Chester Zoo Some questions
- Thread starter LeeMac13
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Paulkarli08
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He went back to Port Lympne at least a year ago as there was no breeding potential for him at Chester.
Quinto went to Port Lyme in September 2008
Current Rhinos
Kitani (f)
Manyara (f)
Rosie (f)
Ema (f)
Bashira (f)
Malindi (f)
Sammy (m)
Magadi (m)
Asani (m)
Paulkarli08
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Asani will be at the age where he needs to start being weaned away from his mother, and so she can have access to Sammy/another bull again. Placing one of the bulls in with him and his mum will only cause aggression with the bull attempting to chase the calf off in order to breed with the female or the female protecting the calf, despite his age which would therefore mean that the calf is supressing the female from breeding again.
That was one of the things Tim mentioned on our walkabout - putting the bull back with the female whilst the young one is otherwise occupied. In the wild they tend to breed again more quickly than they do in captivity because people are reluctant to get the bull back with the female when she has young with her, whereas they should be able to breed at least as frequently as they do in the wild because they have everything they need in zoos.
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I'm glad they view it that way nowadays. Its much better/more natural for females (of most species) to breed at regular intervals than with long gaps which can lead to reproductive problems.
I assume you are referring to the grey-breasted conures (Pyrrhura griseipectus).
Two males were imported earlier this year and will be introduced to the females after quarantine. Both females are already laying.