Edinburgh Zoo New Arrivals in 2009

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glasgowanimal

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0.1 Amur leopard arrived from Helsinki

3.2 brown capuchins arrived from Besancon in France

3.0 Scottish wild cats arrived from HWP

5 Tundra reindeer arrived from HWP and now residing at the top of the hill in the old vicuna/darwins rhea enclosure with the 3 that have been at the zoo prior to Christmas

1 female Margay arrived to join male in offshow enclosure located behind the current tiger enclosure - can be seen (slightly) when walking up hill past the Lions
 
I hope to go to Edinburgh this summer, having not done so last year. I think your reports will be useful.
 
HWP concentrating on Forest Reindeer - amur leopards going through quarantine at Edinburgh (also waiting for enclosure to be built)
 
Ahh ok just thought edinbrugh were not keeping climate species eventually sending them all to HWP, are HWP getting snow leopards?
 
Tundra reindeer seem to be the exception, however if you have been at the top of the hill between November & April at the zoo it is very cold!!!!! Snow leopards are in the plans for the future at HWP
 
Ocellated turkeys have been swapped so now an unrelated male and two females in enclosure

female turaco, female bali starling and a new breeding pair of hornbills due to arrive shortly
 
It says the old Anteater has gone to another collection, is that Hamerton? I read a while ago they were expecting Edinburgh's Anteater.
 
0.1 Asiatic Golden Cat arrived last week - being held seperate from the male in the enclosures beside the polar bear (Binturongs currently off show)
 
glasgowanimal said:
0.1 Asiatic Golden Cat arrived last week - being held seperate from the male in the enclosures beside the polar bear (Binturongs currently off show)
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The female is called "swa-fai", but i don't know where she came from?

1.0 Stanley crane came from Whipsnade
 
I visited the edinburgh zoo last month & was lucky enough to see the 'pregnant' lionesses Gita & Kamlesh, aswell as the new female amur leopard. I got a couple of pictures whilst i was there which you'll find below... Iv completely forgotten the female leopard's name which is annoyin cos it's right on the end of my tongue :P, does any1 els know it..??

lion - Re-Wilding Captive Animals!! - Care2.com
 
Zane

YES! Thank you. Its pronounced 'Zarna' i think, but i think u spelt it right.
Edinburgh recently got a male amur too, but we never saw him or learnt his name... all i found out was that he was an older unrelated companion for Zane & they were eventualy to move to the highland wildlife park...
 
I hope they are successful breeding their golden cats as there aren't many about. I hope they mix well as they can be prone to killing females. Do you know if they are the same sub-species?
 
From Tierpark Berlin and Wuppertal came

1.1 Chinese grey goral
7.5 white lipped deer

The female goral will be paired with the male at Edinburgh who's mate died last year, whilst the male aged 1, will be paired with Beijing the goral (1st birth at the zoo), born last year.
The deer bring the zoo herd up to 16 animals, both species are currently being held in the now vacant camel house.

for more details....

RZSS Zoo Blog
 
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