Port Lympne Wild Animal Park Port Lympne 2025
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No the daughter has moved on
The 7-year-old black rhino female Mlimba has moved to Ree Park Safari.
Source: Facebook Ree Park Safari
It's Mlimba and she's transferred to Ree Park Safari in Denmark.
The female (who's apparently been put down), is therefore 'Solio' - born 2001.
ZooNews2024
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Rather than cut and pasting this on here, burying other comments - why not just ask them, or perhaps look on their web-sites?
'Burying other comments' on threads which haven't been posted on in over a week.
I have looked on their websites. None of them are especially well-constructed sites tbh.
There's loads of people on here into animal photography, thought it might be a way of finding out without bothering the zoos with silly queries. Thought people could just ignore if they didn't know, it's what I'd do.
Alwaysevergreen
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I just want to post, that Solio has not passed away at all. I know someone who works on the Rhino section and Solio is very much alive and no Rhino has died / been put to sleep recently.
Rosie is a 36yo female and she is showing signs of age, but she is still alive.
Just wanted to post that the speculation above is actually inaccurate and Solio is very much alive.
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Strathmorezoo
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The park has announced the birth of two Northern Lynx cubs to Arya and Levis.
Port Lympne has announced their next accommodation offering named Lion Lookout. Lion Lookout will be comprised of "12 all-weather luxury tents perched on raised verandas". The new accommodation will over look the large African lion enclosure.
Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve Unveils 'Lion Lookout'
Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve Unveils 'Lion Lookout'
Confirmation on social media earlier of the black rhino death
Goodbye Rosie, rest in peace.
Our Girl, Rosie
Rosie arrived at Port Lympne in 2011 and, from day one, made herself known with her feisty yet loving nature. Having been hand-raised at another collection, she was already well known to many following her debut on the news.
She quickly chose her favourites among the new keeping team, typically preferring male keepers, and made her preferences very clear, showing her full force to those she didn’t take a liking to.
As a hand-raised Black Rhino, Rosie was not particularly fond of others of her kind. Whenever she was mixed with other Black Rhinos, she made sure they understood that her space was hers. Many will remember that she was never especially happy with anyone entering her house, greeting them with a huff and a roar, until food or scratches were offered, at which point she would soon soften.
Rosie was often used as an example of how quickly a rhino can switch from being sweet to displaying their fierce and powerful nature—almost a rite of passage for new staff. Yet, despite this, you could always see the passion ignite in each and every one of them. That connection enabled them to learn so much and share their knowledge with other team members and guests alike about such an incredible species.
She has always been a true character, known and loved by so many of our staff and guests. This, in turn, made her a remarkable ambassador for a species that Port Lympne works so tirelessly to protect. Whether you were lucky enough to meet our girl in person, saw her from a distance, or heard one of the countless stories about her, she left a mark on each and every one of us.
Her sass, her huffs, her squeaks, and her loving nature touched so many, and she will never be forgotten.
#portlympne #rosie #rhino
Goodbye Rosie, rest in peace.
Our Girl, Rosie
Rosie arrived at Port Lympne in 2011 and, from day one, made herself known with her feisty yet loving nature. Having been hand-raised at another collection, she was already well known to many following her debut on the news.
She quickly chose her favourites among the new keeping team, typically preferring male keepers, and made her preferences very clear, showing her full force to those she didn’t take a liking to.
As a hand-raised Black Rhino, Rosie was not particularly fond of others of her kind. Whenever she was mixed with other Black Rhinos, she made sure they understood that her space was hers. Many will remember that she was never especially happy with anyone entering her house, greeting them with a huff and a roar, until food or scratches were offered, at which point she would soon soften.
Rosie was often used as an example of how quickly a rhino can switch from being sweet to displaying their fierce and powerful nature—almost a rite of passage for new staff. Yet, despite this, you could always see the passion ignite in each and every one of them. That connection enabled them to learn so much and share their knowledge with other team members and guests alike about such an incredible species.
She has always been a true character, known and loved by so many of our staff and guests. This, in turn, made her a remarkable ambassador for a species that Port Lympne works so tirelessly to protect. Whether you were lucky enough to meet our girl in person, saw her from a distance, or heard one of the countless stories about her, she left a mark on each and every one of us.
Her sass, her huffs, her squeaks, and her loving nature touched so many, and she will never be forgotten.
#portlympne #rosie #rhino
The collection mentioned in the first paragraph is London Zoo I believe. If I’m correct, Rosie was one of the first Black rhinos I ever encountered
Not to inspire further discord….Another lot?!?!? Port Lympne must have more over-priced accommodation now than animals surely?
But part of me thinks that D.A. merely poses as a benevolent zoo hater for the media coverage… really he has little intention of fully ending the operations of either park.
Strathmorezoo
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I've been thinking the same thing for quite a while!
Oh, his loathing for zoological collections (including his own) is genuine, but it's fairly well-known why he won't be closing either collection anytime soon
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Possibly tangential to this thread, but wondering if Rosie was the only rhinoceros ever bred at London Zoo?
No, London bred Black Rhinos prior to Rosie's birth.