No the female is still the same yellow-cheeked. After a look on ZTL the timeline should be this: 1995: 1.0 white-cheeked gibbon "Joey" arrived 2008: 0.1 yellow-cheeked gibbon arrives to accompany the lonely white-cheeked gibbon 2019: 1.0 white-cheeked "Joey" dies 2020: 1.0 yellow-cheeked gibbon "Joey junior" arrives to be paired with the remainining 0.1 yellow-cheeked.
Four fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) have been born at Pakawi Park. The birth happened on June 20th already but wasn't announced until today. The cubs are doing well in the cubbing box in the female's enclosure. This is the first time fossas have been born in the low countries (although there was a previous birth at Pakawi Park, but that cub only lived very briefly). Vier fossa’s geboren in Pakawi Park Primeur in Benelux: vier fossa’s geboren in Pakawi Park Pakawi Park stelt kleine fossa’s voor Zoovaria
Short clip of the fossa cubs posted by Pakawi Park. https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=284671519548908
Pakawi Park has confirmed on Facebook that the four fossas born in June are three males and one female. The Facebook post linked below also has a few pictures. Security Check Required
Palm-nut vultures and Waldrapp have been added to the collection at Pakawi Park. Security Check Required Security Check Required
Some intresting bird-hatchlings : - 5 Sun conures - 1 Northern carmine bee-eater - 1 Golden-breasted starling
Pakawi has opened an account to gather money for the new Monkey Island. This will house the chimpansees. In a later stadium the gibbons, lemurs and treeshrews will follow. This island will be build on the old tiger-islands. Once finished they hope to participate in a breeding-program with their eastern chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) {{ https://steun.pakawipark.be/project/29659/story }}
The main parkinglot-has been adjusted.The original parking is a driveway to the old bus-parking. Cars are placed next to the elephants nowadays. As mentioned above, the new monkey-islands will be build on the old-tiger islands (number 2 on the map). At this moment the old tiger-islands have an cougar as resident.
The last male Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) has been sent to a zoo in Spain. The message doesn't state which zoo, but according to Zootierliste Reserva Natural Castillo De Las Guardas is the only zoo in Spain with Springboks. Source: Website of Pakawi Park (19/03/2021) Een tijd van komen, en een tijd van gaan. | Pakawi Park
Some recent news from Pakawi Park: A new species has arrived at the zoo: Blue-throated piping-guan (Pipile cumanensis), according to the zoo's website multiple (common) bird species left the zoo in order to give room to new species. The following species have left the collection: Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus), Turquoise-fronted Amazon (Amazona aestiva aestiva), Rosy-faced lovebird (Agapornis roseicollis), Chaco owl (Strix chacoensis), Eurasian tawny owl (Strix aluco), Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), Rose-breasted cockatoo (Eolophus roseicapilla) and Senegal turaco (Tauraco persa buffoni). According to the website closely related species of the ones that left are still present in the zoo. Yesterday (29th of April) a ring-tailed lemur was born, the group now consists of 5 animals (2,2,1). Sources: Website of Pakawi Park (20/04/2021) Blauwkeelgoean, onbekende nieuwkomer. – Pakawi Park Website of Pakawi Park (29/04/2021) Geboorte bij de ringstaartmaki’s – Pakawi Park
A female Large hairy armadillo/Big hairy armadillo (Chaetophractus villosus) has arrived from Familiepark Harry Malter to hopefully mate with the male that was already present at the park. Familiepark Harry Malter has a pair of Large hairy armadillos but they have never bred, therefore she was send on a breeding loan to Pakawi Park. Source: Website of Pakawi Park (06/05/2021) Bezoek bij het gordeldier – Pakawi Park
A Wood bison (Bison bison athabascae) calf was born at Pakawi Park recently. Mother and father are Thor and Fulla, the calf is a male and was named Wodan. The new calf came three years after his brother, Tyr. Pakawi Park
Two new tigers (non-subspecies specific, although labeled at the zoo as Bengal tigers) have arrived at Pakawi Park from Mondo Verde in the Netherlands. Their names are Waka and Iwa and they are the younger brother and sister to Awi, who already lives at Pakawi Park, and her brother Paka who died from a sudden intestinal infection in February, as they have the same parents. The new tigers have gone through a quarantine and are now visible to visitors. They are still separated from Awi as they are still getting used to her, but are planned to eventually live with her. Waka en Iwa zijn de nieuwe tijgers van Pakawi Park Pakawi Park
According to a recent post at the Laafsekikkers the exhibit of white lions Owen and Mona is currently being expanded and renovated, with new fencing being put in place. Nieuwstopic Pakawi Park - Pagina 6 - Laafsekikkers.be Log In or Sign Up to View
