Inokashira's breeding for this species is going really well, Im sure they will run out of cages for these birds. I saw a nestful of juveniles on my last visit. Hopefully, the wild population will become sustainable again!
Nasu and Kobe Animal Kingdom also had success with this species. I can see this species taking over Japan or even be sent abroad once the wild population heals.
A visitor from China / Japan made a picture of the new map, where only the African Savannah area was visible (unfortunately due to copyright ... it cannot be reproduced here). You really do get a feel of the Tennoji Zoo right in the city center surrounded by high rise buildings and a main thoroughfare Highway. Further, as yet a lot of usage of concrete flooring and metal bars. I though especially felt the Carnivore area is in need of an update! Already clear what they will do with the Asian Forest Area?
Does anyone have the current plans for the Asian Forest area in hand available or how the earlier plan compares to latest building work? What about species for the space involved?
When I went in May the drill was there, in a bad cage... I don't like the exhibits with rimates of this zoo.
'We need to do better': Care of kiwi at Japan zoo sparks concerns over NZ bird protection | Newshub (youtube.com) Tennoji Zoo's treatment of Japan's only kiwi has caused outrage amongst New Zealanders. The zoo states that the enclosure is not suitable for the kiwi and that the zoo will move the kiwi to a bigger and better enclosure, which is still a plan.
I am afraid it is seems to be criticism fired up by some AWR inspired zoo visitor quite ignorant over major aspects involved in inter regional zoo loans. FYI: the DoE in New Zealand sits the standards for kiwi management overseas and loans to overseas zoos. Other Continents like Europe and North America are under similar stringent DoE policy guidelines on kiwi husbandry and management. No kiwis leave NZ without that stamp of approval. FWIW, an average member of the general public is hardly the qualified expert witness / zoo inspection advisor fit to make the statements coming out of this video. I wish that the rather sensationalist reporter from the NZ news network would do some more research before making rash statements to the effect of sub par animal management or exhibitry.
I could see the Tennoji Kiwi a few months ago and, in my opinion (I'm not an expert, obviously), the facility in which it lives is not bad, and certainly not worse tan facilities I've seen in Europe for this species.
I know that the crab eating macaque is no longer at the Tennoji Zoo, but is there any other zoo in Japan that keeps them? Also, the last time I went there, pig tailed macaques were present. They're not being listed in the zoos website, what happened to them?
Gen, the hippopotamus the obtained from Mexico as a male was revealed to be a female. After observing that the animal wasn’t displaying male territorial behavior the zoo had a DNA test done in gen which revealed the true sex of the animal. Gen’s name will remain unchanged. 人気者のカバ「ゲンちゃん」実はメスだった！メキシコの書類は「オス」DNA検査で判明 天王寺動物園 ｜ 読売テレビニュース
I cannot believe ... I am actually reading this correctly. The first thing you do in a vet evaluation is sex, age and general fitness condition of an animal up for transfer. It goes with all the paperwork.
The article says that the health certificate from Mexico had Gen listed as a male. So it’s safe to assume that the zoo didn’t notice for the longest time because of it.
How big is the hippo group at Puebla? Could they just select and put into transport crate a wrong animal of similar size by mistake? Would not be for the first time when identity error is realised only ex-post. See my old post
