Rodent City move I've just been on the zoos Facebook page and seen an image of a meerkat on the old penguin rock under the 'bat tree'! Am I...
Have the swamp monkeys been moved or have they gone?
New developments? Thanks Gigit. Seeing the cranes on the lake as you walk over the elevated boardwalk is a highlight for sure. Has anything...
I think in 10-15 years time we'll all look back and say "I can't believe we used to pinion our cranes, pelicans, storks, flamingoes and...
"You the Man" ParrotsA !
Paigntons original Elephant and Rhino housing was pretty 'rotten' if you recall! The Tapir, Anoa (ex Bison), Capybara (& winter Ostrich) housing...
This is the area of the proposed Hamadryas Baboon exhibit. It was going to cover the whole area i.e. winter quarters down to the edge of the Ranch...
Elephants in modern zoos That sounds like a comment from the 1970's or 80's. Only zoos with major facilities and huge spaces should consider...
Have any zoo chatters visited the Chillingham estate? I would like your thoughts about whether it's worth a trip and whether the breed is...
It probably has not helped that one of the most influential and hard working members of the Education Dept was, unfortunately, made redundant in...
Paignton & L Coasts summer 2013 - musings..... Visited both sites a number of times in the past week including a few days 10-6. Living Coasts...
I have read your various posts and they are way too cryptic and personal, sometimes bordering on cowardly. We all know that Twycross's management...
Please spread the word about this truly fantastic documentary that the Durrell staff have worked so hard with. BBC marks 50 years of Durrell...
I've got some very old prints of the Proboscis and Red Ukari monkeys and Doria's Tree Kangaroo at Twycross.
I'll find out for you on Sunday. I liked the mixed exhibit there for the bears (empty), coati's and howlers. I also enjoyed seeing the...
Visit today Visited Durrell today, my first ever visit. I felt somewhat emotional which surprised me....., may have been the Jambo statue, the...
Paignton is far from average with ; Echidna, Tenrec, Sudanese Ostrich, Barbary Sheep, Gharial, Diana Monkey and King Colobus, Orapendola and...
Looking to do a course in the future and see that Durrell has a comprehensive programme at their training centre. Most are residential. Has anyone...
What ! I thought LC were committed to Lutra Lutra? Have Mother and Daughter European Otter gone? TriDV
Allens Swamp Monkeys This is such a shame. The fact they never bred is a real downer as I consider their enclosure to be so specific to their...
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