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There were no plans to create a new savannah exhibit with giraffes, and with a new restaurant ?

 

Twin Belted ruffed lemur born at Heidelberg .

 

Raccoon crashes raccoon exhibit
Wild raccoon moves into German zoo; keepers can't expel it

 

5 new Grey-breasted parakeets from a private Belgium breeding-station found a new home at Heidelberg were they will become part of the European breeding programm of the species :

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=628348757816335

 

For the first time 2 chicks of the Mitchell's lory have hatched and have been raised at Heidelberg Zoo. This is a very rare subspecies of the Forsten's lory and may be already extinct in the wild !

 

True! A very noteworthy breeding achievement. I believe they had only recently acquired these (I think I visited the place in 2019.

 

On Jan. 28 2021 3 Sumatran tigers were born at Heidelberg .

 

does somewone know if there will be new sifakas at heidelberg zoo?

 

I believe that whilst some initial announcements did say Jan 28 they have since been corrected to Feb 28.

 

Syrian brown bear born during January :

 

Great to learn the loan of Martin has paid off for breeding Syrian brown bear!

How many are there in European zoos anyway?

 

Heidelberger Zoo: Ein neuer Mitbewohner in der Elefanten-WG
The arrival of the bull Namsai from Kolmarden is expected in May.

 

In May a Belted ruffed lemur was born at Heidelberg ( article in German ) :

Nachwuchs-Kletterkünstler im Zoo-Heidelberg

 

2 Red panda's born at Heidelberg .

 

On 19th of July, a South American sea lion was born in Heidelberg Zoo. It is a female and she has been given the name Yuna. She will stay behind the scenes with her mother Kelo for the next few weeks, where she can learn to swim.

Source

 

A tufted deer was born at Heidelberg Zoo.

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A clutch of Bluethroats has successfully hatched.
This European native s9ngbird is rare within zoo collections in Europe.
Zooförderer on Instagram: "Blaukehlchen im Zoo Heidelberg haben Nachwuchs: Es gab bei den Blaukehlchen im Zoo Heidelberg den ersten Bruterfolg. Ein besonderes Ereignis, denn Blaukehlchen werden sehr selten gehalten. Der Zoo Heidelberg ist der einzige Zoo in Deutschland, der diese Vogelart pflegt. Seit 2020 leben sie in einer mit Schilf und anderen Pflanzen dem Lebensraum entsprechend natürlich eingerichtete Voliere in der Nähe des Flamingo-Sees. Fotos: Zoo Heidelberg #zooheidelberg #freundezooheidelberg #fördervereinzooheidelberg #zooheidelbergfreunde #zoofreundeheidelberg #heidelberg #blaukehlchen #jungtier #tierpark #zoo #zoofreunde #tierparkfreunde #zeitfürzoofreunde #ehrensachezoo #tierfreunde #tiere"

 

Sadly 18-year old male South American sea lion (Otaria byronia) Atos, he passed away during a medical examination.

Source:
Website of Heidelberg Zoo (18/10/2023)

 

Plans for a (MUCH needed) new outdoor gorilla enclosure in Heidelberg:

Neue Gorilla-Anlage.

I hope the smaller monkey species is going to be either the Roloway meerkat or the white-naped mangabey, as both those species are already present in the zoo in inadquate enclosures.