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  #16
Old 22-10-2007

That's OK. I was priviledged to see the area when it first opened only it was after hours and the animals were already in the night quarters/back of house so we missed out on having a close look.

I suppose they would put up a temporary fence or some sort of netting until the cubs were old enough......or even better.....they could send them to Melbourne!
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Old 23-10-2007

thats cool, i went behind the hippo house just after it opened, and we nealry **** ourselves, cause we thought a hippo was out, it was standing just across from us, but we soon realised that the hot wires were there for the buses to pass over! thats how new the gacility was, the staff were still learning!
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Old 23-10-2007

zooboy i think you should post those pics. i'de be keen to have a look. i don't think non-public areas of zoos are in the same class as military facilities......
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Old 23-10-2007

no they aint, but it's not to be spread around either, i was privillaged to see them privately, and well yea sorry
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Old 23-10-2007

Hmmmm.....if I had a choice between facing an escaped lion or an escaped hippo....which would I choose? Possibly the lion (unless it was a fasting day) because I really don't think they'd be bothered with me if the had a full belly but I believe the hippos to be very territorial.
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Old 23-10-2007

...and don't let Patrick mislead you......
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Old 23-10-2007

is the lion moat at werribee classified as "top secret?"

someone should have told these guys.........

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Old 23-10-2007

its not top secret, and actually for your information, those guys who amde that presentation got in trouble from the zoo for uploading stuff to there, such as the entire masterpla (since removed)
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Old 10-01-2008

ive posted in another thread but somone might know more how many lion cubs have been borned at auckland zoo
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  #25
Old 02-05-2008

The position with lions in our region is as follows;
ISIS shows 37 as simply lions,Panthera leo; 13 as P.leo krugeri and 14 as P.leo senegalensis.
I assume that there are also a number of "generic" lions in non-ARAZPA member zoos and circuses.
Are "krugeri" and "senegalensis" lions being bred separately (when breeding occurs) from the others?
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Old 02-05-2008

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Are "krugeri" and "senegalensis" lions being bred separately (when breeding occurs) from the others?
Nope. All lions in the region are managed as senegalensis. Except of course, ever-expanding white lion herd at Mogo.
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Old 03-05-2008

are white lions so special they dont live in prides but herds???? lol...sorry
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Old 03-05-2008

(I just figured that a "herd" sounded like a larger group than a "pride" )
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Old 03-05-2008

how many do they have now?
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do white lions come in scrums?
 


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