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Colchester Zoo L'Hoest's Guenon birth

Discussion in 'United Kingdom' started by Maguari, 5 Feb 2010.

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  1. Maguari

    Maguari Never could get the hang of Thursdays. 15+ year member Premium Member

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    Excellent news from Colchester, with another birth among the L'Hoest's Guenons:

    Colchester Zoo News: L'Hoest Baby born!



    (haven't seen this reported - sorry if it's old news - news story has no date but the video was posted 03/02/10 and describes the baby as 'just over 6 weeks old')
     
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  2. Roz

    Roz Well-Known Member

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    It is great news, and I dont think it has been mentioned on here yet :D
    There is also information on the colchester website about the small mammal block redevelopment, which is due to include a new sloth enclosure (possibly because they are indoors a lot of the time and viewing is quite difficult) and a new penguin feeding platform :cool:
     
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    Pertinax Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    Six weeks???:confused: This baby looks a lot older than that- it seems to be semi-independant too. I knew they had another birth not very long ago, but I think the baby on this video must be considerably older.
     
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  4. Goretex

    Goretex Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    I saw a young 1 today but I think it was about 3 months old.
     
    Goretex, 6 Feb 2010
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