What are your 'must see' recommendations for 2008 and why?
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1. Gorillas breeding at London (and pigs might fly....
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2 A male gorilla in the 2nd group at Twycross so that the unbred female 'Asante' (23 years old) may finally have a chance to breed....
3. Formulation of plans to get a bull elephant at Twycross.
4. Planned developments at Dudley to actually happen...
5. Successful Spectacled bear breeding at both Chester & South Lakes.
6. Orangutan 'Padang' to leave Chester and go to Colchester's new exhibit.
)2 A male gorilla in the 2nd group at Twycross so that the unbred female 'Asante' (23 years old) may finally have a chance to breed....
3. Formulation of plans to get a bull elephant at Twycross.
4. Planned developments at Dudley to actually happen...
5. Successful Spectacled bear breeding at both Chester & South Lakes.
6. Orangutan 'Padang' to leave Chester and go to Colchester's new exhibit.
johnstoni
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I was more thinking along the lines of what new exhibits/species people wanted to go and see that are really happening as opposed to what rightfully we should be able to see, but I like it!
I'd ideally like to see some more babirusa, malayan tapir, okapi and gaur births this year....
I'd like to see Bristol increase their flock of Blue Penguins from 1.
I'd like to see Edinburgh have some King penguin/Rockhopper chicks this year, and for Drusillas/Belfast to breed Rockhoppers.
Also like to see a UK collection attempt to keep great apes in a space with natural trees they have access to, unless there is already a collection I don't know about (Blair drummond?)
I'd like Wildwood to open their long-planned 'wild wood' for 'recreated' aurochs and tarpan....
I'd like to see a safe, successful elephant birth at colchester, and Black Rhino/ Asian elephant pregnancies announced at chester.
I'd like to see Pygmy tree shrews return to a UK collection.....and for the lone giant otter at the Chestnut centre to get an unrelated mate of breeding age...
As for reality(!), my priorities for this year are to see the Rare Species Conservation Centre (preferably once tree kangaroos and smooth-coated otters arrive), Highland Wildlife Park (tho I'll wait if they announce musk ox are due, in my dreams!), and the new Orang exhibit at colchester zoo. I would also like to see the tapir calf at Port Lympne once it is a little older.
I'd ideally like to see some more babirusa, malayan tapir, okapi and gaur births this year....
I'd like to see Bristol increase their flock of Blue Penguins from 1.
I'd like to see Edinburgh have some King penguin/Rockhopper chicks this year, and for Drusillas/Belfast to breed Rockhoppers.
Also like to see a UK collection attempt to keep great apes in a space with natural trees they have access to, unless there is already a collection I don't know about (Blair drummond?)
I'd like Wildwood to open their long-planned 'wild wood' for 'recreated' aurochs and tarpan....
I'd like to see a safe, successful elephant birth at colchester, and Black Rhino/ Asian elephant pregnancies announced at chester.
I'd like to see Pygmy tree shrews return to a UK collection.....and for the lone giant otter at the Chestnut centre to get an unrelated mate of breeding age...
As for reality(!), my priorities for this year are to see the Rare Species Conservation Centre (preferably once tree kangaroos and smooth-coated otters arrive), Highland Wildlife Park (tho I'll wait if they announce musk ox are due, in my dreams!), and the new Orang exhibit at colchester zoo. I would also like to see the tapir calf at Port Lympne once it is a little older.
johnstoni, I believe there is a black rhino pregnant at Chester (Kitani). It was announced on the forums a month or so, ago. I doubt the zoo would announce it until she has given birth.
1. Cheetahs to return to Chester!
2. Baby Bornean Orangs at Chester
3. An improvement to the gorilla group at London
4. Sloth Bears getting a better life at Whipsnade
5. Orang exhibit at Colchester
6. Bird house renovations at London
7. Budongo and possible chimp group enlargements
8. Phillippine crocs at London and Chester
1. Cheetahs to return to Chester!
2. Baby Bornean Orangs at Chester
3. An improvement to the gorilla group at London
4. Sloth Bears getting a better life at Whipsnade
5. Orang exhibit at Colchester
6. Bird house renovations at London
7. Budongo and possible chimp group enlargements
8. Phillippine crocs at London and Chester
monkeyworld
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1 New orang-utan house at colchester zoo
2 budongo to open
3 new mokeys and apes come to monkey world
4 More gorrilas at jersey
5 new births
6 cheetahs arrive at whipsande
7 howletts sends more apes back into the wild
8 orangutan births in gernal
2 budongo to open
3 new mokeys and apes come to monkey world
4 More gorrilas at jersey
5 new births
6 cheetahs arrive at whipsande
7 howletts sends more apes back into the wild
8 orangutan births in gernal
where did they get their penguin from? And are there others in Europe? Because there's Buckley's chance of any little blues coming out of NZ to overseas zoos, and probably the same chance of any coming out of Australia.
1 - opening of Budongo and living links at Edinburgh
2 - Arrival of gaur and kulan at Edinburgh
3 - Arrival of Europe's only? at Chester (according to zoogiraffe)
4 - Arrival of north African cheetahs at Whipsnade and Chester
5 - sloth bears at Whipsnade
6 - Opening of Amur tiger exhibit at hwp
7 - tree kangaroo arrival at Belfast
8 - crocodile swamp at Paignton and orang utan exhibit at Colchester
9 - unusual species arriving at RSCC, Kent.
10 - potential okapi pregnancies at Chester, Bristol, London and Marwell
2 - Arrival of gaur and kulan at Edinburgh
3 - Arrival of Europe's only? at Chester (according to zoogiraffe)
4 - Arrival of north African cheetahs at Whipsnade and Chester
5 - sloth bears at Whipsnade
6 - Opening of Amur tiger exhibit at hwp
7 - tree kangaroo arrival at Belfast
8 - crocodile swamp at Paignton and orang utan exhibit at Colchester
9 - unusual species arriving at RSCC, Kent.
10 - potential okapi pregnancies at Chester, Bristol, London and Marwell
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Any hints yet what this might be?
1. New Cheetah enclosure at Whipsnade
2. Cheetahs Returning To Chester
3. Sloth Bears moving to Whipsnade
4. More baby Orangutans at Chester
5. Budongo to open at Edinburgh
6. More elephant and rhino preganancies to be announced at Chester
7. Philippine Crocodiles in the UK
8. Some hopeful baby Okapies, Bears & Jaguars at Chester
9. The Renovated Bird House at London
10. Welsh Mountain Zoo to keep improving enclosures
11. Dartmoor also to keep improving
12. Some changes with the Gorillas at London
13. Colchesters Orangutan enclosure
14. More new animals and enclosures at Edinurgh and HWP
15. More Gaur in the UK
2. Cheetahs Returning To Chester
3. Sloth Bears moving to Whipsnade
4. More baby Orangutans at Chester
5. Budongo to open at Edinburgh
6. More elephant and rhino preganancies to be announced at Chester
7. Philippine Crocodiles in the UK
8. Some hopeful baby Okapies, Bears & Jaguars at Chester
9. The Renovated Bird House at London
10. Welsh Mountain Zoo to keep improving enclosures
11. Dartmoor also to keep improving
12. Some changes with the Gorillas at London
13. Colchesters Orangutan enclosure
14. More new animals and enclosures at Edinurgh and HWP
15. More Gaur in the UK
Writhedhornbill
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1. Baby Hornbills at Chester
2. More Gaur
3. The arrival of the Hornbills in Kent (Rare species centre)
4. Philippine Crocs
5. Cheetah exhibit
6. Opening of Blackburn pavilion
7. Hopefully more Pregnancies from the Babirusa, okapi and Pacyderms
8. New species arriving at Chester
9. More Rare species in the U.K
2. More Gaur
3. The arrival of the Hornbills in Kent (Rare species centre)
4. Philippine Crocs
5. Cheetah exhibit
6. Opening of Blackburn pavilion
7. Hopefully more Pregnancies from the Babirusa, okapi and Pacyderms
8. New species arriving at Chester
9. More Rare species in the U.K
Writhedhornbill
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What are the croc species?
Nile, Saltwater, Cuban and ???
Edit: I have found this link...
PREVIEW: Paignton Zoo Crocodile Swamp - Great Days Out
Edit: I have found this link...
PREVIEW: Paignton Zoo Crocodile Swamp - Great Days Out
I spent ages looking for two last September, my chances of seeing one have just decreased by 50%.
I also want to see the sousliks, they didn't seem to be on show on my last visit, oh, and the Lesser Kudu. I took about 6 photos lat year and then realised I was looking at nyala.
The Cuban Crocodiles at Paignton.
African walk-through aviary at Chester, and the cheetahs (just to see if they look any different from the south African ones).
I'll bet they don't... Remember Cheetahs are believed to have experienced an evolutionary genetic botteneck not that long ago and are all thought very closely related- so I'd expect not much difference at all in that case.
Also like to see a UK collection attempt to keep great apes in a space with natural trees they have access to, unless there is already a collection I don't know about (Blair drummond?)
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Belfast Chimp Enclosures??