Gigit
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Not the world's best photo because of the wire fence and their refusal to pose, but further proof that they have moved!
Paignton Zoo Paignton News 2020
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They look fantastic in that enclosure; a great move by Paignton zoo.
What's the long-term plan for them? Will they eventually be joined by some females? Would be great to have baby takin in the UK.
What's the long-term plan for them? Will they eventually be joined by some females? Would be great to have baby takin in the UK.
Two Takin calves were born last year at Highland Wildlife Park.
I have just posted two new pictures of the Takin using the exhibit in the gallery: Paignton Zoo - ZooChat
Gigit
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Some other observations from today - the path below what used to be the lechwe field looks as though it will reopen soon. It's being resurfaced. There is at least one emu up there, and the kangaroos at the end of the path. Hartmann's mountain zebra stallion, 4 year old Jabali from Blackpool, has been mixed with the two mares, Taru and Leila.
It was 'interesting' to see that someone had brought carrots into the zoo and was trying surreptitiously to feed them to the goats and sheep in the Ranch (and maybe other animals too)
It was 'interesting' to see that someone had brought carrots into the zoo and was trying surreptitiously to feed them to the goats and sheep in the Ranch (and maybe other animals too)
This is good news.
I'm sure it will be a temporary enclosure or maybe the zoo will go out of camels and they will have the whole space? I'm sure, though, that the Banteng will eventually replace the zebra when they move to the Giraffe paddock.
Fair play, an import of a Goeldi's, Bamboo Lemur, Armadillo and Cavy is a start, and with the advent of bringing in Banteng things are starting to move. Once the Orangs, Big Cats and Bongo situations are sorted, things might start looking good again?
Banteng is excellent news, looking forward to them
Its a good choice. A couple more new unusual species like that and Paignton will really be looking up.
I rather miss the Anoa and American Bison. Banteng will go a long way towards making up for their absence
I agree.
Does anyone know which other UK collections keep Banteng and can they be housed on a hillside exhibit? Also, are they ever mixed with other species?
Andrew Swales
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West mids, Chester, and Edinburgh? I think...
Burgers’ Zoo in the Netherlands have them together with siamang, Sunda pig-tailed macaque, Eld's deer, hog deer and Reeves's muntjac
Rimba - Large mixed exhibit (Sep 16th, 2018) - ZooChat
Wow! If Paignton did anything as dynamic and creative as this I would be amazed!
I agree, they really do! I wonder if there are plans to bring females in?
I also wonder if in time they may use the area opposite the hard stand to exhibit perhaps some birds (pheasant) or small mammal from the Himalaya to complement this excellent exhibit?
As I've said before, I'm not really in a position to comment on future plans
I like the idea of a pheasantry there, but there are other montane birds that might be good too - how about snowcocks, wallcreepers or alpine choughs? I don't think there is enough space for snow leopards, Barbary apes or Japanese macaques, but how about Pallas' cats?