Chester Zoo New species at Chester

I think an Indri joining the collection is very unlikely- I've heard they never live very long in captivity outside of Madagascar.
But how about Sifaka? Surely that's a little more plausible?
 
There are currently none outside madagasca, and none registerewd with ISIS. I'll try to find out, but if the info is false, then we'll have to delete it off WIKIPEDIA.
 
Is the small mammal building going to be open to the public? Port Lympne have just had a sifaka.
 
Indri being at Chester is a hoax.

In Madagascar the species is called babakoto meaning ancestor of man. The Malagasy people think it resembles their revered sacred ancestors. Thus the species is accosted a high degree of protection. Consequently it is rare for indri to be maintained in captivity or confined to a semi-natural sanctuary. Definitely, the indri is not held at either the Antananarivo Zoo or Parc Ivoloina.

So, fat chance that any will ever leave Madagascar unless the Durham Zoo heavily invested in lemur research in the US would make an effort to do so.
 
bongorob said:
Is the small mammal building going to be open to the public? Port Lympne have just had a sifaka.
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I wonder if Port Lympne received more than one Sifaka, but only one survives- one is an odd number to keep. It is being kept with something else(ringtailed or ruffed lemur ?) for company.
 
he is being kept with a male ruffed lemur although seemingly the 2 don't get on
 
Recent babies at Chester Zoo are a Buffy-headed Capuchin, born to Eubank and Maud, and a male Eastern Bongo, born to Ernie and Nibbles. I bet the monkey is a boy too, they usually are.

Bornean Orang Utan Tuan will be introduced to the females at the end of the year.
 
From the Metro this morning:

Survivor: Though he weighs just 1.2kg, experts at Chester zoo say their 19 day old asiatic lion Tejas could one day help save his threatened species from extinction.
 
Sorry i meant Asha was out with Asoka on sunday, no sign of the cub.

The pair of them was sleeping!
 
So do we know why he is being hand raised?

I found out the answer to my question last night.
 
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Do we have any news on the development of the "Chinese" area near to the red pandas and bongo, we discussed potential new species has anybody heard anything yet?
 
hi, regarding the sifaka at port lympne! he came from belfast! we kept two males for a couple of years but they both fought! the male at port lypmne was first sent to apenheul to mix with two male in which the had just received but he did not mix so ended up there! his brother remained at belfast and was happily mixed with a female ringtailed lemur! these two have recently been moved to cotswolds to make way for a family group of 4 which we just received from paris! i hope this is of interest!
 
Writhedhornbill said:
Chester hopes to have a baby bornean by Late 2008.
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Any signs of successful breeding behaviour among the orangs then, eh? :confused: Tell us more ... please!

AI,

That is the best news yet. I always thought that sifakas Propithecus ssp. make an excellent and unusual Madagascan exhibit. It is about time sifakas become more firmly established in the European zoo community. Paris Zoo is still the prime breeder (not too long ago - if my mind has not left me alltogether on New Year's eve ..... - ISIS listed 6.4 here) and this makes for a precarious hugely related European group.

Thankfully, recently (I think last year to be exact) a pair has moved up to Besancon in France. This pair has already bred. Apart from Belfast Zoo, Mulhouse Zoo, France has just received a pair as well. If one puts each one together. Either Paris Zoo is left with only 1.1 (-/- 2.2 to Belfast Zoo) or 2.2 were lost in transit.

I hope they can import a few more direct from Madagascar to cement the breeding programme. Port Lympne and Apenheul are all suitable takers for 1 or 2 females each!
 
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