Short news from European Zoos

ZooMania · 17-09-2007, 07:35 AM

Thats sad about the Lion and the Hippo

Toddy · 18-09-2007, 02:10 AM

Very! On a hippo-related note, Copenhagen Zoo will recieve 3 new hippos from Emmen Zoo in about a month, when the new Hippo House opens on october 12th

UntBwe · 18-09-2007, 04:29 AM

Yes, it will be the present male, who is only temporarely in Emmen, and two of the females. Beware of him: Polo is a very huge hippo! I think you will like him.

Toddy · 18-09-2007, 06:03 AM

Huge hippos are the best

. I thought we were just getting a young male, but this sounds great

. Im so looking forward to seeing him. Perhaps i should take a few pictures of him when he gets to his new home, and upload them just for you Dutch zoofans to enjoy

jwer · 20-09-2007, 10:55 PM

Baby Bottle-nosed dolphin born at Duisburg Zoo. The female calf has been named Dolly and sofar is doing well...

UntBwe · 25-09-2007, 11:19 PM

Another hippo born in Emmen Zoo on September 15.

jwer · 26-09-2007, 01:04 AM

And another baby Bottle-nosed dolphin at Duisburg. They had 1.3 so the two youngsters are a big addition to the group. Their habitat is okay, nothing spectacular but fitting for 4 animals...

UntBwe · 28-09-2007, 03:34 AM

Two female hippos (named Dhary and Loekje) were transported to Copenhagen today. Polo, the giant hippo man is leaving for Copenhagen next Monday.

Toddy · 28-09-2007, 06:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UntBwe

Two female hippos (named Dhary and Loekje) were transported to Copenhagen today. Polo, the giant hippo man is leaving for Copenhagen next Monday.

Sounds great! I just got an exclusive tour of the new Hippo House during an event for all the Copenhagen Zoo employees. I got to see the waterfilter, the backstage boxes where the hippos can eat and rest, and of course the main enclosure. It will be great to see our new hippos soon

jelle · 28-09-2007, 07:46 AM

Any news on further hippo births or pregancies in the Emmen group?
At the last count just the one calf on 15/9/2007?

UntBwe · 28-09-2007, 04:45 PM

Probably two hippos are pregnant...

UntBwe · 01-10-2007, 04:03 AM

The baby hippo is a male, and named Kiune

Yassa · 10-11-2007, 11:48 PM

In 2007, 8 giant otter cubs were born in german zoos - 3 in Hagenbeck and a litter of 5 in Dortmund. All are alive and a couple of months old, having survived the critical time. This has been a great year for giant otters in Europe! One zoo stated keeping them (Due de la Fointaine in France), they built a great enclosure. Let`s hope they will start breeding soon. Another zoo (Heidelberg) wants to keep them, they have selected the old malayan tapir enclosure, but I don`t know if construction work has already started.

It was also a pretty good year for south chinese leopards iin german zoos. The Tierpark Berlin and Hagenbeck in Hamburg swapped the males and both zoos produced a litter of 3 cubs each with the new breeding pairs. I am not sure about the gender of the cubs in Berlin; in Hagenbeck it was 2.1. One male died but the other 2 are doing well and live together with the father, the mother and the grandmother in the large outdoor enclosure. A small zoo (Limbach-Oberfrohna) also had a litter of 3 female cubs of this leopard species. I am just hoping that they take part in the EEP!

The Erfurt Zoo had recently a birth of a male spider monkey (ateles belzebuth hybridus - not sure about the scientific name). The birth was very difficult for the old mother (over 30) and unfortunately the baby must be handraised. Nevertheless an important birth for that rare species.

Writhedhornbill · 11-11-2007, 02:12 AM

Chester's female spider monkey is really old, and it had a youngster this year.

Will the Chestnut centre in the U.K be getting a female giant otter to go with it's current young male?

*MARK* · 11-11-2007, 06:19 AM

Giant Otters in the Uk, Please tell more, Wow, Chestnut centre?

18-09-2007, 02:10 AM	#107 (permalink)
Toddy Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Posts: 464	Very! On a hippo-related note, Copenhagen Zoo will recieve 3 new hippos from Emmen Zoo in about a month, when the new Hippo House opens on october 12th __________________ I am Toddy, a zoo-enthusiast from Denmark! Different zoos visited: 67 Favourite animal: Aardvark Website: www.zoos.dk My zoo-gallery: ZooPhotos

18-09-2007, 06:03 AM	#109 (permalink)
Toddy Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Posts: 464	Huge hippos are the best . I thought we were just getting a young male, but this sounds great . Im so looking forward to seeing him. Perhaps i should take a few pictures of him when he gets to his new home, and upload them just for you Dutch zoofans to enjoy __________________ I am Toddy, a zoo-enthusiast from Denmark! Different zoos visited: 67 Favourite animal: Aardvark Website: www.zoos.dk My zoo-gallery: ZooPhotos

20-09-2007, 10:55 PM	#110 (permalink)
jwer Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Groningen, Netherlands Posts: 390	Baby Bottle-nosed dolphin born at Duisburg Zoo. The female calf has been named Dolly and sofar is doing well... __________________ My Zoo-Photo's (soon more to be added): http://jwer.fotopic.net

26-09-2007, 01:04 AM	#112 (permalink)
jwer Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Groningen, Netherlands Posts: 390	And another baby Bottle-nosed dolphin at Duisburg. They had 1.3 so the two youngsters are a big addition to the group. Their habitat is okay, nothing spectacular but fitting for 4 animals... __________________ My Zoo-Photo's (soon more to be added): http://jwer.fotopic.net

11-11-2007, 02:12 AM	#119 (permalink)
Writhedhornbill Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Oldham Posts: 3,428	Chester's female spider monkey is really old, and it had a youngster this year. Will the Chestnut centre in the U.K be getting a female giant otter to go with it's current young male? __________________ Jonathan Beilby-www.zooscene.co.uk (Join the hornbill group-www.zoobeat.com/group.php?groupid=2)

17-09-2007, 07:35 AM	#106 (permalink)
ZooMania Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North Wales Posts: 845	Thats sad about the Lion and the Hippo

18-09-2007, 04:29 AM	#108 (permalink)
UntBwe Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 184	Yes, it will be the present male, who is only temporarely in Emmen, and two of the females. Beware of him: Polo is a very huge hippo! I think you will like him.

25-09-2007, 11:19 PM	#111 (permalink)
UntBwe Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 184	Another hippo born in Emmen Zoo on September 15.

28-09-2007, 03:34 AM	#113 (permalink)
UntBwe Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 184	Two female hippos (named Dhary and Loekje) were transported to Copenhagen today. Polo, the giant hippo man is leaving for Copenhagen next Monday.

28-09-2007, 07:46 AM	#115 (permalink)
jelle Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Amsterdam, Holland Posts: 1,085	Any news on further hippo births or pregancies in the Emmen group? At the last count just the one calf on 15/9/2007?

28-09-2007, 04:45 PM	#116 (permalink)
UntBwe Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 184	Probably two hippos are pregnant...

01-10-2007, 04:03 AM	#117 (permalink)
UntBwe Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 184	The baby hippo is a male, and named Kiune

10-11-2007, 11:48 PM	#118 (permalink)
Yassa Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Germany Posts: 359	In 2007, 8 giant otter cubs were born in german zoos - 3 in Hagenbeck and a litter of 5 in Dortmund. All are alive and a couple of months old, having survived the critical time. This has been a great year for giant otters in Europe! One zoo stated keeping them (Due de la Fointaine in France), they built a great enclosure. Let`s hope they will start breeding soon. Another zoo (Heidelberg) wants to keep them, they have selected the old malayan tapir enclosure, but I don`t know if construction work has already started. It was also a pretty good year for south chinese leopards iin german zoos. The Tierpark Berlin and Hagenbeck in Hamburg swapped the males and both zoos produced a litter of 3 cubs each with the new breeding pairs. I am not sure about the gender of the cubs in Berlin; in Hagenbeck it was 2.1. One male died but the other 2 are doing well and live together with the father, the mother and the grandmother in the large outdoor enclosure. A small zoo (Limbach-Oberfrohna) also had a litter of 3 female cubs of this leopard species. I am just hoping that they take part in the EEP! The Erfurt Zoo had recently a birth of a male spider monkey (ateles belzebuth hybridus - not sure about the scientific name). The birth was very difficult for the old mother (over 30) and unfortunately the baby must be handraised. Nevertheless an important birth for that rare species.

11-11-2007, 06:19 AM	#120 (permalink)
MARK Join Date: May 2005 Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Posts: 2,231	Giant Otters in the Uk, Please tell more, Wow, Chestnut centre?

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