ZSL London Zoo ZSL London Zoo News 2018

Is there any news on the two lions from Indian have they arrived at London yet the last I saw was they where at Whipsnade off show
 
Keepers have started the annual stocktake (seen on social media). It was delayed from the fire in the Animal Adventure Café so was postponed by a month. Typical pictures of squirrel monkeys and penguins...
 
Is the breeding female still Marilyn? Can't remember the name of the male
 
ZSL has the Jan 2018 inventory on their website.

https://www.zsl.org/about-us/animal-inventory

A few things I've noticed at London:
Down to 1 Black Mamba, 1.5.6 Galapagos Tortoises - I know they recently received some extras but have they bred some? Down to 1.0 Sun Bittern, 3.0 White Pelicans, definitely had a Woolly-Necked Stork chick, No more Toco Toucans - I'm sure they used to have 2 breeding pairs, only 1 Black Hornbill and 1 Red Billed Toucan (no change) - they used to breed both regularly, not much change in the mammals!! They do seem to have more species of coral than mammals.
 
One interesting mammalian new arrival that hasn't been mentioned here yet is a male short-eared elephant-shrew. It's good to see another UK zoo going into keeping the species again.

Now that the red-necked wallabies have left the zoo, I imagine the Mappin Terraces must be looking very bare - there are now just two male red kangaroos and the four emus remaining.
 
DesertRhino150 said:
One interesting mammalian new arrival that hasn't been mentioned here yet is a male short-eared elephant-shrew. It's good to see another UK zoo going into keeping the species again.
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Think it was mentioned a few times last year :) it was certainly present by October 2017, as an offshow exhibit was visible from afar in the Clore.
 
DesertRhino150 said:
One interesting mammalian new arrival that hasn't been mentioned here yet is a male short-eared elephant-shrew. It's good to see another UK zoo going into keeping the species again.

Now that the red-necked wallabies have left the zoo, I imagine the Mappin Terraces must be looking very bare - there are now just two male red kangaroos and the four emus remaining.
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Sadly, there is now only 1 kangaroo left along with the emus. Something has to be done, you can't call an area Australian Outback with such a small collection. I would think that the kangaroo will be moved and the whole area will have a revamp
 
DesertRhino150 said:
One interesting mammalian new arrival that hasn't been mentioned here yet is a male short-eared elephant-shrew. It's good to see another UK zoo going into keeping the species again.

Now that the red-necked wallabies have left the zoo, I imagine the Mappin Terraces must be looking very bare - there are now just two male red kangaroos and the four emus remaining.
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No waterfowl even? I'm sure there used to be Australian Shelduck and maybe Magpie Geese?
 
FBBird said:
No waterfowl even? I'm sure there used to be Australian Shelduck and maybe Magpie Geese?
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Looking at the latest inventory, neither species is at London. The only Australian waterfowl at the moment is a lone female plumed whistling duck.
 
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