Video about the Yellow-eared parrot project : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeBihYee_m4&feature=youtu.be
Please, could somebody identify the last 5 fishes from this gallery? all taken at Loro Parque aquarium... To Be Identified Gallery Thanks!
I've been to Loro-Parque this week. Some News: -New Exhibits for Red Pandas, American Alligators, New Breeding Station. -Six Rockhopper penguins hatched in December and on december 14,the first chinstrap penguin, all are being handraised.
The park has bred it's first chinstrap penguin. Blog Loro Parque Blog Archive First birth of a Chinstrap Penguin (as posted above)
I decided to take a break in Tenerife and visited both Loro Parque and Jungle Park. Can someone tell me how the Orca are trained to do their thing and what this is in the hands of 'trainers'. Also, what are the origins of the Dolphins; were they captured from the wild purely for this sort of show?
The origins of the dolphins seems to be in line with most long standing facilities of North America and western Europe. Ceta-Base, Captive Cetaceans (Living): Loro Parque - Spain, Europe
Loro Parque sends back 9 Lear's macaws to Brazil : Nine Lear's Macaws relocated to Brazil | Parrots Daily News
Is it possible to visit the offshow breeding area? I'm sure I read somewhere that is is open to the public sometimes, but I can't find any reference to this. Now I'm wondering if I imagined it.
Yep: http://www.zoochat.com/326/how-visit-loro-parques-private-breeding-358055/ Are you going Rob? Just be mindful that they no longer have any Spix's macaws on show, and on my last visit (2014) a few taxa were down to just one specimen, so you might want to get in touch in advance if there are some parrots you're keen to see.
Unfortunately not. It is my brother's next door neighbours. I want to go to foreign zoos one day but I don't think I ever will.
A rescued loggerhead turtle (minus it's 2 front flippers) has gone on show. https://www.facebook.com/pg/loroparque/videos/?ref=page_internal
September 2016 news from Loro Parque : http://www.parrotsdailynews.com/loro-parque-recorded-second-hatching-of-zanda-funerea-xanthonota/