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  1. OrangePerson

    OrangePerson Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    OrangePerson, 11 Dec 2015
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  2. TeaLovingDave

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    Of course, even Bristol pales into comparison with Wilhelma in Stuttgart!

    That said, this is because Wilhelma is still just as much a botanical garden as it is a zoo.
     
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    Brings back memories!

    The first couple of shots are the young Lowland male Gorilla 'Jason'.

    A couple of shots of the Eastern Lowland(s) indoors too but very dark.

    good film of Polar Bears and Sealions too. Brings home just how Sealions are a significant loss in many of our Zoos nowadays.
     
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  4. SHAVINGTONZOO

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    The absence of gorilla is a major weakness of Chester's current collection.
     
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  5. Maguari

    Maguari Never could get the hang of Thursdays. 15+ year member Premium Member

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    If by 'gorilla' you mean 'hippo' then I agree. :D
     
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    SHAVINGTONZOO Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    I did say "a", not "the" ... :)

    The key 'missing species' is, of course, binturong. ;)
     
    SHAVINGTONZOO, 11 Dec 2015
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    May have to do that and get a Bundlesliga game in. :D
     
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    I know that many people disagree with my view that the gardens are much nicer nowadays. All that garish formal bedding did nothing for me. I like the variety of Glorious Grasses, the Memorial rock garden, the canal side garden and so on.
    The dark footage of Eastern gorilla 'Noelle' splashing in the indoor moat in the Tropical House struck a chord with me, as I have just scanned a black and white photo of her doing this. I will post it soon.

    Alan
     
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  11. Maguari

    Maguari Never could get the hang of Thursdays. 15+ year member Premium Member

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    :D

    S'alright, I'm just being a mischievous ungulate fan!

    In truth, the two are probably linked - if any kind of version of the old 'Heart of Africa' project ever appears I can't imagine it wouldn't have gorillas and Pygmy Hippos. (I'd personally like to see 'big' hippos but I accept that Pygmies are probably more likely and certainly more conservation-dependent).



    Have to say - I prefer the current style as well, though I might have kept the fountain lawns as formal. It's certainly more fitting with the zoo's ethos to spend time, money and effort (not to mention water) on gardens that reflect plants in the wild, rather than garish bedding plants.
     
    Maguari, 12 Dec 2015
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  12. zoogiraffe

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    He actually left the zoo on 8/12/2015 so anyone going to say goodbye will not see him!!!
     
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  15. zoogiraffe

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    Excellent news fingers crossed they go on-show before to long in the zoo somewhere!Also has to be one of the biggest news story's from Chester in the whole of the year animal wise!
     
    zoogiraffe, 27 Dec 2015
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    Fingers very much crossed :) always rather liked corvids, so I hope to see this one before *too* long!
     
    TeaLovingDave, 27 Dec 2015
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    +1.

    In general I prefer the more natural look but I agree that the fountain lawns were much nicer with the bedding plants. They just look neglected these days.
     
    NigeW, 28 Dec 2015
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    Spotted the Gibbons in Monsoon Forest today, in the walk ways behind indoor enclosure, behind the fish tank
     
    jde7582, 30 Dec 2015
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    What species are they?

    Never mind, just read its 1.1 moloch gibbons from Belfast.
     
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    You are half right :D
     
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