Thanks, I appreciate your reply.
I love the swamp monkey enclosure and we're so lucky to see them foraging in the surrounding moat. I hope they breed.
Lemurs - I agree that every visit is, and should be so different. Seeing the lemurs leaping over your head or trying to find them at all is a great joy. The Red Ruffed Lemur group has been all female as there was a UK halt on breeding. Fair enough! but, the area is big and could support another species (extra to the Red Fronted, which are enclosed) e.g. Ring Tailed or Black? The general public need to be informed of why, at times, some animals have to be kept índoors', as they make judgments (based upon one unlucky visit per year) that it is unfair, cruel or they leave feeling 'hard done by'! If they were told the reasons why their personal experience did not live up to the TV commercial they would be more likely to re-visit. I often reply to negative visitor comments while at the zoo, explaining some basic husbandry or studbook stuff and it always makes a difference to their impressions of the site. Would it take much effort to inform visitors of changes to breeding groups, exhibits or maintenance?
What do you think?
Cheers
I love the swamp monkey enclosure and we're so lucky to see them foraging in the surrounding moat. I hope they breed.
Lemurs - I agree that every visit is, and should be so different. Seeing the lemurs leaping over your head or trying to find them at all is a great joy. The Red Ruffed Lemur group has been all female as there was a UK halt on breeding. Fair enough! but, the area is big and could support another species (extra to the Red Fronted, which are enclosed) e.g. Ring Tailed or Black? The general public need to be informed of why, at times, some animals have to be kept índoors', as they make judgments (based upon one unlucky visit per year) that it is unfair, cruel or they leave feeling 'hard done by'! If they were told the reasons why their personal experience did not live up to the TV commercial they would be more likely to re-visit. I often reply to negative visitor comments while at the zoo, explaining some basic husbandry or studbook stuff and it always makes a difference to their impressions of the site. Would it take much effort to inform visitors of changes to breeding groups, exhibits or maintenance?
What do you think?
Cheers