ZOO Antwerpen Antwerp Zoo ,Antwerp ,Belgium

Just looked on ISIS, and Antwerp no longer has any Wattled Curassow listed. What has happened to them?

 

Would any of you Antwerp regulars happen to have a photo of the Bornean Orang Utan, Tuan (now at Chester)?

I haven't seen him yet...

 

Wow, thanks Marc.

 

Yes, Thanks!!

He's a big boy!

 

Following this Tuan photo- can you post a couple of (fullbody) shots of the female Eastern Gorilla 'Amohoro'?

Does anyone know if its decided which race she should belong too?

 

Not the best of my pics, but i hate the glass they used:



the arms a little bit closer




and her head.

 

Many thanks for those. Looking at them which species do people think she belongs to?

 

I'm far from sure, but from these photos I think I'd say graueri - although I am sure that my opinion isn't worth much
She is rather more masculine looking than the other females I saw at Antwerp and Chester all those years ago. This is partly due to her rather longer hair, which reminds me of the graueri males. The shape of her nose, as far as I can see, is consistent with graueri.
Has anyone studied enough graueri specimens to understand the full variability of this taxon? Prof Groves, perhaps?

Alan

 

Yep, she is a graueri allright.

And Dr. Groves at ANZ is a much sought after authority in taxonomic issues ... on lots of taxa.

 

Your opinion is much valued...

I don't know what to make of her. In photos 1&2 she looks like 'graueri', while in photo 3 she looks more 'beringeii' Could she have come from the Bwindi Forest population of 'beringei'- this apparently is a sort of intermediate form and I believe shows characteristics of both the others?

I've seen virtually all the 'Graueri' speciments that have been in recent captivity(at Chester, Antwerp- except the young male that died, Oklahoma) although they were all a long time ago, I still have plenty of photos too.. But it still doesn't help much...

 

@ Pertinax: I'm so sorry, i completely overlooked the pm you send me. So with a lot of delay, here are the pictures you requested, pictures from Victoria so you can see the difference with amahoro;









(i'll add pics of both girls in the gallery)

 

Renovation of the rocks:






A new aquarium thank is build that will house tropical animals. For the first time filled with water:


(april 30, 2008)

 

-A Champmanzebra gave birth to a female, called Jorilani.
-The two nile crocodile's will be sent to Diergaarde Blijdorp.Instead there will come 6(2.4) Spectacled Caiman from Parc paradisio.
-The 1.4 giraffes go to Planckendael. 0.2 Rothschild from Belfast will arrive later.

 

Why are the crocs moving?

Is Antwerp changing subspecies of Giraffe?

 

The crocodile exibith is very small. But good for caimans. Yes, the kordofan(Giraffa Camelopadaris Antiquorum) will leave the zoo. Two of the feamels are pregnant!

 

The girafs from the Zoo will go to the Planckendael park because they open a brand new, large exhibit for them in june. The Antwerp Zoo will receive a mother Giraf with her child from the Belfast zoo in Ireland.
I think the crocs also are moving to the Rotterdam zoo because they're starting with a big project over there. They also will get crocs from a zoo in Germany I think...

 

They have 2 from Amersfoort and now 2 from Antwerpen. The slender-snouted crocodile will also go to the new crocodile exibith.

The giraffes from antwerp getting a new exibith, mixed with impala's and Helmeted Guineafowl. Later on also with the Cape elands. The group is based on a jong male, arrived agust 2007. Mother and her 2 daughters with another female.

 

Today 2 of the giraffes were moved to Planckendael. Tommorow they do another 3 animals. On the 13th of June, 2 Rotschilgiraffes form Belfast will come. These animals get more space because they get the space from the Anoa's.

 

Some pics from the giraffe-moving. A Dutch firma who is experienced in moving animals did it. They move very often elephants. They have a big truck were you van move 3 elephants at the same time.
Some Movings they did:
(3 Elephants from Moscow/Valencia)
(Maxim Valencia -to Rotterdam)
(Alexander from Rotterdam to Antwerpen)
(1 African Elephant from England to Rhenen)
(3 asian Elephants from Rotterdam To Dublin)
2 Giraffes from Bellewaerde to Hilvarenbeek and another place
1 Giraffe from Maubeuge to Rhenen
1 GIraffe from Rhene to Bellewaerde
3 Bizons from Rotterdam to Zurich.
1 indian Rhino from Stuttgart to Madrid.
And many more..


Trailer on the Giraffe house of Antwerp Zoo


Arrive in Mechelen


Off the trailer


Driving to Planckendael
PLanckendael.