Black howler Mila gave birth to a baby 
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The Hedgehog
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Hi what’s happening with the Bornean Orangutans? When they innitally arrived they were temporary residents. Apparently they would move on once sexually mature. I know that Molly didn’t get on with other Orangutans at Twycross. Due to this I wonder if she’ll permanently live at Wingham. As Molly is besotted with Jin I think he should also become a permanent resident. It’s very rare that you get a pairing so loved up. @Pertinax (the ape expert) and @Gigit what do you think the future holds for Molly and Jin?
Gigit
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I can't say I've given it any thought. I've never visited Wingham so I know nothing about Molly's relationship with Jin.
As you know, decisions on moves are made by the zoos concerned and the studbook keeper. On 19 August 2021, on the Orangutans in Europe thread, Pongo said ".... breeding Bornean orangutans is intentionally slowed down as far as I know." If this is still the case then there would presumably be no urgency in making decisions at Wingham.
JurassicMax
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At the start of this month 2 Royal pythons (Python regius) hatched.
Source:
Instagram of Wingham wildlife park (03/10/2022)
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Instagram of Wingham wildlife park (03/10/2022)
You make Molly sound like an unsocial misfit. She grew up in a family, maybe she outgrew the far from ideal available housing but has great potential to be a good mother should the circumstances arise.
Brutus the lion
**copied from Facebook**
As some of you may know, Brutus the lion has been unwell for the past few weeks and whilst he improved greatly with treatment, this improvement was short lived and we had to make the very sad decision to put him to sleep. He has been suffering with his chest and whilst we tried everything we could, we had to make the decision that there was only so much it would be fair to try. We carried out an autopsy right away to reveal that he was suffering from advanced lung cancer.
This was a very tough decision and we know that many of you will be wondering about his brother.
We will be monitoring Clarence to allow him to help us make the best decision for him moving forward. He will certainly remain with us however due to his history and the fact that he has spent his whole life with his brother it is going to take some careful consideration as to whether he will lead a happier life in the comfort of his loving keepers (at his age probably the most likely case) or with a new companion.
Rest in peace our beautiful friend - we are honored to have helped him get over his early years in a circus and have him spend many a happy year here at the park.
**copied from Facebook**
As some of you may know, Brutus the lion has been unwell for the past few weeks and whilst he improved greatly with treatment, this improvement was short lived and we had to make the very sad decision to put him to sleep. He has been suffering with his chest and whilst we tried everything we could, we had to make the decision that there was only so much it would be fair to try. We carried out an autopsy right away to reveal that he was suffering from advanced lung cancer.
This was a very tough decision and we know that many of you will be wondering about his brother.
We will be monitoring Clarence to allow him to help us make the best decision for him moving forward. He will certainly remain with us however due to his history and the fact that he has spent his whole life with his brother it is going to take some careful consideration as to whether he will lead a happier life in the comfort of his loving keepers (at his age probably the most likely case) or with a new companion.
Rest in peace our beautiful friend - we are honored to have helped him get over his early years in a circus and have him spend many a happy year here at the park.
JurassicMax
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Recently 2 Black howler monkeys (Alouatta caraya) were born.
Source:
Instagram of Wingham Wildlife Park (23/11/2022)
Source:
Instagram of Wingham Wildlife Park (23/11/2022)
A young female Linne's two-toed sloth (called Noco) has recently arrived at Wingham Wildlife Park from Bristol Zoo.
Information comes from Wingham's Facebook page.
Information comes from Wingham's Facebook page.
