Zoo Liberec Liberec zoo news

A few recent births at the zoo picked of the zoos website

0.1 Rothschild's giraffe born in February
0.0.1 Lammergeier again born in February
A first breeding in the Czech republic of a Sheepmaker's crowned pigeon at the end of last year.
a pair of Cape genet brought in from a private breeder in Germany (summer last year)

The zoo along with a few other Czech zoos are involved in a breeding and research programme for the endangered western giant eland in Senegal.

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Further births this year include:

2.0 golden takin born
1.0 Somali wild ass born
0.1 Rothschild's giraffe born
0.0.2 snow leopard born
0.0.1 white cheeked gibbon born.

 

First major news this year...

A female Rothschild's giraffe was born on the 7th January 2012- this is very good news for the zoo, they've had a brilliant record at breeding giraffes among many other species.

Zoo Liberec's First Baby of the Year is a Tall One! - ZooBorns

 

0.0.2 Golden takin born this year

The zoo has achieved a world first in breeding a Lesser spotted eagle (Aquila pomarina) through AI.

 

0:4 Philipine Spotted Deer have arrived from a collection in Italy

The first of the two Gorillas, which have been on loan from Dvur Kralove is due to return there tomorrow. The female will go back in July
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Nice breeding-result at Liberec : an European Black Vulture has hatched !

 

Seems to me there is something of a breakthrough in breeding European black vultures in European zoos. Is the ground breaking research at Antwerpen/Planckendael finally paying off? Great.

 

Blesbok born at Liberec

 

Chapman zebra born at Liberec :
New Zebra Not 'Plain as Black and White' - ZooBorns

 

2.0 Barbary (mix) lions have arrived from Olomouc this afternoon

 

Kea-breeding report:
Kea Parrot Breeding | Nestor notabilis | Liberec ZOO

 

Some nice births :
6 year old Somali wild ass Tosca gave birth to a male foal.
2 Chapman zebras born ( 1 male, 1 female )

 

Female Tufted deer arrived from Zoo Hiedelberg

 

1 Booted eagle hatched on 25th May!

 

Great achievement!
Is this a first???

 

Yeah, it should be first successful breeding worldwide

 

Article about the breeding :

Liberec zoo first in world to breed booted eagle | Prague Monitor

 

Booted Eagles were bred in private hands before. The discussion of the first (not accepted as wild) observation in nature in Britain mentions a pair which bred in a collection somewhere in Britain.

 

Takins are breeding well :

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1687175134670237