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  1. Kniepert13

    Kniepert13 Well-Known Member

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    ah okaj no problem man
     
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    vogelcommando Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Yes the ZooChatter I ment was Meself and I have planned to visit Overloon within the next 2 months so maybe we can make some plans together :). So if you have some dates you want to go, PM me please !
     
    vogelcommando, 24 May 2018
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    A DeBrazza monkey born at Overloon :).
     
    vogelcommando, 9 Nov 2018
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    On Dec. 24 4 Capybaras were born at Overloon :).
     
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    Overloon will be adding a few new species this year and working on some new projects
    - Red River Hogs will be added to the park
    - The zoo will add more adventureroutes for children throughout the park
    - The zoo will be creating a new area themed around Madagascar which will have a walkthrough lemur area
    - The giraffes will get a new companion: Zebu!
    - Improved audiosystems for the animal talks in the park
    - White-faced Saki will be reintroduced in the park
    - Fossa is a new species that will come to Overloon and will be part of the madagascar area!
     
    PicanBird, 9 Feb 2019
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    For the 3 female Reticulated giraffes at Overloon today a 1 1/2 year old male arrived from Rotterdam Zoo :).
     
    vogelcommando, 2 Apr 2019
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    The reticulated giraffe exhibit now also houses two zebu's.
     
    Morgan, 19 Apr 2019
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    Zoo Parc Overloon has announced on their Facebook page that their female greater anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) Toussle is expecting a cub.
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    Let's hope all goes well so we can see another baby greater anteater in the not so distant future.
     
    KevinB, 23 May 2019
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    This past Sunday a greater anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) was born at Zoo Parc Overloon. Starting today the baby will be on show each day between 2 and 4 PM.

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    KevinB, 5 Jun 2019
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    A pair of Fossa's has arrived, the female coming from Duisburg, the male from Frankfurt.
     
    vogelcommando, 18 Jul 2019
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    A DeBrazza's guenon (Cercopithecus neglectus) was born at Overloon.

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    KevinB, 11 Feb 2020
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    A family of Cheetahs ( mother Asali - 8 years old, 3 4 year old daughters and a 5 year old son ) came from Reserve Africaine de Sigean and will be housed as complete family group together at Overloon. Overloons old female Kianga was send to Sigean and it will be tried to bred with her.
     
    vogelcommando, 30 Mar 2020
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    After the first DeBrazza monkey this year was born in Feb. in March a second young was born :). The group at Overloon now counts 7 animals.
     
    vogelcommando, 7 Apr 2020
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    Good breeding result!

    I was here a year+ ago and they seemed to hold 3 at the time (including one juvenile). A second new female arrived or did they already have more than just a breeding pair?
     
    Kifaru Bwana, 8 Apr 2020
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    Overloon started with 1.3 animals in 2017.
     
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    Last weekend I visited Oveloon for the first time in many years. Most the new enclosures (lions, tigers, giraffes, fossas, lemurs, penguins) are excellent and I thouroughly enjoyed my day there. The troop of 7 DeBrazza's guenons tumbling around in the trees was an absolute highlight.

    Besides the young DeBrazza's guenons I also noticed a young collared pecari, three ring-tailed lemurs, a whole bunch of capibara young and multiple juvenile/subadult red kangaroos. The park was also filled with moorhen, coot and mallard chicks, even though they're not part of the zoo's collection!
     
    Mr. Zootycoon, 19 Jun 2020
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    You might want to report the mallard chicks for the Dutch mallard count (the species has been in heavy decline in recent years, think of why and how if you will ...)!
     
    Kifaru Bwana, 19 Jun 2020
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    I have indeed reported them (as I previously did with the mallard chicks I saw earlier this year).
     
    Mr. Zootycoon, 19 Jun 2020
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    A palm-nut vulture chick has hatched at ZooParc Overloon about six weeks ago and is growing well. This only the third palm-nut vulture to hatch in a European zoo this year.

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    KevinB, 3 Jul 2020
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