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Small updates from today's visit

  • Alligator snapping turtles are phased out with their tank now holding pig-nosed turtles
  • The Reptopia aviary is still closed for refurbishment as are many other exhibits including the panther chameleon and Fiji banded iguana exhibits
  • Reticulated pythons are now in the former mangrove snake tank by the Komodo dragons
 
notable updates from today's trip:

1. the manatees from Forest Lodge arent there anymore. are they in River Wonders now?

2. i noticed the info sign for the chinese alligators are missing and i couldnt see any animals. does this mean anything?

3. (*may be wrong*)i didnt see any birds or their info signs in Tortoise Shell-ter(eg. wattled starling*), except for common green magpie

4. Rainforest Kidzworld has finally closed its doors after 15 years
 
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The Manatees that were at Forest Lodge have been exported I believe.

The Chinese Alligators should still be in the enclosure (they have not left the collection at least).

The only birds in Tortoise Shellter are a single Wattled Starling and a single Blue-spotted Wood Dove. All other birds have either died out or moved to Bird Paradise.

And yes Rainforest KidzWorld closed today. The new KidzWorld should open in a couple of weeks time.
 
Any idea what’s being built / renovated in the Primate Kingdom - between the islands for Colobus and De Brazza’s monkeys?

Is it meant for L'Hoest's monkey? I could only see Colobus monkeys in the island but no L’Hoest’s.

And are there still Javan Langurs free-roaming around the area?
 
honeybadger said:
Any idea what’s being built / renovated in the Primate Kingdom - between the islands for Colobus and De Brazza’s monkeys?

Is it meant for L'Hoest's monkey? I could only see Colobus monkeys in the island but no L’Hoest’s.

And are there still Javan Langurs free-roaming around the area?
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A back of house facility is being built.

There's only one L'Hoest's Monkey left and she is off show.

There are still free ranging Javan Langurs, but only a small group of 2 or 3 I believe.
 
Zooish said:
A back of house facility is being built.

There's only one L'Hoest's Monkey left and she is off show.

There are still free ranging Javan Langurs, but only a small group of 2 or 3 I believe.
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what happened to the other L'Hoest? did she die or get exported?
 
Zooish said:
A back of house facility is being built.

There's only one L'Hoest's Monkey left and she is off show.

There are still free ranging Javan Langurs, but only a small group of 2 or 3 I believe.
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It’s really sad to hear that. No plan to re-acquire L’ Hoest’s?

As for the langurs, any particular spots to find them? :)
 
The new Kidzworld has recently opened, new features not present in the original include a dry playground and a petting area for their rescued dogs and cats
KidzWorld

Now here's to hoping they do something good with the former Rainforest Kidzworld and Frozen Tundra
 
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Zooish said:
The Manatees that were at Forest Lodge have been exported I believe.

The Chinese Alligators should still be in the enclosure (they have not left the collection at least).

The only birds in Tortoise Shellter are a single Wattled Starling and a single Blue-spotted Wood Dove. All other birds have either died out or moved to Bird Paradise.

And yes Rainforest KidzWorld closed today. The new KidzWorld should open in a couple of weeks time.
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One of the Chinese Alligators was moved to reptopia.
 
Z4ccity_qxv said:
notable updates from today's trip:

1. the manatees from Forest Lodge arent there anymore. are they in River Wonders now?
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Since the manatees are now absent from the pond, it would be great if the glass barriers could be removed. I do miss sitting by the pond without obstructions in the way.

And the collection in there is already pretty remarkable, with fully-grown blue mahseer, some of the largest red-tailed golden arowanas I've seen, ornate & leucistic alligator gars and bulky pig-nosed turtles.
 
Casuarius_casuarius said:
And the collection in there is already pretty remarkable, with fully-grown blue mahseer, some of the largest red-tailed golden arowanas I've seen, ornate & leucistic alligator gars and bulky pig-nosed turtles.
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Do you have a species list for the Forest Lodge pond? Also remember seeing pacu and catfish in it
 
noobmaster69 said:
Do you have a species list for the Forest Lodge pond? Also remember seeing pacu and catfish in it
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Too many to name. I'm aware that it has sort of become a dumping ground for most of the 'additional' large fish in the collection. Of course there are the ubiquitous ones like redtail cats, pacus / tambaqui, fei feng, kong ming, etc.

I remember a few medium motoro rays in the past too, but those have most likely been transferred to either the River Safari / Fragile Forest.

Always found it humorous that the manatees were introduced there, considering it was historically an ornamental koi pond during the 2000s.

Friends and I joked that river dolphins or possibly even an Orca calf would replace them once they were gone.
 
Casuarius_casuarius said:
Too many to name. I'm aware that it has sort of become a dumping ground for most of the 'additional' large fish in the collection. Of course there are the ubiquitous ones like redtail cats, pacus / tambaqui, fei feng, kong ming, etc.

I remember a few medium motoro rays in the past too, but those have most likely been transferred to either the River Safari / Fragile Forest.

Always found it humorous that the manatees were introduced there, considering it was historically an ornamental koi pond during the 2000s.

Friends and I joked that river dolphins or possibly even an Orca calf would replace them once they were gone.
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Where is this forest lodge pond? I don't remember seeing it when I visited the zoo.
 
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