Chester Zoo News from visits 2012

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OrangePerson said:
Has anyone heard the howlers? Standing a rainforest with howlers going full blast is an impressive experience. So is sitting in a cafe with large fruit raining down on the tin roof courtesy of them though. I've not heard them when I've been at Bristol.
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not heard them as yet think they are still settling in
 
When did the Asian Rhino arrive?I have only seen one for a while.but they were seperated.
Lots of visitors at the Zoo today.
 
I visited on 25th February.

The zoo was very busy and I played another game of dodge the buggy.

The first thing I wanted to do was to see the howler monkeys. They have access to the island and both of the former ruffed lemur enclosures. I'm not really a lover of Primates but I enjoyed watching them for a while.

My second mission was to see the birdwing butterflies. I was not successful, the house was far too busy. I coudn't get near the presenters, let alone ask about the birdwings.

Work is still ongoing in the hyacinth macaw aviary.

I spent some time observing the fish and turtles in the new Spirit of the Jaguar tank. Most people were on the other side of the house loking at a jaguar. I had a look at the tank last week, but after seening it again I'm even more impressed.

The agoutis have not been moved yet.

I had a great view of the anoas, the only problem with seeing them is trying to get a place among the crowds watching the male cheetahs.

The Visayan warty pigs have 2 babies and the Gemsbok have one.
 
Waddi said:
they've just updated their facebook, it was songs of praise, showing tonight at 5pm
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That's not a children's show though!:)

I think it's something else: my speculation would be Roar or Deadly Sixty, with a possible on Blue Peter or Newsround - all bases nicely covered there I think.
 
no that's not it - Songs.....was just an added extra apparently this mornings filming is for CBBC "Trade your way to the USA" ?? never heard of it myself!!
 
I'm in favour of the dinos, and my reasons are three-fold:

1) it brings back a childhood passion for me!
2) it makes the zoo a lot of cash if last year is anything to go by
3) it is at least a zoological display (unlike, say, crazy golf or remote-control boats!)
 
Maguari said:
I'm in favour of the dinos, and my reasons are three-fold:

1) it brings back a childhood passion for me!
2) it makes the zoo a lot of cash if last year is anything to go by
3) it is at least a zoological display (unlike, say, crazy golf or remote-control boats!)
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I couldn't agree more. The more money raised, the faster the development plan can be implimented. It is the lesser of possible evils.:rolleyes:
 
Personally, dinosaurs and other extinct fauna [other than dodo and some of the modern extinctions] aren't to exciting to me. However, I'm happy they're returning if they'll do half as well as they did last year as, like others have commented, it will make the zoo money.

I will go for a look, but I also like the fact it's sectioned off. If people don't like it, then don't go through the exhibit :p
 
They where great last year and are MORE FEROCIOUS this year.The only problem it caused a jam last time because it was so popular.Spot the one's that spray you with water.!!!!Haha.

Have we aquired another Zebra?
 
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I enjoyed a good visit today. There was work going on in the elephant paddock - a bird scaring company was stringing wires between the tops of three tree trunks in the middle of the paddock (there is a fourth, unstrung, near the end): I know no more about this. Also work continues on cladding the new entrance with planks, excavating for the new entrance kiosks (near the end of the elephant paddock), in the dinosaur garden and the hyacinthine macaw aviary. The rhinoceros ratsnake exhibit in the tropical house was completely empty.
I saw the young anteater for the first time, out on its own in the sunshine. I also saw all four babirusa, Sausu on the Anoa Island and Majene and the two piglets were out in their enclosure for a little time at least in the afternoon.
I saw Indian rhino Asha for the first time at Chester - she and Beni were interacting quite nicely through the fence and she got quite frisky cantering around the off-show paddock. She is still a little girlish and a significantly smaller than Beni. Photos of all these to follow, plus giant pencilfish cleaning a turtle in the Jag House.

Alan
 
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