Chimpanzees in Australia Zoo? » Australia Zoo

15-04-2008

Kalxok isnt really my name its kinda my online name. And i was just wondering who pays the money you get for your research and why the people need the information. And how much do you get to interact with the animals? And for your job do you just rite notes on the specific animal all day?

15-04-2008

Where did your online name come from, it's really unusual! If you pm me your email address I'll email you some more specific info a bit later today. I have some notes that are not up on the website that I have put together for students about career paths.

15-04-2008

i would also love anything you have Jo! i always love reading papers and notes from differnt researchers!

15-04-2008

Well now im going to have to show you more proof that australia zoo will have primates Jo.. Australia Zoo - Our Animals - Animal Diaries
Click on that and read what they have to say about Chimpanzees. Do you think they will ignore what they said in there post? I doubt it. Sooner or later there will be new Chimpanzees and theres no reason why they shouldnt there in a great financial state.

15-04-2008

They are more on a general overview of primate with a slight focus on chimps, i cant see it saying we will have chimps in the next 10 years!

15-04-2008

Ben, I think ur being a bit critial. Mike might know something we don't.

15-04-2008

Mike, how long have you been involved with Australia Zoo, must be a long comute from WA!

15-04-2008

Where did I say they weren't having primates, I can show you a photo I took of their lemurs actually. What I did say was chimps were not in their plans yet. They are planning for gorillas and orangutans, but I said they had no plans for CHIMPS.

15-04-2008

What im trying to tell Kalxok is that there will also be plans for chimps as well sooner or later at Australia Zoo. Im sorry if we got of to a wrong start but in the next 10 years there should be a new chimp exhibit because of the declining number of chimps and the demand to see them.

Again im sorry. Truce?

15-04-2008

declining number of chimps? not in this region, nor in captivity in most other regions either.

15-04-2008

If your trying to be funny it isnt working. Im talking about declining number of chimpanzees in africa due to habitat destruction. If australia zoo could get some rescued chimpanzees and show/talk about the chimapnzees people would donate. Considering the large amounts of people who visit there, the chimpanzee area might make some money in aid for the chimpanzees in the wild.

15-04-2008

hmmm. . . . strange feeling I missed something. . . 14 delted posts. . .

15-04-2008

Chimps will never be exported from Africa to Australia. If Australia Zoo ever wanted chimps they would have to source from Australasia.

I did tell Kalxok the way to a keeper job. I could also have not bothered to type anything out and have just said sure, you can get a chimp job. Imagine if someone did actually pack up and move house because someone told them they would get a particular job one day. Life is about being realistic, and I was being honest, he has buckleys of getting a keepers position with chimps.

15-04-2008

erm.....where exactly does it mention anything specific about holding chimpanzees? we all know Australia Zoo want gorillas, but theyve been indicating this since at least 2003 (when they were also hinting at Sumatran Rhino too).
so if its now 2008, and Australia Zoo still hasnt got gorillas, how much longer are we going to have to wait before they even put their hands up and register their proposed interest in holding this species with ARAZPA???
a blog on their net site is not proof. unless i am skim reading and missed something vital

15-04-2008

poor thing. was amusing but