I don't know about that ... i've been led to believe he is simply more patient and better equipped than most of us and maybe got lucky once or twice.
Maybe you're right,, but I've always got the impression he had privileges at Hamerton. He's even hinted as such!
According to Facebook the zoo has received a female maned wolf named “Boli”. She has come from Stuttgart.
As reported above in the 2017 thread, the park imported five cheetahs from South Africa (specifically from Ann van Dyk Cheetah Centre). What was not mentioned (which I just read in Zoo Grapevine Summer 2017) is that four of the five cats are carriers of the king gene, which leaves open the possibility of king cheetahs being born (which leaves open the inevitability of a visit from a certain American moderator).
Just noticed that they announced a pair of Frogmouth Owls arrived from Darling Downs Zoo in Queensland last week.
Visited today, and saw another new species has been added to the (already impressive) collection - a pair of barking owls! According to a keeper, they arrived on Thursday. They are currently unsigned, and are located between the snowy owls and brown wood owls. Barking Owl by migdog posted 21 Oct 2018 at 7:40 PM Barking Owl by migdog posted 21 Oct 2018 at 7:40 PM
Wow, that's great. Much more exciting than any of those Australian mammals! The only listing on Zootierliste is from London Zoo about 70-odd years ago.
from their website Along with the Tawny Frogmouths, two other interesting bird taxa have arrived at the Park, neither of which have been seen in the UK for many years. The Barking Owl is a medium-sized Hawk-Owl known for its two very different calls - a double-tone 'bark' which is uncannily like the yapping of a small dog, and a wailing scream which is supposed to have been the origin of the mythological 'Bunyip', a monster which preyed on humans, specifically women. Also newly arrived are a young pair of Australian or Johnson's (I now see this should be Johnstone's?) Cassowaries, which at present are off-show in their brand new house. Once they are settled in, we will gradually allow them use of their outdoor enclosure which will eventually extend behind the Vulture aviaries and the front part of the Black Pademelon paddock. A covered viewing area will link both Cassowaries and Wallabies, and take in part of the new block of enclosures being built adjacent to the exit of our 'Outback Aviary'.
I just might have to reconsider my earlier comment, this IS almost as exciting as the recent Australian mammal additions!
No, Johnson's is correct. 'Johnstone' is an oft-repeated error (including on Zootierliste). The Australian race of cassowary [let's not worry for the moment about validity of subspecies] is named C. casuarius johnsonii after a man named George Randall Johnson (1833–1919). I think the error arises due to confusion with the person after whom the Australian Freshwater Crocodile is named = Robert Arthur Johnstone (1843-1905).
Hamerton have announced on heir FB page the arrival of ringtail possums, located in the marmoset house. Missed them by 4 days!
