They are not off show but on show. They have access to one indoor exhibit and the second outdoor island. I think the situation is really hard for la Vallée as there are now too many bonobos in the exhibit and it's difficult too manage them. Rhene did a bad work with the change of their bonobos project and the new one seems not good (the outdoor enclosures look ugly and empty from what I saw on pictures).
I see, well thats a good point I suppose and I think I generally agree with it too. Under that hypothetical situation I think you are right that any breeding success of bonobos at the Aspinall parks would have eventually been offset by DA's take over and the new "emphasis" of the parks on dodgy re-introductions.
Do not forget that after the first review then Corona lockdown came in the way. To be fair: I had reservations with their gorilla exhibit, but after I visited the zoo again last year it opened my eyes to how functional the whole thing was. Nice to see the Roloway monkeys in there too.
Intresting reading ! : EAZA Best Practice Guideline Bonobo : https://www.eaza.net/assets/Uploads...pFV_GGpuHzfE65EHVcib9ipQSMB24F-5Aqxp2N5hN-q5Q
Bonobo Kianga at Planckendael recently delivered a male infant, Vyombo. The group at Planckendael now consists of 7 males and 12 females. https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=169797858187836 Pasgeboren bonobobaby verrast verzorgers in Planckendael
The newspaper article mentions that the paternity will not be known until a DNA test is performed, as is the rule in bonobos.
@BjoernN Prague ? Never heard about it and never seen articles speaking about it (and there were lots about future exhibits in Prague). @Jana Did you heard about it ?
Yes, circa 10 years ago, Prague zoo director talked about future plans and both bonobo and okapi were planned to be housed in area right behind the main zoo entrance. These plans were scrapped afaik, or at least not mentioned again in recent years.
