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Sumatran tiger 'Melati' has had a health check (in August) before her departure to the UK later this year.


Does anyone know her exact ancestry? Also, does this leave Perth with no Sumatran tigers?
 
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Jabiru96 said:
Sumatran tiger 'Melati' has had a health check (in August) before her departure to the UK later this year.

Does anyone know her exact ancestry? Also, does this leave Perth with no Sumatran tigers?
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The census says Perth have 2.2, with this export making it 2.1
 
Jabiru96 said:
Sumatran tiger 'Melati' has had a health check (in August) before her departure to the UK later this year.

Sumatran Tiger Health Check - YouTube

Does anyone know her exact ancestry?
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She will be heading for ZSL London then... Previously revealed some months back that they intended to import a pair to fill the upcoming new exhibit which will open in 2013, with the other half of that pair being sourced from USA

Melati was born in August 2008 at Perth to Hari and Setia (Setia's brother, Tenang already being resident at Paignton, UK)

Hari by co-incidence was born at London (the last cub they bred)
 
Nisha said:
She will be heading for ZSL London then... Previously revealed some months back that they intended to import a pair to fill the upcoming new exhibit which will open in 2013, with the other half of that pair being sourced from USA

Melati was born in August 2008 at Perth to Hari and Setia (Setia's brother, Tenang already being resident at Paignton, UK)

Hari by co-incidence was born at London (the last cub they bred)
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Thanks. Do you have any information about the current tigers at Perth?
 
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She will be heading for ZSL London then... Previously revealed some months back that they intended to import a pair to fill the upcoming new exhibit which will open in 2013, with the other half of that pair being sourced from USA

Melati was born in August 2008 at Perth to Hari and Setia (Setia's brother, Tenang already being resident at Paignton, UK)

Hari by co-incidence was born at London (the last cub they bred)
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Any idea on the other half (one coming from the US) arriving at Perth and from where?

Good to see some intercontinental cooperation between 3 different zoo association regions'! Now for the encore, when will Indonesia come on board?
 
Kifaru Bwana said:
Any idea on the other half (one coming from the US) arriving at Perth and from where?

Good to see some intercontinental cooperation between 3 different zoo association regions'! Now for the encore, when will Indonesia come on board?
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Australia Zoo has (had) three indonesian born tigers, no offspring yet though.
 
Jabiru96 said:
Thanks. Do you have any information about the current tigers at Perth?
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They are...

Setia (F) - Mother of Melati and Satri. Setia was born at Perth in 2000 to Malu and Calang. Malu moved to Mogo in 2003 and Calang died 2006. Her littermates were Berani, who's now at National Zoo in Canberra and Tenang who went to the UK.

Dumai (M) - imported from NaturZoo Rhiene, Germany in 2004. Has never bred with Setia or any other tiger

Satri (M) - Brother of Melati and also born at Perth in 2008 to Hari and Setia

Melati (F) - Brother of Satri

Hari came on loan from Cairns between 2007 and 2008. He sired two litters, the first was Sali who was handreared before later sent to Dreamworld (and eventually Hamilton) and the 2nd being Melati and her brothers (the 2nd male from that litter, Jaya died in December 2009)


Kifaru Bwana said:
Any idea on the other half (one coming from the US) arriving at Perth and from where?

Good to see some intercontinental cooperation between 3 different zoo association regions'! Now for the encore, when will Indonesia come on board?
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The male for Melati will come to London from the United States. No further details revealed on him just yet. All being well they will both be in London by the end of 2012 and the exhibit fully opened in March
 
Perth has had some breeding success with Asian short clawed otters recently:

-4.0 have been born to breeding male 'Tuan' (imported from Denmark) and female 'Asia' (from USA).

-2.2 have been born to breeding male 'Doan' (Tuan's brother) and female 'Boo' (from UK).

The first family group is displayed opposite the red pandas.
The second family group is off-display and is being moved to Adelaide Zoo later in the year.

These are the first otter births at Perth in 18 years.
 
One of the best Zoo stories I have come across, it shows what can be done with Orangutans and I hope other zoo-bred ones, perhaps from US. or European Zoos, will be able to follow this example.
 
It shows what's possible but really, isn't there more of a future in protecting what's there and rehabilitating current rescues?
 
All that too. What I am saying is I would like in the future to see some 'surplus' young animals bred in European Zoos perhaps released if there is suitable safeguarded habitat. There must be a capacity level for Orangutan numbers kept in Zoos but they are still being produced. And I would rather see at least some zoo-bred orangutans of the latest generation having a future like this and help to bolster the wild populations, than be doomed to live all their lives in the often still substandard zoo enclosures that the current and past generations have been kept in. To my mind this is the outstanding species that most Zoos still fail to provide really good accomodation for- perhaps they never will be able to.
 
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It shows what's possible but really, isn't there more of a future in protecting what's there and rehabilitating current rescues?
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Couldn't the same thing be said for the Aspinall gorilla re-introduction program or the South China tiger breeding and eventual re-introduction program? Otherwise, I do completely agree with you.
 
I believe that, where possible, reintroducing zoo-bred animals to augment or help bolster wild populations has an important role to play, alongside the release of 'rescued' animals that have never left their native country. Obviously, protection of the habitat is paramount as without that, releases of the animals, whatever their sources, is not going to work.

The relocation of a whole Gorilla group from Port Lympne is certainly breaking new ground here- not just using single individuals or a group of younger handreared animals put together for this purpose, but a cohesive, ready formed breeding group. Potentially it should stand an even better chance of success as a result. Howletts/Pl have always had relocation/repatriation as part of their aim, though so far it has been relatively limited, to some orphaned Gorillas and the Black Rhinos. It is good to see this being taken a stage further.

I think Perth's experimental release of the two Orangutans is equally important and a laudable achievement.:) Such releases, of captive-bred large primates, are still comparatively in their infancy.
 
2.0 zebra 'Kamalu' and 'Zaafir' have arrived from National Zoo and Aquarium and are already on display with the female zebra and the giraffes. Both were born at National Zoo and Aquarium around 2009/2010 I believe.
 
as reported in the posts above:
Baby otters make Perth Zoo debut - The West Australian
17 September 2012


The first otters born at Perth Zoo in 18 years made their public debut this morning.

Environment Minister Bill Marmion said the breeding success followed last year's arrival of two new breeding males and two breeding females from zoos in Europe and the US.

"Female Asia from Florida and male Tuan from Denmark were paired in October and have proved to be very compatible, producing four healthy male pups," Mr Marmion said.

"The pups, born on June 19, have just started to venture out of their nest box and explore their exhibit, including testing the waters of their pool.

"Asia and Tuan are doing a fantastic job raising the pups, which weighed about 660 grams at their first health check at eight weeks of age. Typical for a male otter, Tuan has been observed nest building and taking food to the pups and is very watchful over his family.

"Today the 13-week-old pups received their second vaccination and look to be in good health. The youngsters are now becoming quite active and adventurous so they will be increasingly visible to visitors in coming weeks.

"The second breeding female, Boo, who arrived from the UK last year, has also given birth to a litter of four pups. The two female and two male pups were born on July 7 and were sired by Tuan's brother and travelling companion, Doan.

"This second otter group are housed in the zoo's off-display breeding facility, with plans for this otter family to be transferred to Adelaide Zoo early next year as part of the Australasian breeding program for this species."

The Asian Small-clawed Otter is the smallest of the 13 otter species, weighing just 3.5kg when fully grown. They live in streams, rivers, marshes and rice paddies and also along sea coasts and in mangroves. They are found in parts of India, southern China, Malaysia and Indonesia.

The Minister said the otters would get plenty of attention at Perth Zoo, which achieved a record number of 640,642 visitors in 2011-12, up 4.7 per cent from the previous year.
"It's the highest attendance in the zoo's history which is fantastic news and shows just how popular the zoo's residents are among both locals and tourists," he said.
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Two new zebras for Perth Zoo - The West Australian
3 October 2012

Two male zebras have just arrived at Perth Zoo as companion animals for a female zebra.

Zaafir, 19 months, and Kamalu, 21 months, travelled to Perth from National Zoo and Aquarium in Canberra.

The geldings, half siblings, have finished their quarantine period and can now been seen in their African Savannah exhibit with female zebra Shona and the giraffes.

The zebras join other new additions including the first otters born at Perth Zoo in 18 years and a baby penguin born during the winter months.
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Meerkat kits make public debut - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
19 October 2012

Four baby meerkats born at Perth Zoo have made their public debut today.

The litter was born on September 27 after breeding female Tilly arrived in Perth from Newquay Zoo in the United Kingdom in January.

Four adult males make up the zoo's Meerkat clan.

The Environment Minister Bill Marmion says Tilly had proved a confident and relaxed first time mother.

"All of the adult males in the group have been helping out by sharing the babysitting duties," he said.

"Their eyes were open within 14 days so they are already venturing out of their nest box and exploring their African Savannah home."

The sex of the kits will be determined at their first health check and vaccination next month.
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Do meerkats have the same concept and appeal in Australia/NZ as in the UK, where longterm media exposure through advertising for online Insurance(comparethemarket.com) have made them a Household name as cute humanised personalities, so that nowdays they are an exhibit 'must' at every Zoo. Or are they still just a 'small animal' in your Zoos?
 
Pertinax said:
Do meerkats have the same concept and appeal in Australia/NZ as in the UK, where longterm media exposure through advertising for online Insurance(comparethemarket.com) have made them a Household name as cute humanised personalities, so that nowdays they are an exhibit 'must' at every Zoo. Or are they still just a 'small animal' in your Zoos?
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They certainly gaining popularity and the Australian population is being boosted with new genetics recently from New Zealand (Dubbo), South Africa (Melbourne) and UK (Perth).
 
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