The purpose of this thread it to keep you up to date with the news that happen in my Home Zoo. Fluffy tiger cubs play in their den in Colombia - YouTube The video above documents the birth of 3 bengal tigers which were born on November the 30, and are being recorded 24/7 Live view can be seen here Zoologico de Cali - Tigres Cachorros Live!
Finally the baby tigers are making their debut...their names are Kanu, Hati and Bali, which mean strength, power & Gold, or something similar, (the names are supposed to be the 3 main characteristics of a tiger) http://www.eltiempo.com/Multimedia/...TOS-WEB-PLANTILLA_GALERIA_FOTOS-13464888.html Unfortunately, the article says their mother is an albino individual (I dont know why poeple dont understand that a white tiger is different from being albino)
Sorry for not having the article in english, but you can look at the pictures, it is about the andean bear cub which was born on january, It is the second bear that has been born from the actual pair, the other cub "Manoba" is held at the Jaime Duque Zoo Ella es Wii, la cría de oso de anteojos que nació en el Zoológico de Cali - diario El Pais There are also 2 baby ring tailed lemurs, 2 collared peccaries, cotton topped tamarins and apparently there are some baby pacaranas on the way
On thursday last week (22nd of january) the new Australia outback exhibit was inaugurated. The exhibit is an immersion exhibit that resembles an old farm in the outback. Although I have not visited (I plan to do it when I travel back to Colombia) I have been quite updated with the zoo news. The exhibit is actually inhabited by Red kangaroos , Red-necked wallabies, Cacatua alba & moluccensis, Emus, bearded dragons, Budgerigards, Laughing kookaburras & Cockatiels. There are also black swans in the lake in front of the entrance to the exhibit. Although they have not yet arrived Perenties and lorikeets (not sure which species) will be part of the exhibit, making Cali the only zoo in LatinAmerica with perenties. The exhibit theme is water management and how to take care of it. Hopefully I will be able to get some pictures to upload soon. For now some pictures can be seen here: En fotos: animales de Australia, los nuevos huéspedes del Zoológico de Cali | EL PAIS En video: en el Zoológico de Cali ya hay un pedacito de Australia, conózcalo | EL PAIS
Intresting article about the zoo : Feature: Colombia's famed zoo preserves wildness in bulstling city - Xinhua | English.news.cn
Several 2022 births so far for Cali have included three Plains Zebra, a Brazilian Tapir, a Ring-tailed Lemur and seven Red-footed Tortoises. The zoo also recently received a wild-born Giant Otter pup that was found without its parents - reported on ALPZA's social media page.
Hopefully the wild-born Giant otter can bring in some new blood into the captive population ( when she or he is adult ).
Via the AZA’s Twitter page, it shows a photo in their “Like” section of the Cali Zoo or Fundación Zoológica de Cali to have earned Top Honors in Exhibit Design for Por El Camino De Los Andes(Along The Andes Trail).
I have it on new information that in young rescuee Colombia a giant otter Kirpa was recently transferred from Zoologico de Cali to Piscilago (and that the latter (if I understand that correct) has another adult giant otter in Manuela - rescued +/- 6 years ago. Source: Zoológico de Cali • Oficial on Instagram: "Hoy queremos contarles que Kirpa, la nutria gigante que llegó a nuestro territorio después de ser rescatada por las autoridades ambientales en la región de Arauca, será trasladada a @piscilagocol como parte de un programa de manejo cooperativo para la conservación de su especie. Desde su llegada, le hemos brindado a Kirpa todos los cuidados necesarios en su proceso de crianza asistida, con el objetivo de garantizar su bienestar animal. Ahora, en esta nueva etapa, trabajaremos junto a esta institución para garantizar que Kirpa se encuentre en las mejores condiciones. Gracias por seguir de cerca el proceso de Kirpa y compartir junto a nosotros la pasión por la vida y la conservación de su especie ¡Más que un trabajo, una pasión! . . . #ZooCali #MuchasHistoriasQueContar #PasiónPorLaVida" At this point in time: I assume that the transfer is as is mentioned it the video that for conservation breeding. Be interesting to know how large the Colombia ex situ giant otter camp is.
