Aye-aye captive population

@ShonenJake13, do you have access to the international studbook?
How current are the figures for Japan - Tokyo Ueno Zoo?
And specifically: what is the (published) source?

 

An update re aye-ayes outside of Madagascar...

EUROPE (12.8)

Bristol Zoo = 1.2 (Noah, Tahiry Kambana)
Chester Zoo = 1.1 (Raz, Mamy)
Frankfurt Zoo = 4.1 (Malala Kimala Vinny Leo, Kintana)
Jersey Zoo = 4.3 (Alain Patrice Pan Matoky, Zanvie Vassago Ala)
London Zoo = 2.1 (Tany Peanut, Salem)

NORTH AMERICA (9.15)

Cincinnati Zoo = 1.1 (Nify, Medea)
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo = 0.1 (Caliban)
Denver Zoo = 1.2 (Smeagol, Bellatrix Tonks)
Duke Lemur Center = 2.7 (Poe Grendel, Endora Ozma Ardrey Lucrezia Medusa Elphaba Agatha)
Henry Doorly Zoo = 1.1 (Warlock, Claudia)
Philadelphia Zoo = 3.1 (Tolkein Loki Damien, Kali)
San Diego Zoo = 1.2 (Nirina, Styx Fady)

ASIA (5.6)

Ueno Zoo = 5.6 (Mamyroa Hitchcock Dimy Faly Mafy, Soa Hoavy Hira Tia Orana Tony)

EX-SITU TOTAL = 26.29 (55)

 

aardvark250 says that 0.1 aye-aye has been sent from Ueno to Taipei.

 

Taipei Zoo welcomes rare aye-aye | Taiwan News

 

In Europe, it seems the UK is the place to see AyeAye. Have seen them in all four UK/Jersey zoos and rather take them for granted as a result, yet actually very rare elsewhere.

 

Just read in the 2019 Annual Report of Frankfurt Zoo, the young, 2018 born male "Leo" passed away. His unfortunate death means a big big loss for the european population.

He was struggling with a massive infestation with the roundworm Pterygodermatites nyctebi which requires an intermediate host, in any case cockroaches, to reproduce, and unfortunately these are very difficult to fight in the Grzimekhaus.

So 3.1 Aye-Aye left at Frankfurt Zoo.

 

Whilst every individual aye aye is important, genetically Leo has an older full brother Kimala at the zoo, so thankfully the MalalaxKintana branch is still represented.

 

In June a male Aye aye was born at the Duke Lemur Center :

INFANT ANNOUNCEMENT: Rare aye-aye born at the Duke Lemur Center - Duke Lemur Center

 

*female

Winifred is the first baby for her mother Fady, who was born at San Diego, and the second baby for her father Grendel, who was born at Duke as well.

 

By the way, Taipei has asked the possibility of introducing male Aye-aye from Frankfurt Zoo.

 

Aye-ayes creep me out. Sorry not sorry.

 

Jersey zoo have had two aye-aye born this year. All things considered quite a good year for Europe's aye-aye population.

One is a little female that was rejected by the mother and consequently was hand-reared by keepers, she has been called "Mifaly" (meaning "playful one" in Malagasy).



The other is a little male who was apparently accepted by his mother without any issue and was named "Marary Kenatra" (which translates as "patient and shy one" in Malagasy).



In case anyone is interested I wrote a little about the history of Jersey's aye-ayes in this thread: History of Jersey Zoo & Durrell Trust ex-situ / in-situ conservation efforts.

 

Does San Diego still have them?

 

The second baby has been renamed to Mahery Kenatra apparently.

Yes - three of them.

 

I take it that this is due to it being a female ? or is it the correct wording in Malagasy ?

 

No it’s a male. Mahery Kenatra translates better than Marary Kenatra. Whilst they intended Marary to mean patient, it could be translated to shamefully sick or poltergeist depending on the dialect.
Mahery means strong in all dialects of Malagasy, so it was just a nicer name.

 

Oh I see, thats a great name , although I have to say I really like the idea of marary as "poltergeist"