Recent births at Jersey include a Boky-Boky, 5 Livingstone Bats and 4 Giant Malagasy Jumping Rat: Jersey Zoo Babies https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10154405360457041
At least one radiated tortoise hatchling was born on the 6th May and has since been living in the behind-the-scenes area of the zoo. Information comes from the zoo's Facebook page.
Indian Gharials that hatched last year at Protivin/CZ has been assigned to new holders. 3 of them will go to Jersey soon. Youngsters are now 65-70 cm long and their sex can´t be determined yet.
That's exciting because: *Gharials are good things *The species has not been represented in Jersey since 'Menagerie Manor' days *The zoo has pared its collection down too far in recent years, let's hope this is a sign of things to come....
Crocs of the World for preference - they only need Ganges Gharial to have the full set of gracile-jawed crocodilians, which would make for a very good educational opportunity regarding discussion of parallel evolution in three distinct evolutionary lines (the two Gharial genera, Mecistops, and Crocodylus).
Ah, that makes sense. I suppose that is a bit more gracile than a couple of other species I was thinking of; for a moment I thought some exciting arrivals at CotW had passed me by!
Nah, we don't want Ganges Gharial at Tilgate Nature Centre now, a certain collection in Brize Norton is another matter......
Jersey have bred their first Javan green magpie chick, and are asking people to help choose it's name.
Jersey have posted a picture of a footprint from one of their newest residents. Looks Suid to me- I can hardly dare hope it's the first species that popped into my head...
On YouTube they have revealed that 0.3 Visayan warty pigs have arrived. 0.2 from Newquay and 0.1 from Bristol.
