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Thank you both

 

2 Radiated tortoises hatched :

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=387514377426976

 

A lot happened in Berlin Zoo for one year!

- The 25 m tall Rhino Pagoda with four outdoor enclosures for the four Indian Rhinos and underwater viewing is the new beautiful landmark at the zoo. It's a great tribute to the Elephant Pagoda, destroyed in WWII and it's dedicated to the Endangered Species. I was watching Rhino fight and was listening how one big male was calling with very distinctive "roar". Malayan tapir would be much more appropriate Tapir species, but that was probably been said already.

- The new outdoor exhibits for the Big Cats are under construction - The Jaguar will have an island between the Aquarium and the Restaurant, while the Leopards/ Sumatran Tigers will roam around the Deer grounds.

- Creatures of the night line up also changed. Eastern Quoll, Kowari and Echidna are on display now. I saw at least 5 very active Quolls early morning. Boky's baby was a great delight to see and the Oncilla and Margay are not so shy anymore

- 3 Brown Bears came back to Berlin at the renovated former Asiatic Black Bear home. The Bear's exhibit is not connected to the Eurasian Wolves (former Arctic) and still looking quite naked, without mach vegetation.
All Bear "glass" exhibits are occupied by the Sloth Bears now while the Polar bear habitat is empty.

- Sadly the last in Europe Bornean Bearded Pig (Rip) and the White-tailed Deers left the zoo. I am not sure if the Deer's habitat will be part of the Leopard/Tiger outdoor exhibits or will get another Deer species. I haven't seen the Black Rhino either, but it is still signed.

- Kirk's Dik Dik is signed together with Gerenuks. I hope will be more visible in the future.

- The whole 3rd floor in Aquarium is closed for renovation now.

 

Is the jaguar island gonna be netted over or open-topped? Curious how they'll do containment for a powerful cat like that...

 

I was asking myself the same question. It is interesting that the Jaguar will have access to the body water as well. I guess we just wait and see

 

What enclosure are the quoll, kowari and echidna in? Did they replace other species or are they mixed with existing species?

 

Quolls are at the former Malagasy giant jumping rat exhibit left to the Fennec Fox. Malagasy giant jumping rat is at the former Rusty-spotted cat exhibit now.

Kowari is at the former Sugar glider exhibit right to the Fennec Fox.

Echidna is leaving together with Sugar glider in one of the former Night Monkey ( still at the house) exhibit right to Kinkajou.

 

Yea, but the orginal pagoda was such eye candy. Man 'I miss historical ecxhitecture. I was in Berlin in 2022 but Icould see the bulding being build and it allways kinda looks like somebody build with bricks in minecraft too me. Atleast it is not concrete

 

Are the forest reindeer still at the zoo? I recall they were in the same general area

 

They are still at the zoo.

 

With the departure of black rhinos from Berlin zoo and the appearance of okapis on some TP Berlin maps, it seems clear there is change to be expected in this area of the zoo.

If we extend to bongo, sable and anteater enclosures, that is a huge area that could be made available for revamp. Does any plans had already been made public? What would makes sense according to you?

 

Fatou the gorilla's 67th birthday celebration:
Berlin zoo celebrates the 67th birthday of Fatou, believed to be the world's oldest gorilla

 

Can I ask: does anyone know of an up-to-date full bird list for Berlin Zoo? The latest one I can find is from 2013 and only covers the indoor area of World of Birds, not the whole zoo.

Any help would be great.

Thanks,

Oscar

 

You can find the latest list from Zootierliste here: ZootierlisteHomepage

 

Sorry not a Berlin Zoo question, but if i select a zoo on zootierliste.de i no longer get a specieslist. Just a worldmap with the zoo location

 

Click the location icon and it should bring up the species list