Recently 2 Northern warthogs (Phacochoerus africanus africanus) that were born in the zoo last year were send to zoos in France. The third young will also soon leave the zoo, the female in Ouwehands is expected to give birth again soon. Source: Instagram of Ouwehands Dierenpark (16/04/2024)
At 8:45 this morning a KLM plane landed carrying three koalas from San Diego Zoo, the first koalas ever in the Netherlands. After a zookeeper from Ouwehands joined the San Diego Zoo staff for a few weeks, she has now returned along with the three koalas that are the stars of the show in Ouwehands' new region Koalia. The animals will be allowed to acclimate to their new surroundings, and Koalia is set to open on the 25th of April
No doubt multiple Zoochatters will be going there on opening day. Personally, I'm going to wait a week or two so the crowds die down
True, I'm sure it will be packed initially...I'm wondering what their indoor habitat will look like..
I believe we already got a sneak peak into the indoor habitat. It's not too impressive sadly, as its a simple concrete floor with some planters and simple climbing structures Ze zijn er! De eerste koala’s in Nederland. Na een lange reis zijn de drie koala’s, dierverzorger Moniek en een dierverzorger uit San Diego Zoo... | By Ouwehands Dierenpark RhenenFacebook
This photo came out a little blurry, but this is our indoor habitat at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. The thing I like best is there no so no glass blocking our views of the Koalas. I was wondering if the Koalas there will be behind glass or not....
I think it's better to have a glass barrier between the koala's and the zoo guests, for the safety of the koala's. I do hope the floor won't stay as barren as it is on the pictures. Hopefully some kind of substrate will be added.
