visited a rather cold Port Lympne today, a few changes and updates.
Firstly, keepers said that Ingrid (siberian tiger) is showing the first signs with regards to behaviour that she was showing when she fell pregnant before, and all are hopeful that she is again. He also mentioned that the snow leopards either have young or are expecting... can't remember which (thought they only had one at the moment though?).
Kruger has most definately been mixed with the girls as all three were in the grass paddock this afternoon, and has been mating with one of them (can't remember which), they will soon be testing for pregnancies i was told.
Very young moloch gibbon on the monkey walk.
The timber wolves that were at the entrance to the park are in an enclosure on the African Experience next to where the trucks stop for the discovery zone. The bush dog enclosure here is being re done. The Iberian wolves are in the old timber wolf enclosure. In the courtyard area outside the Discovery Zone, a new enclosure has been built which looks very much like a new meerkat enclosure, and their current enclosure is empty.
Samira the disabled lion has been moved from the bottom of the park up to the enclosure behind the snow leopards up the hill, where the cheetah(s) were first kept.
Five new empty vivariums have been placed in the Discovery Zone with plastic dart frogs inside - this kept many visitors amused. They pygmy marmoset family has grown by one. Some more new species here include, false water cobra, green tree python, berber skink. New tarantula species are also being kept.
All but three of the Roan antelope herd are now on the African Experience. I couldn't get close enough to be able to distinguish which species, but there is also a lone buffalo on the African Experience, along with two white red lechwe. They are trying to encourage the ostrich to breed by adding various sand 'pits' throughout the area.
The baboons were actively using the mixed exhibit (all be it without rhino actually in there).
The young black rhino calf is out enjoying the sun, but in an in-accessible paddock so can only be viewed from afar.
New open topped enclosure next to the bison paddock is still not finished.
There was one male banteng in the old gaur paddock behind the elephants. They now have another scottish wild cat and have added a raised walkway for them out of the enclosure, across the path, via the back of the elephant paddock and back again.
Lots of trees were being cleared along the main path leading from the entrance to the elephants, presumably for new enclosures. There were various other telegraph poles being put up around the park, presumably marking new enclosures.
The only lions on show were Milo, Moonlight, Jabir and Samira.
Will update if i got forgot anything
Firstly, keepers said that Ingrid (siberian tiger) is showing the first signs with regards to behaviour that she was showing when she fell pregnant before, and all are hopeful that she is again. He also mentioned that the snow leopards either have young or are expecting... can't remember which (thought they only had one at the moment though?).
Kruger has most definately been mixed with the girls as all three were in the grass paddock this afternoon, and has been mating with one of them (can't remember which), they will soon be testing for pregnancies i was told.
Very young moloch gibbon on the monkey walk.
The timber wolves that were at the entrance to the park are in an enclosure on the African Experience next to where the trucks stop for the discovery zone. The bush dog enclosure here is being re done. The Iberian wolves are in the old timber wolf enclosure. In the courtyard area outside the Discovery Zone, a new enclosure has been built which looks very much like a new meerkat enclosure, and their current enclosure is empty.
Samira the disabled lion has been moved from the bottom of the park up to the enclosure behind the snow leopards up the hill, where the cheetah(s) were first kept.
Five new empty vivariums have been placed in the Discovery Zone with plastic dart frogs inside - this kept many visitors amused. They pygmy marmoset family has grown by one. Some more new species here include, false water cobra, green tree python, berber skink. New tarantula species are also being kept.
All but three of the Roan antelope herd are now on the African Experience. I couldn't get close enough to be able to distinguish which species, but there is also a lone buffalo on the African Experience, along with two white red lechwe. They are trying to encourage the ostrich to breed by adding various sand 'pits' throughout the area.
The baboons were actively using the mixed exhibit (all be it without rhino actually in there).
The young black rhino calf is out enjoying the sun, but in an in-accessible paddock so can only be viewed from afar.
New open topped enclosure next to the bison paddock is still not finished.
There was one male banteng in the old gaur paddock behind the elephants. They now have another scottish wild cat and have added a raised walkway for them out of the enclosure, across the path, via the back of the elephant paddock and back again.
Lots of trees were being cleared along the main path leading from the entrance to the elephants, presumably for new enclosures. There were various other telegraph poles being put up around the park, presumably marking new enclosures.
The only lions on show were Milo, Moonlight, Jabir and Samira.
Will update if i got forgot anything
ertinax, Do you know which individuals are of have moved to La Boissiere in France?