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Orcinus Orca said:
Just visited the Zoo yesterday during a quick London trip and I noticed the Sulawesi Crested Macaques seemed absent. I checked a few times during the day but there seems to no sign of them. Have they moved to Whipsnade recently? Or was I just unlucky enough not to see any of them during my several peeks at their enclosure :confused:
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I visited the zoo yesterday (for the first time!) and can confirm the macaques are still present.

The porcupine enclosure is partially blocked off because of a recent birth and some enclosures in the nocturnal area are empty currently but not sure how long it has been like this.

It took me way too long to finally visit the zoo and I have to say despite a lot of the negativity here I did still have a good time ;) though of course I understand the criticisms are in good faith and are certainly valid. A question that has been on my mind since I left... Is the Blackburn Pavillion listed? It's looking a bit decrepit in some areas and it would be a shame if it was forced to close down in the near future if it becomes unsuitable.
 
Just been to ZSL London Zoo today

Work is still going on the new Monkey Valley for the Colobus Monkeys

I did manage to see Sulawesi Crested Macaques at London just before they leave for my neighbours which is Whipsnade as It's 10 miles from me

I also did see the construction on the expandsion of the Reptile House ? Where the Carousel used to be before it goes to Whipsnade
 
Mayki said:
A question that has been on my mind since I left... Is the Blackburn Pavillion listed?
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The two websites listed below detail London Zoo's listed structures and the Blackburn Pavilion is not one of them.

Architecture at ZSL London Zoo, Regent's Park

Listed Buildings And Architecture At London Zoo

However the Blackburn Pavilion, orginally built as a Reptile House in 1882/3, is a historically important building. (The cost of its construction was partly funded by the sale of the famous elephant "Jumbo".)
 
Tim May said:
The two websites listed below detail London Zoo's listed structures and the Blackburn Pavilion is not one of them.

Architecture at ZSL London Zoo, Regent's Park

Listed Buildings And Architecture At London Zoo

However the Blackburn Pavilion, orginally built as a Reptile House in 1882/3, is a historically important building. (The cost of its construction was partly funded by the sale of the famous elephant "Jumbo".)
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But not the Mappins? I hadn't realisted the Snowdon aviary is listed, it explains perhaps the current conversion of what seems a rather outdated, yet modern construction.
 
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Birth of Cape porcupine on March 25 announced:

Baby porcupine born in front of ‘excited’ visitors at London Zoo

A porcupine gave birth in front of “excited visitors” at London Zoo.

Keepers released the first images on Thursday of the baby cape porcupine – known as a porcupette – who was born to parents Hettie and Henning on March 25.

The youngster, whose sex has not been determined, has been named Hershey.
 
Hi, I'm visiting London Zoo next week for the first time in around 15 years.

For those who have visited recently, how long does it take to get around the zoo for someone who will need to take their time?

Is anyone to able to tell me what animals are in the 'Animal Adventure', 'In with the Monkeys', 'Night Life' and 'Rainforest Life' areas? I'll be with an elderly relative and we won't have a lot of time there (around 3 hours) so I'm thinking we may have to choose between going to the area around/behind the lions and the area by the canal.

Many thanks :)
 
hjkr said:
For those who have visited recently, how long does it take to get around the zoo for someone who will need to take their time?

Is anyone to able to tell me what animals are in the 'Animal Adventure', 'In with the Monkeys', 'Night Life' and 'Rainforest Life' areas? I'll be with an elderly relative and we won't have a lot of time there (around 3 hours) so I'm thinking we may have to choose between going to the area around/behind the lions and the area by the canal.
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I reckon you can go around the whole zoo in 3 hours fairly comfortably, although it does depend on how much time you spend on certain species etc.
Animal Adventure has, from memory, Spectacled owls and Coatis but it changes a fair bit so that might be out of date. In with the Monkeys only has Bolivian Squirrel monkeys. Night Life is the most interesting area in the zoo in my opinion, holding the following from memory:
  • Aye aye (just past the lemurs, don't miss them)
  • Giant jumping rats
  • Lesser hedgehog tenrec
  • Moholi bushbaby
  • Northern dry zone slender loris
  • Potto
  • Pygmy slow loris (not sure if on-show or not)
Rainforest Life has the following:
  • Callimico
  • Golden lion tamarin
  • Golden-headed lion tamarin
  • Large hairy armadillo
  • Linnaeus's two toed sloth
  • Northern narrow-striped boky
  • Red titi
  • Red-faced black spider monkey
  • Rodrigues flying fox
  • Round-eared elephant shrew
  • Southern tamandua
  • Northern helmeted curassow
  • Red-footed tortoise
  • Freshwater angelfish
Think that's it but I'm sure more regular visitors will have corrections to make.
Hardest to spot of the above are probably Aye-aye, pottos, flying foxes and tamanduas but the others are more or less guaranteed in my experience.
 
amur leopard said:
I reckon you can go around the whole zoo in 3 hours fairly comfortably, although it does depend on how much time you spend on certain species etc.
Animal Adventure has, from memory, Spectacled owls and Coatis but it changes a fair bit so that might be out of date. In with the Monkeys only has Bolivian Squirrel monkeys. Night Life is the most interesting area in the zoo in my opinion, holding the following from memory:
  • Aye aye (just past the lemurs, don't miss them)
  • Giant jumping rats
  • Lesser hedgehog tenrec
  • Moholi bushbaby
  • Northern dry zone slender loris
  • Potto
  • Pygmy slow loris (not sure if on-show or not)
Rainforest Life has the following:
  • Callimico
  • Golden lion tamarin
  • Golden-headed lion tamarin
  • Large hairy armadillo
  • Linnaeus's two toed sloth
  • Northern narrow-striped boky
  • Red titi
  • Red-faced black spider monkey
  • Rodrigues flying fox
  • Round-eared elephant shrew
  • Southern tamandua
  • Northern helmeted curassow
  • Red-footed tortoise
  • Freshwater angelfish
Think that's it but I'm sure more regular visitors will have corrections to make.
Hardest to spot of the above are probably Aye-aye, pottos, flying foxes and tamanduas but the others are more or less guaranteed in my experience.
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Thank you very much. We'll probably spend extra time with the gorillas, but other than that we will just have a walk around and see what we can find. If we get chance we'll go to both areas, if we don't we'll go down to the canal side as that seems to have more species.
 
amur leopard said:
I reckon you can go around the whole zoo in 3 hours fairly comfortably, although it does depend on how much time you spend on certain species etc.
Animal Adventure has, from memory, Spectacled owls and Coatis but it changes a fair bit so that might be out of date. In with the Monkeys only has Bolivian Squirrel monkeys. Night Life is the most interesting area in the zoo in my opinion, holding the following from memory:
  • Aye aye (just past the lemurs, don't miss them)
  • Giant jumping rats
  • Lesser hedgehog tenrec
  • Moholi bushbaby
  • Northern dry zone slender loris
  • Potto
  • Pygmy slow loris (not sure if on-show or not)
Rainforest Life has the following:
  • Callimico
  • Golden lion tamarin
  • Golden-headed lion tamarin
  • Large hairy armadillo
  • Linnaeus's two toed sloth
  • Northern narrow-striped boky
  • Red titi
  • Red-faced black spider monkey
  • Rodrigues flying fox
  • Round-eared elephant shrew
  • Southern tamandua
  • Northern helmeted curassow
  • Red-footed tortoise
  • Freshwater angelfish
Think that's it but I'm sure more regular visitors will have corrections to make.
Hardest to spot of the above are probably Aye-aye, pottos, flying foxes and tamanduas but the others are more or less guaranteed in my experience.
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On Friday Pygmy Slow Loris was not signed and I haven't seen it. I haven't seen the Potto either. Two Aye-ayes were eating around 13:00 at the smaller exhibit.
 
amur leopard said:
I reckon you can go around the whole zoo in 3 hours fairly comfortably, although it does depend on how much time you spend on certain species etc.
Animal Adventure has, from memory, Spectacled owls and Coatis but it changes a fair bit so that might be out of date. In with the Monkeys only has Bolivian Squirrel monkeys. Night Life is the most interesting area in the zoo in my opinion, holding the following from memory:
  • Aye aye (just past the lemurs, don't miss them)
  • Giant jumping rats
  • Lesser hedgehog tenrec
  • Moholi bushbaby
  • Northern dry zone slender loris
  • Potto
  • Pygmy slow loris (not sure if on-show or not)
Rainforest Life has the following:
  • Callimico
  • Golden lion tamarin
  • Golden-headed lion tamarin
  • Large hairy armadillo
  • Linnaeus's two toed sloth
  • Northern narrow-striped boky
  • Red titi
  • Red-faced black spider monkey
  • Rodrigues flying fox
  • Round-eared elephant shrew
  • Southern tamandua
  • Northern helmeted curassow
  • Red-footed tortoise
  • Freshwater angelfish
Think that's it but I'm sure more regular visitors will have corrections to make.
Hardest to spot of the above are probably Aye-aye, pottos, flying foxes and tamanduas but the others are more or less guaranteed in my experience.
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If you want to see the flying foxes try to go as late as possible in the day to the Rainforest Kingdom, such as 30 mins before closing time when if you are lucky you will see them start to fly around. otherwise they tend to hang high up near the roof.
 
Is there any indication of a new Breeding Silverback Gorilla arriving. London Zoo were holding off because of Alika and Gernot being young. Alika is now 8 and Gernot 7. Realistically Alika could become London’s 3rd Breeding Female,and Gernot could be sent elsewhere. If Yorkshire Wildlife Park are getting Gorillas this year,this would be the ideal place for Gernot. @Pertinax (The Ape Expect) and @Gigit you may be able to help me?
 
Zoofan15 said:
They had six cubs:

1.0 Unnamed (22/09/2013) Died 12/10/2013

1.0 Budi (03/02/2014) Welsh Mountain Zoo
1.0 Nakal (03/02/2014) West Midland Safari Park
0.1 Cinta (03/02/2014) Prague Zoo

1.0 Achilles (27/06/2016) Howletts Wildlife Park
0.1 Karis (27/06/2016) Heidelberg Zoo (0.3 offspring)
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Is Nakal still at West Midlands ???
 
amur leopard said:
No, I didn't. The petting zoo isn't part of Animal Adventure, London hasn't had Aardvark for going on six years now and the meerkats are across the canal.
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Animal Adventure is everything past the farm paddocks but before the squirrel monkeys, no? Surely there is still at least a mongoose/porcupine enclosure in addition to the coatis and aviary? Or has that been removed recently?
 
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