Dudley Zoological Gardens Update on Dudley Zoo

Dudley Zoo are to receive a new male Giraffe from the batchelor herd at South Lakes. Will be a big shock to the fella to go from a big grassy paddock to the enclosure at Dudley :)

Does anyone know if the old male, Kruger I think, at the zoo? Has he passed away, left or do they just want new blood??
 
Then maybe the zoo does have plans for a new bigger paddock.
I really hope so as the area they are in now is too small for 4 or 5 animals and has little grass for a herd of that size.
 
chizlit said:
Then maybe the zoo does have plans for a new bigger paddock.
I really hope so as the area they are in now is too small for 4 or 5 animals and has little grass for a herd of that size.
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Correct me if i`m wrong but aren`t Giraffes Browsers and not Grazers so why do they need Grass????
 
zoogiraffe said:
Correct me if i`m wrong but aren`t Giraffes Browsers and not Grazers so why do they need Grass????
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The original poster on the new giraffe said he's coming from a place that has a big grassy paddock, so it was more what he was used to under his feet rather then what he would be eating, but I do get your point.
I'm not an expect on what goes on in giraffe's minds so i have no idea if he would prefer grass under his feet or soil or sand (or maybe concrete as I'm sure part of Dudley's paddocd is hard).
My point was if he's used to a big area then he will miss the space, and maybe Dudley will then move the herd to a bigger area.
As your chat name is zoogiraffe maybe giraffe's are your special favourites so I'm always willing to learn from someone who knows more than me.
 
Yeah i was referring to the space that the giraffe was used to and the type of ground underfoot rather than the grass as food.

This is only an assumption but i guess Dudley's enclosure would have its benefits as firstly the harder surface may keep the hooves from getting too long and so maybe leading to problems. With grass South Lakes would probably have had to keep them on their hardstanding during wet or extremely cold weather but i'd assume the Dudley enclosure would be fine for them to go onto except after severe frosts.
 
I`ve visited South Lakes about 10 times since they have had Giraffes and i`m yet to see them out on the grass paddock even on a hot summer day,so i don`t think the fact that Dudley not having grass well be a problem in fact i actually think Dudleys paddock is pretty good for Giraffes,also even though the house is old its still ok today and perfectly fine for the size of herd they keep.
 
Visited the zoo yesterday. Really liked the 'new' snow leopard enclosure, we saw the new male and the female, who have been kept seperate. Overheard a keeper telling someone they were introducing the pair for the first time on Monday. Spoke to another visitor who said Dudley lost their male tiger, snow leopard and Asiatic black bear all within a week of one another. The female tiger just seemed to be wandering the enclosure, calling for the male.:(
Forgot all about the peccaries.
A notice in the reptile house says that Dudley were the first zoo in the UK to breed Nile crocs, back in the 1970s. It also says that their Nile crocs have gone to another collection on breeding loan. Does anybody know where they have gone ?
Also, are the orangs at Dudley Bornean or Sumatran, or hybrids ? There was a male with huge cheek pouches who looked Bornean, but in the end enclosure ( on the left as you look at them), were 2 who were a darker, almost maroon colour, and one of them looked as though he could be a Sumatran male.
 
Bwassa said:
Also, are the orangs at Dudley Bornean or Sumatran, or hybrids ? There was a male with huge cheek pouches who looked Bornean, but in the end enclosure ( on the left as you look at them), were 2 who were a darker, almost maroon colour, and one of them looked as though he could be a Sumatran male.
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From the describtion they sound like Bornean Orangutans, which are usualy darker. ISIS also seems to confirm this.
 
Dudley Orangutans are all Bornean.(purebreds)

Two pairs; Ben & Azimat. (older)
Jaz & Jorong (younger)

Younger female Jaz is daughter of older female Azimat, her father was their previous male 'Joe.'
 
Bwassa said:
Visited the zoo yesterday. Really liked the 'new' snow leopard enclosure, we saw the new male and the female, who have been kept seperate. Overheard a keeper telling someone they were introducing the pair for the first time on Monday. Spoke to another visitor who said Dudley lost their male tiger, snow leopard and Asiatic black bear all within a week of one another. The female tiger just seemed to be wandering the enclosure, calling for the male.:(
Forgot all about the peccaries.
A notice in the reptile house says that Dudley were the first zoo in the UK to breed Nile crocs, back in the 1970s. It also says that their Nile crocs have gone to another collection on breeding loan. Does anybody know where they have gone ?
Also, are the orangs at Dudley Bornean or Sumatran, or hybrids ? There was a male with huge cheek pouches who looked Bornean, but in the end enclosure ( on the left as you look at them), were 2 who were a darker, almost maroon colour, and one of them looked as though he could be a Sumatran male.
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The nile crocodile enclosure got split up, and too small for babies+adults.

Also they have never had a male asiatic black bear while the snow leapords/tiger were there, Inca and Gretel from Glasgow Zoo. the two bears are both female and are at least 25
 
EvilKittie said:
they have never had a male asiatic black bear
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Thanks EvilKittie. The lady who told us this also told us the zoo were waiting for a male snow leopard when the enclosure right behind her was covered in notices saying the male had arrived on 25th May ! I assumed her other info was therefore suspect !;)
 
chizlit said:
Sure it's nice, and it's big, but do you think it could do with more planting?
Even something like elderberry buhes which will grow fast but not too thick and are easily trimmed will give the enclosure a better look, just an idea...
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Since when do you get elderberry bushes in asia??? are you tryin to improve the enclosure for the animal or for yourself???
 
Does the zoo have money to buy Asian plants?!
You've come on here as a new member and are not being too friendly, you are either a smart arse or work at the zoo, either way it would be nice if you toned down your posts please.
Yesterday you were kinda rude to Evilkitty, today it's me, so please try to be more civil.
 
Wellyboots said:
Since when do you get elderberry bushes in asia??? are you tryin to improve the enclosure for the animal or for yourself???
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Just for the record I have checked online and elderberry bushes DO indeed grow in Asia...................................
 
EvilKittie said:
Only a brief update+Bird team is now doing Bird of Prey Display.

Arrivals

0.0.9 (not sure the gender) Peccaries (from cotswolt)
4.0.0 African Hunting Dogs
1.0.0 Asiatic Lion
2.1.0 Short Clawed Otter (babies)
?.?.? (not sure how many) Baby Yellow Mongooses
1.0.0 Geoldi Monkey (for breeding)
0.0.2 Owls (not sure what species or gender)
0.1.0 Keeper :D:D

Departures

1.0.1 Alpacas (only know one gender)
0.1.0 Geoldi Monkey (swap for the male)

Changes to enclosure

Monkey Tails

New Meerkat enclosure
0.3.0 Squirrel Monkeys added
0.2.0 Geoldi monkeys moved
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quick change the alpacas haven't gone (they are at the farm :)) Also a note on that dudley doesn't have enough money for asian plants, correct me if im wrong is BAMBOO asian? Its also very cheap (coz hard to manage :))
 
Evilkittie, yes you are right, so they can plant bamboo and elderberry then!
Although some would just prefer plain empty enclosures.
 
I do not pretent to know more than you, and the way you seem I'm glad I don't.
I've learnt alot on this site because some people are kind enought to share what they know and not make nasty comments if somebody doesn't know as much as they do.

I've also been going to Dudley Zoo since I was young (40 years now), and if you read my posts I am mostly very positive and supportive of the zoo (I have a season ticket for heaven's sake!).
I don't care at all if there is lots of planting in an enclosure, half the fun is trying to spot an animal.
But with the lion enclosure even you would have to admit that it is kind of bare and could do with some more planting.

If you do have a degree in animal zoology maybe you could be more understanding of us people on here that know less than you but love animals just as much (if not more so) than you.
 
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