Short news from European Zoos - Page 13

jwer · 17-05-2008, 11:35 PM

Duisburg Zoo revamped their existing Giant Otter exhibit and received a young male from Hamburg and a young female from Dortmund. At the moment 5 zoo's keep this marvelous (my favourite) species, 4 of which have a breeding pair and 2 of which actually breed (the other two only recently received a very young pair).

Genetic diversity aside (which now consist of 5 founders, 2 of which are siblings), the future of this species at the moment looks very good! Two zoo's have real plans to exhibit this species in the near future, Heidelberg (who should have rebuild their old tapir enclosure by now and received some animals, but nothing is happening yet) and in the further future they are planned in Leipzig's "Gondwanaland" (huge tropical rainforest greenhouse, now under construction).

jwer · 23-05-2008, 08:43 AM

Baby bottle-nose dolphin born at Dolfinarium Harderwijk, fathered through AI.

Another baby on the way, they have a huge group of them...

UntBwe · 23-05-2008, 04:09 PM

May 16, giraf born in Artis (Amsterdam Zoo). The little one is a boy and named Adam and the first born of mother Iwana, who was born in Artis in 2004. Father is Asali who is also the father of Niek who was born three months ago.

*MARK* · 23-05-2008, 04:11 PM

Really good news

UntBwe · 23-05-2008, 04:19 PM

More news from Artis: Hippo Tanja hopes to celebrate her 48th birthday on June 2. A day before, Sunday, everyone can come to celebrate and to watch how de keepers will give her a special birthday cake.

Tanja was born in Artis and she is the last hippo in a long tradition of the zoo. In 1860 the first couple of hippos arrived, a few years (1862) later the first hippo was born. Even a pair of twins were born in 1870. The first pair of hippos had 14 descendants, most of them died shortly after they were born.

After the death of Tanja the hippo exhibit will be closed.

dragon(ele)nerd · 23-05-2008, 04:28 PM

48 is very old for a hippo hopefully she lived a happy life.

Toddy · 24-05-2008, 01:13 AM

Tanja is just a wonderfull hippo, and one of my favourite animals

I can't wait to see her again this summer

jwer · 27-05-2008, 12:20 AM

Burgers' Zoo was supposed to get spectacled (dusky?) langurs from the States, but that bounced on paperwork so i feared they wouldn't come at all. They have now announced the arrival of this species from England. Does anyone know how many Hwl/PL and Twycross have?

Great species, can't wait to see them!

CZJimmy · 27-05-2008, 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by jwer

Does anyone know how many Hwl/PL and Twycross have?

Great species, can't wait to see them!

Twycross had about 5 on my last visit...

Pertinax · 28-05-2008, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by CZJimmy

Twycross had about 5 on my last visit...

Twycross have been keeping this species since the very early days of the collection. It was one of the first 'special' primate species they obtained and virtually the only Langurs kept in the Uk at that time. With the striking bright orange babies they also featured on the covers of their guidebooks too.

I'm not sure if these are descendants of that original group. I hope they continue at Twycross and as 5 isn't very many I wonder if they can spare any?

jwer · 28-05-2008, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Pertinax

I'm not sure if these are descendants of that original group. I hope they continue at Twycross and as 5 isn't very many I wonder if they can spare any?

Considering Howlett's have a rather large group of them, i think they'll be coming from there

Swedish Zoo Fan · 31-05-2008, 11:29 PM

A lot of news this year in the Swedish zoos. Parken Zoo has got a lot of new species this year. Some of them are: Amur Leopard, Pallas Cat, Visayan Varty Pig, Sand Cat, Red-bellied Lemur, Pudu, Armadillos and more. Borås Zoo recently got two cheetah cubs, and an elephant baby is coming later this year.

Furuvik, another zoo in Sweden, has a new orangutan house this year. And Borås Zoo has said that they will build a new brown bear exhibit next year. It's gonna be bigger than the exhibit that they have now, and it will have a big waterfall and a wooden bridge through the exhibit. They will also have bongos next year.

Pertinax · 01-06-2008, 04:23 AM

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Originally Posted by jwer

Considering Howlett's have a rather large group of them, i think they'll be coming from there

I looked on ISIS, I was surprised to find only a handful of zoos in Europe keep this species....

jwer · 01-06-2008, 04:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Pertinax

I looked on ISIS, I was surprised to find only a handful of zoos in Europe keep this species....

That's if you miss a finger

Tho with Arnhem it'll be 5 soon...

jelle · 01-06-2008, 05:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Swedish Zoo Fan

A lot of news this year in the Swedish zoos. Parken Zoo has got a lot of new species this year. Some of them are: Amur Leopard, Pallas Cat, Visayan Varty Pig, Sand Cat, Red-bellied Lemur, Pudu, Armadillos and more. Borås Zoo recently got two cheetah cubs, and an elephant baby is coming later this year.

Furuvik, another zoo in Sweden, has a new orangutan house this year. And Borås Zoo has said that they will build a new brown bear exhibit next year. It's gonna be bigger than the exhibit that they have now, and it will have a big waterfall and a wooden bridge through the exhibit. They will also have bongos next year.

Can you elaborate more on the elephants at Boras?

17-05-2008, 11:35 PM	#181 (permalink)
jwer Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Groningen, Netherlands Posts: 366	Duisburg Zoo revamped their existing Giant Otter exhibit and received a young male from Hamburg and a young female from Dortmund. At the moment 5 zoo's keep this marvelous (my favourite) species, 4 of which have a breeding pair and 2 of which actually breed (the other two only recently received a very young pair). Genetic diversity aside (which now consist of 5 founders, 2 of which are siblings), the future of this species at the moment looks very good! Two zoo's have real plans to exhibit this species in the near future, Heidelberg (who should have rebuild their old tapir enclosure by now and received some animals, but nothing is happening yet) and in the further future they are planned in Leipzig's "Gondwanaland" (huge tropical rainforest greenhouse, now under construction). __________________ My Zoo-Photo's (soon more to be added): http://jwer.fotopic.net

23-05-2008, 08:43 AM	#182 (permalink)
jwer Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Groningen, Netherlands Posts: 366	Baby bottle-nose dolphin born at Dolfinarium Harderwijk, fathered through AI. Another baby on the way, they have a huge group of them... __________________ My Zoo-Photo's (soon more to be added): http://jwer.fotopic.net

24-05-2008, 01:13 AM	#187 (permalink)
Toddy Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Posts: 442	Tanja is just a wonderfull hippo, and one of my favourite animals I can't wait to see her again this summer __________________ I am Toddy, a zoo-enthusiast from Denmark! Different zoos visited: 67 Favourite animal: Aardvark Website: www.zoos.dk My zoo-gallery: ZooPhotos

27-05-2008, 12:20 AM	#188 (permalink)
jwer Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Groningen, Netherlands Posts: 366	Burgers' Zoo was supposed to get spectacled (dusky?) langurs from the States, but that bounced on paperwork so i feared they wouldn't come at all. They have now announced the arrival of this species from England. Does anyone know how many Hwl/PL and Twycross have? Great species, can't wait to see them! __________________ My Zoo-Photo's (soon more to be added): http://jwer.fotopic.net

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23-05-2008, 04:09 PM	#183 (permalink)
UntBwe Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 150	May 16, giraf born in Artis (Amsterdam Zoo). The little one is a boy and named Adam and the first born of mother Iwana, who was born in Artis in 2004. Father is Asali who is also the father of Niek who was born three months ago.

23-05-2008, 04:11 PM	#184 (permalink)
MARK Join Date: May 2005 Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Posts: 2,211	Really good news

23-05-2008, 04:19 PM	#185 (permalink)
UntBwe Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 150	More news from Artis: Hippo Tanja hopes to celebrate her 48th birthday on June 2. A day before, Sunday, everyone can come to celebrate and to watch how de keepers will give her a special birthday cake. Tanja was born in Artis and she is the last hippo in a long tradition of the zoo. In 1860 the first couple of hippos arrived, a few years (1862) later the first hippo was born. Even a pair of twins were born in 1870. The first pair of hippos had 14 descendants, most of them died shortly after they were born. After the death of Tanja the hippo exhibit will be closed.

23-05-2008, 04:28 PM	#186 (permalink)
dragon(ele)nerd Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Victoria, Australia Posts: 491	48 is very old for a hippo hopefully she lived a happy life.

31-05-2008, 11:29 PM	#192 (permalink)
Swedish Zoo Fan Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 74	A lot of news this year in the Swedish zoos. Parken Zoo has got a lot of new species this year. Some of them are: Amur Leopard, Pallas Cat, Visayan Varty Pig, Sand Cat, Red-bellied Lemur, Pudu, Armadillos and more. Borås Zoo recently got two cheetah cubs, and an elephant baby is coming later this year. Furuvik, another zoo in Sweden, has a new orangutan house this year. And Borås Zoo has said that they will build a new brown bear exhibit next year. It's gonna be bigger than the exhibit that they have now, and it will have a big waterfall and a wooden bridge through the exhibit. They will also have bongos next year.