Hey Folks, What African species do we have in Australia? I am only familiar with Werribee Zoo (zoo membership helps, given my location ), so what other species are out there in addition to the ones listed off the top of my head? I was just thinking about what other animals might Werribee have access to in Australia. Werribee Zoo Meerkat Lion Serval Cheetah Painted dog Dromedary camel Scimitar-horned oryx Plains zebra Waterbuck Kudu Addax Eland White rhinoceros Hippopotamus Giraffe Vervet monkey Madagascan boa Guinea fowl African grey parrot Ostrich
Aren't there vervet or patas monkeys? Hamadryas baboons. I guess lemur species as well. Fennec Fox African Porcupine Dwarf Mongoose? Rainforest species like Jay said: Pygmy hippo, madrill, colobus, bongo. Not too sure about reptiles, but maybe there are tortoises? Egyptian Goose Springbok, Nyala, Waterbuck are in NZ zoos and so theoretically obtainable by Werribee... I still recommend becoming a ZAA member though Nanoboy, cos then you can just look at the zoos' censuses/censi, and see what they have got. Not sortable by species' geographic region of origin though....
Perth zoo has Hamadryas baboons who have recently moved into a new exhibit in the African safari area. Also spotted hyaenas and the usual meerkats.
mammals: http://www.zoochat.com/24/exotic-mammals-each-australian-zoo-123597/ birds: http://www.zoochat.com/24/exotic-birds-australia-204802/ herptiles: http://www.zoochat.com/24/reptiles-amphibians-australian-zoos-205742/ thread complete
Saw my first Waterbuck at TWPZ last week. Must admit I was amazed by how stunning an animal they are. I think Antelope are often under-rated.
Ah! Cheers! To the other posters, thanks for your input. I was just thinking that Werribee has no birds or reptiles on display, and maybe having some African species would be great. If said species were already in Australia, well, even better.
