Hamilton Zoo I suspect the 'Swan Geese' referred to are actually the domestic form, Chinese Geese; it would be nice to think they had the wild form, but as far as I know, there are none in NZ or Australia. Cereopsis will kill other geese when in breeding condition.
yes they are the domestic Chinese geese. The zoo uses the name Swan Goose though on their signage and website (probably for "conservation effect"; hopefully not because they actually believe that breeding Chinese geese is of conservation value!). I do wonder if its not very confusing for the standard zoo visitor, having a bird with two names ("swan...goose....well which one is it?!") rather than the easily-understood Chinese goose ("ah, its a goose from China")
No, I do not think the agouti are mixed with the red panda any more, as the sign for agouti has been removed. I have no idea if the mix was succesful or not though.
Technically a 2011 story, so I will pop it in here: Hamilton Zoo's Cute New Arrivals Refuse Xmas Treats... | Stuff.co.nz Not to sure where they are kept, meybe in half the Tamarin glasshouse? Good to see this species spreading so quickly through New Zealand.