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Discussion in 'France' started by Nisha, 5 Feb 2016.

  1. Nisha

    Nisha Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    3 Cheetahs-males have arrived for the new African section ( partly still under construction ), 1 from Chester and 2 from Zoo La Palmyre.
     
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    New species at Biotropica : from Zoo Frankfurt and Papiliorama Kerzers 2 Prehensile-tailed porcupines arrived :).
     
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    And there is a baby!
    First baby ever in France for this species :)

    Biotropica en Normandie
     
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    Brazilian porcupine born at Biotropica :).
     
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    Paraguay tamandua born at Biotropica :).
     
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    Maguari Never could get the hang of Thursdays. 15+ year member Premium Member

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    Just uploaded pictures of this zoo from June: Biotropica | ZooChat

    It's an interesting little place - probably the closest I can come up with is a slightly more slick Amazon World (Isle of Wight) - it clearly started out as a tropical greenhouse on its own but now augmented by a little outdoor zoo. There's very little in the way of problems and it's hard to argue with a place breeding Slender-snouted Crocs and Coendou, and displaying Livingstone's Fruit Bat, Cape Ground Squirrel, tamadua, Arapaima and five species of macropod, including the rather-rare-these-days Agile Wallaby.

    The cheetahs mentioned above are now there, though we failed to see them - the Komodo Dragon enclosure was still under construction as of June.

    One more zoo to go to complete my French trip photos - we doubled up this modern odd small zoo with a rather more historic one a little further north before our ferry home.
     
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    First breeding for Biotropica and for France : a Rufous and black sengi was born :).
     
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    Biotropica will welcome naked mole-rats next year. Other new species are expected.
     
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    Great news as the slender-snouted crocodiles laid 17 eggs :)
     
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    Are these purebreds of one of the species Mecistops cataphractus?
     
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    @Kifaru Bwana I don't know unfortunately. Not sure the park gave the info.
     
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    Biotropica received a few weeks ago adult gharials for the first time. They took place in the former alligators enclosure. Unfortunately we don't know how many and where they come from.
    The park still hold young gharials (received a few years ago) in another enclosure.
     
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    The park has demolished the nutrias enclosure and the black-necked swans pond to build a new exhibit for the giant anteater they received this year.
     
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    From a friend who visited the park today :
    - arrival of a pair of Madagascar crested ibis, new species for the park.
    - there are now 3 adult and 2 young false gharials.
    - the grey-cheeked hornbill pair has chicks last summer.
     
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    The park will not held only giant anteaters in this area. They are building a aviary for blue-throated macaws (new species for them) and other new animals will be announced in the next weeks.
     
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