Arabian Striped Hyaenas at Twycross 03/05/10

Twycross' pair were imported from Sharjah, so are pure Hyaena hyaena sultana and a first for me.

According to Zootierliste.de, Budapest and Beekse Bergen are the only other European zoos to display this subspecies.

Not fair. They were invisible last week.

Sorry! Only got a couple of minutes of activity, if that's any consolation! Otherwise just a head or some fur under a shrub.

Nice! It's hard to see much through that badly scratched glass - and harder still to get a decent photo.

Alan

the animals in Hilvarenbeek were also imported from Sjarjah, but if the one that ISIS lists for Budapest is really this ssp.?? I don't think so.

Ahhh I never looked under the bush. I was thinking there not outside or inside and there not in the out of show area either so they must have been under the bush!

They do seem to like the bush - spent most of the day there by what I saw. Once you knew where they were you could see a bit of fur or a muzzle!

Will these two become part of a European beeding programme for this species or are they purely just display animals?

[cynic] Breeding? Don't be silly - this is Twycross! [/cynic]



I don't honestly know, but I'd imagine the intention is ultimately to breed them, although they look quite young animals (very small) for the time being.