ZSL London Zoo ZSL London Zoo News 2012
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(though they are now out of Animal Adventure).
Okay, so here are the pointers that people have asked/pointed out.
- The north bank aviaries were all still there.
- No sign of any camels.
- Work on Tiger Territory looks good, whole of the Camel side of the Casson is blocked off now and so is the entrance to the Komodos (you can now access it through the Reptile House instead) The camel enclosure is still as it was, I wonder how much it will be changed.
- No humming birds on display still, bit dissapointed about that as it was my first visit since the bird house was completed.
- Both Okapis were together, one was rubbing its teeth against the tree for ages!
- Water rats still very active, great display. The two exhibits next to it are odd though, they both say water rats but feature no water and I didn't say any rats?
- Didn't see the armadillos or tamandua in the Clore today. The lady said the tamandua likes to hide in the off show part.
- Saw the two tapirs have a swim, was great to watch as never have seen them active at London! Was a very happy man.
- Saw the three hunting dogs being fed, seems their posistions in the pack have been established, how recently did two of them arrive? The signs claim they are new.
- The north bank aviaries were all still there.
- No sign of any camels.
- Work on Tiger Territory looks good, whole of the Camel side of the Casson is blocked off now and so is the entrance to the Komodos (you can now access it through the Reptile House instead) The camel enclosure is still as it was, I wonder how much it will be changed.
- No humming birds on display still, bit dissapointed about that as it was my first visit since the bird house was completed.
- Both Okapis were together, one was rubbing its teeth against the tree for ages!
- Water rats still very active, great display. The two exhibits next to it are odd though, they both say water rats but feature no water and I didn't say any rats?
- Didn't see the armadillos or tamandua in the Clore today. The lady said the tamandua likes to hide in the off show part.
- Saw the two tapirs have a swim, was great to watch as never have seen them active at London! Was a very happy man.
- Saw the three hunting dogs being fed, seems their posistions in the pack have been established, how recently did two of them arrive? The signs claim they are new.
volvox
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London Zoo had five camels till recently: the youngest female has now gone to Whipsnade for breeding; the oldest has succumbed to old age; and the three remaining are apparently off-show till they can go back to the Casson (in the new year?).
The tamandua has suddenly changed her habits and was running around the rainforest floor most of the afternoon I was there, occasionally being chased by the armadillos which made for a pretty bizarre sight... where else would you see that?!!
The tamandua has suddenly changed her habits and was running around the rainforest floor most of the afternoon I was there, occasionally being chased by the armadillos which made for a pretty bizarre sight... where else would you see that?!!
volvox
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Oh, and I did check the Blackburn – no, I couldn't see any hummingbirds either, though there are plenty of sunbirds. I couldn't find a keeper to ask, but I will try and find time to look again. And JamesB you are SO lucky to see the tapirs having a swim, I haven't seen that for, oooooh, five or six years!!! I'm so jealous!
Do you know where the camels have gone off show to? I can't imagine London having a huge off show area, I'm surprised they still aren't in the paddock as the building work isn't actually inside the paddock (so far).
Yes, I was so happy to see them swimming, took me by surprise at first as one of them was hiding in the corner eating the plants on the otherside of the river and suddenly it moved and made me jump. They are such beautiful yet strange creatures. Its great they have a good amount of water to swim in.
Yes, I was so happy to see them swimming, took me by surprise at first as one of them was hiding in the corner eating the plants on the otherside of the river and suddenly it moved and made me jump. They are such beautiful yet strange creatures. Its great they have a good amount of water to swim in.
Reptile House
I'm still looking too.
From the AGM:-
Zoological Society of London (ZSL) – Animal Inventory
Status at 01.01.2012
ZSL LONDON ZOO
Reptilia
Fly River Turtle
Alligator Snapping Turtle
Giant Asian Pond Turtle
Spiny Hill Turtle
Annam Leaf Turtle
Radiated Tortoise
Galapagos Tortoise
African Pancake Tortoise
Spur-thighed Tortoise
Middle East Spur-thighed Tortoise
Egyptian Tortoise
Mccord’s Snake-necked Turtle
Arrau Turtle
Inland Bearded Dragon
Sudan Mastigure
Parson’s Chameleon
Veiled Chameleon
Trinidad Anole
Green Crested Basilisk
Fiji Banded Iguana
Baker’s Spiny-tailed Iguana
Rhinoceros Iguana
Green Iguana
Blue Spiny Lizard
Tokay Gecko
Wall Gecko
Caiman Gecko
Ocellated Lacerta
Gidgee Skink
Scheltopusik/Glass Lizard
Rio Fuerte Beaded Lizard
Gila Monster
Mindanao Water Monitor
Komodo Dragon/Ora
Blue Tree Monitor
Emerald Monitor
Dumeril’s Ground Boa
Emerald Tree Boa
Jamaican Boa
Green Anaconda
Reticulated Python
Boelen’s Python
Diamond Python
Blood Python
Burmese Rock Python
Royal/Ball Python
Mangrove Snake (Boiga dendrophila)
Mangrove Snake (Boiga dendrophila melanota)
Assam Trinket Snake
Cornsnake/Red Ratsnake (Elaphe guttata)
Cornsnake/Red Ratsnake (Elaphe guttata guttata)
Cave Ratsnake
Red-tailed Ratsnake
False Water Cobra
California Kingsnake
Pueblan Milksnake
Rhinoceros Snake
San Francisco Gartersnake
East African Green Mamba
Black Mamba
Snouted Cobra
King Cobra
Inland Taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus) 1.1.0
Yellow-blotched Palm Pitviper
Side-striped Viper
Eyelash Palm Viper
Malayan Pitviper
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake
Sidewinder
Central American Bushmaster (Lachesis stenophryd) 1.0.0
Philippine Pitviper (Parias flavomaculatus mcgregori) 0.1.0
Chinese Mountain Pitviper (Zhaoermia mangshanensis) 4.4.0
Puff Adder
Rhinoceros Viper (Bitis nasicornis) 2.0.0
Viper (Macrovipera lebetina obtusa)
European Long-nosed Viper
Common Adder (Vipera berus) 1.0.0
Armenian Viper
Philippine Crocodile
I'm still looking too.
From the AGM:-
Zoological Society of London (ZSL) – Animal Inventory
Status at 01.01.2012
ZSL LONDON ZOO
Reptilia
Fly River Turtle
Alligator Snapping Turtle
Giant Asian Pond Turtle
Spiny Hill Turtle
Annam Leaf Turtle
Radiated Tortoise
Galapagos Tortoise
African Pancake Tortoise
Spur-thighed Tortoise
Middle East Spur-thighed Tortoise
Egyptian Tortoise
Mccord’s Snake-necked Turtle
Arrau Turtle
Inland Bearded Dragon
Sudan Mastigure
Parson’s Chameleon
Veiled Chameleon
Trinidad Anole
Green Crested Basilisk
Fiji Banded Iguana
Baker’s Spiny-tailed Iguana
Rhinoceros Iguana
Green Iguana
Blue Spiny Lizard
Tokay Gecko
Wall Gecko
Caiman Gecko
Ocellated Lacerta
Gidgee Skink
Scheltopusik/Glass Lizard
Rio Fuerte Beaded Lizard
Gila Monster
Mindanao Water Monitor
Komodo Dragon/Ora
Blue Tree Monitor
Emerald Monitor
Dumeril’s Ground Boa
Emerald Tree Boa
Jamaican Boa
Green Anaconda
Reticulated Python
Boelen’s Python
Diamond Python
Blood Python
Burmese Rock Python
Royal/Ball Python
Mangrove Snake (Boiga dendrophila)
Mangrove Snake (Boiga dendrophila melanota)
Assam Trinket Snake
Cornsnake/Red Ratsnake (Elaphe guttata)
Cornsnake/Red Ratsnake (Elaphe guttata guttata)
Cave Ratsnake
Red-tailed Ratsnake
False Water Cobra
California Kingsnake
Pueblan Milksnake
Rhinoceros Snake
San Francisco Gartersnake
East African Green Mamba
Black Mamba
Snouted Cobra
King Cobra
Inland Taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus) 1.1.0
Yellow-blotched Palm Pitviper
Side-striped Viper
Eyelash Palm Viper
Malayan Pitviper
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake
Sidewinder
Central American Bushmaster (Lachesis stenophryd) 1.0.0
Philippine Pitviper (Parias flavomaculatus mcgregori) 0.1.0
Chinese Mountain Pitviper (Zhaoermia mangshanensis) 4.4.0
Puff Adder
Rhinoceros Viper (Bitis nasicornis) 2.0.0
Viper (Macrovipera lebetina obtusa)
European Long-nosed Viper
Common Adder (Vipera berus) 1.0.0
Armenian Viper
Philippine Crocodile
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Kesho moved last Friday (13th July) morning to Longleat. It happened when the zoo was open in the morning, Gorilla Kingdom was simply closed for a few hours. At Zoo Lates that night all the girls were out and together in the gym and outdoor area. No news on when the new male will arrive.
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Jordan-Jaguar97
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I thought 'Alf' and his brother would arrive at Longleat first. However I was wrong, the new male at ZSL should be 'Kumbuka' from Paignton.
I would assume a rather swift arrival from Paignton will come in shortly! 
I would assume a rather swift arrival from Paignton will come in shortly!
No reason to believe it won't be August as they said at the AGM.
Jordan-Jaguar97
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He was given his cards and told to leave the building...
And probably never see a lady gorilla again in his life
Jordan-Jaguar97
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He was given his cards and told to leave the building...
Instead of Elvis has left the building, Kesho has left the building...
And probably never see a lady gorilla again in his life
Yes indeed, in both Kesho's and Boulas' cases I think that's the outcome. The
sign is rather appropriate for them but it is a problem with Gorillas what to do with males like that. I think the Longleat set-up will give them as good living conditions as anywhere though I do always feel rather uncomfortable about male 'groups' though there really seems no alternative for individuals like them.
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Yes indeed, in both Kesho's and Boulas' cases I think that's the outcome. The
You're right, not ideal but what's the alternative for surplus male gorillas,apart from the unmentionable?, I am also thinking about the keepers, four adult male gorillas living together, they will have their work cut out.