Again Peruvian bush anoles - Polychrus peruvianus - have hatched at Münster. The species was first bred at the zoo in 2018. In zoos they are extremely rare and in Europe only 2 zoos are keeping this species.
Last week a female Visayan spotted deer (Rusa alfredi) was born and recently a 5-year old male Defassa waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus defassa) arrived at the zoo. Hopefully the arrival of this male will lead to offspring at the end of the year! Does someone know from which zoo the male Defassa waterbuck came? Source: Instagram of Allwetterzoo Münster (24/04/2021) https://www.instagram.com/p/COCxDfEtm2H/ Instagram of Allwetterzoo Münster (26/04/2021) https://www.instagram.com/p/COIMaCQqGBc/
Recently a male Grant's zebra (*13.05.2019) arrived from Parc de Branféré (France) and joined the 4 females that already lived in Münster. The zoo now has 1.4 Grant's zebras. Source: Instagram of Allwetterzoo Münster (28/04/2021) https://www.instagram.com/p/CONDSVEq3ca/
At the begining of this month male South-East Asian elephant (Elephas maximus indicus) Alexander was send to zoo Lodz. At the same time the 28-year old male Nikolai arrived from Artis. Recently a new species arrived from zoo Zürich: Lord Derby's parakeets (Psittacula derbiana) they can be found in the former Eastern Hill Myna (Gracula religiosa religiosa) aviary. Sources: Instagram of Allwetterzoo Münster (01/07/2021) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQyZ9ivKthf/ Instagram of Allwetterzoo Münster (11/07/2021) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRLsaULqinx/
Recently, a young female secretarybird (Sagittarius serpentarius) arrived in Münster and is now on show in the bird-of-prey aviary. No info on where she's from, however. I'm quite happy about that, as I already feared they would stop keeping the species since the male had been alone for some years. Source: Facebook
In August for the first time 5 MacDougall's spiny lizards (Sceloporus macdougalli) hatched at the zoo. Last Tuesday 3 Zhou's box turtles (Cuora zhoui) hatched at the IZS! Last Thursday the Common dwarf mongooses have been moved to their new enclosure near the vulture aviary Sources: Instagram of Allwetterzoo Münster (29/08/2021) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTJvw_BqQhC/ Instagram of Allwetterzoo Münster (08/10/2021) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUw0iwHqsHK/ Instagram of Allwetterzoo Münster (08/10/2021) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUzq3goqq-0/
Didn't the mongoosrs not move to the exhibz last year ? Or was the very smal fromer iguana exhibit jist temporary ?
I wouldn't know, maybe you can tell by the video that they posted on their Instagram profile. https://www.instagram.com/p/CUzq3goqq-0/
They moved to a larger exhibit in the same area. I am actually not 100% sure what has been in there before, could be tortoise or weaver birds. The old rhino iguana enclosure was too small for them for sure.
Good, the last time I was there, it realy shocked me. since the zoo started finally to modernize. I was thinking it was only temporary, But still, good the know. Iam going to see it for my self this summer
The two Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) brothers Thabo and Demba were send to Mysuru Zoo in India. Source: Instagram of Allwetterzoo Münster (11/11/2021) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWIhfexqJFE/
New species: The zoo now keeps Marbled teal (Marmaronetta angustirostris) in the wading bird enclosure. They plan to take part in a reintroduction program on the spanish island of Mallorca, together with other zoos, e.g. Cologne and Jerez. Source: Facebook
Cool, I haven't been in this place for years now, yet I have to look at the news about our situation with the virus. Maybe next year.
If you want to go. You HAVE to wait untill July. They building a big new tropical rainforrest hall. With great new species, liker giant otters, and howler monkeys. The Zoo finally starts to go out of its extrem medicore situation of the major german zoos.
Recently a Gila monster (Heloderma suspectum) hatched. Source: Instagram of Allwetterzoo Münster (24/11/2021) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWp_-i2K4zh/
2 new aviaries, next to the flamingos. One with Lord Derby's parakeets, and the other one with Eurasian hoopoes, Edwards's pheasant and Mandarin Ducks. Münster finally is starting to become a modern Zoo, after decades of stagnation.
Recently atleast one Pygmy leaf chameleon (Rieppeleon brevicaudatus) hatched. Source: Instagram of Allwetterzoo Münster (27/11/2021) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWxsi2KqElE/
A female Golden-headed lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas) arrived from Zoo Karlsruhe in July. She was actually born in Zoo Wuppertal. In July a male Blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus taurinus) was born. At the end of July multiple Pied avocets (Recurvirostra avosetta) hatched. In September 25-year old female African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) Sandy was euthanised. In October a Goeldi's marmoset (Callimico goeldii) was born. At the start of December this species bred succesfully for the first time in Allwetterzoo Münster. Recently a new species arrived at the zoo: 5 Fat sand rats (Psammomys obesus obesus)! This species is only kept in 11 European Zoos! Sources: Instagram of Allwetterzoo Münster (07/07/2021) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRBgbfiqMAC/ Instagram of Allwetterzoo Münster (08/07/2021) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRELXOJKKtn/ Instagram of Allwetterzoo Münster (25/07/2021) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRwBfbJKcgQ/ Instafgram of Allwetterzoo Münster (08/09/2021) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTkBAv2qiM_/ Instagram of Allwetterzoo Münster (28/10/2021) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVkT8_Jq_rM/ Instagram of Allwetterzoo Münster (04/12/2021) https://www.instagram.com/p/CXDteijqigd/ Instagram of Allwetterzoo Münster (14/12/2021) https://www.instagram.com/p/CXdmSZ3qNC1/
