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Old 30-11-2006

Perth zoo have had 5 pygmy marmosets born since November 2005.
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WHOA thats great, now adelaide have some new blood maybe soon every zoo will have em!
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mogo has real trouble breeding these, as the animal it self only weighs 35 gms, the babies are huge, they had 1 baby come out of the mother at 18 gms!!!!!
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woah, that's one big baby. Mogo has a few don't they. Where did Adelaides pair come from?
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Old 01-12-2006

somewhere in Europe, i think teh Netherlands
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i though that the pygmy marmosets and golden lion tamarins came from ireland and were imported in a syndicate with perth???
i think auckland zoo want pygmy marmosets soon too!!!
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Old 01-12-2006

This new lot also? we only got them recently, may have come from there i am not sure
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Old 01-12-2006

I'm almost certain that Adelaide's pygmy marmosets came from Blackpool Zoo in the UK in July this year.
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Old 01-12-2006

Yes that is probably it, One of the Gorillas is Going to holland, well was supposed to in the begining
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i meant mgozoo
 


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