That's the 'private Zebra lady' I referred to above.
We think its unlikely as the PL report says this male was going to a 'breeding group' and at present she holds only surplus males.Port Lympne Wild Animal Park Port Lympne 2010
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That's the 'private Zebra lady' I referred to above.
We think its unlikely as the PL report says this male was going to a 'breeding group' and at present she holds only surplus males.
Port Lympne Gorilla clearout.
AFAIK the following male Gorillas have moved from Djala's group(Palace of the Apes) at Port Lympne to La Boissiere, France;
Jaja(born 1999- mother Mumba)
Dishi(born 2000- mother Kishi)
Kouni(born 2001-mother Kibi)
Mpassa(born 2003- mother FouFou)
The following males have moved from the smaller 'pavilion' PL bachelor quarters to Sosto in Hungary;
Djumbah(Djala x Mumba, born 1996)
BuBu (Bitam x Juju. born 1997)
The following males are scheduled to go from PL to Rhenen Zoo in Germany this autumn;
Mataki/Boumi/Ambam/Kush/Djimu- these are the 'big five' silverbacks that still(?) live together in the big circular house at PL.
These moves will just leave 'Timbou'(born 1990) who lives alone in the circular building and Ujiji (born 1994) who until recently lived with Oumbi(now at Twycross) in the other 'pavilion' building.
However, the vacant spaces created by these departures may quickly be filled- at Howletts there are 5 males in Kifu's group aged between 11 and 7, and 2 (possibly 3) more in Kijo's old group in the same age grouping- so that is a total of 7 or 8 young males (at least) that now need bachelor accomodation.
Its a pity one of them can't just be transferred to ZSL....
AFAIK the following male Gorillas have moved from Djala's group(Palace of the Apes) at Port Lympne to La Boissiere, France;
Jaja(born 1999- mother Mumba)
Dishi(born 2000- mother Kishi)
Kouni(born 2001-mother Kibi)
Mpassa(born 2003- mother FouFou)
The following males have moved from the smaller 'pavilion' PL bachelor quarters to Sosto in Hungary;
Djumbah(Djala x Mumba, born 1996)
BuBu (Bitam x Juju. born 1997)
The following males are scheduled to go from PL to Rhenen Zoo in Germany this autumn;
Mataki/Boumi/Ambam/Kush/Djimu- these are the 'big five' silverbacks that still(?) live together in the big circular house at PL.
These moves will just leave 'Timbou'(born 1990) who lives alone in the circular building and Ujiji (born 1994) who until recently lived with Oumbi(now at Twycross) in the other 'pavilion' building.
However, the vacant spaces created by these departures may quickly be filled- at Howletts there are 5 males in Kifu's group aged between 11 and 7, and 2 (possibly 3) more in Kijo's old group in the same age grouping- so that is a total of 7 or 8 young males (at least) that now need bachelor accomodation.
Its a pity one of them can't just be transferred to ZSL....
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Those bachelors were still there Tuesday, infact we were at the Gorilla Pavillion for ages with hardly anyone else around.
But I suceeded in seeing nearly all Port Lympne had to offer that day, including finding one of my targets at the very end of the day, the clouded leopard enclosure, which had all (?) three individuals showing themselves off. If anyone doesn't know, it's not that hard to find, just walk down the path leading straight down from the mansion on the restaraunt side, and when you get to the point where there is the red panda enclosure on one side of the path and the porcupines on the other keep going straight down and they're in a large enclosure next to the second group of Howler Monkeys/Agoutis.
As for new animals, the Black-Footed Cats are in one of the old Rusty-Spotted Cat enclosures near the porcupines, though unsuprisingly I didn't see them. No sign of any binturong that has appeared on the website, but work on a new enclosure a little way up from the fishing cat enclosure with the stream going through it will probably be their eventual home, one part open top like the red pandas have and the other a small wood-and-wire.
The sifakas seem to be split in two, Noel remaining with a ring-tailed lemur(s?) in the main enclosure and the other male with another two ring-tails in the monkey cage row near the bongos.
Any other questions about goings-on at the Park I might've seen I'll be happy to answer.
But I suceeded in seeing nearly all Port Lympne had to offer that day, including finding one of my targets at the very end of the day, the clouded leopard enclosure, which had all (?) three individuals showing themselves off. If anyone doesn't know, it's not that hard to find, just walk down the path leading straight down from the mansion on the restaraunt side, and when you get to the point where there is the red panda enclosure on one side of the path and the porcupines on the other keep going straight down and they're in a large enclosure next to the second group of Howler Monkeys/Agoutis.
As for new animals, the Black-Footed Cats are in one of the old Rusty-Spotted Cat enclosures near the porcupines, though unsuprisingly I didn't see them. No sign of any binturong that has appeared on the website, but work on a new enclosure a little way up from the fishing cat enclosure with the stream going through it will probably be their eventual home, one part open top like the red pandas have and the other a small wood-and-wire.
The sifakas seem to be split in two, Noel remaining with a ring-tailed lemur(s?) in the main enclosure and the other male with another two ring-tails in the monkey cage row near the bongos.
Any other questions about goings-on at the Park I might've seen I'll be happy to answer.
The five big silverbacks aren't due to leave until the Autumn.
Do they still have all those 'Barbary Lions' on show in various enclosures?
Did you notice any very young Drills in the group, or from the nameboard?
Is the old male Golden- bellied Mangabey still there?(cage somewhere near the African experience pickup point)
Are the Guinea baboons mixed with Black Rhino now, or still seperated in a small cage-type enclosure?
Yup, still babary lions in the enclosures by the African Experience office (two lioness', sisters?), the woods behind the mansion (Milo and Moonlight), the 'carnivore corner' at the bottom of the park (five lionesses) and behind the snowleopards (Jade the lame one). The latter was very showy that day.
There were young drills, but not at infant stage.
There's still a cage labelled as such, but I didn't see him.
The black rhinos were in the paddock whilst the baboons were in the cage. Based on other reports I guess they're alternating access.
There were young drills, but not at infant stage.
There's still a cage labelled as such, but I didn't see him.
The black rhinos were in the paddock whilst the baboons were in the cage. Based on other reports I guess they're alternating access.
Thanks for the good observations- but I think one each of the 'two lionesses' and 'five lionesses' you saw may actually have been the adult males which have now lost their manes, having been castrated( I am not 100% sure they have been 'done' though.)
The old Mangabey 'Sancho' was usually very visible- they had a pair but he was very ancient last time I went.
I wonder if the Baboons have actually been out of that cage yet?
Visited Port Lympne today, as the third and final zoo trip of the Kent holiday. I really underestimated the size of the place, my expectations were that it would be similar to Howlettes only larger. At times it was rather difficult to navigate around, even with a map and the hilly terrain and turns and hidden enclosures round every corner were not a great help to someone who had arrived an hour or so later than planned.
Having already visited the RSCC and Howletts, I decided to concentrate on mostly seeing the species I had not alreayd seen, taking into account how large the place was. The Golden-Bellied Mangabeys, Black Footed Cats and both species of Gentle Lemurs did not appear but I wasnt complaining much after Indian Desert Cat, Clouded Leopards, Sifaka, Drill, Brown Hyenas etc.
Like Howletts, the majority of the enclosures were very good excpet one or two of the older looking primate/feline enclosures. The African Expericane was enjoyable and there were some brillaint views, even if the paddock felt very empty at times (we still saw most of the species though).
The De Brazza Monkey/Colobus monkey enclosure was absoulutely brillant, as was the idea of a mixed Rhino/Baboon exhibit.
I was quite suprised though to see the likes of Coatis and Meerkats there, considering how specialist Howletts appeared. The Meerkats made for quite a pointless addition aswell, considering how tucked away they were. Tun loads of ''Barbary'' Lions around every corner aswell.
Enjoyed my day, but given the choice, I think i'd go for Howletts over Port Lympne.
Having already visited the RSCC and Howletts, I decided to concentrate on mostly seeing the species I had not alreayd seen, taking into account how large the place was. The Golden-Bellied Mangabeys, Black Footed Cats and both species of Gentle Lemurs did not appear but I wasnt complaining much after Indian Desert Cat, Clouded Leopards, Sifaka, Drill, Brown Hyenas etc.
Like Howletts, the majority of the enclosures were very good excpet one or two of the older looking primate/feline enclosures. The African Expericane was enjoyable and there were some brillaint views, even if the paddock felt very empty at times (we still saw most of the species though).
The De Brazza Monkey/Colobus monkey enclosure was absoulutely brillant, as was the idea of a mixed Rhino/Baboon exhibit.
I was quite suprised though to see the likes of Coatis and Meerkats there, considering how specialist Howletts appeared. The Meerkats made for quite a pointless addition aswell, considering how tucked away they were. Tun loads of ''Barbary'' Lions around every corner aswell.
Enjoyed my day, but given the choice, I think i'd go for Howletts over Port Lympne.
They have rhinos and baboons together??? That was not the case when I was there last October. I would love to see this and I will be there again in September. Is this in the enclosure that used to be baboons only? Also, where are the black-footed cats? (I assume they are not specified on the map, since last year the map just said "small cats" on all the small cat enclosures and not which species of cat).
Im fairly certain there was a Rhino in with the Guinea Baboon group (fantastic to see such a huge group btw, would these be from the closed Paris Zoo?) though there definatly wanst later on in the day. Now that you mention it though, I begin to wonder if it was nothing more than a trck of the mind what with the Rhino paddock behind the Baboons.
The Black Footed Cats werent too far from the Porcupines if I remember correctly. The wire used on the enclosure made it very difficult to view.
I found the map labellng with just ''small cats'' to be quite a pain really, though with the huge size of the feline collection it was perhaps fair enough.
The Black Footed Cats werent too far from the Porcupines if I remember correctly. The wire used on the enclosure made it very difficult to view.
I found the map labellng with just ''small cats'' to be quite a pain really, though with the huge size of the feline collection it was perhaps fair enough.
I understand the Black-footed Cats are in what used to be one of the Rusty-spotted Cat exhbits between the Red Pandas and the porcupines.
It seems to be pot luck whether the baboons and rhinos are mixed on any given day!
I know Edinburgh's baboons are from Paris but I guess it's possible that not all of the Vincennes baboons went there.
EDIT: Just found this from Pertinax in another thread:
By the way, how much extra does the African Experience cost?
Johnny Morris.
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I'm sure it was £5 when i went if you pay at the entrance. I think it's more if you pay inside.
I went in the winter and the entrance was the only place you could pay - had to go back up the hill for it!
I'm sure you're right that it was £5. Not bank-breaking but a bit cheeky given it's the only way to see such big name animals as giraffes and zebras.
The fact is they only got the non-endangered African species- Giraffes, zebra, Wildebeest etc in order to create the 'African Experience' exhibit as a way of making additional money when Port Lympne was floundering financially. I'd be interested to know how much it has helped them so far.
Yes, Port Lympne's group arrived several years ago- there were about 13 to begin with when they were kept in the cage just before the Entrance area. I think they have bred a number since.
Vincennes had an enormous 'Baboon Rock' and I guess Edinburgh have taken most of the rest of this Colony. Whether Vincennes plan to have any back when the Zoo reopens again remains to be see.
Which is fair enough but speaking personally I'd far rather they'd just upped the entrance fee by the same amount - paying extras once you're in the zoo in order to see certain animals always irritates me!
It does me too. Its as if they're saying- this lot are worth £x to see, and that lot £y. I actually resent paying £5 extra to see a selection of African animals so I have never done it.