Why do they hold him still in as this may complicate breedings with the true verus females for the pure-bred males?
Possibly but the verus males that can breed still mate the females and it was one of them that got Heleen pregnant. Also moving Qafzeh could be very stressful for him so if it wasn't to breed elsewhere, why would they?
It's not always only the dominant males that mate with the females; in Twycross their western male Kibali is intended to breed with the females but he is nowhere near the top of the male hierarchy of Jambo's group.
David- 2nd of March 1975 Lucy- 11th of May 1976 Lyndsey- 24th of December 1983 Qafzeh- 31rd March 1992 Kilimi- 20th of February 1993 Kindia- 5th of February 1997 Liberius- 20th January 1999 Heleen- 16th of April 1991 Louis- 1976 in Wild Cindy- 1964 in Wild Rene- 21st of February 1993 Pearl- 1969 in Wild Paul- 8th of May 1993 Frek-21st of October 1993 Velu- 24th of June 2014 Lianne- 14th of February 1989 Eva- 9th of December 1980 Edith- 11th of April 1996
Chilean Flamingos have laid the first eggs of this years breeding season. First hatching expected in around 30 days time.
Visiting for the first time since last summer tomorrow...is Tian Tian offshow/the indoor enclosure shut off at the moment?
The indoor enclosure is closed but both bears have access to their outdoor area's. If on your first visit to the outdoor enclosure the panda's are both inside, you may be able to try again later in the day subject to visitor numbers.
No, you would only be able to book one session unless you booked another lot of tickets. The staff will tell you at your allocated time slot whether or not the panda's are outside. If they are indoors, they will tell you that you can try again later in the day...as long as visitor numbers allow. They do there best to encourage the male Panda to remain outside, by feeding him outside etc...the female is left to decide for herself where she wants to be...best of luck I hope you get to see them both
