UK Safari parks » Longleat Safari Park

24-08-2008

Kruger comes to mind, but I wasn't sure if they sent him away or recieved in from Port Lypmne!

They are hoping all three females Rhino's will give birth this year, I know one has already given birth the calf is heathly and out and about already

24-08-2008

I seemed to remember reading something about a transfer on the Port Lypmne website so maybe Knowsley have another bull

24-08-2008

Yes, Knowsley did send their adult bull Kruger to Port Lympne, as he had made 2 of the females pregnant. Unfortunately one calf was stillborn and the other died during the first few months of pregnancy.

Knowsley always had another bull within the herd, Nissim who is about 14 years old now, and was always going to be Kruger's successor, although as far as i'm aware, he hasn't tried his advances on the females yet. I'm sure one of the females is barren as well, and has never become pregnant.

24-08-2008

Mark - see the web-site Elephants Encyclopedia - facts and information about elephants since 1995 for details of Knowsley's elephants . Their breeding bull is now at Port Lympne , the new bull is still quite young . There have been 2 successful births .

24-08-2008

Cheers for that Bele

24-08-2008

Knowsleys heard used to be an amazing site, but since the loss of 4 adult females in 2004/2005 its not quite the same.

Juba has never bred.

25-08-2008

Woburn is a great drive thru (safari park) I especially like going off season and being the last to go round! There is always plenty of space to pull over and just sit a while but also you feel like you are in with the animals especially the bears! and tigers!

West Midlands is good for its mix of animals and the fact you get a return ticket (2007 havent been this year)
Does get very busy and you can get stuck as the lead car feeds some animals and i do find some of the animals surround you if you have the windows open looking for food! (they sell food at entrance).

longleat a good all round package! But not impressed so much with the safari bit! Looks alot bigger on the telly and you can only go round the once! If you go on a day when the animals are not very lively it is a bit disappointing.

Not been to any others! as yet

26-08-2008

I think Winsor had a good collection when they first opened but I am unsure of what they had before it closed down, from what I cam remember its last two elephants were transfered to Port Lypmne

26-08-2008

I think all their African elephants went to Knowsley.

26-08-2008

Yes, I'm pretty sure they did.

26-08-2008

Windsor's Asian elephants Yasmine and Davida went to Port Lympne in 1988 when Windsor imported several young African calves. All of the remaining Africans (1.6) moved to Knowsley when Windsor closed in 1993.

26-08-2008

It's such a shame that a place like Windsor closed down went there a couple of times remember seeing the Killer Whale and Dolphin shows. never went towards the end when the Egypt theme came into place.

28-08-2008

Has anyone else noticed the way WMSP taunt their carrnivores by putting Reindeer, Wallaby's and other potential food sources in enclosures next to theirs?

For some reason they block off the top of the enclosure fences, but leave the bottom open for them to lick their lips and salivate.

28-08-2008

Its called enrichment.

28-08-2008

I wouldn't have said so. I'd have said it was mental torture.