Marwell Trip - 19/7 » Marwell Wildlife

Marwell Trip - 19/7
19-07-2008

I am visiting marwell tomorow and will post all details here

if any one wants some specific informationm now is the time to ask!

19-07-2008

Whats happened to the second pregnant Okapi, is a must question if you do speak to any keepers

Thanks

19-07-2008

will do, im going now will update when im backl!

20-07-2008

taun sorry no news on the okapi, although one seemed rather large (could be still pregnant)

the baby was in great condition, i also saw baby warthogs, amur leopards, giraffe, buffalo, przewalskis horse, sable, tamarin and wallaby

the frog house is not yet finisihed but the gibbon enclosure and anteater enclosure looks great (even saw one awake and moving)

photos of my trip can be found here - Flickr: Tigerlemurguy's Photostream

20-07-2008

Thanks for the update thou

Is that congo buffalo? Never visited marwell

20-07-2008

Yeah it would probably be congo buffalo, Marwell have a good group I believe...

20-07-2008

Some great photos Tigerlemurguy!

Why don't you upload them into the gallery? It'd be good to see more photos of Marwell on here.

20-07-2008

thanks and yes they are congo buffalo, the babies look so different from the parents!

babies are a caramel colour and adults are orangy colour!

and i would like to take a photography course one day

21-07-2008

I believe that 'Dumela' won't now have a successful birth as she has passed the full time when she could have been pregnant. Either she wasn't pregnant at all or she has a problem...

21-07-2008

as i said there was an very large female but do not know if she was pregnant, do you like the photos pertinax?

21-07-2008

Good photos.

If you're referring to the animals behind the Giraffe, they are Sable antelope. The Sable were in a seperate paddock just a few weeks ago so must have been put in with the Giraffe again very recently.

Re. the Okapi(Dumela)that hasn't had a calf- I was told about three weeks ago they were doubtful she was pregnant(though she had tested positive at one stage) as she had reached the full time from when she could last have been mated- so still no calf means its even less likely now.

21-07-2008

ps: pertinax i know what im talking about, trust me! yes the sable are now with the giraffe and the gazzele are now in the old sable paddock, anyone know why the gazzelle were moved they have been with the girrafes as long as i can remeber!

21-07-2008

Does that mean the Sable have the other main stable in the giraffe house(formerly the Dama gazelles' area)?

I was surprised to see the Sable in your photo with the giraffes as just three weeks ago they were entirely seperate(past the Leopards). I seem to remember the Sable have shared the paddock with the Giraffes before though?

22-07-2008

yes thats right, and no i dont think they have ever been with the giraffes

i remeber twn years back it was dama gazzele back then!

and READ THIS, there are two groups pertinax, one is still by the przewalkis horse area (these one have got babies with them) is that what you meant?

22-07-2008

I only saw one group of Sable a few weeks back, in the paddock between the leopards and the desert house. There didn't seem to be any in or near the giraffes then. I don't think I can have missed them.

Incidentally, if you include a sentence or two in a quote before your replies (when relevant) it helps other people know exactly what you're referring to...