Don't forget about polish winter. Practically from october till end of april the doors for hippos are closed. Elephants have access to outer enclosure but hippos no. So they stay inside for long seven months. With medium-sized pool and small bricked-floor enclosure. I'm sure that in Africarium roof will be opened (for short time of course) even in winter months.
Absolutly no reason to Keep any big mammals year round indoors-we have the same winter here in germany !, and all hippos here ( and not only hippos-even giraffes, oakpis, antelopes-have access to outdoor exhibits-and they really like and enjoy it !Yes, and in some Zoos, all These species can use the outdorore xhibits in the night-of Cours eonly in summer. Rhinos,giraffes ,Tapirs ,apes,and also most antelopes can't bekept in winter times a Long time outdoors-so would you Keep them also year round indoros ? Is defenitely the same as like as keeping hippos the same way.
I agree with you that would be better if hippos in Afrykarium have outer enclosure, but I can’t agree that new enclosure will be worse for them than present one in elephant house. Btw. why we are against keeping big hoofed mammals (red deer or eland for example) under roof and generally accept keeping mouse deer or duikers in houses (without opened-roof) all year round. They have the same lungs, nostrils, eyes. Thinking in this way is much better keeping pygmy than common hippos in house but according to me there is no difference.
First animals moved to Afrykarium: four females fur seals (two males remained in the existing pool) and twenty penguins from Gdańsk Zoo. First time admitted them into the water yesterday (penguins and two females only, the third one and her child are still behind the scenes). In this week males should be removed and next 40 – 50 penguins arrive.
Wow, 60-70 (African?) penguins is a huge number, they should make a spectacular exhibit! Are they all coming from Gdansk or are the rest arriving from elsewhere?
The new exhibit is so huge it could easily hold a couple hundred penguins and still seem a little empty. I assume they have built it with the idea of eventually breeding up to a much larger colony size.
20 penguins should arrive from England, next 20 from Netherlands and 10 from France. Zoo plans to keep 120 birds.
Wroclaw Zoo is listed as a new holder of a pair of Bear Cuscus, which arrived from RSSC, the source is zootierliste.de. Can anyone confirm this information ? It would be very nice addition to the collection. Thanks
The source on ZTL is given as a personal observation in August; however I have reason to suspect this is a misidentification. Will look into the matter further....
Wrocław Zoo has two females of bear cuscus (Ailurops ursinus). To my knowledge they didn't came from Sandwich. They are still behind the scenes.
Well, that would suggest two points of information on Zootierliste need editing - the cited origin of the animals, and the sex of the animals as ZTL lists the individuals as being 1,1
Zoo received male manatee from Odense yesterday. So after nearly 70 years break manatee again in Wrocław. Tomorrow his brother should arrive.
Always good to have another collection keeping manatee just a shame nowhere in the UK really has the facilities to do so.
On saturday big trial opening of Afrykarium. Zoo and city gave away 2000 free tickets. Ticket holders will have access to Afrykarium from 12 to 16. Of course not everything will be ready,for example hippos and aardvarks probably will not be transferred to new home. So main stars should be manatees and sharks and underwater view of penguins and seals. So LaughingDove you should visit Wrocław Zoo soon.
Niesamowite Afrykarium. Wroc?awianie zachwyceni najnowsz? atrakcj? (MNÓSTWO ZDJ??, FILMY) - Gazetawroclawska.pl https://plus.google.com/photos/106109925596720797645/albums/6066581020775574561
Male hippo Valecek moved from Prague, more and more animals in Afrykarium ps. Wroclaw is also a holder of a herd of 4 chacoan peccari, they arrived from Berlin
