Join our zoo community

Blaavand Zoo Blaavand Zoo news

Discussion in 'Denmark' started by Thesweham, 23 Jan 2016.

  1. Thesweham

    Thesweham Well-Known Member 5+ year member

    Joined:
    23 Aug 2014
    Posts:
    239
    Location:
    Gothenburg, Sweden.
  2. vogelcommando

    vogelcommando Well-Known Member 10+ year member

    Joined:
    10 Dec 2012
    Posts:
    17,723
    Location:
    fijnaart, the netherlands
  3. Shirokuma

    Shirokuma Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    1 Sep 2009
    Posts:
    2,079
    Location:
    .
    The Danish news coverage also describes it as a baboon. I think because there was a tweet from the police which said they were looking for a baboon.
     
  4. annebn

    annebn Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    14 Jan 2015
    Posts:
    68
    Location:
    Copenhagen, Denmark
  5. Kifaru Bwana

    Kifaru Bwana Well-Known Member 15+ year member

    Joined:
    25 Jan 2006
    Posts:
    12,225
    Location:
    Amsterdam, Holland
    It is all well and good to report a primate escape at a Danish zoo, but what do we know about Blaavand Zoo anyhow?


    A list of recent births and new animals would be newsworthy too!!!

    Would anyone be so kind to put in a review of sorts?
     
  6. annebn

    annebn Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    14 Jan 2015
    Posts:
    68
    Location:
    Copenhagen, Denmark
    That would be interesting. I honestly didn't know there was a zoo there until I saw the news story. It is at the other end of the country from me, but on the other hand Denmark isn't all that big.
     
  7. temp

    temp Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    5 Jul 2014
    Posts:
    372
    Location:
    DM
    It's a small local zoo that only has easy-to-source species (including a fair number of domestics) and nothing rare. The exhibits are mostly pretty basic, but fine. The only relatively uncommon species they have is striped hyena. An elderly couple that has been retired.

    With the current fairly mild weather that forecasts predict will continue (a cold front passed the country some time ago), the Barbary macaque could easily survive for a long time in free.
     
  8. annebn

    annebn Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    14 Jan 2015
    Posts:
    68
    Location:
    Copenhagen, Denmark
    Sure, it wouldn't die of cold at the moment. But I wonder if it can find enough to eat to survive?
     
  9. annebn

    annebn Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    14 Jan 2015
    Posts:
    68
    Location:
    Copenhagen, Denmark
    The run-away barbary macaque has now been found dead. The zoo director thinks it may have been hit by a car (although why he thinks that is not clear from the article, as it also says there are no visible injuries).
    Eftersøgt berberabe er fundet død - TV 2