Conservationists in Uganda have captured rare footage of a female African Leopard. Security Check Required
Confirmation that the zoo has Indian mongoose off-show! And some stuff about lions... Watch: Lions enjoy roar-some huge new home at Chester Zoo Thanks to @kiang for bringing the article to my attention.
Speaking as the person that sowed the seed of the idea of where to get them from in the curator of mammals mind,I can say its not been an easy path to acquire them,its been a hard over 2 year struggle by many staff to get them!
A male Sumatran orangutan was born to Subis 14/11/2019: Joy as cute and critically-endangered baby Sumatran orangutan is born at Chester Zoo
After several years of nearly-but-not-quite, it seems the two million visitors barrier has fallen! We’ve welcomed TWO MILLION visitors! | Chester Zoo
When been there, met American family from Nebraska, who were visiting Chester, mainly because they followed the Zoo's tv show. They were big fans of Bronx, but never been in Omaha zoo.
Is 'Mountain' Bongo is just another term for Eastern Bongo, making these the same species as those in other UK zoos like Howletts or Whipsnade and other zoos worldwide. Is that correct?
Yes, that's correct, mountain bongo is an alternative name for eastern bongo Tragelaphus eurycerus isaaci
Chester Zoo - 2019 Headline News Summary It’s been an exciting year for Chester Zoo, who have welcomed the following births: Two Socorro doves Two radiated tortoises Two Rothschild’s giraffes One Dusky pademelon (possibly two more according to @TeaLovingDave) One black lemur Five ring-tailed lemurs Two Nepalese red pandas One Malayan tapir One West African chimpanzee Three Rock hyrax A sh_t load (150+) of Large heath caterpillars One Eastern bongo One Sumatran orangutan Five Babirusa Two collared trogon chicks (thought to be a world’s first) Two Giant otters (no media release, but two pups have been sighted by ZC members) Five Asian small-clawed otters There were no Asian elephant calves born this year, though Indali’s recovery from EEHV was a pioneering and remarkable achievement in itself. Two million people visited the zoo this year breaking every attendance record since its opening in 1931. There was also the opening of the new Asian lion habitat and the Madagascar habitat. All the baby animals born at Chester Zoo in 2019
A few figures are off in that list, mind you both incorrect numbers (there were three pademelon births, I believe) and omitted species (giant otter for a start).
Does anyone know if the zoo think she may be immune to further attack from this particular strain of the virus, having recovered from it once?
The West African Chimpanzee birth should actually be listed as hybrid as the Dam isn’t pure West African but a hybrid herself.
