Edinburgh Zoo New Arrivals in 2010

Kiang actually asked me about the rumour of aardwolves a few weeks back and I hadn't heard anything. Indeed when I asked around at the zoo, no one knew anything. There have been a lot of moves recently and, I would imagine a few more to come. As always with Edinburgh, watch this space!

Currently the ground cuscus are in Rainbow Landings but are allowed into the main area at night as they sleep through the back all day!

Personally I love the fact that Edinburgh and RZSS in general go in for such unusual species that also share the environments of some of the larger more well known species as well. It's difficult to get that balance, though, that will attract the general public and zoo fanatics like those on here.

It's surprising how much respect Edinburgh gets from other zoos as well!
 
Visited at weekend and was pleasantly surprised to see 3 Rock Hyrax sitting out on Barbary Rock. 1st time I have seen these guys properly! Nice to see the Aardwolves finally arrived!! Excellent animal - well worth a visit to see them!

Sad news that Mona the sea lion has passed away...
 
I'm not sure if this is old news, or if anyone is interested but according to the zoo's facebook page the two capuchin groups have produced a total of six young, making it a record breeding season for the zoo.
 
There are now two empty enclosures in the monkey house today, Both with signs saying new arrivals coming soon.

Any ideas? Possibly the L'Hoest's from San Diego?
 
The new L'Hoest's guenons have arrived, according to this post on facebook.

Our new L'Hoest's Monkeys (5) arrived safely from the USA last night and can be seen in the Monkey House - all have settled in very well and our male Kizizi has now been mixed with one of the new girls!
 
With this increase in their L'Hoests Guenons, I'm wondering if they might actually be asked to relinquish the remaining Hamlyn's as, given the dwindling number of this species left in Europe, a new male may be now be very difficult for them to source.
 
The 5 L'Hoests from the US, plus one to arrive from France, will be serving their quarantine period at Edinburgh before some of them move on to other collections.
 
Simon McGlary said:
The 5 L'Hoests from the US, plus one to arrive from France, will be serving their quarantine period at Edinburgh before some of them move on to other collections.
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Do you know if they will all stay in the UK and/or where they are destined for?

If they aren't all staying at Edinburgh then I hope my speculation about the remaining Hamlyn's is wrong- Edinburgh have done well with this species in the past, and also they would be a big loss to their important collection of Guenon monkeys.
 
I do not think it very likely that Edinburgh will lose Hamlyn's monkeys seeing as it is Edinburgh that holds the studbook for this species (as well as the L'Hoest and Diana monkeys studbooks also.
 
That is true though sometimes a Zoo does still hold a studbook even after it doesn't hold the species anymore.

I hope they can source a new male Hamlyn's soon in that case- though there really are very few left now.
 
I am sure, Edinburgh will get a new breeding male during the next two years (the breeding female has a few months old baby), although only two possible males are left in the european population, one is 1 year old, the other one 7.

Unfortunately the male at Amsterdam died recently, a disastrous year....
 
BjoernN said:
"Kasai" and the 2009 born at Mulhouse Zoo....
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'Kasai' would seem the obvious choice, both because of his maturity and it also seems unlikely they will breed successfully at Valencia(females too old(?)/ mixed exhibit) I also rather hope they can transfer him from Valencia anyway before a Gorilla gets him or some other accident befalls him first...
 
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The L'Hoest's have been confirmed as 3 pairs and a spare male.
A female douroucouli has arrived in one of the enclosures in the magic forest
 
6 L'Hoest's Monkeys arrived at the end of September. 3 females and 2 males from San Diego Zoo and a male from France.

A baby Black howler Monkey who was born earlier in the year has been sexed as female.

The Red-bellied lemurs have been mixed Successfully with the Mongoose Lemurs. The pair of Blue-eyed black lemurs are also gradually going to be introduced.
 
lechweoryx said:
6 L'Hoest's Monkeys arrived at the end of September. 3 females and 2 males from San Diego Zoo and a male from France.

A baby Black howler Monkey who was born earlier in the year has been sexed as female.

The Red-bellied lemurs have been mixed Successfully with the Mongoose Lemurs. The pair of Blue-eyed black lemurs are also gradually going to be introduced.
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Are the L'Hoest's monkeys destined just for Edinburgh Zoo or to be divided over the UK in say 1-2 other collections?

I assume the EZ will endeavour for the Heidelberg Zoo project in West Africa for these endangered primates?
 
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