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Until 3rd November, there will be restricted access at Bears of the Rising Sun (lower viewing) and our Elephant Bushwalk will be closed.
From 14th October 2024, our Woodland Hollow will be closed.
Our River’s Edge habitat is home to many different species with indoor and outdoor viewing available across a range of different animals, from red panda to green anaconda.
Outdoor habitats include red panda, Asian short-clawed otter, binturong, giant anteater, pileated gibbon and wreathed hornbill.
Our indoor River’s Edge building is home to a variety of species, including emerald tree monitor, green anaconda, lion-tailed macaque, and fish species.
In the year
2021
this habitat was redeveloped
In the late
1990s
first red panda cubs were born
A green anaconda can weigh
250kg
on average
A lion-tailed macaque can weigh
10kg
on average
Animals in River’s Edge
Asian Short-clawed Otter
Aonyx cinerea
From: Asia
Status: Vulnerable
Quick Fact: This otter is the smallest out of all 13 species of otter. Unlike other otter species that catch their food with their mouths, the Asian short-clawed otter uses its front paws instead.
Find me in: River’s Edge
Mammals
Binturong
Arctictis binturong
From: South and Southeast Asia
Status: Vulnerable
Quick Fact: Binturongs mark their territory by leaving a musky substance that smells like popcorn!
Find me in: River’s Edge
Mammals
Emerald Tree Monitor
Varanus prasinus
From: New Guinea
Status: Least Concern
Quick Fact: Emerald tree monitors do not lose their tail when threatened as their prehensile tail is vital for their lifestyle.
Find me in: River’s Edge
Reptiles
Giant Anteater
Mymecophaga tridactyla
From: South America
Status: Vulnerable
Quick Fact: Males and females look so alike that females can only be recognised when they are carrying their babies on their backs.
Find me in: River’s Edge
Mammals
Green Anaconda
Eunectes murinus
From: South America and island of Trinidad
Status: Least Concern
Quick Fact: Green anacondas are he largest snake in the world and are members of the boa family.
Find me in: River’s Edge
Reptiles
Lion-tailed Macaque
Macaca silensus
From: India
Status: Endangered
Quick Fact: Their name is derived from the fluffy end of their tail which is similar to a lion’s tail.
Find me in: River’s Edge
Mammals
Pileated Gibbon
Hylobates pileatus
From: Cambodia, Laos and south-east Thailand
Status: Endangered
Quick Fact: These gibbons have very long arms with hook-like fingers for swinging through the forest. Thick skin pads are found on their bottoms for prolonged sitting when they are not on the move.
Find me in: River’s Edge
Mammals
Red Panda
Ailurus fulgens
From: Bhutan, China, India Myanmar and Nepal
Status: Endangered
Quick Fact: Red pandas have flexible ankles which can rotate so they can climb down a tree head-first.
Find me in: River’s Edge
Mammals
Wreathed Hornbill
Rhyticeros undulates
From: Asia
Status: Vulnerable
Quick Fact: The male of this species has a yellow pouch under its beak and is larger than the female. A female’s pouch is blue, and they have a short beak.
Find me in: River’s Edge
Birds
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