Symbio Wildlife Park Symbio Developments & New Species
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2 Common Marmoset babies born in April - these little guys are VERY productive - 3 sets of twins in 18 months!
A female Meerkat was introduced to the 2 boys in April.
1 male Koala joey (James) emerged in July - currently 10 months old and very active
Male Tassie Devils now off-exhibit and 2 females on-exhibit
Red Pandas - 2 females only now
Eastern Grey Kangaroos - joeys in pouches now, some due to emerge soon.
There are 3 tigers at Symbio - Cinta and Jalur the Sumatrans, and Kato the Bengal.
The new Reptile House looks to be on track to open by the time the September school holidays start - LOTS of new exhibits happening in there - very exciting!
Work is progressing on the new farm animals exhibits, and the lion, cheetah, and lemur exhibits.
Just thought this thread needed an update... I visit Symbio every week... *grin*
T.
A female Meerkat was introduced to the 2 boys in April.
1 male Koala joey (James) emerged in July - currently 10 months old and very active
Male Tassie Devils now off-exhibit and 2 females on-exhibit
Red Pandas - 2 females only now
Eastern Grey Kangaroos - joeys in pouches now, some due to emerge soon.
There are 3 tigers at Symbio - Cinta and Jalur the Sumatrans, and Kato the Bengal.
The new Reptile House looks to be on track to open by the time the September school holidays start - LOTS of new exhibits happening in there - very exciting!
Work is progressing on the new farm animals exhibits, and the lion, cheetah, and lemur exhibits.
Just thought this thread needed an update... I visit Symbio every week... *grin*
T.
Article about the soon-to-be-opened reptile house: First look: Symbio's new reptile house 'second to none' | Illawarra Mercury
Good news, maybe by the next time I visit they will have arrived.
That teaser photo is only that... a teaser... ALL of the exhibits are amazingly finished.
Symbio is definitely one of the best "little" zoos around IMHO... big enough to have a number of exotics, yet small enough to still feel like you aren't being rushed to see everything.
T.
Well... got my first taste of the brand new Reptile House at Symbio today... and all I can say is WOW!! It's even more awesome than I imagined...
Every exhibit is immaculate, and the attention to detail is beyond amazing. Many/most of the reptiles were active and checking us out as much as we were checking them out... I think Symbio has raised the bar to it's highest level with this new addition to the park.
I went in TWICE for a good hour or so each time today... *grin*... got me some nice photos too!
I highly recommend any reptile lovers go check it out...
T.
Every exhibit is immaculate, and the attention to detail is beyond amazing. Many/most of the reptiles were active and checking us out as much as we were checking them out... I think Symbio has raised the bar to it's highest level with this new addition to the park.
I went in TWICE for a good hour or so each time today... *grin*... got me some nice photos too!
I highly recommend any reptile lovers go check it out...
T.
MMmmm How am I going to arrange a trip. I really must visit.
zooboy28
Well-Known Member
Any chance of a full species list for the house?
Here's a Facebook link to some of the photos I took in the new Reptile House last Saturday...
https://www.facebook.com/tracey.die...31725509878.1073741832.100001291721824&type=1
Enjoy!
T.
https://www.facebook.com/tracey.die...31725509878.1073741832.100001291721824&type=1
Enjoy!
T.
I spent the morning at symbio today. The place has changed alot since my last visit. The new reptile exhibit is very good. They should be very proud of what they have created. The new cassawory, lemur, lion and cheetah exhibits will really help to improve this already great little zoo.
List of exhibits at Symbio's new Reptile House...
Frilled Neck Lizard
Pygmy Python
Central Netted Dragon
Boyds Forest Dragon
Eastern Long-Neck Turtle
Green Tree Python
Albino Darwin Carpet Python
Inland Taipan (Fierce Snake)
Common Death Adder
Tiger Snake
Pink Tongued Skink
Land Mullet
Jungle Carpet Python
Red-Bellied Black Snake
Black Headed Python
Black Headed Monitor
Veiled Chameleon
Green and Golden Bell Frog
Olive Python
Woma Python
Diamond Python
Cunningham Skink
Eastern Blue Tongue
Shingleback Skink
Gidgee Skink
Centralian Python
American Alligator
Central Bearded Dragon
Freshwater Crocodile
Rough Scaled Python
T.
Frilled Neck Lizard
Pygmy Python
Central Netted Dragon
Boyds Forest Dragon
Eastern Long-Neck Turtle
Green Tree Python
Albino Darwin Carpet Python
Inland Taipan (Fierce Snake)
Common Death Adder
Tiger Snake
Pink Tongued Skink
Land Mullet
Jungle Carpet Python
Red-Bellied Black Snake
Black Headed Python
Black Headed Monitor
Veiled Chameleon
Green and Golden Bell Frog
Olive Python
Woma Python
Diamond Python
Cunningham Skink
Eastern Blue Tongue
Shingleback Skink
Gidgee Skink
Centralian Python
American Alligator
Central Bearded Dragon
Freshwater Crocodile
Rough Scaled Python
T.
Article on the construction of the cheetah exhibit, set to house two animals from New Zealand: Purrfect cheetah enclosure underway as Symbio prepares for more big cats - ABC Illawarra NSW - Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The article also mentions plans for a ringtail lemur exhibut, an Australian farm experience and an Indigenous walking trail.
The article also mentions plans for a ringtail lemur exhibut, an Australian farm experience and an Indigenous walking trail.
I went to Symbio last week with my 3 year old son. As we were down near the old eagle cages a large llama came walking towards us. It was a big animal and really freaked my little bloke out. I walked over to a keeper and asked if he knew about it as I assumed it wasn't meant to be out. He looked surprised when i told him about it being out. He was about to radio it in when another keeper said we know about it. They then went back to their work. I still don't know if it was meant to be out or not. A little while later I heard a keeper telling another keeper something along the lines of "If they would just leave the animals alone they could stay out."It sounded to me that the keeper was indicating that the animals are allowed to roam and they are only in the cages because the public don't leave them be when they are out. I don't think I will be going back in a hurry. Maybe the keeper will get his wish if he keeps up his attitude towards the paying public. A zoo with no visitors and animals with no cages.
Matt Radnidge
New Member
Hi Boof,
Matt here, I Manage Symbio (along with a great group of people)
Sorry to hear about your young one getting a fright from the llama, after about 5 years, they have realised they can jump a section of fence!
We have fixed the area and have bought new fence panels, which will be installed over the next few weeks hopefully, weather permitting, amongst the other projects.
I have spoken with the team regarding this, and no one can recall mentioning that, I was actually down there on that day, and the visiting public, although thinking they were helping, did hinder the process (by either not moving from the area, or some people were waving their arms to stop the animals when they were going exactly where we wanted)
I'm sure you can appreciate, that those sorts of incident are very dynamic, and it's not a simple case of everything working 100% to plan
Again, perhaps something may have been said in haste, but I will certainly back our team every day of the week, and if something was said, there would have been no malice.
Its a shame to hear that you would stop visiting due to this reason, we are doing some great work, and if I had known that you were there on the day, and a Zoochat member, I would have enjoyed the chance to have a chat to you about your thoughts on Symbio, other Zoos, and the industry!
Its also slightly disappointing, that that is the only mention of your trip.
If you do decide to pop in again, drop me a line and i'll shout you a coffee and we can chat Zoos!
Matt
Matt here, I Manage Symbio (along with a great group of people)
Sorry to hear about your young one getting a fright from the llama, after about 5 years, they have realised they can jump a section of fence!
We have fixed the area and have bought new fence panels, which will be installed over the next few weeks hopefully, weather permitting, amongst the other projects.
I have spoken with the team regarding this, and no one can recall mentioning that, I was actually down there on that day, and the visiting public, although thinking they were helping, did hinder the process (by either not moving from the area, or some people were waving their arms to stop the animals when they were going exactly where we wanted)
I'm sure you can appreciate, that those sorts of incident are very dynamic, and it's not a simple case of everything working 100% to plan
Again, perhaps something may have been said in haste, but I will certainly back our team every day of the week, and if something was said, there would have been no malice.
Its a shame to hear that you would stop visiting due to this reason, we are doing some great work, and if I had known that you were there on the day, and a Zoochat member, I would have enjoyed the chance to have a chat to you about your thoughts on Symbio, other Zoos, and the industry!
Its also slightly disappointing, that that is the only mention of your trip.
If you do decide to pop in again, drop me a line and i'll shout you a coffee and we can chat Zoos!
Matt