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Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust Mountain Coati (Nasuella olivacea)

Discussion in 'United Kingdom' started by Gentle Giant, 1 Oct 2010.

  1. Gentle Giant

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    For some reason I feel that the animals that are showing up in captivity in the USA and are labelled "mountain Coati's", actually are not mountain coati's :rolleyes:
     
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    the photo on the link is actually the first one I've seen of a live mountain coati (that is, a genuine live mountain coati), and it really does look nothing like the photos that I've seen of the ones touted in North America as mountain coatis
     
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    It has always been the plan at Jersey Zoo to have the commoner coatis they have as a surrogate species for this rare Andean conspecific. I am glad it is now one step closer to reality to have a breeding group of these in captivity.
     
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    apparently the mountain coati which is the subject of the article in the original post went on permanent public display last year at Bioparque La Reserve in Colombia. I can't find anything more recent to say if it is still on display/alive. Perhaps Rick J might know?

    Rare mountain coati to be introduced to central Colombian bio-park - Colombia News | Colombia Reports
     
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    Hiya,

    According to our Head of Mammals (who visited Bioparque last year whilst carrying out Tamarin husbandry training), there are now 6 individuals, mostly male, and there is a display event each day, where the animals are fed in an area where public can gather around and view them.

    Durrell staff designed the current husbandry guide that their staff work to, and one of last year's DESMAN graduates is a senior keeper on the section.

    :)
     
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    oh wow, thanks for that. Six animals is pretty exciting. Do you know, is the feeding display event the only time they are on show or is that just the most reliable way to see them because otherwise they are asleep? (I have read they are mostly nocturnal, unlike Nasua).
     
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    I'm not sure myself, but I'll ask later when I see the relevant people. We have Dr. Ian Redmond here at present, as part of the Latest Developments in Primate Conservation course, so most mammal staff are over at the academy whilst not busy on routines.

    I do have a really nice image that Dom sent me, where would be the best place to upload it? It's not strictly a Durrell species, and I'd hate to give the impression that we had them on site!:D
     
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    that would be great. There is no gallery for the Bioparque La Reserve, but this is the Colombia-Other gallery: Colombia - Other Gallery
     
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    Image uploaded. :)
     
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    Likewise I have some images I took at CERCOPAN, Drill Ranch and Pandrillus HQ (Nigeria), and Mefou Primate Park and Limbe Wildlife Centre and Botanical Gardens (Cameroon) – I tried uploading to the galleries for Nigeria (general) but it hasn't shown up. Sorry if this isn't the place to ask!
     
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    Not sure what has happened there....
     
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    As far as I know, all available published evidence points to Nasuella being just as diurnal as Nasua. Its entry in Handbook of the Mammals of the World says that it is primarily diurnal based on anecdotal evidence. They must have missed Rodríguez-Bolaños, Sánchez and Cadena 2003, which based on radio collar studies showed activity throughout the day with a peak from 7-10 a.m., 11-12 a.m. and 3-4 p.m. Overall confirming results in Rodríguez-Bolaños 1995 thesis.
     
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    I'd like to see those- just looked on the Nigeria gallery but it just has a load of 'nevers' on it. So are you trying again?
     
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    I just made a test upload to Nigeria - Other and it worked fine. Go here to upload your photos: Nigeria - Other Gallery (the gallery will still be empty because I deleted my test photo).

    It may be that you tried uploading from the main Nigeria page and it didn't work because of that (because there is no gallery for it to go into at that point - you need to further select the destination from the drop-bar on the upload page).

    There is no Cameroon section but you can post a request to have it added (along with any specific zoos not already in the galleries) here: http://www.zoochat.com/4/gallery-request-thread-2014-a-351489/index10.html

    Adding entirely new countries to the forum takes longer than adding zoos to existing country galleries because it needs to be done from scratch.
     
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    I think I probably read it on an older thread on Zoochat about them being nocturnal and it just stuck in my head. That's good news though - makes it more likely I can find one should I ever go to the Andes!