ZooChat
 
Go Back   ZooChat > Europe > Germany > Munster Zoo

Notices

Munster ZOO » Munster Zoo

More from Munster Zoo: [discussion][gallery][maps]
 
 
LinkBack Thread Tools
kiang's Avatar
Member
Offline
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: oban, argyllshire
Posts: 1,828
Photos: 214
  #16
Old 03-03-2008

Thanks Animal, i had a look on their website it is brilliant especially the feature on the enclosures with the panoramic photos, they are excellent, really give you a feel for the place.
Animal's Avatar
Member
Offline
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Posts: 410
Photos: 373
  #17
Old 03-03-2008

Yeah, it´s a great park, surly one of the best in germany. But some parts are still "old" (the wohle zoo was rebuild in 1974) like the Leopardcages or the dolfinarium.
Member
Offline
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Germany
Posts: 2
Photos: 1
  #18
Old 05-11-2008

Quote:
Originally Posted by Animal View Post
It´s a Male and his name is Paco. He came in 1991 to Muenster, together with a other male i think. He is now over 30 years old. Now he lives alone, besides him there are 2 male Bottelnose Dolfins and a pack of Sealions.
Paco came 1977 to Germany, together with other Tucuxis. First he lived in Nuremberg Zoo and moved 1991 together with two other Tucuxi (Sabu and Coco) to Muenster. He is estimated nearly 40 years now and still part of the daily shows!
Member
Offline
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: England
Posts: 763
Photos: 68
  #19
Orangutans
Old 17-01-2009

Regarding orangutans Demo and Mali, who are now at Paignton Zoo, does anyone know if they were kept together with all the other orangutans while at Munster?
Animal's Avatar
Member
Offline
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Posts: 410
Photos: 373
  #20
Old 24-01-2009

Not 'till the end, but most of the time yes.
Member
Offline
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: England
Posts: 763
Photos: 68
  #21
Orangutans
Old 06-03-2009

Mali had a stillborn baby before she moved to Paignton. Is it possible that the father was not Demo but another male?
Member
Offline
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Germany
Posts: 685
  #22
Old 06-03-2009

No, they have done DNA tests on Mali`s baby because there was a second young male. It showed that Demo was the father of mali`s stillborn baby, while the second young male was the father of a surviving baby. I think that was the reason why Demo was sent with Mali to Paignton - they had already proven that they were coming along very well
Member
Offline
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: England
Posts: 763
Photos: 68
  #23
Old 06-03-2009

Thanks. They are still getting on well and their liveliness has made the other two females more active. It's hoped that all three females are pregnant but they are keeping everyone guessing
Member
Offline
 
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Emmen, the netherlands
Posts: 112
  #24
Old 27-04-2009

I visited munster recently, and I was actually dissapointed. I had expected more of this zoo. Its a good zoo, no doubt about it, but dissapointing. The only parts I really liked were the monkey exhibits, especially the urang utan exhibit. I can't describe it, but it just didn't catch me.
Member
Offline
 
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Nuremberg
Posts: 190
Photos: 180
  #25
Old 27-04-2009

The colobus, lemur and gorilla exhibits are much better than the orang-utan-exhibit. Their indoor enclosure is too small, they have wasted much space in there for plants and water moat....
Member
Offline
 
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Emmen, the netherlands
Posts: 112
  #26
Old 27-04-2009

The outdoor enclosure of the orang utans is a very good one. Indeed, the indoor enclosure is a little small in comparison, but not too small in my recollection. The lemur enclosure is good, but I have seen them better, and I really liked the colobus monkey exhibit.
Member
Offline
 
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Nuremberg
Posts: 190
Photos: 180
  #27
Old 21-05-2009

Orang-Utan male "Jonny" (born 1972 at Cologne Zoo) died during dental surgery....
Member
Offline
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: London
Posts: 56
  #28
Old 21-05-2009

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mona View Post
Paco came 1977 to Germany, together with other Tucuxis. First he lived in Nuremberg Zoo and moved 1991 together with two other Tucuxi (Sabu and Coco) to Muenster. He is estimated nearly 40 years now and still part of the daily shows!
I remember seeing these Sotalia dolphins on my first two visits to Nuremberg Zoo; were they the same specimens that were previously at Antwerp Zoo?

Last edited by Tim May; 21-05-2009 at 08:26 AM.
Member
Offline
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Germany
Posts: 2
Photos: 1
  #29
Old 30-05-2009

About 25 Tucuxi arrived 1977 in Europe, they were shared with several facilities. Sorry, I dont know where exactly.
 


Bookmarks
Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On

All times are GMT +10. The time now is 03:06 PM.

Copyright © 2003-2008 Hampel Group Pty Ltd
(ACN 115 622 074)