Paignton Zoo Paignton Zoo News 2017

Gigit said:
Male orang, Wousan aged 8, arrived from Cologne on 5 May. As a result Naomi, the Grey gibbon, has moved out of the ape house to one of her former residences just outside Lemur Wood. The Squirrel monkeys, who had been living there temporarily, have gone back to annoy (that's what I've always imagined anyway) the Howler monkeys beside the lake.
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Here is an article on the arrival of Wousan:
Wousan arrives in Paignton
 
TriUK said:
The Diana monkey grouping is still a bit ad hoc and I feel that enclosure deserves a bigger group. Maybe the spider monkeys would be better in there?
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Maybe something is afoot in Monkey Heights. The furnishings in the King Colobus section have been demolished and a sign reads:
'Sorry but I'm not at home! Due to future development the monkeys in this enclosure have been moved. Thank you'

I don't know what's going on with the Diana monkeys. Toby, the young male, arrived in January 2016. He lost a large part of his tail during the first introductions but I've only seen him with the two females once since, in October. Without knowing all the ins and outs of the situation, maybe mixing him with one female at a time might help things along.
 
Very interesting about the Colobus being moved. There is a youngster they are trying to integrate back into the group from hand-rearing right? There was talk a long time ago about mixing species and allowing movement between outside enclosures i.e. Diana's and Colobus? Whats happening to Marwells King Colobus?
 
[QUOTE="TriUK, post: 1023180, member: 7318" Whats happening to Marwells King Colobus?[/QUOTE]
It was stated that they had left Marwell, but don't think their destination was mentioned
 
Gigit said:
I believe she has died as has the father of the group.
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Unfortunately, this is correct. However, there is a newborn that arrived recently whilst off show. The group are very poorly and are having specialist treatment off show whilst their enclosure is re-furbed and deep cleaned. The staff are working extremely hard to get the troop healthy and back out on show.
In other news, some birds have now moved into the flight between the desert and tropical houses. I saw Hooded Pitta, Fruit Dove and Orange Thrush (?). There are Laughing Thrushes and Liochola (?) in the rear aviaries but no signage. The Diana's were still split. There was an owl (long eared?...) in the free flight Brookside aviary very close to the path by the water which was a great sight.
Still no movement on the Savannah exhibit and no plans to bring in a male Bongo yet.
As usual, the gardens were looking grand!
 
TriUK said:
Unfortunately, this is correct. However, there is a newborn that arrived recently whilst off show. The group are very poorly and are having specialist treatment off show whilst their enclosure is re-furbed and deep cleaned. The staff are working extremely hard to get the troop healthy and back out on show.
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This group have never really seemed to prosper over time, with frequent losses and setbacks. Yet Blackpool's group, which lives in much older-style housing always looks extremely healthy and currently numbers a dozen individuals with a new baby born in April.
 
TriUK said:
The Diana's were still split
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Some years ago Paignton had a perfectly compatable breeding pair of Diana Monkeys, which had lived previously in the old Monkey House before moving into Monkey Heights. After three(?) young were produced, the pair were split and the male sent away to Sweden(Parken?) presumably as a studbook-recommended move. Perhaps genetics is not everything, as they have still not been able to properly integrate a new male yet with the remaining mother and daughter and have not bred any Dianas for several years now since the previous male was removed.
 
Pertinax said:
This group have never really seemed to prosper over time, with frequent losses and setbacks.
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When you think about it, most of the groups in Monkey Heights are static for various reasons. The White-faced Sakis have a male on contraception and two related females; the Goeldis don't seem to have changed for a few years; the Loris have been successful breeders; the lesser Mouse deer don't seem to have much luck; the Mangabeys have had a chequered history recently and are down to father, mother and 2 year old son - they used to have annual births so maybe contraception is involved; the Pied Tamarin had 2 births in 2015; the Emperor Tamarin have done well; the Colobus and Dianas are mentioned above; the Macaques are a lovely group but have had some bad luck with babies.

Now that I have got myself started on monkeys - the Mandrill male is on contraception while his daughters grow up; the Brown spider monkeys have a male being treated for hormone problems; the new pair of Howlers look very close; the two female Swamp monkeys have a nice retirement home; the Squirrel monkeys are all males; the Pygmy marmosets have often bred; the Cotton-top tamarins are very hard to spot; the Baboons seem to thrive and breed though I rarely study them closely.

All part and parcel of being a zoo of course.
 
TriUK said:
How/why? Is this the group originally from Newquay?
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Afaik the adult male and female are from the original trio that came from Newquay. The 2nd female that was the mother of the current one, died some while ago.
 
I will be visiting Paignton zoo for the first-time next week (02/06/2017) unfortunately it will only be for around 4 hours.

2 Questions about the collection will 4 hours be enough time to see everything or will I have to just look for the species I want to see?

Are the following Bird species currently on show and where about are they amongst the collection , list taken from zootierliste?

Black/Malay black hornbill
Black-necked weaver
Blue-crowned motmot
Blue-eared pheasant
Brown/Duyvenbode's lorry
Buffy Fish-owl
Bush/Australian thick-knee
Crested/Jamaican quail-dove/Blue dove
Cut-throat finch
Elegant crested tinamou
Green turaco
Grey gull
Grey-backed thrush
Lesser adjutant
Madagascar turtle dove
Northern/North Island brown kiwi
Orange-spotted bulbul
Oriental white stork
Red-billed quelea
Scaled quail
Scarlet-faced liocichla
Short-beaked Echidna
Siamese White-crested laughingthrush
Speckled/Guinea/African rock-pigeon
Tibetan white-eared pheasant
Yellow-streaked lorry

I have also noticed the collection holds a great variety of Amphibians are these all in one area of the zoo or are they mixed with other exhibits around the zoo?

Any help will be greatly received.
 
2 Questions about the collection will 4 hours be enough time to see everything or will I have to just look for the species I want to see?- Paignton is doable in that time although some people (Me included) like to spend time just watching animals like the orang-utans

Black/Malay black hornbill- By the Avian Breeding Centre
Black-necked weaver- Reptile Tropics
Blue-crowned motmot- Were inbetween Reptile Tropics and the Desert House but this was recently done up so may be off-show
Crested/Jamaican quail-dove/Blue dove
Cut-throat finch- Desert House
Elegant crested tinamou- Desert House
Lesser adjutant- The Lesser Adjutant are by the Howler Monkey house and railway station
Madagascar turtle dove
Northern/North Island brown kiwi- Off-show but there is a camera looking into it's house by the Toco Toucan
Oriental white stork- By the Avian Breeding Centre
Red-billed quelea- Desert House
Scarlet-faced liocichla- Inbetween Reptile Tropics and Desert House
Short-beaked Echidna- Yep, Bruce (The echidnas name) is on-show by the Red Pandas and Spider Monkey. The best chance to see him is at 4ish
Speckled/Guinea/African rock-pigeon- Brookside Aviary, by the entrance

I have also noticed the collection holds a great variety of Amphibians are these all in one area of the zoo or are they mixed with other exhibits around the zoo?- There is an amphibian house which has a lot of the species in
 
AdrianW1963 said:
Many thanks for the info.

Just wondering are the following now off show or have they left the collection?

Blue-eared pheasant
Brown/Duyvenbode's lorry
Buffy Fish-owl
Bush/Australian thick-knee
Green turaco
Grey gull
Grey-backed thrush
Orange-spotted bulbul
Scaled quail
Tibetan white-eared pheasant
Yellow-streaked lorry
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I would suggest visit and find out! I would think for a first visit, 4 hours is the minimum, though for regulars that's probably about right. My first visit was 6-7 hours I think.
I look forward to reading your review of the collection.... As it's one of my favourites
 
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