Birth's at the Zoo in 2008 » Antwerp Zoo

03-08-2008

Two Golden-headed Lion Tamarin are born today at the Zoo! The Antwerp Zoo is worldwide leader of the breeding programme for this specie.

06-08-2008

The Mantled Guerezas (Colobus guereza) have also a little one now.
A beautifull white baby

06-08-2008

Great great! The KMDA is doing very well this year!

08-08-2008

There is a Green-napped Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglosus haematodus haematodus) born, and there are two Bali Starlings, Leucopsar rothschildi born. The Tragopans have two youngsters outside...

The Von der Decken's Hornbill, Tockus deckeni is in his nest, just like the Trumpeter Hornbills nowadays. The Military Macaw (Ara militaris) has also a little one now.

The young Penguin (macaroni) died, but the King Penguins - Aptenodytes patagonicus have two eggs now 'Fingers crossed people!'

With the Rallus, the Congo Peafowl, the Yellow-knobbed Curassow (Crax daubentoni), the Green Turaco (Tauraco persa buffoni), The Speckled Mousebird (Colius striatus) and the guira (Guira guira) there are also eggs and births

There is also a Chiloscyllium plagiosum, Whitespotted bambooshark born in the Aquarium

29-08-2008

The Zoo reports that they are now "vieuwable" for the public

Also there is a Sloth (Folivora) born, from female Wina and male Quasimodo...
Again there is no milk with Wina, so it will be hand raised, just like the previous one, which now is introduced back into the family...

12-09-2008

Not a birth, but they are new in the Zoo...

# Emydura australis (together with the Crocs)
# Hydrosaurus pustulatus (with the ambonese Turtles)

22-09-2008

At september 18 a Okapi was born at the zoo. Probably a boy (don't know for sure). Fantastic !

22-09-2008

Indeed, when I heard it saturday, they said it was probably a boy, but they still had to confirm this.

23-09-2008

Nice, but not fantastic that is is a boy again.
I would like a girl voor the breedingprojects, there are enough males according to me...

12-10-2008

Not for this one, Jabari (so the new okapi is called), is with Bondo as father and Yenthe as mother one of the most pure breed okapi's in zoos.
I hope you would say with "a boy again" for the full population? Because the last okapi boy born in Antwerp was 'Darou' in 2002. Between, there are Dumela (2002), Etana (2003), Faraa (2004) and Hakima (2006).


A picture of Jabari:

13-10-2008

Nice looking baby

15-10-2008

I prefer the previous baby in Antwerp, that was much cuter

22-10-2008

not everyone would agree with you about baby sloths