As you said further down, the secret is in the exhibition-style. The new walkthrough for the Colobus at ZSL is different and interesting for the public, so they'll queue just to see a fairly common monkey that is exhibited at many other UK zoos without any fanfare at all. I also think once inside a zoo, visitors are drawn to certain species, mainly whatever high-profile species are available at that particular zoo, which are not necessarily their own favourite animals- if you get my drift.
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As you said further down, the secret is in the exhibition-style. The new walkthrough for the Colobus at ZSL is different and interesting for the public, so they'll queue just to see a fairly common monkey that is exhibited at many other UK zoos without any fanfare at all. I also think once inside a zoo, visitors are drawn to certain species, mainly whatever high-profile species are available at that particular zoo, which are not necessarily their own favourite animals- if you get my drift.
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The zoo's newsletter has just confirmed the exciting birth Cape Porcupine (Hystrix africaeaustralis) 'porcupette,' who is currently on display in Animal Adventure!
Sadly, that same newsletter also carried the unfortunate news that Nicky, a beautiful female Pygmy Hippo at London Zoo, has sadly passed away, aged 27, on the 15th September. She has had a lot of health issues over the years, including arthritis and kidney failure. She was one of my favourite individuals at the zoo, and her passing is incredibly sad. More info can be found at this link: https://www.zsl.org/zsl-london-zoo/farewell-nicky
Sadly, that same newsletter also carried the unfortunate news that Nicky, a beautiful female Pygmy Hippo at London Zoo, has sadly passed away, aged 27, on the 15th September. She has had a lot of health issues over the years, including arthritis and kidney failure. She was one of my favourite individuals at the zoo, and her passing is incredibly sad. More info can be found at this link: https://www.zsl.org/zsl-london-zoo/farewell-nicky
Was there any successful breeding between Nicky and Thug? I don’t ever seem to recall there being one.
Don't think so!
No there wasn't
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On October 8th, it was reported that a (0.0.1) northern bald ibis escaped from its aviary on October 3rd and was recaptured later that day wandering the district of Camden Town, London.
It was also reported that a (1.0) striated caracara named Jester escaped on March 15th, and was recaptured afterward.
https://metro.co.uk/2022/10/08/london-zoo-reveals-escapes-after-exotic-bird-makes-dash-for-freedom-17527493/
It was also reported that a (1.0) striated caracara named Jester escaped on March 15th, and was recaptured afterward.
https://metro.co.uk/2022/10/08/london-zoo-reveals-escapes-after-exotic-bird-makes-dash-for-freedom-17527493/
The article suggests it was striated, while oflory said it as crested. Are they recognized as two different species or the same species?
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They are distinct species - all the press releases and articles at the time it happened reported that Jester is a Crested Caracara, but London *does* hold both species. My suspicion is that the earlier escapes mentioned in that article potentially relate to Striated, and that a reporter jumped to conclusions and assumed the incident this year did too.
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if the bird that escaped was a striated caracara, it was never mentioned here, so I posted it.
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London Zoo have revealed that several birds,( is it five?) had escaped in the last four(?) years. A strange thing to promote but the press, including even BBC Radio news, seem to have picked up this. Is the zoo short of publicity ar present to release this as so-called 'news'.....
Lafone
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Seems an odd thing to send to the press - ‘look our enclosures don’t have very good locks’. ‘Oh and please come and see the tigers’.
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@Pertinax . I recall that "Goldie" the former golden eagle use to escape on a regular basis and was filmed swooping down on someone walking a small dog in regents park.
He got out twice@Pertinax . I recall that "Goldie" the former golden eagle use to escape on a regular basis and was filmed swooping down on someone walking a small dog in regents park.
At least with the Caracara, it’s likely it didn’t so much ‘escape’ as absent itself during a flying demonstration. There’s a Lanner at Whipsnade that regularly takes itself off during the morning bird show and returns for the afternoon one.
The first, more famous, time he was out for about ten days. That 's when he swooped at the dog( I think it was a Cairn terrier or similar). I know he got out again but don't remember much about the facts on the 2nd one.
Yes, I just found it odd somehow that they'd want this on the news...
I feel like with birds the public find it kind of endearing and funny. There’s a novelty to it. Different story with anything bigger!
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