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Mogo Wildlife Park Yet anther litter for Mogo!

Discussion in 'Australia' started by Zoo_Boy, 11 Dec 2007.

  1. Zoo_Boy

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    jay Well-Known Member 20+ year member

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    "Those first released didn’t breed with the wild tamarins. It was discovered the tamarins in captivity had developed a different language and the problem was fixed"

    From the news report. I wonder how it was 'fixed', makes it sound a bit like fixing a car or something.
     
  3. Zoo_Boy

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    maybe a staged release, or more staged release. more in-situ breeding, with captive aniamls, who knows, would love to find out though!
     
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    i heard they gave the tamarins a perm and breast implants before release.
     
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    :rolleyes: