So sad news, white rhino Amalie gave birth on June 4, 2021, it was a stillbirth. RIP, little baby boy Moses! It was the very first rhino birth at the zoo.
Last Tuesday one-year old female American wood bison (Bison bison athabascae) Kunigunde arrived from Tierpark Nordhorn. Zoo Osnabrück now has 1.3 American wood bisons. Source: Instagram of Zoo Osnabrück (15/08/2021) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSles-tKujU/
Around 3 weeks ago a (male?) Round-eared elephant shrew (Macroscelides proboscideus) was born. Source: Instagram of Zoo Osnabrück (10/10/2021) https://www.instagram.com/p/CU1lM6CKHTc/
In April 2 female Domestic reindeer were born. On the 5th of April a male Drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus) was born. In May a male and a female American wood bison (Bison bison athabascae) were born. In May a 1-year old female Chapman's zebra (Equus quagga chapmani) from Zoo Wroclaw. At the end of June 2 Servals (Leptailurus serval) were born. At the end of July a Sunda pig-tailed macaque (Macaca nemestrina) was born. On the 16th of September a female Kirk's dik-dik (Madoqua kirkii) was born. In October several East African banded mongooses (Mungos mungo colonus) were born. Recently the Black-capped capuchin (Sapajus apella) left the zoo and were send to a zoo in Poland. The monkey house (in which they lived) is in need of a renovation, this building was build in the 1970s and doesn't fit the needs of the animals anymore. The zoo wants to get rid of the tiles and create more naturalistic enclosures with hiding spots. The zoo is currently missing one of their young Indian crested porcupine (Hystrix indica) that was born last year. Last Thursday both young were missing but one male was found alive outside the zoo. The female is still missing... Sources: Instagram of Zoo Osnabrück (01/05/2021) https://www.instagram.com/p/COUqbpoifhS/ Instagram of Zoo Osnabrück (04/05/2021) https://www.instagram.com/p/COcqHs5HSra/ Instagram of Zoo Osnabrück (13/05/2021) https://www.instagram.com/p/COzf-vLH21O/ Instagram of Zoo Osnabrück (17/05/2021) https://www.instagram.com/p/CO-jK88oUFU/ Instagram of Zoo Osnabrück (05/08/2021) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSMs3cRqJWN/ Instagram of Zoo Osnabrück (29/08/2021) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTJgdBCKjzP/ Instagram of Zoo Osnabrück (07/10/2021) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUu3OspKHgM/ Instagram of Zoo Osnabrück (07/11/2021) https://www.instagram.com/p/CV-CRejKs9d/ Instagram of Zoo Osnabrück (16/11/2021) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWTEQ-QKeB5/ Instagram of Zoo Osnabrück (19/11/2021) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWdJPFqqwze/
After eleven years of separation the female South African bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis megalotis) has recently been reunited with her brother. Source: Instagram of Zoo Osnabrück (28/12/2021) https://www.instagram.com/p/CYB3OGBJ9iv/
Recently the golden-handed tamarins (Saguinus midas) moved to the South-America house, they used to live in the monkey house, which has now mostly been demolished. Source: Instagram of Zoo Osnabrück (13/01/2022) https://www.instagram.com/p/CYrY549Kovv/
Sadly 20-year old male lion (Panthera leo) Nakuru was euthanised last Tuesday, currently the zoo has no plans to bring in a new breeding male. Also the two mini pigs Manni and Martha were euthanised. Source: Instagram of Zoo Osnabrück (15/01/2022) https://www.instagram.com/p/CYtab1SKfRe/
According to the zoos Instagram, the red pandas will soon move to a different enclosure. Their enclosure will house siamangs which used to live in the former monkey house. Source: Instagram of Zoo Osnabrück (19/01/2022)
On the 9th of January a male Chapman's zebra (Equus quagga chapmani) was born. Recently two Pied Imperial-Pigeons (Ducula bicolor) arrived at the zoo, a new species for the zoo! Sources: Instagram of Zoo Osnabrück (21/01/2022) Login • Instagram Instagram of Zoo Osnabrück (22/01/2022) Login • Instagram
According to a recent instagram post, the pair of siamangs have moved to the Orangutan enclosure where they will stay till mid-Febrary afterwhich they will move to a different zoo. In the meantime a new enclosure is getting constructed for them (the former red panda enclosure). Source: Instagram of Zoo Osnabrück (27/01/2022) Login • Instagram
On the 23rd of January a Kirk's dik-dik (Madoqua kirkii) was born. I believe its a male but I am not 100% sure, could someone confirm this? Source: Instagram of Zoo Osnabrück (02/02/2022) Login • Instagram
On the 24th of March a Western common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) was born! Source: Instagram of Zoo Osnabrück (01/04/2022) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb0Db2rIBvP/
It's a male and he was given the name Bruce. Source: Instagram of Zoo Osnabrück (15/04/2022) Login • Instagram
Osnabrück is exchanging it's male tiger in the near future. Since the current pair of Sumatran tigers didn't breed until now, the male is going to a french zoo in "late april". A new male will arrive from France in exchange. No info on which zoo(s) in France are involved, unfortunately. Edit: Another info, the new "Wasserwelten" area for Humboldt penguins, harbour seal and california sea lions will open July 7th. Source: Facebook
On the 26th of April male Tilak arrived from Zoo d'Amiens and one day later male Argo left zoo Osnabrück for Zoo d'Amiens. Last month 2 Domestic Reindeer were born, a male and a female. Sources: Instagram of Zoo Osnabrück (30/04/2022) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc8Qnd4qRnp/ Instagram of Zoo Onsabrück (01/05/20220 https://www.instagram.com/p/CdAS4x8q5gs/
On the zoos instagram story appears a trailer video which is followed with a survey. The animated trailer shows different locations and collages. For example an errupting vulcano, a moving T-rex skeleton, viking ships, the Red Baron and so on. It is titled "a new project is casting a shadow". After a quick research I found a local newspaper article from summer 2021 which talks about new projects of the zoo and mentions the construction of an evolution arena called "Zelt der Zeiten" (tent of times). This is probably what is teasered on instagram as the article describes it as state-of-the-art projection technology show that brings extinct animals back to life. It is compared to the Circus Roncallis animal hologram show. The article also mentions that the rhinos will move out of their newly improved exhibit and into the african themeworld Takamanda. It also shows plans and concept art of the new elephant park "Kui Buri". It will expand the enclosure into the rhino exhibit after they moved out. Then the elephant will have 1,6 hektar for themselves. As new species for the zoo pigmy hippos and ant eaters are named. Furthermore the article says that some monkey and ape exhibits are going to be improved (for example the orangutans and squirrel monkeys). source: Zoo Osnabrück 2030: Wasserwelten, Elefantenpark, Tier-Holografien | NOZ
