Red-shanked douc enclosure EDIT by Chlidonias: photo from the zoo's Facebook - moved here from the gallery as it was taken from another site. https://www.facebook.com/zoochleby/...92820047438/10154809517697439/?type=3&theater
But this has decent height, and is not dissimilar to the enclosures that the Doucs lived in at Howletts. And, most crucially, it has the trademark Chleby appalling statue - what more could any animal exhibit require?
Have never seen the enclosures at Howlett but from what I can see on the picture I think it's quite small and esp. the indoor-enclosure - at least the part I can see - is IMO VERY small and because the indoor enclosure will be the place the animals have to be most of the time I'm the opinion it could have been build all a little larger.
The photo is from official Zoo Chleby facebook page and there are no photos of indoor exhibit. However there is video where you can see the indoor exhibit pretty nicely. Link: http://hobby.idnes.cz/langur-duk-zo...ce=facebook&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=edit
They came at the beginning of September. Just now they are over their 4 weeks of quarantine time. Visible for visitors since last weekend.
NOTE: I have moved all the above posts to this thread from the gallery as they were attached to a photo taken from the zoo's Facebook page, which has now been deleted from the gallery as it did not belong to the uploader.
yes, they came from Dusit Zoo in Bangkok. There are consistent "from a zoo in Bangkok" comments. The only two zoos there with good breeding populations are Dusit Zoo in Bangkok and Khao Kheow Open Zoo outside Bangkok. The following article (in Czech) is an interview with the owner of Chleby. At two points he specifically says the doucs are coming from Dusit Zoo. http://praha.idnes.cz/opice-langura...pravy.aspx?c=A160229_2228951_praha-zpravy_nub
Hi, two are from Dusit, one from Khao Khew zoo. But this third one went first to Dusit zoo on it's way to us They are not relatives and we hoe we will breed them in two years if everything goes well... One of females is little bit smaller, but all of them eat very well and seem to get used to the new environment very well.
According to the reports from Czech media I posted earlier in this thread, so far the most favourite are leaves of raspberry and blackberry. They also get coriander, mint, vietnamese bananas, lemon grass, pumpkin and zucchini
Hello, I live in the US but I visit the Czech Republic quite often, since I have family ties to this zoo. Couple of months in, the langurs are doing well. At the beginning, there were issues with one of the females being smaller than the others, as she was generally weak and the male was stealing her food. However, by now there are no issues anymore. In Prague, there's a significant Vietnamese community that is supportive. Twice a week they deliver fresh leafs imported from Vietnam, so there are no problems with feeding. In case of outage, it was found that the best local alternative are raspberry leafs. There's much that can be said about the challenges that come with keeping this species, particularly in regards to nutrition. We've received much help from zookeepers from Thailand and Philadelphia who were all most helpful. I've read all the scholarly info available and now there's a lot of own experience from this zoo. I'd be happy to share all the knowledge obtained. Not sure if this is the best platform, but if anyone is interested, feel free to contact me. I don't read this forum often, but will try to check it here and answer any questions. Here's a selfie I took
