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Birmingham Nature Centre Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park News 2018

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  1. Swampy

    Swampy Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    The van contains....a box!
     
    Swampy, 22 Mar 2018
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    kiang Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    A long box
     
    kiang, 22 Mar 2018
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  3. Zooreviewsuk

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    Me thinks it’s a dwarf Crocodile or 2.
     
    Zooreviewsuk, 22 Mar 2018
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  4. Swampy

    Swampy Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    I hope it's something a tad more exclusive, given the excessive hype.
     
    Swampy, 22 Mar 2018
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  5. Charlie Simmomds

    Charlie Simmomds Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    There’s no where suitable for that species on show currently, unless somewhere has majorly changed in the last week since my visit.
     
    Charlie Simmomds, 22 Mar 2018
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  6. Zooreviewsuk

    Zooreviewsuk Well-Known Member

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    Haven't they just extended the Reptile house ?

    What else would go in a box like that ?
     
    Zooreviewsuk, 22 Mar 2018
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  7. Tigger86

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    When I visited the park two weeks ago, there was a construction going on behind the lynx enclosure/opposite the (empty) agouti/lion tamarin enclosure. Anyone knows what that place will be? Looked like it was almost finished.
     
    Tigger86, 22 Mar 2018
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  8. Charlie Simmomds

    Charlie Simmomds Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    They’re extending it, currently it’s just a concrete floor surrounded by construction fences, don’t think that’ll hold a croc, also it isn’t that large of an expansion.
     
    Charlie Simmomds, 22 Mar 2018
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  9. SHAVINGTONZOO

    SHAVINGTONZOO Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    If Packham's the new exhibit then no more trips to Birmingham for me!

    :(
     
    SHAVINGTONZOO, 22 Mar 2018
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  10. SHAVINGTONZOO

    SHAVINGTONZOO Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Frogs!

    Snake!

    I bet the crate is empty and they are having a right laugh at loads of people checking their facebook all day, well in fact for the last 2 days !!
     
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    SHAVINGTONZOO, 22 Mar 2018
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  11. Quincey

    Quincey Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    New arrival is a Komodo Dragon.
     
    Quincey, 22 Mar 2018
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  12. Zooreviewsuk

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    Must be a young one, crate didn't look that big. Nice attraction for them though.
     
    Zooreviewsuk, 22 Mar 2018
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  13. Charlie Simmomds

    Charlie Simmomds Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    I thought it could be! If it definitely is then I’ll be excited!
     
    Charlie Simmomds, 22 Mar 2018
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  14. Charlie Simmomds

    Charlie Simmomds Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Ignore this last post, I am very excited! I always thought that that building was still a classroom the same I had been in when I was younger. However the Komodo will this collection the big abc it can really do well with given the space they have.
     
    Charlie Simmomds, 22 Mar 2018
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  15. Brum

    Brum Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    It definitely is, going in to the old education centre opposite the agouti enclosure. :)
     
    Brum, 22 Mar 2018
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  16. Charlie Simmomds

    Charlie Simmomds Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Why did I have to visit last Saturday :mad:
     
    Charlie Simmomds, 22 Mar 2018
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  17. Fallax

    Fallax Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    This is big, I didn't think a small collection like Birmingham would get Komodo dragons.
     
    Fallax, 22 Mar 2018
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  18. Animallover1998

    Animallover1998 Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    For those of you who aren't massively sure about what the new addition is, just take one look at this photo they posted on Facebook and tell me what you see. :)
    Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park
     
    Animallover1998, 22 Mar 2018
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  19. Charlie Simmomds

    Charlie Simmomds Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    I imagine he’s only a juvenile now but gosh wait till he is fully grown!
     
    Charlie Simmomds, 22 Mar 2018
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    I am so underwhelmed. go to colchester and you can't move for Komodos. :D
     
    bongorob, 22 Mar 2018
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