It was thought that the UK population at the time were not as pure-bred as once thought , this applied to all those in the UK then. Dorcas are obviously a different species altogether.
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By the looks of the Dorcas i would guess they maybe a sub-species,but maybe incorrect.
 
hantslad said:
By the looks of the Dorcas i would guess they maybe a sub-species,but maybe incorrect.
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They are a recognised ssp. and part of a regional if not official breeding programme within EAZA zoos (and with an in situ and reintroduction component). :D
 
Pertinax, you'll be happy to know that they've improved the gibbon exhibit's branchiation. A tall 'monkey bars' style frame has been added along with several more ropes, and I heard them calling for the second time I've heard it since they moved in there; hopefully a good sign.

Also saw the snow leopard cubs for the first time, they've become much more adventurous and were out during the middle of the day when there was a fair sized crowd around them.
 
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It is better- they can get up higher and look about as well as brachiating along the bars. I think its the most that can be hoped for as the design doesn't allow for fixtures to the sloping mesh, but it is an improvement.

Obviously the Siamangs think so too.:)
 
zambar, this is really great news regarding the gibbons. it has been a subject of many discussions of the exhibit on the forum, and im glad marwell has listened :D. however, i am not a fan of the anoa paddock near this area, but i love the new climing frames. i agree with pertinax that the siamang think it is an improvement, as i've only seen them using the climing apparatus once, thanks:)
 
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