Paignton Zoo New Rhino!
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ZooLeopard
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Some info on the new male black rhino:
Plus some pics of the new guy:http://www.paigntonpeople.co.uk/news/Flying-rhino-lands-Paignton-Zoo/story-5141264-detail/story.html
A one-tonne male black rhino has arrived at Paignton Zoo – by air.
A giant crane was used to lift new rhino Manyara into the paddock of the zoo’s rhino house. The 20 tonne crane manoeuvred the rhino and his travelling crate which together weighed nearly three tonnes.
Manyara is almost eight years old and has arrrived to Paignton Zoo from Port Lympne Wild Animal Park in Kent, where he was born in September 2002. He weighs in at 1.1 tonnes and is said to have a calm and friendly character.
He was brought from Kent overnight by Dutch specialist animal carriers Ekipa International Transport, with the road journey taking some six hours. The lift to get him into his new home started at about 7.30am on Thursday, June 17 and took about two hours.
He joins female Sita, who is 10 years old and arrived at Paignton Zoo in 2002 from Berlin Zoo. Three-year-old female Zuri – the first black rhino to be born at Paignton Zoo – is still too young to breed. Manyara and Sita are part of the coordinated European Endangered species Programme (EEP) for black rhino.
Black rhinos are solitary creatures (except for mothers with young) so the pair – plus Zuri – will live in separate parts of the rhino complex.
All five species of rhino are endangered. Black rhinos suffered a population decline of 96 per cent during the 1970s and 80s. There are now thought to be no more than 4,000 black rhino scattered through east and southern Africa. Paignton Zoo, a registered charity, supports practical rhino conservation work in Zimbabwe and also funds work in Malawi.
Plus some pics of the new guy:http://www.paigntonpeople.co.uk/news/Flying-rhino-lands-Paignton-Zoo/story-5141264-detail/story.html
A one-tonne male black rhino has arrived at Paignton Zoo – by air.
A giant crane was used to lift new rhino Manyara into the paddock of the zoo’s rhino house. The 20 tonne crane manoeuvred the rhino and his travelling crate which together weighed nearly three tonnes.
Manyara is almost eight years old and has arrrived to Paignton Zoo from Port Lympne Wild Animal Park in Kent, where he was born in September 2002. He weighs in at 1.1 tonnes and is said to have a calm and friendly character.
He was brought from Kent overnight by Dutch specialist animal carriers Ekipa International Transport, with the road journey taking some six hours. The lift to get him into his new home started at about 7.30am on Thursday, June 17 and took about two hours.
He joins female Sita, who is 10 years old and arrived at Paignton Zoo in 2002 from Berlin Zoo. Three-year-old female Zuri – the first black rhino to be born at Paignton Zoo – is still too young to breed. Manyara and Sita are part of the coordinated European Endangered species Programme (EEP) for black rhino.
Black rhinos are solitary creatures (except for mothers with young) so the pair – plus Zuri – will live in separate parts of the rhino complex.
All five species of rhino are endangered. Black rhinos suffered a population decline of 96 per cent during the 1970s and 80s. There are now thought to be no more than 4,000 black rhino scattered through east and southern Africa. Paignton Zoo, a registered charity, supports practical rhino conservation work in Zimbabwe and also funds work in Malawi.
'Manyara's parents at Port Lympne were Addo(deceased) and Jago(from Dvur Kalov). They aren't connected to the same line as 'Kingo' who fathered the calf 'Zuri' at Paignton, so Manyara is unrelated to both females. The announcement also indicates that 'Zuri' will stay at Paignton- a little unusual in so much as Howletts/Port Lympne normally reclaim 'first female' from breeding loans they are involved in- however not this time it seems.
Yes I hadn't thought of that. I had sort of expected her to be sent back to Port Lympne in the same crate/ on the same trip as Manyara's arrival. I'm glad she hasn't though as I think the longer a rhino calf stays with(or in contact with) its mother, the better. I don't like seeing them split when only circa two or three years old or so as they aren't mature then. But its worth noting PL also recently received a three year old female from Berlin(which could also be related to the Paignton females)
Manyara has been testing out the mud wallow and going from a black Rhino to a red one in the process! 
Paignton People | Black rhino at Paignton Zoo becomes red rhino!
Paignton People | Black rhino at Paignton Zoo becomes red rhino!
It seems he has settled in very easily, despite having been used to a lot of space, roaming in 100 acres(?) of the African Experience at PL, whereas he is now in a regulation Zoo-type enclosure and small paddock.
Just realised there are two 'Manyaras' in the UK black rhino population- this male now at Paignton and the female at Chester. Fortunately being different sexes should avoid any confusion.
Just realised there are two 'Manyaras' in the UK black rhino population- this male now at Paignton and the female at Chester. Fortunately being different sexes should avoid any confusion.
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Jordan-Jaguar97
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manyara was born at port lymmpe in 1999 and moved to chester in2002 before moved to paignton zoo
Jordan-Jaguar97
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go on chester zoo the first was by me and look on the comments
Gigit
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Sita and Manyara have now been introduced and things are looking positive 
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