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08-01-2008

geez these chunky PC keyboards muck with my typing!!!

yes its a shame zooish isn't it, for there are some wonderful things about that zoo and its got potential to be world best.

the surrounding environment is ideal and the money and collection is there.

just need to ditch the tack!

i'll hit the bird park on the return journey home grant - expect i'll love that!

09-01-2008

@ hornbill re: clouded leopard breeding- we have bred them a few times at belfast and one of the females bred here went on and bred at the satiago rare leopard project! off hand i think duisburg,frankfurt and the rare species onservation centre have bred them too!

23-01-2008

Hi,

I heard that Singapore zoo has free-ranging langurs. Is it true and what are interactions with visitors? Do you think it is possible to introduce walk-thru exhibits or free-ranging langurs in European zoos?

24-01-2008

Yes there is a troop of 20 or so Silvered and Javan Langurs free-ranging through the zoo grounds. They are almost semi-wild, they don't get fed but their population is managed.
They spend most of their time high up and don't come into contact with visitors at all.

24-01-2008

zooish, singapore seems to add a new exhibit each year. Do you know if they have any thing planned for this year?
Do you know anything about the aquarium that is planned for singapore?

24-01-2008

The zoo , night safari and birdpark are all undergoing massive redevelopment, with the zoo having a head start. This is probably to 'defend' themselves against the new Universal Studios theme park opening in 2010. The new aquarium will be part of the resort which includes universal studios. Its supposed to be massive with a lagoon for whale sharks. Its being developed by a private investor and has no links to the zoo.

The zoo will open a new 3-hectare kid's adventure zone, a new amphitheatre and launch a 15-min river ride this year.

The birdpark will open Dinosaur Descendants this year.

The night safari will finalize plans for a huge makeover by year end. Complete re-zoning of the park and expanding facilities to cope with increased visitorship.

A 4th park situated between the zoo and night safari is in the works, and will be a freshwater-themed zoo, featuring river systems like the Amazon and such. This will probably open after 2010.

24-01-2008

THanks for that Zooish, Is the freshwater park being planned by the Green Chapter? i love their work!

24-01-2008

thanks zooish. The fresh water themed area sounds great.

24-01-2008

i wish more aquarium (and zoos) would exhibit Freshwater fish, At Adelaide the Siamang and mandrill moats (connected by a waterfall) are teaming with Rainbowfish (M. Fluviatis) and the tiger moat now contains some 25cm Silver perch, they are constantly swiming at the top and look great! the rainbows look really good little green stripes with red tails swimming around.

24-01-2008

I agree with you on that Ben.

25-01-2008

They'll probably have a hand in designing some of the tank displays; they've already done a number of aquarium and vivarium displays for the zoo, night safari and birdpark.

The freshwater attraction (tentatively labelled as the "River Safari" project) goes beyond fish, and will have its main focus on mammals which live in or around water. It will cover about 10 hectares. It is being planned to incorporate a boat ride on the reservoir which will allow viewing of exhibits built along the shore, in addition to many underwater-viewing galleries viewed on foot.

25-01-2008

Wjhat species of mammal Zooish?

25-01-2008

i bet they try to get some freshwater dolphins...

26-01-2008

I don't know about freshwater dolphins, but plans i've heard include only common zoo species like hippos, elephants, jaguars and waterfowl. What they intend to do is have underwater viewing for species normally not displayed as such like the elephants and jaguars.

This project is still very much under wraps, more details will probably emerge by the end of the year.

26-01-2008

Hopefully they will take the manatees out of that shared exhibit with the penguins and sea lions, and give them their own exhibit.