Mogo Zoo
By Sean Young - Junior member
On 27th May the club had a visit to Mogo Zoo. We met a 10 o'clock and went in our first talk was right where we went in.
Silvery Gibbons: Our first talk was about the Silvery Gibbons, also known as the Java Gibbon because they are only found on the island of Java in Indonesia. There were 4 Gibbons in the enclosure a Father, Mother, Older Child and a 2 week old new born. They are ninth successful breeding pair in captivity ever. Gibbons are Classified as lesser apes because they don't have a tail like a monkey, but aren't Majestic as the Great apes like Orangutan's, Gorillas, Bonobos and Chimpanzees. They are 1 of 3 types of Gibbons in the Zoo.
Sumatran Tigers: Our second talk was about the Sumatran, they are the smallest of the tigers the largest being the Siberian Tigers. There are 7 tiger in the Zoo an old retired breeding female, Male and female and Mother and her 3 cubs. The cubs are fully grown but haven't been moved on.
Small Clawed Otters: Our next talk was at the Otters enclosure, there are two Otters in the zoo. The small clawed otters are the smallest otters of all, they often get mistaken for the small ocean otter that use tools like rocks to open their pray, the feed on small crayfish and small fish. The Otters had been target trained so the keeper got them to do a few tricks.
White Lions: The last talk we went to was at one of the White lion enclosures. In the enclosure there were two White lionesses and a Tawny lion (normal colour). The Keeper talked to us about how the White lions were mistaken for having the albino gene they have the recessive gene. In the other enclosure there was a White lioness and a White lion.
Between the talks we went to see the animals on offer to see, there were Tamarins (small monkeys), Reptiles, Meerkats and Fennec foxes, Lemurs and Spider Monkeys, Giraffes and Zebras, Ostriches, Cheetahs, Tapirs, Dingoes and Deer.
After all the talks were finished we had lunch and some of us left and others had another look around. The day was fun and exciting.
(How good is this to see our two junior members writing articles, Ed)
Silvery Gibbons: Our first talk was about the Silvery Gibbons, also known as the Java Gibbon because they are only found on the island of Java in Indonesia. There were 4 Gibbons in the enclosure a Father, Mother, Older Child and a 2 week old new born. They are ninth successful breeding pair in captivity ever. Gibbons are Classified as lesser apes because they don't have a tail like a monkey, but aren't Majestic as the Great apes like Orangutan's, Gorillas, Bonobos and Chimpanzees. They are 1 of 3 types of Gibbons in the Zoo.
Sumatran Tigers: Our second talk was about the Sumatran, they are the smallest of the tigers the largest being the Siberian Tigers. There are 7 tiger in the Zoo an old retired breeding female, Male and female and Mother and her 3 cubs. The cubs are fully grown but haven't been moved on.
Small Clawed Otters: Our next talk was at the Otters enclosure, there are two Otters in the zoo. The small clawed otters are the smallest otters of all, they often get mistaken for the small ocean otter that use tools like rocks to open their pray, the feed on small crayfish and small fish. The Otters had been target trained so the keeper got them to do a few tricks.
White Lions: The last talk we went to was at one of the White lion enclosures. In the enclosure there were two White lionesses and a Tawny lion (normal colour). The Keeper talked to us about how the White lions were mistaken for having the albino gene they have the recessive gene. In the other enclosure there was a White lioness and a White lion.
Between the talks we went to see the animals on offer to see, there were Tamarins (small monkeys), Reptiles, Meerkats and Fennec foxes, Lemurs and Spider Monkeys, Giraffes and Zebras, Ostriches, Cheetahs, Tapirs, Dingoes and Deer.
After all the talks were finished we had lunch and some of us left and others had another look around. The day was fun and exciting.
(How good is this to see our two junior members writing articles, Ed)