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Regent said:
The new gibbon enclosure is behind Tiger Territory and viewing windows will be in place so that visitors can see Gibbons
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It is quite possible they would eventually take on pileated gibbons. But I am a bit in limbo on the artwork here.

For the moment, their northern white cheeked N. leucogenys male and hybrid son (N. leucogenys x N. gabriellae) are quartered out to Whipsnade and should return ....
 
Coelacanth18 said:
Looks like pileated? One can only hope!

Where in the zoo is this?
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Unless there has been a change of plan, I think that this will be for the male northern white-cheeked gibbon and his hybrid son (whose mother was a golden-cheeked gibbon).

As "Regent" has already ponted out, the new gibbon exhibit is behind the tigers i.e. between the tigers and Regent's Park (in the area that was originally built for wild dogs).

Edit: Apologies KB our posts crossed.
 
Dear Tim, no worries and thanks for your comments and explaining stuff further to all on ZC.

Aside: You yourselves are the very much better informed source on as things stand with ZSL Regent's Park or Whipsnade. Just, I do have more than a fleeting interest in both and also in gibbon species in captivity.
 
 
Some updates from a visit today:

- Cloud rats are back onshow in Nightlife, no sign of them though.

- Gibbons looks near completion now, my guess would be next week.

- Narrow-striped mongoose female that previously had a baby is pregnant.

- Anteaters and vicuñas have both been moved: spotted an anteater in the paddock between the pygmy hippo and giraffe house so assumedly the four are based there now, and the vicuña are apparently now at Whipsnade after asking a volunteer.

- Peacock parachute spider onshow in the spider lab in BUGS.
 
ShonenJake13 said:
Some updates from a visit today:

- Cloud rats are back onshow in Nightlife, no sign of them though.

- Gibbons looks near completion now, my guess would be next week.

- Narrow-striped mongoose female that previously had a baby is pregnant.

- Anteaters and vicuñas have both been moved: spotted an anteater in the paddock between the pygmy hippo and giraffe house so assumedly the four are based there now, and the vicuña are apparently now at Whipsnade after asking a volunteer.

- Peacock parachute spider onshow in the spider lab in BUGS.
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Gibbons will be on view as from next Saturday. The anteaters are now housed in an area between the giraffe and the Pygmy hippo houses. They will probably return to their previous enclosure in September.
The vicunas, as far as I know, will remain at Whipsnade
 
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Regent said:
Gibbons will be on view as from next Saturday. The anteaters are now housed in an area between the giraffe and the Pygmy hippo houses. They will probably return to their previous enclosure in September.
The vicunas, as far as I know, will remain at Whipsnade
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Any reason why they wont be there until September?
 
Ah right ok thanks for explaining. When it was at Whipsnade it was actually pretty good. Good that it's temporary though
 
ajmcwhipsnade said:
Ah right ok thanks for explaining. When it was at Whipsnade it was actually pretty good. Good that it's temporary though
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The dinosaur exhibition at Whipsnade was very popular probably because there was a lot of room to display various dinosaurs, not sure how it will work at London Zoo in a much smaller space
 
Regent said:
Before casting doubt on the success or failure of the dinosaur exhibition, at least give the zoo a chance
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My remark wasn't a prediction on the success of this 'project', more the fact that London zoo ( & Bristol) are using valuable animal exhibit space in a zoo of limited area. Even if it's only temporary, it will result in one mammal gone permanently & another semi - offshow throughout the summer. Never mind, I'm sure the kids will love the dinosaurs and attendance & related sales will go up.
 
pipaluk said:
My remark wasn't a prediction on the success of this 'project', more the fact that London zoo ( & Bristol) are using valuable animal exhibit space in a zoo of limited area. Even if it's only temporary, it will result in one mammal gone permanently & another semi - offshow throughout the summer. Never mind, I'm sure the kids will love the dinosaurs and attendance & related sales will go up.
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Well come the autumn those spaces will be available for live animals again, and frankly could be better used than vicunas (boring for me at least), and the ever elusive anteaters.

I think it's a shame that they didn't use a lawn for the dinosaur display (or indeed for exhibits generally), but I also don't think this is as bad as you're making out.
 
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pipaluk said:
My remark wasn't a prediction on the success of this 'project', more the fact that London zoo ( & Bristol) are using valuable animal exhibit space in a zoo of limited area. Even if it's only temporary, it will result in one mammal gone permanently & another semi - offshow throughout the summer. Never mind, I'm sure the kids will love the dinosaurs and attendance & related sales will go up.
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pipaluk said:
My remark wasn't a prediction on the success of this 'project', more the fact that London zoo ( & Bristol) are using valuable animal exhibit space in a zoo of limited area. Even if it's only temporary, it will result in one mammal gone permanently & another semi - offshow throughout the summer. Never mind, I'm sure the kids will love the dinosaurs and attendance & related sales will go up.
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