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  1. Charlie Simmomds

    Charlie Simmomds Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Haha I imagine my luck will be better with those than the blue legged mantella!
     
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    It's easy to see the tadpoles: but, as bongorob said, we don't know for sure which species they are, and none of our ZooChat party spotted a frog of any sort in those vivariums.
     
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  3. Charlie Simmomds

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    Thank you Gentle!
     
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    Charlie Simmomds, 17 Feb 2017
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    Nope they are still there but my just have gone wandering!!



    Correct the Skink in the exhibit for the Six-lined Grass Lizards is this one!

    As for the Mao son Frog Ophidia and myself spotted one the other weekend,but I failed yesterday.
     
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    Only over 3 months after the event happened but atleast it was quicker than the release of the news of the first hatching!!!
     
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    Fantastic news RE the tuatara births :D

    Yeah, I only saw some tadpoles in the viv that the Mao Sons are allegedly in, but no actual frogs.

    As zoogiraffe put it quite correctly yesterday, perhaps the blue-legged should be renamed 'mythical mantella'!!!
     
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    It is just a wasted viv, at least get some yellow-headed day geckos if it has to be Madagascan themed. People would see those.
     
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    Kifaru Bwana Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    I guess PR departments hibernate too.
     
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    Damn nice news, and when taken as a whole alongside the 2015 hatchling quite possibly the most significant breeding success at Chester for decades :)
     
    TeaLovingDave, 17 Feb 2017
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  13. Charlie Simmomds

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    I'm slightly confused. The article says they have 1.5 adults + 7 young. Are these 7 all from Dec 16 or do they include some from the first hatching?
     
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    One hatchling from 2015 and six from 2016.
     
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  17. Charlie Simmomds

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    Small note today the zoo is going to be closed due to the storm conditions as they have confirmed via facebook. Those who brought tickets for today can be refunded.
     
    Charlie Simmomds, 23 Feb 2017
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    When will ALL the walk around exhibits be fully open (birds that is) please as hope to visit shortly.
     
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    Monsoon forest and Tropical realm are open as normal as for the others I'm not sure.
     
    Charlie Simmomds, 23 Feb 2017
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    Nisha Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Tsavo aviary is still closed. Footbaths at the entrance and exit of Tropical Realm and Monsoon Forest still. All the Parrots are offshow as well as the Curassow's and Cassowary. Otherwise everything is more or less business as usual
     
    Nisha, 23 Feb 2017
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