Adelaide Zoo has released their annual report for the year. It can be found here - http://www.zoossa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Zoos-SA-Annual-Report-2014-15-Web-Version.pdf For those who can't be bothered reading it I thought I would summarise the key points which haven't already been posted here All in all the zoo reported a good year posting a $916,576 surplus. Visitation improved by 2.6%. - A male wedge-tailed eagle has been donated and is housed in the Children's Zoo to eventually be used for presentations. -The new African grey parrot was donated to the zoo. -The new female tree kangaroo came from Europe. -Four of the mara's were sent to Monarto for holding. -The Fijian banded iguana has been sent to the Australian Reptile Park. In other new's from a visit the other day -A new green anaconda has gone on exhibit.
some other interesting bits and pieces from the report, some of which have probably been reported on Zoochat but others not: *September 2014 Male Goodfellow’s Tree-kangaroo born, sadly its mother passed away and was cross-fostered into the pouch of Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby during a world-first procedure. The joey survived and is thriving. *October 2014 – March 2015 14 Patagonian Cavy (Mara) born. (The report notes that three males have been sent to Gorge and four males to Monarto). *October 2014 -June 2015 14 Capybara were born between our two females. (The report notes that two females have been sent to Auckland, and two males and two females to Altina). *June 2015 Our Dusky Leaf-monkey family lost two troop members; our adult male passed away with a medical condition and one of the oldest females in captivity passed away at the ripe old age of 27.
How does that now leave the Dusky leaf-monkey population at Adelaide? Always a pity that no other Australian zoo showed some interest in the species.
it should be two males and three females at the zoo now. EDIT: I just googled to see if any had been born in the last year, but no. However from the zoo's website, these are the animals they have currently:
so no more breeding until they get an unrelated male. Do they have a polygamous breeding system, one male for the three females? or a pair bonding system.
langurs are mostly polygynous. I really doubt Adelaide will get another male; more likely they will just let them die out over time without further breeding. Just as an aside, the old female which died was the first member of the group at the zoo (she was smuggled into Australia as a baby and confiscated at the airport in 1989) and the male was the second imported male (from Twycross in 2004; an earlier male from Wuppertal in 1989 died without breeding). The female (mother) still at the zoo was imported from Singapore in 2001.
That would be really sad if that happened. This species are (in my opinion) easily the most beautiful monkey species in any Australian zoo, they fit the South-East Asia focus that most Australian zoos are interested in, and they are the perfect species for that particular enclosure - which happens to be one of the most beautiful in any zoo I've ever been to! I really do hope that they bring in a few more and start breeding them again. Adelaide Zoo wouldn't be the same without them.
It's a shame if they did. With three females, just one unrelated male would be enough to keep the group going for another 10 years or more. One of the young males could be swapped for one from somewhere else.
Giant panda Funi will be ultra-sounded later this month to determine if she is pregnant: Adelaide Zoo keepers ramp up pre-birth training for potential giant panda mum Fu Ni - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
The new 'Nature's Playground' opened on the 12th December: Kids in Adelaide | PLAY | Adelaide Zoo Playground
Manu the blue and gold macaw has gone missing after flying off during a free-flight training session yesterday: No Cookies | The Advertiser
Can we assume the Giant Panda breeding was unsuccessful this year? I haven't heard anything in months.
Article on Adelaide Zoo's bird breeding achievements this year, including swift parrot, dusky lory, regent honeyeater, elegant parrot, mandarin duck, plum-headed parakeet and regent parrot: Adelaide Zoo Bird Breeding Success 2015 - Adelaide Zoo
Apparently Funi may be expecting!!! https://au.news.yahoo.com/video/wat...ant-panda-funi-may-be-pregnant/#page1/?cmp=fb
Karta and Kluet babies Could we please have an update on where the Orangs are up to? I'm only aware of a pregnancy so sadly ending with the baby being born without taking a breath as it had the cord around her neck and her arm.
