Like most UK ZooChatters, I have seen many animals that were the last if their kind in the UK. What follows are just a few notable examples that...
Just found a zoo site from France i think that has older zoo maps pics ect on many zoo inc twycross...
I couldn't agree with you more - this is common practice for zoos, especially when holding a species for the first time (The black rhino). Look...
Thank you for the comment @Tim May ! Which one of these stands out as being the most poignant or moving experience ?
I'd add Twycross to that list, at least in respect to the main new builds and departure of the Elephants.
I agree, it is very sad what has happened with the Northern white rhino indeed and I'm sure it is even more shocking given how many times you saw...
I think you miss understand my point. Noah's Ark is the first zoo in decades to go into elephants, the general trend has been to go out of them....
I only had what you wrote to go on, and that said nothing about timing - just the blanket statement : Apparently the decision to build an elephant...
It may well be that the cultural differences separating the USA, and the UK too to a degree; from our colleagues on mainland Europe, will affect...
I do think this has turned out to be something of a 'white elephant' exhibit as a result of those design failings, particularly the windswept...
I am being greedy and selecting both a mammal and a bird for some of my favourite zoos. Most of them are species I would personally love to see...
Good shout on the Ground Hornbills - I was so surprised when they went and their old exhibit looks a right state!
@Embu speaking of Elephants are there any imminent plans for them to rejoin the Safari Park? Additionally why would Knowlesly house two sexually...
Summary Bristol - Under the heavy restrictions I really found it hard to relax and enjoy myself. The lousy weather probably didn't help, but the...
True. I wonder though how much the zoo's recent negative experiences with the elephants influenced their decision to move away from holding them....
It was to be expected that it would be a big problem to integrate Kate with the Twycross elephants. Older cows are notoriously hard to mix with...
It has been stated previously that there haven't been any further developments regarding the elephants so I doubt if they will now ever return. I...
Thanks, it was a while ago, just after the news that the elephants would move out, that we spoke so the plans must have changed, I don't really...
Perhaps they wanted the enclosure filled rather quickly as they had closed off the entire area when the elephants left. It could take a while to...
Necking in giraffe bulls is a commonplace natural behaviour as is the fact that bachelor herds for giraffe exist in the first place. Aside...
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