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Rarest Animals In Zoos in UK

Discussion in 'United Kingdom' started by JabbaFlabba, 2 Jun 2019.

  1. pipaluk

    pipaluk Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    As far as I can see they are currently listed as 'Least Concern', so wouldn't be relevant to this thread following the clarification of what the requirements were.
     
  2. Dylan

    Dylan Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    I know amphibians have been touched on already but the Lake Oku clawed frogs in London are really quite rare.
     
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    Eric Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    if you want to talk titchy small. Hows about Spiny Mice and Hopping Mice,

    Red Sinai/Palestina Spiny Mouse - Cedars Nature Centre in Waltham X,NE London.
    Dusky Egyptian Spiny Mouse - Ponderosa Therapeutic Centre

    Several zoo's host the Turkish and the Egyptian Spiny Mice

    As for the Hopping Mice, they are so far only represented by the Spinifex Hopping Mouse,held at good old Hamerton

    The Pebble-Mound Mice have yet to make an appearance in UK zoos
     
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    I don't know if its just an inaccuracy on ZTL but Marwell is the only place in the UK i know of having Dorcas Gazelle or Gazelles of all kinds
     
  5. TeaLovingDave

    TeaLovingDave Moderator Staff Member 10+ year member

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    There are plenty of other gazelle holders in the UK - about a half-dozen places hold Blackbuck and over twenty hold Kirk's Dikdik :p
     
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    Who holds gazelles other than Marwell?
     
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    Dassie rat Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    The nearest animal to a gazelle I could find was the blackbuck, kept at Heythrop, Knowlsey,Longleat Port Lympne, West Midland, Watatunga, Whipsnade
     
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    Pretty sure Heythrop no longer have Blackbuck.
     
  9. Pertinax

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    While Longleat and Whipsnade either no longer have them or not for much longer.
     
  10. Fresco3

    Fresco3 Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Do Chessington no longer hold their Dorcas?
     
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    Longleat still did when I visited mid September, they're mixed with the macaques. They only have females as far as I saw.
     
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    Pertinax Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    Last time I saw Longleat's(with the monkeys) there were either four or five females I think. That was several years ago now.
     
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