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12-08-2007

not long back from the zoo just a few notes on my visit, new births, siberian musk deer fawn (2 according to isis), new hamlyns guenon young, mishmi takin calf thriving, capybara and europen souslik. New arrivals are thin on the ground though not surprising since about 60% of the collection has changed there are a pair of ravens in aviary designed for egyptian vultures (why for the love of god raven). Saw the 2 new male wild dog looking gr8, enclosure at the end of the rock dens being redeveloped for new species , this was the enclosure that held the first group of Japanese macaque anyone any ideas. One other question at this time last year Edinburgh had a group of 6 Japanese serow (2.4) including the first 2 to be born in britain now there are only 2 does anyone know what happened to the rest of the group.

12-08-2007

Did you notice how many Hamlyn's monkeys they currently have?
And do they still have their Lion-tailed macaques(one pair?)

12-08-2007

lion tailed macaque out of the collection for about 6 years now and i believe 4 hamlyns guenon the breeding pair and last years young along with this years, they were originally exhibited in the new congo mixed exhibit but are now back in the main monkey house

12-08-2007

Do they still have the Stump-tailed Macaque group?

Do you know how many of(inc. sex ratio)

Gelada Baboon & Diana Monkey?.

12-08-2007

There are 2 male geladas, and the zoo is looking to aqquire some females. Zurich has lots.

12-08-2007

So does Rheine Zoo in Germany. I think those two zoos are about the only European zoos with relatively big groups though. In the Uk only Colchester has a group(about nine) and I believe they came mostly from Rheine Zoo. Edinburgh's males could(?) be two of Colchester's orginal batchelor group of 3 animals, which were surplussed once they were sent some females.

12-08-2007

the stump tailed macaques were originally held next to the monkey house, but that house was being used for a second group of Japanese macaques destined to join the others at the highland wildlife park, but no sign of the stump tails

14-11-2007

Just back from Edinburgh zoo uploaded a pile of photos, the purple faced langur group have had an addition a young one born don't know the sex, also in the monkey house the aye-aye indoor enclosure has been transformed into a nocturnal enclosure with uv lighting and screens over the front of the enclosure, no sign of the male Malayan tapir or the white lipped deer, according to the zoo map kulan will be arriving this month and as they are due to go into the white lipped deer enclosure i assume the deer have headed north to the hwp . The 2 male gelada have gone to a zoo in france the keeper didn't know which one, in their place were a group of Barbary macaque that had arrived today from Germany they are in quarantine in the baboon house and will be transferred to the Barbary macaque rock. The sea-lion pool is being renovated for Patagonian sealion that are arriving soon.

14-11-2007

Dissopointing about the Geladas....

Hopefully the white lipped deer and male tapir are OK.

With the arrival of Kulan (which are wild asses aren't they?) won't there be every type of Ass in the UK.

14-11-2007

Must resist saying

must resist

"As long as Tony Blair stays, there should be"

DAMN Sorry

(changed cus it wasn't v nice, soz m8)

19-11-2007

had an e-mail from edinburgh zoo and the reason the lorikeet landing exhibit is not open at the moment is due "issues with edinburgh local council and their inspections", so it looks as though red tape is holding back the opening of this amazing looking exhibit.

06-12-2007

Visited Edinburgh Zoo today, Rainbow landings was closed, although I have been lucky to experience Rainbow Landings. The interior of the exhibit is lushly planted although the birds have killed a few plants by eating them. There is a water feature and at the back of the exhibit is a netted off area for a species of honeyeater. The walls have a photographic background of an Ausralian Rainforest. There is also an exhibit for a ground dwelling Marsipial (I forgot what).

There is a sign at the Gelada exhibit stating that the Barbary Macaques were there temporarily and that Gelada's would return in a few weeks.

Both Budongo and Living Links look like they are comming on well.

I feel that next year will be a great year for Edinburgh Zoo as well as the Highland Wildlife Park.

06-12-2007

thanks for the info m8, have the kulan arrived yet

06-12-2007

Blimey, Edinburgh council are really giving the zoo a rough ride at the moment. I wonder what the issue with Rainbow Landings is?

06-12-2007

Hey Bongo, do you happen to know when the opening date for Budongo is? and could you explain to me what living links is? (I only know it has something to do with monkeys)