Belfast Zoo » Belfast Zoo

20-10-2008

That is so funny! I guess they have good taste in Belfast really considering that only about 8% of UK population listen to classical music and some of them are gorillas!! Maybe the rainforest stuff was played on a loop and became of bit too unlike the real conditions which would change I guess throughout the day!! Mad!

I think for too long zoos have not considered the sub species of chimps, indeed, I always have felt that for a long time their have been the 'poor cousins' in relation the treatment of gorillas in captivity. Things are changing as Belfast is showing and Whipsnade and Dublin have better spaces for the chimps. Perhaps there is now only an acknowledgement of the differing sub species so interesting to see if this will be adhered to.

Was it is an all male group at Warsaw that Boulas was perhaps going to?

20-10-2008

Yes please.. will do!!

human-animal relationships
28-10-2008

hi al. i was wondering if you could give me any info on the relationships zookeepers at belfast zoo have with their animals?
how they act around the animals they look after and so on.
im very interested in anthropomorphism and how it is shown by the public and keepers towards the animals. also what their opinions of it is?

clare

02-11-2008

Was at the zoo yesterday and got a mini-tour from Al around the Bongos, Tapirs, Lemurs and even the Black-footed cats!
They are all such beautiful animals. And the reception area is Amazing!
Thanks again Al!

Kwikila has arrived!
08-11-2008

Just a quick update!

Kwikila our female goodfellows tee kangaroo arrived last night from beauval in france! she is an amazing animal and i have to admit im looking forward to caring for her!

08-11-2008

Yay! Cannot wait to see her. Sounds amazing. Will ya be able to post a photo?

08-11-2008

Am I right in thinking Belfast provided Cotswold Wildlife Park's Sifaka (I was looking forward to seeing him at said park today, but he didn't come out ), and how many are there at this zoo at the mo?

04-12-2008

The zoo now has a new website

Belfast Zoo

05-12-2008

OMG that looks amazing, I'm busing scurrying around on it, it's great, and about time too!:P

05-12-2008

Brilliant site; Belfast is among my top five zoo-to-see wishlist (with Whipsnade, Howletts, Port Lymnpe & West Midlands), so this definately shows me more of it.

Anyone want to answer my question?

05-12-2008

Thanks for the thumbs up! the marketing and education staff have been very busy creating the new site!


re sifaka their male did come from us, and we currently have a breeding pair with twoi young male offspring

06-12-2008

Aw, good to hear. Lucky to breed such an intriguing species.

06-12-2008

Al, how did your penguins fare this year in terms of breeding?

07-01-2009

Here we go!
The traditional start of the year annual stocktaking stories in the press starts with Belfast, how many more i wonder?

Belfast Zoo takes stock - Local & National, News - Belfasttelegraph.co.uk

New elephant at Belfast
22-01-2009

According to the Elephants Encyclopedia - facts and information about elephants since 1995 web-site 32 year-old female Yhettoo has just been transferred from Krefeld where she has been since 1995 . Before then she was at Hannover , originally wild-born Myanamar .