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Newquay zoo expands
15-08-2008

this may be on another thread but oh well.
Newquay zoo for a whiel now have been expanding into a small field, not really that big. They are planning to create a bigger african plains exhibit, which leaves the question What are they going to do with the current exhibit space?

And i've recieved their newslettter and a couple of staff went to somewhere in eastern europe to pick out a new antelope species(I can't remember where and i can't find the newletter, and they never said what species).

Does anyone know anymore or what they would like to see?

17-08-2008

Cannot provide you with any other info on species, but that this new development has been on the cards for several years. It was always intended to be an African savannah-styled exhibit. I would assume that the lechwe, zebra, meerkats and lions would move to this area.

17-08-2008

I think the Lions are staying where they are,will try to find my notes from my last visit to Newquay as i was told some species that the staff wanted to bring into the new area.

17-08-2008

It was on some other thread and i am sure lesser kudu were mentioned.

17-08-2008

i dont think the lions would move, i think it'll be just be a larger african plains exhibit, if the lion did move what would they put in their enclosure? leopards? the current enclosure not really big enough for the lions

19-08-2008

A few years ago they were considering an African plain with Patas Monkeys mixed with more traditional hoofstock. Not heard of this combination being tried before, but I really like the idea.

19-08-2008

Woburn mix patas, vervet and eastern colobus with hoofstock.

20-08-2008

Of course they do! - completely forgot about that. I was thinking more of a traditional "African Savannah" style enclosure.

20-08-2008

I would like to see that with a guenon species, such as grivets or patas, if it's possible with baboons then I'm sure guenons would be less trouble with lechwe-sized antelope...

20-08-2008

Woburn's monkeys live in the same heavily wooded enclosure(an oak wood) as the Bongo- however that's about as far as the 'mixed' exhibit goes.

21-08-2008

Klippspringers is the only animal i can find in my notes.

28-08-2008

does anyone one know what zoo geoff (the fossa born lat year-ish) is going to, i aksed last time i visited but they just told me somewhere in poland

04-10-2008

sorry for restarting the thread, but ive just looked on the newquay zoo website and found out the new african plains exhibit will feature nyala, wildebeast, ostrich and zebras, and ive just found out they're planning a totally new phillipine area with spotted deer, fishing cats and warty pigs!

04-10-2008

Foz, do you have the link to the story?

04-10-2008

afraid not but the info is in a yellow box underneath the youtube video on there front page of their website

oh and i forgot the blackbuck