Knowsley Safari Park Previous species kept at Knowsley

[Keelan]

I would like to guess the male Nilgai is not yet mature as he doesn't really have a beard but he is definitely a navy gray colour

 

[Pertinax]

Last time I saw a mature male Nilgai at KSP, they had 4 or 5 in with the baboons, of course separated from the females!

Hope I see or find out about these on Monday.

Explains why I didn't see any then as I did not go in the baboon reserve. They were probably having a hiatus on breeding, to keep numbers in check. But at least they still have both sexes, unlike WMSP which seems to keep a lot of female-only groups.

 

[Embu]

Think they still have ostrich as they had 1:2 arrive in 2019 and they already had 0:2 unless all have now died.

 

[Keelan]

For the past few years I've only ever seen 2 females at knowsley I've never seen the male or the other 2 females

 

[Embu]

For the past few years I've only ever seen 2 females at knowsley I've never seen the male or the other 2 females

They may well have died then but I know they arrived in 2019. Shame if they have

 

[Keelan]

I find it strange however because I'm sure over lock down knowsley posted a video of a male ostrich on the safari

 

[Keelan]

If they still have the 1:2 ostrich I have a few theories as to why I may not have seen them because I am a member of knowsley and cist regularly
1. Maybe those 3 don't like cars or have been a problem on the safari
2. They might alternate being on safari with the 2 females but I've been extremely unlucky and only ever seen the 2 girls

 

[BillBoy80]

I’ve also only seen the 2 ostriches over the last two years. The bongos can be quite elusive but they are certainly still there as Keenan says. Majority of times I visit they are not that visible (their choice). The two male grevy Zebra males arrived this year.

The experience can vary so much on the drive with the space being so big. We go at least once a week usually and some days you feel a bit disappointed for people making a visit as little on show.

You can then go the next day and the park is buzzing with activity. I personally really like the no feeding policy and lack of commercialisation compared to WMP etc. It does mean some days it feels quiet but surely the point of Safari park is the animals can choose to have their space if they want it. The Knowsley Lion pride are the most entertaining I’ve seen and as Embu says the Tiger enclosure is world class. They are moving more to the foot safari as the reality is the food & drink outlets, rides and shops are a big revenue source. There has been quite a bit of investment in Food & beverage this year. Here are a few photos from the last two days

 

[BillBoy80]

I find it strange however because I'm sure over lock down knowsley posted a video of a male ostrich on the safari

They recycle a lot of old footage. They showed Bira and Sinda together fairly recently on Social media when Bira is on the drive and Sinda is down with Miron at the enclosure (and have been since December 2020)

 

[BillBoy80]

I’ve also only seen the 2 ostriches over the last two years. The bongos can be quite elusive but they are certainly still there as Keenan says. Majority of times I visit they are not that visible (their choice). The two male grevy Zebra males arrived this year.

The experience can vary so much on the drive with the space being so big. We go at least once a week usually and some days you feel a bit disappointed for people making a visit as little on show.

You can then go the next day and the park is buzzing with activity. I personally really like the no feeding policy and lack of commercialisation compared to WMP etc. It does mean some days it feels quiet but surely the point of Safari park is the animals can choose to have their space if they want it. The Knowsley Lion pride are the most entertaining I’ve seen and as Embu says the Tiger enclosure is world class. They are moving more to the foot safari as the reality is the food & drink outlets, rides and shops are a big revenue source. There has been quite a bit of investment in Food & beverage this year. Here are a few photos from the last two days View attachment 503477 View attachment 503479 View attachment 503480 View attachment 503481 View attachment 503483 View attachment 503485 View attachment 503488 View attachment 503489

 

[Matty]

Unsure about breeding Nilgai but there does seem to be 1 male and multiple females. The emu is on the equatorial trail with the tapir, vicuna and Capybara. The zebras currently live in the smaller paddock at the side of Zone 1 I hope they will soon move to one of the rhino sections

Does anyone know where the emu has gone? It's not on the area with the capybara anymore and when I asked where it had gone to a keeper feeding, they wouldn't really answer my question

 

[Embu]

Didn't the Emu live with the Vicuna in the paddock next to the Tapir?

 

[Matty]

Didn't the Emu live with the Vicuna in the paddock next to the Tapir?

They were all in together

 

[BillBoy80]

I think the Emu passed away a couple of months ago. I’ve noticed that the signage for the Emu has since been removed from the paddock viewing area. The paddock is still home to Vicuna, Capybara and Tapir