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Not sure if it's been mentioned here or not but new London Zoo map shows hippos in the old tiger enlosure???
 
Newzooboy said:
Not sure if it's been mentioned here or not but new London Zoo map shows hippos in the old tiger enlosure???
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They've moved there temporarily because they were meant to swap directly with the tapirs but the female tapir couldn't be moved straight away due to pregnancy. When the tapir enclosure is vacated they should be moving there.

And it does look weird: http://www.zoochat.com/43/pygmy-hippo-312637/

:D
 
That must be his 'press release'.;) He's a real cracker, certainly the best looking male they've ever had there, but the question remains, will he or won't he...?
 
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I went down on Friday and had a good long look at Kumbuka (groups of very rude, noisy and pushy children and teachers allowing). He seemed very calm, was looking through the glass at people a lot. Didn't seem to like the noise levels at times. Was in the inside room on his own with Jookie all day. Effie was outside and Zaire was in the tunnel above.

He was very calm and patient towards Jookie. They sat very near each other a few times. He was never aggressive or pushy. She seemed very nervous at times - fled up to her corner at the top, at times had her arms wrapped around her. Mostly things looked very good though.

The tigers seemed to be getting on very well. There was certainly mating related action (though how far they really got I couldn't tell). It seemed to be going well until Melati gave Jae Jae a mighty slap and he fled down the other end of the enclosure.
 
wenxue said:
I went down on Friday and had a good long look at Kumbuka (groups of very rude, noisy and pushy children and teachers allowing). He seemed very calm, was looking through the glass at people a lot. Didn't seem to like the noise levels at times. Was in the inside room on his own with Jookie all day. Effie was outside and Zaire was in the tunnel above.

He was very calm and patient towards Jookie. They sat very near each other a few times. He was never aggressive or pushy. She seemed very nervous at times - fled up to her corner at the top, at times had her arms wrapped around her. Mostly things looked very good though.
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I'll let Pertinax comment on whether that behaviour is promising or not ;)

Kumbuka was interested in people at Paignton although he was rarely that close to them - interaction took place across the moat. He didn't seem to like loud noise (like groups of approaching children) outside, so having it in a confined space will probably take some getting used to.
 
A freind who knows the zoo well informed me earlier on that Kumbuka and Effie had been getting on "very very well" and he seemed to have no trouble figuring out what to do considering he had been in an all male group for so long. Perhaps they put him in with Jookie on Friday to try and give Effie a break!
 
wenxue said:
A freind who knows the zoo well informed me earlier on that Kumbuka and Effie had been getting on "very very well" and he seemed to have no trouble figuring out what to do considering he had been in an all male group for so long. Perhaps they put him in with Jookie on Friday to try and give Effie a break!
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Well, that's very good news :)
 
Looking forward to attending the zoo next Sunday - first trip in nearly a year for me (I live in Nottingham). Especially looking forward to seeing Kumbuka the 'new' Silveback, & seeing Tiger Territory.
Is Camden Town 'tube' still closed to incoming passengers on a Sunday afternoon?
 
I shall also be visiting the zoo next Sunday. Really looking forward to seeing Tiger Territory. It will be my first visit since I took part in the Zoo Keeper for a day.
 
Its monkey (& gibbon) musical chairs at London Zoo. The white-cheeked gibbon, diana monkeys, colobus monkeys and spider monkeys are all swapping enclosures. The end result is a larger space for everyone relative to there numbers. Don't know the new locations for them just yet, but the colobus monkeys seem to be making the move to the lion terraces, with the spider monkeys going to gorilla kingdom. The diana monkeys are the only ones currently off show while there enclosure is updated to allow the moves to start.

Kangaroos are also on there way to the zoo, into the mappins/outback. Should be there within the next month.

2 new young female mangabeys arrived from Dublin zoo in the last couple of weeks, hopefully will continue the success they have had with them.
 
LucasRyan said:
Its monkey (& gibbon) musical chairs at London Zoo. The white-cheeked gibbon, diana monkeys, colobus monkeys and spider monkeys are all swapping enclosures. The end result is a larger space for everyone relative to there numbers. Don't know the new locations for them just yet, but the colobus monkeys seem to be making the move to the lion terraces, with the spider monkeys going to gorilla kingdom. The diana monkeys are the only ones currently off show while there enclosure is updated to allow the moves to start.
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Sorry , but if all four species are being moved, how can there be more space for all of them relative to numbers, there have to be losers in this situation! i suspect the Diana monkeys are going to the gibbon cage so they will have less space. I think what you meant was the size of the cage will be relative to group size, but that will only really benefit the colobus.
 
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