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Koala Territory

Alinga's (female) enclosure, which used to be the walk-through bird exhibit.

Koala Territory
Bongo, 22 Jul 2013
    • Bongo
      Alinga\'s (female) enclosure, which used to be the walk-through bird exhibit.
      22 Jul 2013
    • Hippopotamus.
      Neat! I really like this exhibit
      24 Jul 2013
    • FBBird
      I really like birds. Edinburgh has the two most boring zoo animals in Giant Pandas & Koalas.[Discuss?]
      24 Jul 2013
    • zooboy28
      And a pretty small and unimpressive bird collection really. Penguins are obviously a stand out, but I was disappointed with the rest. Stanley's Cranes were nice, but Brilliant Birds was awful, very few individuals and just common species.

      The zoo seems to have a heavy focus on mammals, with a declining bird collection, and almost no reptiles or amphibians.
      24 Jul 2013
    • Jordan-Jaguar97
      Looks like a nice neat little exhibit.
      24 Jul 2013
    • TeaLovingDave
      If you think Cock-of-the-Rock is *just* a common species you are rather more spoilt than most of us! ;)

      I'd argue that Steller's Sea Eagles and Egyptian Vultures are other avian highlights of the collection, too.
      24 Jul 2013
    • zooboy28
      I saw no sign of Cock-of-the-Rock when I visited (last March), and didn't know they had them, that would definitely be a feather in their cap, excuse the pun. I haven't ever seen that species, but I'd like to!

      May have been spoiled by the European zoos for the other two species though, as I'd seen plenty of each before reaching Edinburgh.

      I guess the sea ducks might also be a highlight, but they were off-show when I visited, and I'm not sure exactly what species they have.
      24 Jul 2013
    • TeaLovingDave
      I get the impression they are adding more species to Brilliant Birds on a semi-regular basis. The Cock of the Rock has been there for ages though, so I reckon you were just unlucky with that animal.

      This is my photograph from summer 2012 of the Cock of the Rock:

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      24 Jul 2013
    • Davef68
      As I posted in the main thread, Brilliant Birds seems to have been run down in the last few months. No sign of CotR last week
      12 Aug 2013
    • Arizona Docent
      That may be the best koala exhibit I have seen. When I was there in April, the koala area was closed for refurbishment - I guess this is the result.
      12 Aug 2013
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