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Urumqi zoo?

Discussion in 'China' started by pangolin12, 17 Mar 2019.

  1. pangolin12

    pangolin12 Well-Known Member Premium Member 5+ year member

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    I heard that Urumqi zoo have a wild camel, but when you search it on google it Shows two options:
    “Zoo” and “Xinjiang tianshan wild zoo”
    Which one is it, if any of them?
     
  2. FunkyGibbon

    FunkyGibbon Well-Known Member

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    I will visit Urumqi in July and hopefully can shed some light here.
     
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    Kifaru Bwana Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    As far as I know the old Urumqi Zoo was relocated to the new site. Hence Urumqi Zoo IS the Xinjiang Tianshan Wild Zoo. Perhaps one of the in-country Zoochat members can corroborate this.

    The city of Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang Province, is surrounded by mountain ranges and the greener part to the east is the Tianshan Forest Park where the new zoo is situated.

    See link: Google Maps
     
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    pangolin12 Well-Known Member Premium Member 5+ year member

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    Ah that makes sense now, thanks!
     
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    I visited today. I do not think they have any camel, but it's always possible there are either some off-show or in one of the huge drive through paddocks, where it seems they could easily wander out of eyeshot.

    (I just checked the tiny map on the ticket and there is a picture of camel in the desert drive-through section, so it's possible I missed them. It was a fairly eventful day, so my mind wasn't really on the ball. As far as I could see that Desert Area only contained llama and a single kulan.)

    I will write a brief account of my visit in the next couple of days, as the whole day was fairly ridiculous.