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  1. LOU

    LOU Well-Known Member

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    That would be a 5yo(approx) female from TWPZ. According to the white rhino ARR, the arrivals of both females were supposed to be:
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    What direction/course has Australia Zoo taken since the death of Steve Irwin? Is it still developing... or stagnating?[/QUOTE]

    I looked at the Australia zoo website yesterday to see if there were any news about any new exhibits and saw on the zoos "Zoo Overview" which says "Expansion plans going FULL STEAM ahead" which is wonderful news.
     
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    That would make it either Amira or Inyeti. Do you happen to know which one?
     
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    Inyeti.

    :)
     
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    thank you for that. Hoep she does well and has plenty of calves. This gives Australia zoo quite a herd, 3 males, two females and a future calf.
     
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    3 Males Jay :confused:
     
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    Ganini from Werribee, Jabari and Kei from Western Plains, at least according to their website.
     
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    I thought two of the boys had passed away :confused:
     
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    Yes, but since the two males have died, another two have been acquired.

    It was discussed in more detail on the following thread:

    http://www.zoochat.com/24/white-rhino-117447/

    :)
     
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    Yes the two who were Ganinis brother and the one from Monarto
     
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    Why open anything new when they can charge people to see them BTS...
     
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    Any news on whats happening :)
     
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    Information on Wikipedia state, The "Madagascar Island" exhibit is due to open in mid-2011 (If correct).

    Should be a great attraction for the zoo.
     
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    Wonder how much extra you will have to pay.
    Last week I spoke to a frined who visited during the school holidays with her daughter and grandchildren. It was the first for all four. My friend was horrified at the cost to get into the place and then really turned off when she discovered that you then had to pay extra to see anything interesting. Her statement was that it would have cheaper for the three of them to fly to Sydney and visit Taronga and you would see alot more.
     
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    Jay I would be surprised if Australia zoo were to charge the public any more in costs than they do now IF they do start to charge to much the public are just not going to pay it and if the public think they are not getting value for money I guess they wont go back again, but lets wait and see
     
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    Australia Zoo culls staff numbers | QLD News | Breaking News in Queensland | Bundaberg News Mail
    a lot of cynical comments under the article!
     
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    well, I just read this whole thread through and it is interesting seeing the....er, development of Australia Zoo. At the risk of being seen as facetious, here are the highlights:

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    Mark, you're the last of the true believers! ;)

    Australia Zoo is going backwards, not forwards. Mind you, if they open the Madagascar exhibit (let's be clear here, it's a ring-tailed lemur island with a few tortoises) they'll probably be able to get away with keeping the cheetahs, rhinos and giraffes behind-the-scenes for another 5 years or so. I reckon you'll see a rollercoaster in Beerwah before you see a gorilla.

    And something has just occurred to me... it's been said ever since Steve died that Terri wants to take the kids back to the US to live, but of course the family business is here. I wonder if the Las Vegas ambitions have anything to do with Terri's homesickness? Certainly, Bindi's song-and-dance routine would appear to be more at one with Nevada-style tourism than Queensland.