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Another update of the renovation of the Harbor Seal exhibit.





On the left, you see the new river.


The new path has the same view as the former sand/gravel paths, but in concrete.

 

This all looks very encouraging - i look forward to seeing the new developments when i visit next May.

 

The temporary Bat-eared fox exhibit on the old lion-island is totally ready now. The red framework indicates how small the animals are in the big space.

It's the beginning of the Easter Holiday in Belgium and the way along the renovated Harbor Seal enclosure was just in time open yesterday morning. Most of the works are ready, only a few rocks, plants, painting, etc. and the renovation is complete.

 

It must have looked so small for lions if you take into account the fact that there was also a moat in the front part.

 

It did. This is very much one extreme to another!

 

Extreme but temporary because in a few(?) years the present carnivore exclosures (of which this former lion present bat-eared fox enclosure is part of) will be remodelled into a brand new leopard and tiger exibit.

 

At which time I assume the bat-eared foxes will have been relocated within an exhibit in the African savannah precinct (not necessarily near the lions and mongoose, more like the giraffe area).

 

The totally renovated Harbour Seal enclosure is open now.

 

3 Asian Elephants bulls of the age of 4 till 5 years old shall be moved the half of July to the Antwerp Zoo: Bun (Tbilisi), Budi (Dublin) and Ming Jung (Cologne). Budi will be moved later to Denver Zoo (USA).
From the 18th of June, the current Elephant enclosure of the Anwerp Zoo will be updated: everything will be reinforced, the rubber floor in the stables will be changed to a floor of sand and a crush will complete the enclosure.

 

Antwerpen Zoo received pair of Balabac mouse deer from Wrocław. So it is fourth zoo in Europe keeping this rare species.

 

The young Asian Elephant bull Budi from Dublin arrived a couple of days ago. Today, a second bull, Ming Jung from Cologne, will arrive. Bun of Tbilissi is set for later this year. Budi will go to Denver in a few months.



Also a new female Spectacled Bear has arrived. 'Zamora' (12) from England.

 

Wroclaw, Praha, ... and Antwerpen.
Third party?

 

Some births of the past months:

0.0.1 African lion (another 0.0.1 died)
0.0.1 Slender loris
0.0.7 Nusua
0.0.3 Gentoo Penguin

On this time, okapi Sofie can give birth in the short future. A second calf, of okapi Yenthe, is expected later this year.

Some arrivals of the past months:
1.0 Visayan warty pig (Chester)
0.1 Spectacled bear (South Lakes)

 

On 15 September, okapi Sofie gave birth to her sixth baby, a male named Nkosi. The father of the young okapi is Henry.

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What the h.... is a Nusua? Do you mean a South American Coati/Coatimundi (Nasua nasua)?

 

Yes, that's what I mean .

 

Thank you for the news.
Do you know if the maccaroni and king penguins in Antwerp are breeding/when they had the last chicks?

 

All the 4 penguin groups at the Antwerp Zoo are breeding groups. But not all have the same productivity.

The Humbolts have every year off-spring. (only this year the breeding season failed)
The Gentoos and Macaronis alternate every year.
For example: this year the Gentoos have 3 young, in 2011 the Macaronis, and the year before that the Gentoos back.
The Kings are the most rarely. They have almost every year one (or more eggs), but the last succesfull young is dated years ago.