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  1. Nisha

    Nisha Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    To start a new thread: This years 2nd birth of a Kirks Dik Dik has taken place at Chester (a male this time) and he's being handreared alongside his older sister, Aluna. See the zoos Facebook for further details :cool:
     
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    Visited Sunday, I know it's pure speculation, but the 2 Malayan Tapirs were standing next to each other and one had a very rounded belly, compared to the other, not sure how long they have been together or what the gestation period is, so don't know if it's actually possible?
     
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    I wouldn't get to excited there should be a couple of years before they have the patter of tiny feet.
     
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    Gestation period is 395 days - so they have not been together anywhere near long enough for her to be showing even if she *were* pregnant.

    Considering the species is a herbivore, and tends towards the rotund of belly at the best of times, I suspect such speculation is premature and inadvisable - particularly as the pair are both very young!
     
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    The zoo has had a first breeding of deadleaf mantis (Deroplatys dessicata).
     
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    Sorry if I said anything wrong, not knowing the species to well, and it was just a curious consideration after seeing them both together.
     
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    kiang Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    Nothing to apologise for jde, that is the beauty of this site, if you have a question, someone is bound to have the answer.
     
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    ThylacineAlive Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    And as you can see, it'll probably be either zg or TLD if you're on the UK section:p

    ~Thylo:cool:
     
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  9. Maguari

    Maguari Never could get the hang of Thursdays. 15+ year member Premium Member

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    Maybe if they are successful they may be able to have some onshow in the future to better highlight the conservation efforts.
     
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    yes hopefully was very disappointed to hear that they will be off show
    but do understand why
     
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    Brum Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    I'm not surprised the words off and show appear in an article about Chester as it's almost a given that exciting (for me at least) species are kept behind the scenes. Narrow-striped mongoose being another prime example... :p
     
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    Chester Zoo.....

    Come to Jersey and see Narrow-striped Mongooses
     
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    Or indeed Newquay :p

    It's a fair point, mind you - the collection is pretty much at capacity in terms of onshow space, so anything new that comes in either has to shunt something away, or be housed offshow.
     
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    A visit to the zoo today led to me seeing what appeared to be a *very* new Congo Buffalo calf - I cannot recall hearing any news in this regard for some time, so it may have been born today or yesterday?
     
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    Excellent news!:) Glad to see they're being breed in zoos somewhere.

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  17. Maguari

    Maguari Never could get the hang of Thursdays. 15+ year member Premium Member

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    Chester's herd breed very well - usually several successful births each year. And very nice they are too. :)
     
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    I agree they are lovely animals. Apart from Chester it seems, there has been a reduction in, or rather a control in, breeding of this species in the UK for some time simply due to the problems of finding homes for surplus animals.
    Not helped by a few zoos going out of the species in recent years ie; Whipsnade for instance.
     
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    Today? I thought you were going next week :eek:
     
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    It was there last Sunday, and was apparently born 2-3 days prior to that so nearly a couple of weeks old. Also saw a Philippine spotted deer fawn that only looked a few days old last Sunday. See attached pic, sorry it's not brill, taken on phone :)
     

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