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  1. lowland anoa

    lowland anoa Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Yes it is. The budgies are also found the domestic section.
     
    lowland anoa, 21 Mar 2015
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  2. TeaLovingDave

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    Hehe, I meant Plzen rather than Prague :p
     
    TeaLovingDave, 21 Mar 2015
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  3. lowland anoa

    lowland anoa Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    The website's have been upgraded!
     
    lowland anoa, 30 Mar 2015
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  4. Zoovolunteer

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    The wallaby walkthrough opened for a soft opening this last weekend. There are 1.2 Yellow-footed Rock wallaby and 5.0 Parma wallabies. So far there are only the plovers for birds - others will be added later.
     
    Zoovolunteer, 31 Mar 2015
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  5. Ned

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    After two or three years of animatronic dinosaurs this summer Bristol has a display of giant animatronic invertebrates.
     
    Ned, 6 Apr 2015
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  6. Crowthorne

    Crowthorne Moderator Staff Member 10+ year member

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    Going to the zoo tomorrow and was wondering what the food is like there? Is it worth going to the restaurant or just get a sandwich in Clifton first? Thanks :)
     
    Crowthorne, 20 Apr 2015
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  7. Nisha

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    Expensive (as you'd expect) but always seems to be good quality and very tasty
     
    Nisha, 20 Apr 2015
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  8. Crowthorne

    Crowthorne Moderator Staff Member 10+ year member

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    Thank you Nisha :)
     
    Crowthorne, 21 Apr 2015
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  9. Johnny Morris.

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    I had shepherds pie there once. Absolutely stunning, almost as good as my own.
     
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  10. Crowthorne

    Crowthorne Moderator Staff Member 10+ year member

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    Well, I can now recommend the battered fish :)

    One of the yellow-footed rock wallaby has a joey, saw it peeking out from the pouch a few times. Really lovely animals!
     
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  11. robmv

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    The female arrived pregnant from Tierpark Berlin which was a surprise for Bristol - two for the price of one!
     
    robmv, 21 Apr 2015
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  12. Nanook

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    Is it a UK first breeding ?
     
    Nanook, 21 Apr 2015
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  13. TeaLovingDave

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    Technically speaking, yes; though as the female arrived with young in-pouch a true UK first breeding is yet to come.
     
    TeaLovingDave, 21 Apr 2015
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  14. Nanook

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    Ok yes that`s true, thanks Dave.
     
    Nanook, 21 Apr 2015
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  15. Al

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    In fact 37 have been bred before at London zoo from 1865-1894
     
    Al, 21 Apr 2015
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    Chlidonias, 22 Apr 2015
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  17. TeaLovingDave

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    They went onshow a week or so after arrival; the joey was apparently in-pouch before they ever arrived!
     
    TeaLovingDave, 22 Apr 2015
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  18. Chlidonias

    Chlidonias Moderator Staff Member 15+ year member

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    so they arrived about four or five weeks ago then? Given the size of that joey there is no way it could have been considered a "UK first breeding" even if London hadn't bred them in the 1800s.
     
    Chlidonias, 23 Apr 2015
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  19. kiang

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    kiang, 7 May 2015
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  20. Ned

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    The drill have a very young baby as too do the pudu. There are Bearded Pygmy Chameleons (Rieppeleon brevicaudatus) on show in the reptile house. The wallaby walkthrough now has Wonga pigeon and Crested Pigeon on show.
     
    Ned, 25 May 2015
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