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#1
What's new for Cologne?
23-11-2008
I went to Cologne Zoo in the summer of 2007 and enjoyed this zoo very much. I have a few questions about it's future development:
1. What is the status of the mountain tapir? Has it already arrived, and if not, when? And where will it live? I can see on the map of Cologne Zoo that a new South American enclosure has been constructed near the monkey house and okapis. Will it perhaps live there? 2. Are the douc langurs still living in small indoor exhibit in the great ape house? And if so, what are the future plans for them? 3. What will happen all the lemurs once the new Hippodom takes their space? Will they be housed elsewhere in the zoo or perhaps moved out? As well as anyhting else you can tell me about Cologne Zoo's future plans 
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I am Toddy, the zoo-enthusiast from Denmark! Different zoos visited: 77 Favourite animals: Aardvarks and manatees. Website: www.zoos.dk |
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#2
23-11-2008
- mountain tapir hasn`t arrived yet and there`s no info out about when that will happen. I personally hope it won`t happen at all because there is about zero chance to ever get a female for him and I think it`s a waste of money to import an animal for exhibition only.
- if he arrives, yes he will be housed in the new south american exhibit, it now has a brazilian tapir in it. - the douc langurs are still in that small cage in the ape house, the plan for the future is to exchange the breeding male with Singapore Zoo to continue breeding without inbreeding at both zoos. That`s certainly no plan that will ensure the long-term future of the Cologne group, for that they need to import some more animals to Europe, but it`s a first step and better then nothing imho. - the funding of the new hippo/croc house is not yet secured, the price went up too high and at the moment, they`re looking at ways to change the plans and save money. - only the un-renovated part of the madagascar house will be demolished for the hippo house, the biggest part will be left untouched. The lion-tailed macaques who live in the concering enclosures will be relocated to the ape house, they will get their own (small) outdoor enclosure and will share the orang utan enclosure. It`s a big breeding group of 20+ animals. - other plans are the renovation of the south american monkey house, for that the monkeys will be housed temoprarily in the newly-built parrot house next to the south american house. |
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#3
23-11-2008
The douc langurs getting an outdoor-cage 'till next season.
At the place of the old sheephouse is now the new Tapir/Capybara enclosure.      
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#4
23-11-2008
Thanks you two
Will the new outdoor exhibit for doucs be built where they live now, by the great ape house? BTW Animal, check your PM inbox 
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I am Toddy, the zoo-enthusiast from Denmark! Different zoos visited: 77 Favourite animals: Aardvarks and manatees. Website: www.zoos.dk |
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23-11-2008
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#6
16-12-2008
Hot off the press: Day before yesterday Cologne Zoo welcomed a new Douc Langur Baby
 Hopefully this species will cling on to survival in Europe, it's amongst my very favorite animals... |
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#7
16-12-2008
Sounds great
Doucs are wonderfull creatures. Where did you get the news?
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I am Toddy, the zoo-enthusiast from Denmark! Different zoos visited: 77 Favourite animals: Aardvarks and manatees. Website: www.zoos.dk |
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#8
16-12-2008
Off the german zoofreunde forum...
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#9
16-12-2008
For all Friends of Douc Langurs : San Diego and Philadelphia, the only zoos in the usa with that species, will send all the last doucs back to singapur ! I don't know when it will happen, but it will.
By the way, it will took probably a few years to get in the mountain tapir to germany. And Nobody said, cologne will not get a female, Nodbody said it....So, wait, and let surprise you. |
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