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Discussion in 'United Kingdom' started by Colchester-dude, 27 Sep 2009.

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  1. Colchester-dude

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  2. Zambar

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    Apparentley they've only just started clearing the old ostrich house.
     
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    I went today, so far there is nothing to show, its just an empty field full of grass , bushes and a few trees
     
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    Will they be asked to hold some of the surplus hybrid animals or will they have a breeding herd?

    Have they ever held giraffes before?
     
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    From what I have heard from people I know at Cotswold it will be a single sex group of Hybrid Giraffes to start off with.
     
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    Hopefully, this will finally resolve the issue of hybrid breedings in the UK! It is good to hear that a zoo is prepared to go that way for the good of the entire giraffe EEP in the UK/Europe. :)
     
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  11. taun

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    And when they have moved all the hybrid females out of collections with pure males.
     
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  12. Maguari

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    The ostrich house has been completely flattened and cleared, but that's as much visible progress as there is.
     
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    ... but the ostriches were still in their field.:confused:
     
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  14. Maguari

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    Their old house, down by the lions, has been flattened and will become the Giraffe House site. The ostriches are currently in the old Blackbuck house/paddock that adjoins the flamingo lake.
     
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    For the females, some moves have already been done ... Others are scheduled shortly or later in 2010.
     
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    The work has started on the new Giraffe House with foundations in.26/11/09.New moat also being dug and some trees removed.
     
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    good, finally
     
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  18. Nisha

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    1:0 Hybrid (Koife, ex Twycross) and 1:0 Rothschild (Century, born 2006 at Longleat) Will arrive from Colchester on June 2nd and will then be joined by another 1:0 Hybrid from Blair Drummond in the same week.

    If I remember rightly the Blair Drummond male is the son of Chester's pure female Aoife who came down in July 2008 from the park.
     
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    According to the parks facebook page, the giraffes should be on display next week.
     
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