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10-08-2008

Yes Molly was born at chester a year or so after rafters (Morris) in 2006 because I bottled fed rafters and am sure Molly was around then.

10-08-2008

So she's either a hybrid or Chester saying that Margaret is their first rothschild female is wrong? what does (Morris) mean by the way?

10-08-2008

The staff named him, because the "Name the new baby giraffe" competition took to long, so he effectively had a name for the public and a name for the keepers.

10-08-2008

Oh ok, never knew that. If you find anything out about the giraffe when you next go I would be interested to hear, thanks.

11-08-2008

Molly was born on 13th November 2006 to Thorn and Kelly, she is a pure Rothschild's and was parent reared.

11-08-2008

Thanks Bongorob, knew she was born in 2006.

11-08-2008

I was the one who posted that the rhino calf would be moved. this information was from a rhino team keeper, and was later shown to be an error, (or a change of plan).

11-08-2008

how close is the rhino birth now have they done any more work to the house i was there the other week and seen them putting a lot of sand in the back pen is it true they have a second rhino due to give birth next year if so just shows give them the right rhino stock and they will breed puts all those negative comments early in the year to rest /////////

11-08-2008

The first rhino is due in september but it could all ways come early. The second May??? I think.

10 YEARS since the last birth at chester for the number of Rhino's it has held in those years is not a great record!

11-08-2008

Samara has gone to Blair rummond and been replaced by Aoife who is a pure Rothschilds and related to Kelly and Faye.
As for the Rhinos i believe the plan is now to leave her in the house that she is in,as she knows the house and routine in it.

11-08-2008

Hi Taun, any idea who is due in May? Is it public knowledge only it wasn't mentioned last time I visited.

11-08-2008

Ema (i think that is spelt right). It was mentioned on here a while back as it was anouced at the AGM.

11-08-2008

yeah Ema (with one 'M') is pregnant and Magadi is the father.

12-08-2008

News from 11th August 2008

There are 1.5 giraffes on show.

An African Crested Porcupine is a recent arrival and can be seen in the Children's Farm area.

There are two tigers, one was outside and one inside, they both look like Sumatran.

No sign of the warthogs again, so I don't know if they have successfully bred or not.

The Writhed (white-headed) hornbill hen has left the nest, no sign of any young unfortunately. The Tropical Relam Taricitics are now by the corcodiles and their old aviary houses Luzon Bleeding Heart Pigeons and a passerine which I can't remember.

Edwards' Pheasants share the Great Indian Hornbill aviary in the elephant house. The other Great Indian is now in the old bird house.

The Rancho Redondo Frogs (Lithobates (=Rana) viviparius) have bred.

The female crocodile is eager to mate.

Gardeners were at work in the blue-throated Macaw aviary.

12-08-2008

Thanks for the update Rob.

On my visit last week, the warthogs were snuggled up together and the female still looked quite plump, so it surely can't be much longer now?