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Update on Dudley Zoo
10-05-2009

Only a brief update+Bird team is now doing Bird of Prey Display.

Arrivals

0.0.9 (not sure the gender) Peccaries (from cotswolt)
4.0.0 African Hunting Dogs
1.0.0 Asiatic Lion
2.1.0 Short Clawed Otter (babies)
?.?.? (not sure how many) Baby Yellow Mongooses
1.0.0 Geoldi Monkey (for breeding)
0.0.2 Owls (not sure what species or gender)
0.1.0 Keeper

Departures

1.0.1 Alpacas (only know one gender)
0.1.0 Geoldi Monkey (swap for the male)

Changes to enclosure

Monkey Tails

New Meerkat enclosure
0.3.0 Squirrel Monkeys added
0.2.0 Geoldi monkeys moved

10-05-2009

Good news that another UK collection is to exhibit white-lipped peccary .

10-05-2009

according to ISIS there is no white-lipped peccaries in the UK ah well but its not reliable

does cotswolt still have some?? if so its that species.

12-05-2009

EvilKittie Cotswold is listed as Burford and are shown as holding 4.1.11.

12-05-2009

ok that cool! but wat species D

12-05-2009

try looking on their website: Cotswold Wildlife Park and Gardens

white lipped peccaries

12-05-2009

Thanks Foz, I forgot to mention the species.

12-05-2009

Evil Kitty,
where are the peccaries being housed?
I saw the bird of prey show in the castle in April, 4 birds were involved , but I think they are trying to train more.
I was told that Jill (the raven) was going to be part of the show, I hope so as she's lovely, she always seems to want to talk to me when I visit, and I stand in front of her pen for ages talking back to her (not while other people are around though!)

12-05-2009

Good to see the white lipped peccaries back at Dudley, the first zoo in Britain to breed them.

13-05-2009

that is good to here!

they have currently 7 training birds

the peccaries are held where the alpacas are, but they are in the concrete part since their enclosure is being redone. Not a good mix, not bright people+ peccaries D

31-05-2009

Dudley's otters are called Jack, Jet and Sky. They have a new male snow leapord from Cologne but couldn't see the female!

31-05-2009

The last time we were there they were building a new snow leopard enclosure. Where is it, if anyone can tell me please?

31-05-2009

It is opposite the Tigers/bears

31-05-2009

There seems to have been a birth explsosion in the reindeer pen, they've had 5 babies in the past two months, and they do look really cute at that age.

I visited on Friday and the peccaries have settled in well, they were all rooting in the earth digging it up.

I like the viewing points in the new African hunting dogs enclosure, but as it was hot they were just doing alot of sleeping.

I'm still not sure about the new lion enclosure, sure it's big, but it lacks some bushes maybe, and there isn't really a good viewing point for visitors if the lions are sleeping (ain't they awlays) in the middle of the enclosure or under the tecton building (old bird avery).

An idea for the giraffes, when and if the chimps do move (?), I think it would be a great idea to put the giraffes in the chimp enclosure as it's very spacious and grassy and they could also make an African area with other animals in there as well (perhaps zebra, gnu etc), it would need the indoor housing re-doing, but as the chimp house is tall and big I'm sure it could be done.
What do others think of this idea?

31-05-2009

AFAIK the only reason the Chimps will move(if it ever happens) is because the land where they are is to be sold off.