The little girl won´t ever receive a proper name. She weights 160kg now. She met all other herd members already, only contact with Calvin is so far only behind a net and sails.
A new species is a young pair of Blue-headed Macaws (Propyrrhura couloni) received from Magdeburg and Bojnice. Sri Lankan rusty-spotted cats (Prionailurus rubiginosus phillipsi) have a litter of 2 cubs, both are males. They were born in April and now they started to leave the box and explore their outside cage.
The new chimpanze house still has no chimpanzees (climbing structures are not installed). But one small enclosure in this house has been inhabited by a group of Diana monkeys, they moved from old monkey house. This video shows their first visit in the pen. Ko?kodan Dianin v Zoo Ostrava - YouTube
Because the hippos are a very important species in Ostrava Zoo (for example they are keeping the European Studbook of the hippos), so I wrote an article to ZOOmoments about the youngest hippo in Ostrava, Kvido after his first birthday. First year of Kvido
Great Monkeys, Great natural enclosure, good video. There must be six or seven in this group including young. I do wish somewhere in the UK was able to replicate this and make a really excellent display with Dianas as they are such striking Monkeys when seen like this. Reality-wise perhaps Port Lympne might, though they don't have more than a pair or two now.
Bull Elephant, Calvin has been euthanized due to ongoing health issues: Statement from Zoo Ostrava Sad news from the zoo ostrava: This morning was for medical reasons spent bull elephant of Indian Calvin. Infection in his youth had chickenpox, which caused the curve of his left front leg. With Age, this curvature still worse and caused that Calvin started more burden right front limb. Consequently, on my right foot overburdened created a huge abscess which, however, refused to leave Calvin treat. We therefore 25. August joined his sedation and treatment of wounds in anaesthesia. Despite all the expensive and difficult treatment, which lasted for the next two months, but failed to save the leg and abscess is further expanded. After consultation with colleagues from abroad, we decided to proceed to euthanize her because hopes for Calvin's recovery were at this point zero. Calvin belonged in Europe between successful male, what is the number of pups. During his life he fathered a total of 14 pups, 11 of whom survived. Two of them-Females Rashmi and Sumatra-you can see in zoo ostrava.
More sad elephant news - it appears that Calvin and Vishesh's daughter Sumitra passed away a couple of days ago, though they aren't sure why yet. Looking through old blog pages, on the zoo website, it appears that Sumitra never nursed from her mother which may have been a factor in her death. Zoo's facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Zoo-Ostrava-oficiální-stránky-549275881755489/?fref=photo
Zoo Ostrava is prepairing to completelly change their chimpansee group. They keep 4 hybrid females now (2 females with 2 dauthers, a compact group). They all will move to Leipzig soon. And then 3 new verus females should come from Leipzig, and 2 verus males later from elsewhere. EDIT: Their Diana monkeys breed like rats. The group in new "Pavilon Evolution" house has two infants and reached 13 members, while one female is expecting soon. A second family group in old monkey house has 4 members. And three single males sit backstage and wait for transfer abroad.
A Southern Tree Hyrax (Dendrohyrax arboreus) was born at Ostrava at the end of December. There are very few tree hyrax in European zoos - all in the Czech Republic - and a shortage of females within that tiny population.
1 Southern Luzon Cloud Rat (Phloeomys cumingi) was born on 21 April...but failed to attract any media attention. The species remains much rarer in zoos than its Northern Luzon (P. pallidus) cousin.
From Whipsnade a young female Hippo arrived. It should bring the breeding-programm for Hippos at Ostrava on the rails again. Sofar no less then 32 Hippos were born at Ostrava .
The last Southern Tree Hyrax at Dvur Kralove (a male) has been sent to Ostrava - thus making Ostrava now the only European zoo to hold Dendrohyrax.
0.1 Mongoose Lemur arrived from Le Pal - Ostrava have kept the species since 2011 but this is the first female they've had
