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Zoofan15 said:
Wildlife HQ may be different (I don’t follow their fb page closely), but almost no Australasian zoo I do follow would announce the death of a small animal, who’s absence would otherwise go unnoticed by all but the most observant fans.

Births are shouted from the rooftop; deaths are largely swept under the rug as far as public announcements go in our region’s zoos. Note: this isn’t necessarily a criticism (more of an observation) as you can’t blame zoos for wanting to avoid bad PR/animal rights backlash etc.
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When their Tasmanian devil passed, they put on their Facebook page.
 
Zoofan15 said:
Births are shouted from the rooftop; deaths are largely swept under the rug as far as public announcements go in our region’s zoos. Note: this isn’t necessarily a criticism (more of an observation) as you can’t blame zoos for wanting to avoid bad PR/animal rights backlash etc.
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This has been the custom in zoos worldwide for as long as they've been in existence I think, more so nowadays for the reasons you mention. Large or otherwise well-known 'favourite' animals tend to be the exception to the rule, then the zoo is pretty much forced to make an announcement.
 
There is a tendency amongst some sections of the public to believe that animals live forever and therefore any death is a tragic enditement of the zoo concerned.
 
MRJ said:
There is a tendency amongst some sections of the public to believe that animals live forever and therefore any death is a tragic enditement of the zoo concerned.
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True, Auckland Zoo has recently lost seven big cats in less than two years, which led to a small minority criticising the zoo on social media. In reality, all but one of the cats were elderly and had reached a fairly decent age.
 
Just want to let you all know, the other Fennec Fox is still alive (confirmed via email)....
The zoo still have 0:2 Fennec Fox.
 
A news update.

Wildlife HQ has received nine new meerkats from Altina. They have also welcomed a Common Wombat (Wildlife HQ).
The most interesting piece of news (mentioned at the end of the video below) is that Wildlife HQ will be acquiring White-cheeked Gibbon by the end of the year! Apparently, they will be imported from France.
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Ashanti said:
How many meerkats have they got now? I thought they already had 2 groups, does this mean they've got 3 enclosures now?
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During my visit earlier this year, they had two groups of meerkat in two separate enclosures (0:4 from Altina, and 1:1 from Symbio).
With this third group of nine meerkats, this brings their meerkat population to 15 (unless there have been some transfers/swaps).
Queensland seems to have really embraced meerkats since they permitted the species in the state, with Darling Downs Zoo and Australia Zoo both holding 10 individuals each!
 
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WhistlingKite24 said:
During my visit earlier this year, they had two groups of meerkat in two separate enclosures (0:4 from Altina, and 1:1 from Symbio).
With this third group of nine meerkats, this brings their meerkat population to 15 (unless there have been some transfers/swaps).
Queensland seems to have really embraced meerkats since they permitted the species in the state, with Darling Downs Zoo and Australia Zoo both holding 10 individuals each!
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Thank you for the response! There's also Snakes Down Under, who has established a breeding group. That surprised me because I was under the impression the Queensland zoos were only allowed non-breeding groups.
 
From my visit today, the zoo has fazed out their Fennec Foxes because one passed from Old age.

They are also getting tree kangaroos (November) and white cheeked gibbons (the cage is awe inspiring to look at) in December or round about that time and tassie devils to start a breeding project.
 
Jake said:
From my visit today, the zoo has fazed out their Fennec Foxes because one passed from Old age.

They are also getting tree kangaroos (November) and white cheeked gibbons (the cage is awe inspiring to look at) in December or round about that time and tassie devils to start a breeding project.
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Edit- they have 3 common marmosets (I went and had an encounter with marmosets and ruffed lemurs)
 
Jake said:
From my visit today, the zoo has fazed out their Fennec Foxes because one passed from Old age.
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By ‘phased out’, do you mean they no longer hold Fennec Fox or do they still have one female?
Jake said:
white cheeked gibbons (the cage is awe inspiring to look at) in December
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Where in the zoo will the gibbon enclosure be? Very excited to see that this species will be in Queensland.
 
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WhistlingKite24 said:
By ‘phased out’, do you mean they no longer hold Fennec Fox or do they still have one female?

Where in the zoo will the gibbon enclosure be? Very excited to see that this species will be in Queensland.
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The fennec foxes no longer live at the zoo but will again in the near future and the gibbons are across from the red pandas, Spinners enclosure and the reptile barn. It’s huge, I actually thought that it was home to King Kong :p

And I realised that I spelt Phased wrong!
 
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