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The Wolds Wildlife Park has recently gained a new species of monkey. The Red-Backed Bearded Saki (Chiropotes chiropotes). A father, mother and daughter came over from the Leopard And Goat Farm. This trio are the only ones to be found in Captivity in the whole of Europe, and aside of River Safari in Singapore, there are no other holders of these in the whole world in captivity.

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MennoPebesma said:
The Wolds Wildlife Park has recently gained a new species of monkey. The Red-Backed Bearded Saki (Chiropotes chiropotes). A father, mother and daughter came over from the Leopard And Goat Farm. This trio are the only ones to be found in Captivity in the whole of Europe, and aside of River Safari in Singapore, there are no other holders of these in the whole world in captivity.

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Do Colchester no longer hold this species?
 
DesertRhino150 said:
According to Zootierliste, the sakis at Colchester (and four other zoos in Europe) have been reclassified as Guianan bearded saki Chiropotes sagulatus.
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Would the ones at wolds not be part of the same species then as well? Or are they a different import?
 
MennoPebesma said:
The Wolds Wildlife Park has recently gained a new species of monkey. The Red-Backed Bearded Saki (Chiropotes chiropotes). A father, mother and daughter came over from the Leopard And Goat Farm. This trio are the only ones to be found in Captivity in the whole of Europe, and aside of River Safari in Singapore, there are no other holders of these in the whole world in captivity.

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DesertRhino150 said:
According to Zootierliste, the sakis at Colchester (and four other zoos in Europe) have been reclassified as Guianan bearded saki Chiropotes sagulatus.
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I rather suspect that this is simply a case of the name given to the animals at some collections not being "corrected" along with the others (i.e. whether it should be chiropotes or sagulatus). The WRS in particular often assign scientific names incorrectly due to species splits.
 
First visit to the Wolds today (also went to the ark). Having read Brum’s thread and as it’s a holiday week for me I thought why not have a bit of a tour to new places!

Very warm day and the park is quite a sun trap. Lots of new looking areas with a variety of heights and play areas for the animals. You can tell it’s a comparatively recent park as it has a very consistent look and feel. Very easy to get around as it’s not huge but it has lots to see. Wasn’t too crowded walking around considering the car park was pretty full.

Enjoyed it a lot overall - the bears were worth the trip by themselves tbh, interesting to watch in a good size enclosure with lots for them to do - the male in particular was having an excellent time in the pond and fountain. Easily spent half the visit wandering back to the bears. Captivating animals.

Was lucky to see both sets of lions in an active state (they went back into a lion coma about half an hour after I arrived), some excellent manes on the males and they all looked in great condition.

The pumas were a bit of a treat - I hadn’t seen them kept in a group before.

The hyenas were asleep the whole time as were the tigers but I liked their areas and the indoor observation / picnic area was a novelty and offers some great vantage points.

Enjoyed the macaques and other monkeys a lot.

I’d never seen a white rhea so that was great to get sight of.

The leopard enclosure was the only anomaly it felt very cramped / dated and the leopard didn’t look as happy or chilled as everything else. It is a lovely looking cat though. Signage said the enclosure is getting an upgrade which is a positive.

New enclosure going up next to the hyenas not sure what is going in there but it looks a good size.

Thought the signage was colourful and informative.

Well worth the visit and it’s obviously a popular place with a collection worth seeing.
 
Lafone said:
The pumas were a bit of a treat - I hadn’t seen them kept in a group before.
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How many have they got? I'm a bit gutted I missed them last week, although I should manage to return in November along with the Ark who were giving out free return vouchers.
 
littleRedPanda said:
How many have they got? I'm a bit gutted I missed them last week, although I should manage to return in November along with the Ark who were giving out free return vouchers.
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Three - they had a nap for the first hour I was there and then they all got up, had a bit of a play fight and were obviously ready for their food. Great to see them all moving about they aren’t a cat I’ve managed to see in anything but the prone position before!

I’d definitely go back and would also revisit the ark - some lovely and unusual animals there.
 
Lafone said:
First visit to the Wolds today (also went to the ark). Having read Brum’s thread and as it’s a holiday week for me I thought why not have a bit of a tour to new places!

Very warm day and the park is quite a sun trap. Lots of new looking areas with a variety of heights and play areas for the animals. You can tell it’s a comparatively recent park as it has a very consistent look and feel. Very easy to get around as it’s not huge but it has lots to see. Wasn’t too crowded walking around considering the car park was pretty full.

Enjoyed it a lot overall - the bears were worth the trip by themselves tbh, interesting to watch in a good size enclosure with lots for them to do - the male in particular was having an excellent time in the pond and fountain. Easily spent half the visit wandering back to the bears. Captivating animals.

Was lucky to see both sets of lions in an active state (they went back into a lion coma about half an hour after I arrived), some excellent manes on the males and they all looked in great condition.

The pumas were a bit of a treat - I hadn’t seen them kept in a group before.

The hyenas were asleep the whole time as were the tigers but I liked their areas and the indoor observation / picnic area was a novelty and offers some great vantage points.

Enjoyed the macaques and other monkeys a lot.

I’d never seen a white rhea so that was great to get sight of.

The leopard enclosure was the only anomaly it felt very cramped / dated and the leopard didn’t look as happy or chilled as everything else. It is a lovely looking cat though. Signage said the enclosure is getting an upgrade which is a positive.

New enclosure going up next to the hyenas not sure what is going in there but it looks a good size.

Thought the signage was colourful and informative.

Well worth the visit and it’s obviously a popular place with a collection worth seeing.
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Leopard I believe is moving to the new enclosure by the hyenas
 
I have visited Wolds several times over the last three years and have enjoyed seeing the developments over the years. For its size, it has a good selection of animals and they look well looked after and content. The addition of the pumas and hyenas this year is very welcome. The hyenas especially are usually very active and come right up to the windows. As Lafone said, Mogli the gorgeous leopard needs his new new enclosure asap. I am really looking forward to getting some decent photos of him. Will certainly be back when they reopen.
 
Mowgli the Leopard, has now moved into a new exhibit by the Hyena.

A new species for the collection will be joining soon, and will be going in Mowgli's old exhibit, whilst it's own exhibit near the entrance is completed.

They are also nearly finished in building a covered eating area, which means the zoo may be able to open all year round in the future. The covered eating area is hopefully going to be completed for Easter.
 
Wolds Wildlife Park this week will announce the arrival of a new species, which will be on show in the old Leopard exhibit by the Puma's, whilst her new exhibit near to the main entrance is being built. She arrived on Friday 17th March.
 
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