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Singapore Zoo Brolga

Discussion in 'Singapore' started by Writhedhornbill, 13 Jul 2008.

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  1. Writhedhornbill

    Writhedhornbill Well-Known Member

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    Does the singapore zoo house a Brolga? I have not seen this species, and would like to know if it is on display.
     
  2. Zooish

    Zooish Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    One male on display at the Zoo's Australian Outback exhibit.
     
  3. zooboy28

    zooboy28 Well-Known Member

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    Does the Singapore Zoo (or Jurong or Night Safari (or even River Safari! - I wish, maybe they could do an Aussie wetland exhibit though, with Brolga, pelican, black swan, ducks, crocs, lungfish, turtles, etc, in the future)) still have brolga?

    Also, do you know where the male mentioned above came from and if he was the only one imported?
     
  4. Zooish

    Zooish Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    Nope. The brolga is gone. I've only ever seen that one male at the Zoo and I don't know where it came from.

    The wetlands exhibit is a good idea. If I had my way I'd get rid of the cassowary exhibit at the Zoo's Australian Outback and turn the space into a billabong display.
     
  5. BlitztheOkapi

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    Yeah, and they could either export the casowary or send it to JBP