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#31
09-11-2008
That's sounds like an awesome plan, but of course the pairs would have to be made up of non-related individuals, unless the next is also female, the two sisters could live peacefully together.
But I'm sure the zoos want to breed successfully as much as possible, |
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#32
09-11-2008
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#33
pygmy hippos at taronga
09-11-2008
they have 1.3.0 pygmy hippos at taronga zoo currently
they have timmy and petre, which are the parent of motifa! timmy and petre are housed opposite the tahr mountain in the old malayasin tapiar exhibit. and there is another much older female hippo katie living in the african waterhole area of the zoo. timmy and petre are not housed together - they get rotated on and off display. i have seen the little one at 7 days old - shes a gem and sooooooo cute... go TZ ungies! |
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#34
10-11-2008
oh cool thanks Danale, I only thought there was 1.2 hippos at taronga, all the recent articles I could find the three are the center of attention
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#35
10-11-2008
does anyone know the actual ages of Petre and Timmy?
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#36
10-11-2008
The article I remember I read just before Timmy was being shipped off to Taronga said he was 22,
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#37
Ages
10-11-2008
i think - dont quote me - that timmy is 28, petre is 23 approx, baby is almost 4 weeks and katie is like 35+
hope this helped a little bit ill find out definatly tomorrow |
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#38
10-11-2008
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At least I managed to get some nice photos of the Crimson Chat 
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#39
10-11-2008
Is Katie at 35 considered post-reproductive?
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#40
10-11-2008
i think she is. i think Timmy is 23 years of age as he was born at Taronga, therefore i wouldnt be at all suprised if he wasnt related somehow to Katie.
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#41
katie hippo
10-11-2008
katie is way to old to breed!
there was a female that bred in omaha zoo a few months ago who is a couple of years older then petre and everything went well, so petre has another one or two in her!!!! they stay with there mother for about 18 months. i really dont think timmy is related to katie... |
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11-11-2008
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#43
11-11-2008
Compared to Katie, Timmy and Petre are middle-aged right, ? being that pygmy's live to around 50,
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#44
11-11-2008
it would be interesting to find out what the family tree for pygmy hippos is in this country. for many years Taronga Zoo bred this species, but im not sure how many have been imported into the country in recent decades. im aware of a mid 1980s import from Honolulu though with the export of calves, loss of animals to disease and old age it would be interesting to see what lines have collapsed.
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#45
12-11-2008
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Glyn if you ever find out [i] would be very interestyed as well |
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