New species at the Orchideeën Hoeve : 4 Common marmosets came from Stichting AAP. The 4 animals had lived in bad conditions in privat hands in France and were taken to Stichting AAP were they recovered and now thus given to Orchideeën Hoeve.
Orchideeën Hoeve is expecting a second monkey-species soon : Pygmy marmosets are coming from Stichting AAP .
In August a large shipment of primates came to the Orchideeën Hoeve. From Stichting AAP no less the 15 Ring-tailed lemurs and a pair of Red-headed lemurs found a new home at the Orchideeën Hoeve : De grote groep van 15 ringstaartmaki’s, bestaande uit Tyrion, Hodor, Arya, Drogo, Missandei, Ringstaartmaki geniet van fruit Tormund, Nymeria, Gilly, Stannis, Syrio, Podrick, Pyp, Osha, Yara, Gidro, zijn vertrokken naar de Orchideeënhoeve in Luttelgeest. Vrouwtje Daenerys is wegens agressie uit de groep gehaald. Daarnaast zijn ook nog twee roodkopmaki’s meeverhuisd naar de Orchideeënhoeve. Koppel Jamie en Cersey zal daar ook een fijne toekomst tegemoet gaan. Alle dieren komen vanuit een Spaanse dierentuin die zijn deuren moest sluiten.
Sofar the complete collection of the Orchideeën Hoeve was housed inside. On March 30 a new part will open, this time with outside-enclosures. On the species-list for the new area are : lemurs, flamingos and alpacas.
Recently a White tufted-ear marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) arrived from stichting AAP to accompany the already present male. Source: Instagram of Orchideeën Hoeve (18/02/2023)
Orchideeënhoeve will built a new large freshwater aquarium with Arapaima's, Pangasius Catfish, freshwater rays
This pond will house the many fish species held in the tropical pond of Klein Costa Rica, which closed in October last year. The new aquarium will be / is being built on one of the current Orchid rooms. I believe this will be on number 13 or 22 on the map but I can't say for sure: I will be visiting the Orchideeënhoeve somewhere next week so I'll ask (or see if they've started)
Visiting today. The aquarium is currently being built on number 13. The foundation and the borders of the aquarium are in, but its still pretty bare bones There are also some other things that might be new, but I can't say for sure. I'll give a bigger update later
The group of American flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber ruber) have laid eggs for the first time in this zoo. Currently 5 eggs are getting incubated by the flamingos. Source: Instagram of Orchideeën Hoeve (01/07/2023)
de Orchideeënhoeve has gained a second Toco toucan to their current female, after a successful introduction the new animal can now be found free-roaming in the Amazon hall alongside the Toucan already present
Recently an American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber ruber) hatched, a zoo first breeding for de Orchiedeeën Hoeve. Source: Instagram of Orchideeën Hoeve (20/07/2023)
The name of the new region has been revealed by the zoo's Facebook: It will be called "Pankong river". You will be able to view the pond from above and below, as there's multiple underwater viewing windows and a path along the top of the pool. I will be visiting in a few weeks to give a full photo update
I wonder about the multiple underwater viewing. As far as i can see on videos there is one underwaterviewing spot with two windows. I maybe going this saturday The fish are coming from Klein Costa Rica which had to close due to the health of the owner.
I'll be visiting tomorrow, and giving my full update tomorrow or Wednesday, including photos and a species list. I've been able to identify 11 species so far (through facebook and the website), but there's bound to be more. There is indeed one viewing spot with two windows.
Pankong river is looking beautiful! Though it does have a few problems... Quick walkthrough: The aquarium room is directly after the Lori garden, a twisting path brings you down to the main viewing windows. These are quite impressive, but it's also where you can spot the first issue. The water is quite murky, which might just be a problem of the young-ness of Pankong river. And because it is open-topped, there is no direct lighting above the tank. Which means the water is quite dark, and you can only see the fish that are close to the window. The viewing area is covered, which does help with viewing, as you're in a relatively dark area. But the cover doesn't go all the way to the wall, which means there's still quite some reflections from the path, obstructing your view. You can also walk around the pond, via a ramp or a staircase, depending on which side of the window you decide to go up. Here, too, there are some covered areas, which help with reflection on the water's surface. But not enough to allow you to see all the way to the bottom... Still, Pankong river is very good! I really enjoyed the new area. The species are also quite impressive. Not only the Paroon sharks, but also the enormous Arowanas and surprisingly small Arapaima (it's clearly not the same individual as the one held in Klein Costa Rica). There were also a few fish present which weren't from KCR, and a fish that weren't transferred from KCR at all. Full species list (there was no signage, so this is all from my own observations): Paroon shark 0.0.3 Giant gourami (albino form) 5+ Silver arowana 0.0.1 Arapaima Occelate river stingray 20+ Spotted sailfin pleco (Normal and Albino animals present) 4+ Tiger oscar Occelate river stingray 10+ Frontosa cichlid 50+ Tanganyikan mouthbrooding cichlid Cobalt blue mbuna Blue streak hap Other new arrivals since my last visit: - Spangled Cotingas and Sunda pied hornbills in the Orchid garden - Long-tailed finch and Star finch in the Butterfly valley - Yellow anaconda in the Jungle show I'll also be sending a full update to ZTL, and of course uploading Zoo Guides soon enough. Photos of Pankong river (I will also be dumping all my photos in the gallery, of course):
I think instead of mentioning the Occelate river stingray twice you meant the white-blotched river stingray (Potamotrygon leopoldi) for the other one.
Orchideeënhoeve has announced they have big plans for 2024. A countdown has appeared on their website, counting down to the announcement date... After Pankong river, which is amazing in my opinion, I'm very curious as to what their next project is...
De Orchideeënhoeve is now knows under a new name: Pantropica! This name change is because they have far surpassed their status as just an orchid breedery, and are much more a tropical garden now. They also revealed they plan on opening a new palm-themed greenhouse, for which building will begin in the latter half of this year. This new greenhouse will be separate from the current greenhouse and be built next to the parking area. It will be connected to the current indoor area by a tunnel:
