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I don't think Twycross would go out of any of their four great ape species. They are a massive thing for Twycross, the guests love seeing them and they are a huge thing for marketing 'Only Zoo In The UK To House All 4 Great Apes'.

I was also told that a new exhibit was 'In the planning process' for the future'. I was told this in the New Year, though as we know with zoos anything can change.

 

The 4 great ape species kept at Twycross are:
Bornean orang-utan (8 UK collections)
Western lowland gorilla (9 UK collections)
Common chimpanzee - no subspecific status (12 UK collections) and Western common chimpanzee (9 UK collections)
Bonobo (only UK collection)

 

Twycross only has 1 species of orang-utan and 1 species of gorilla

 

I know they only keep Bornean Orangutans and Western Lowland Gorillas, they still use it as marketing though. Most visitors think a Sumatran and Bornean Orangutan is just a 'Orangutan'. We know the differences but most zoo visitors don't.

 

YWP have announced the name of the NEW Gelada monkey - KOBO.

 

Here is the link for the baby gelada monkey name announcement: Yorkshire Wildlife Park

 

Been debating asking, but with all the baby news: I visited April 4, and missed the gelada twice. Is it possible they were off display due to the birth?

 

So I have just come back from visiting YWP and noticed that project polar 2 wasn’t there(or at least I didn’t find it). Anyone know why? Do they just have one project polar now?

 

Yes, the two female bears recently moved to Jimmy's Farm so that enclosure is presently empty.

 

Will they be likely to get more polar bears or a new species ?