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Colchester zoo update
02-01-2008

There is news that kito and jambo will leave the zoo next year to got to Valencia in Spain.


Also there is zola pregnat for a late januray birth or early Feburay and a aardvark baby expected any day now to mum oq

there has also been the arrival of a baby spider monkey

8 penquins have joined the collection aswell

and numerous of Squirrel monkeys born aswell as a baby anteater


and dose anyone know how many cheetah the zoo has

02-01-2008

Rhinowise it is noteworthy that several AI exercises have been going on with the rhinos at Colchester. Simba has been used as a sire donor for the second Budapest AI attempt with resident female Lulu.

As male Simba has not been able to do the job naturally, in late November 2007 young S.African female Cynthia at Colchester was inseminated using frozen semen from Simba. This went quite well, all under supervision of the IZW people from Berlin. A second attempt on the other young female Emily was due in early December (when next she would be in heat).

Fingers crossed this will lead to successful births in 2009!

02-01-2008

Does anyone have any pics on the new Orang enclosure developments or conceptual drawings of it?

02-01-2008

Oh and also what other species will be placed in the new orangutan area??

03-01-2008

Colchester has 2.3 Cheetahs in its collection.

05-01-2008

olchester has just announced the birth of a baby aardvark to Oq on the night of the 28th dec

15-03-2008

Colchester Zoo News: Colchester Zoo reveals plans for its next mutli million pound development!

Colchester has announced its latest big-money plans. It is going to be a tropical hall with new species to Colchester. There is going to be an underwater crocodile tunnel as well!

Some sad news though, the female Amur tiger has lost a new litter of cubs Colchester Zoo News: Colchester Zoo is very sad to announce that Anoushka, the rare Amur tiger has lost her litter of cubs.

15-03-2008

sad news about the tigers - but cant wait till the new exhbit ! gonna be great under-water crocidle tunnel wow - just cant wait for the feed talk !

16-03-2008

I have to hand it to Colchester- most zoos just wouldn't give out this sort of information for fear of critisism even when it is just a fact of life...

20-03-2008

is zola being kept alone in the house as when i have seen pictures theres one feamle elephant in the house anyone confirm ?

21-03-2008

they posted this on their webiste dosent look hopefully but u never know :

Keepers have been on a round the clock watch for the long awaited arrival of Zola the elephant’s baby after a 22 month gestation.

However, after Zola’s previous pregnancy ended without success in 2003, keepers are cautious about the outcome this time round. Please be assured as soon as we have some news this story will be updated.

27-03-2008

What species of endangered croc is Colchester to acquire?

The ultra modern orang exhibit is up and running by summer 2008 and will house up to 4 orangs (press release Colchester Zoo). Normally, zoos let it be known well in advance what exhibits they are building and which M.F. numbers they are looking for. Any chance that pure-bred Sumatran female Djambe will soon after acquire a mate to breed with and 1 more female companion?

27-03-2008

My money would be on them getting some of the young Morelet's from Cotswold. Based on nothing more than the fact that they're available and the Colchester house seems to be Neotropical-themed.

27-03-2008

Got to agree with you their as at the moment they still need homes for at least 7 of them some have already moved on to private breeders and some more are due to move shortly to a private zoo in the U.K.

27-03-2008

This house has been under construction for a very long time- about three years it seems. They do say in the section about this exhibit that they intend to add another pair of Sumatrans when its complete( this is also on EEP recommendations) but I don't yet know which individuals they might be.

Djambe lived in Twycross for many years but comes from a well-represented Europe line ( I can't remember which without looking...) and due to EEP recommendations has never been bred from but there's no other reason why she couldn't have (at least one) a baby at Colchester with a purebred male though.

One possible suitable-aged male partner already in the UK is 'Padang' at Chester Zoo- where he is now surplus. A female would have to come from Europe I think, as only Chester and Jersey have Sumatrans in UK and there is no suitable-aged surplus female.