Some very exciting news - Bristol will soon be importing a pair (1.1) of Long Beaked Echidna's. They are coming all the way from Port Moresby Nature Park in New Guinea. The current plan is to put them in the Nocturnal house. More specifically the current Quoll enclosure. The Quolls will move into the Mongoose exhibit and the Mongoose will get a new enclosure elsewhere in the zoo. These will be the only Long Beaked Echidna's in the Northern Hemisphere (the only other individual onshow apart from at Port Moresby is a single male at Taronga). The information came from a friend who works at Bristol and is helping to design the enclosure. They hope to receive them within 12 months
Excellent news - I had heard about PM’s acquisition of the echidnas and that they had plans to export, but didn’t know who to!!!!! You had better believe I’ll be going to Bristol the minute they go on display!
GASP... followed by realising what day it is. The male at Taronga is now permanently off-show, isn't he?
Believe he was still onshow as of last September, but either way Bristol acquiring the species should solve that problem
To my deep, deep envy given the fact that ZSL got rid of him and the two females on the basis they probably wouldn't be alive much longer and hence were taking up space unnecessarily..... 25 years ago.
Sorry guys April fools! No such exports planned to my knowledge. Would have been nice though (they are a fantastic species!)
Baby, the last river dolphin in Europe at zoo Duisburg, has died after an unexpected long lifespan. A sad day for zoo enthusiasts no doubt .
There are just some things one does not do, even on April Fools. If anyone wants us to ban @pachyderm pro I'm sure we can find a pretext, folks!
Hey, at least I told people it was a joke right away. By that justification @Nisha should be coming down with me .
Ah, but her post was not carefully fashioned into a dagger aimed at the hearts of European zoonerds by a treacherous American
