Antwerp Zoo ,Antwerp ,Belgium » Antwerp Zoo

05-01-2008

Seeing your review of Parc Paradisio on toddys website Jonathon, i never realised they had such a large collection of mammals, i thought they were strictly a bird garden.

05-01-2008

I've got a guide, If you want me to scan and email a couple of pages. It's in French, just a warning in case you can't read french.

05-01-2008

Thanks jonathon that would be gr8.

05-01-2008

I'll get it to you ASAP!!

05-01-2008

Hi Jonathan!
Listing Antwerp zoo's species is almost impossible... it changes often and their collection is really big.
Concerning the pheasants, they have Delacour's fireback pheasant (Lophura ignita macartneyi), Diard's pheasant (Lophura diardi) curently backstage), Salvadori's pheasant (Lophura inornata), Edward's pheasant (Lophura edwardsi), Vietnam's pheasant (Lophura hatinhenis). They also have Satyre and Temminck's tragopan (they used to have an old male Blyth's as well).

I have a little question concerning the writhed hornbill... you're talking about Aceros waldeni right?? Do you mean that Chester Zoo holds a pair of Aceros waldeni?? Is it visible?? is it possible to take pictures?? If yes, I'm coming right now!!!

05-01-2008

[off-topic] Currently under construction in Paradisio is the "Kingdom of Ganesh", an area with exhibit's for at least pig-tailed macaque and asian elephants and some smaller animals. Opening is due somewhere in 2008 (i believe within the first 6 months at least) [/off-topic]

05-01-2008

Sorry Pedro, I'm not an Aceros Waldeni. I'm aceros leucocephalas.

There are many names for both species:

Aceros Waldeni- Visayan wrinkled hornbill, Visayan Writhed hornbill, Walden's hornbill, Writhe-billed hornbill, Visayan writhed-billed hornbill, writhe-billed hornbill, rufous headed hornbill and panay wrinkled hornbill.

Aceros leucocephalas-Mindanao wrinkled hornbill, writhed hornbill, Mindanao writhe-billed hornbill, White headed hornbill and wrinkled hornbill.

Sorry to disappoint you pedro....

06-01-2008

Here are some pictures from the Antwerp Zoo:

06-01-2008

06-01-2008

Isn't that their spectacled bear exhibit in one of the photos??
The zoo seems nice by the way...

06-01-2008

06-01-2008

Yes It's a spectacled bear, good guess . They live together with coati's.

06-01-2008

Could you write all the animals that they have?? Please?

06-01-2008

All the animals that they have? Are you nuts ? I will be sitting here until this evening .
On following links you can see a list of all the animals in the zoo until now:

Brebart.be: Planckendael en Zoo Antwerpen anders bekeken
Zoo Antwerpen

06-01-2008

What Penguins do they keep now?

When I went in 2003, there were king, Macaroni and rockhopper.