A set of twin Emperor Tamarins have been born to newly matched pair Santiago and Pedro. The twins were born on New Year’s Day and can be seen in their second enclosure for Emperor Tamarins in the cafe: 登录 Facebook | Facebook
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Always_Amity
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The zoo has named the twins Feliz (meaning Happy) and Novo (meaning Year) as a nod to their birthday being New Years Day.
The names were submitted by a member of the public.
Wildlife HQ continues to grow its reptile collection with the latest additions being particularly impressive - three juvenile Plumed Basilisks have arrived from presumably Melbourne Zoo. They, along with Melbourne and Taronga Zoo, are the only known holders of the species currently in the country. The lizards are already on show in the reptile barn along with the new Ball Python and Alligator Snapping Turtles: 登录 Facebook | Facebook
Always_Amity
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Their reptile collection is expanding rapidly! Just a few months ago their collection consisted pretty much entirely of basic natives and a few common exotics (American Alligators and Rhinoceros Iguana, for example) but they've gotten quite a few new reptiles that are quite rare in Australian Zoos! American Alligators, Ball Python, and now these Basilisk!
Honestly, knowing at least one Komodo Dragon is being imported sometime this year, I wouldn't be surprised to see Wildlife HQ add one to their collection.
Also just in general very nice to see them continuing the momentum they built last year adding species. The growth of this zoo is insane! I feel like it's only a matter of time before they're rivalling some of the greats of the region!
Always_Amity
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Wildlife HQ has officially announced the addition of the ball python to their reptile collection on their social medias. She is a female named 'Queen'
I visited wildlife hq today and I don't know if this has previously been mentioned but an enclosure is being built for night Monkeys coming soon
That’s really exciting as no other zoological facility in Australasia holds this species. A research facility of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) is the only place that holds them in the region - with Perth Zoo being the last zoo in the region to hold them (early 1990’s).
They do well with small primates.
So excited, I'll have to make a visit up there soon. I knew they were at the ADF research facility in Brisbane, but was starting to think night-monkeys weren't gonna come back into Aussie zoos. I wonder exactly what species they'll be since the exact species of night-monkey at the ADF research facility isn't known. Wildlife HQ have got a lot of new exotics in the past year: Northern White-Cheeked Gibbon, Cape Porcupine, Green Basilisk, Alligator Snapping-Turtle, Siamang, Ball Python & now a species of night-monkey.
They do well with small primates.
Night monkeys will be their 13th primate species. They’re enjoying a period of exponential growth at the moment - which will surely be giving their competition something to think about with regards to upping their game.
Competition nearest to them has no monkey species.
Competition nearest to them has no monkey species.
Do have great apes though. Going by all their promotional material their signature exhibit is a family of H.sapiens.
That’s another way of seeing it
Wonderful news. A rather rare species to see in captivity!
I'm assuming they'll be coming from Europe who have an abundance; the US only have a small population.
Far more likely to be coming from the population currently in a research facility.
Always_Amity
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I visited Wildlife HQ today and while there are no major updates, there is - as there always is with this zoo - some changes.
-The lineup of the main row of enclosures at the front of the zoo has changed slightly, it is now as follows:
-Tasmanian Devils
-Greater Bilby
-Empty, Unsigned enclosure (previously held Rock Wallaby)
-Rhiocerous Iguana (previous Spencers Monitor enclosure combined with it to make one larger enclosure. Spencers Monitor is no longer on display)
-American Alligator hatchlings (a pair, both close to or under 30cm)
-Freshwater Crocodile
-American Alligator adult.
The Basilisk and Snapping Turtles are in opposite enclosures at the far end of the reptile barn, with the Snapping Turtles in the enclosure that used to house an American Alligator hatchling and the Basilisk in the one that used to house an Albino Carpet Python. The Freshwater Crocodile hatchling and Boyds Forest Dragon are also back in the barn after being absent my last trip.
The Emperor Tamarin twins and the parents are being held in the mesh aviary in the cafe area that used to house a few cockatoos. This now means that the pair of Emu's in the free-ranging Kangaroo area, the single Emu in the cafe area and their Southern Cassowary are the only birds on display.
I believe this has been mentioned previous (possibly in the 2022 thread) but the Radiated Tortoise are currently sharing the exhibit of the Black and White Ruffed Lemurs. Their old enclosure still has signage for them, though with a temporary sign taped to the glass redirecting guests to the Ruffed Lemurs.
-The lineup of the main row of enclosures at the front of the zoo has changed slightly, it is now as follows:
-Tasmanian Devils
-Greater Bilby
-Empty, Unsigned enclosure (previously held Rock Wallaby)
-Rhiocerous Iguana (previous Spencers Monitor enclosure combined with it to make one larger enclosure. Spencers Monitor is no longer on display)
-American Alligator hatchlings (a pair, both close to or under 30cm)
-Freshwater Crocodile
-American Alligator adult.
The Basilisk and Snapping Turtles are in opposite enclosures at the far end of the reptile barn, with the Snapping Turtles in the enclosure that used to house an American Alligator hatchling and the Basilisk in the one that used to house an Albino Carpet Python. The Freshwater Crocodile hatchling and Boyds Forest Dragon are also back in the barn after being absent my last trip.
The Emperor Tamarin twins and the parents are being held in the mesh aviary in the cafe area that used to house a few cockatoos. This now means that the pair of Emu's in the free-ranging Kangaroo area, the single Emu in the cafe area and their Southern Cassowary are the only birds on display.
I believe this has been mentioned previous (possibly in the 2022 thread) but the Radiated Tortoise are currently sharing the exhibit of the Black and White Ruffed Lemurs. Their old enclosure still has signage for them, though with a temporary sign taped to the glass redirecting guests to the Ruffed Lemurs.
any updates on the night-monkey exhibit?
Always_Amity
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Unfortunately we had to leave early and ended up having to rush through a good portion of the back half of the zoo, and outright miss a few sections, so I didn't spot it.
However we will be back in mid-March to do a Night Zoo tour, so I'll be specifically keeping an eye out for it then, as well as hopefully being able to ask staff about them.
Night monkeys are the only truly nocturnal monkeys, so they’ll be a great addition to the zoo’s night tour when they arrive!