Zoo Parc Overloon Overloon zoo news

Recently the zoo received new Darwin's rheas (Rhea pennata), not sure how many and where they came from.

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Instagram of ZooParc Overloon (08/01/2022) https://www.instagram.com/p/CYeL5RcI710/

 

An updated version of the zoo's map is posted on the website of ZooParc Overloon. It shows a number of changes for this year:

- Next to the lion enclosure, a new enclosure will be built for the African wild dogs. There will also be an enclosure for the meerkats. The old African wild dog enclosure will eventually become vacant. What will happen to it in the future is not known.

- The greater rhea's and red-legged seriema are no longer indicated.

- Also the blackbucks, sika deer and muntjacs are no longer indicated. New species will be housed in their enclosure in mid-2022. These are Mhorr gazelles and ostriches.

- The black howler monkeys will be joined by squirrel monkeys.

- Black-necked swans will be added to the flamingo aviary.

- The green iguana will no longer be housed with the white-faced sakis, but with the tamandua, among others. A new species will also be housed here: the common marmoset.

The new map can be found here: Bekijk de plattegrond van ZooParc Overloon

 

Recently there has been unrest within the lion group of ZooParc Overloon. The two half brothers Arie and Ben could no longer live in one enclosure with the other lion males. That is why they recently moved to Safari Madrid. As a result, there are now four lion males living in Overloon.

Source: Facebook ZooParc Overloon

 

Recently multiple animals have been born/hatched at the zoo; namely 3 Bush dogs (Speothos venaticus), 4 Asian small-clawed otters (Aonyx cinerea) and 3 African penguins (Spheniscus demersus). I am not 100% sure but I believe its the first time that bush dogs have been born at ZooParc Overloon.

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Instagram of ZooParc Overloon (04/02/2022) Login • Instagram

 

Yes, that is true. By the way, they are three males.

 

In early January, a red-faced spider monkey (Ateles paniscus) arrived from Artis. It is a female named Switi. She has already been successfully introduced to the male Sanchez and the female Coco. She will explore the outdoor enclosure in the coming period.

Source: Newsletter ZooParc Overloon

 

Good news for breeding program.

 

Some news from the Dutch zoo magazine "De Harpij":

- From Avifauna and Diergaarde Blijdorp 1.0 and 0.1 Darwin's rhea arrived.
- The three golden lion tamarins came from Zoo Zurich.
- From Belgium 2.0 Puna ibises arrived to join the 0.4 present animals.
- The red-legged seriema male was euthanised for medical reasons, the female moved to Belgium. This means the species is out of the collection.

 

Last week a pair of Black-necked swans (Cygnus melancoryphus) arrived from Artis, they can be found in the Madidi aviary. I believe that these were the last Black-necked swans of Artis.

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Instagtam of ZooParc Overloon (23/02/2022) Login • Instagram

 

The only pair, formerly of ibex habitat fame.

 

The last enclosure that they were kept in was actually the coypu enclosure.

 

Yes, this area needs a spruce up. Different species perhaps also? Beaver or European otter

 

It appeared that the female tamandua was actually a male, therefore a female recently arrived from zoo Dresden. The other male will eventually move to a different zoo and is currently kept in a separate enclosure in the spider monkey enclosure.
Also recently a female two-toed sloth arrived from Zoo Krefeld.
ZooParc Overloon now has a breeding pair of both species.

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Website of ZooParc Overloon (08/03/2022) ZooParc verwelkomt vrouwelijke tamandua en luiaard | ZooParc Overloon

 

Recently a Curlyhair tarantula (Tliltocatl albopilosum) arrived, it can be found in the Madidi area.

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Instagram of ZooParc Overloon (04/03/2022) https://www.instagram.com/p/CarflgrIaTB/

 

Recently, both young have been moved to other zoos. Male Billy moved to Le Pal in France. Female Bobby stayed in the Netherlands, she moved to Ouwehands Dierenpark.

Source: Facebook ZooParc Overloon

 

The zoo has since provided more information about this. Later this year five Mhorr gazelles will come to ZooParc Overloon, one male and four females. These come from zoos in Belgium, France and Germany. In the coming weeks the old enclosure of the blackbucks, sika deer and muntjacs will be renovated for the new Mhorr gazelles. A large sand area will be added and a hide will be built. They will share their enclosure with ostriches, another new species for ZooParc Overloon.

Rumour has it that the blackbucks and sika deer will move to AquaZoo Leeuwarden. Here they should come in the new tiger area, although this is most likely temporary. The final species for this area will come to AquaZoo later, after which the Indian antelopes and sika deer will probably leave again.

Source: Mhorrgazellen komen naar ZooParc | ZooParc Overloon

 

I am hoping for red-necked ostriches.

I think AquaZoo should go for species like goral and musk deer and the like. Dybowski sika!

 

They had a pair of Japanese goral in the past

 

Really???

I think they would do well to get some of the waterways specialists back. Beaver, otter, shrews ..., some wetland and grasland birds.

 

From 2007 to 2011 ZooParc Overloon (not AquaZoo) had a pair of Japanese serow (Capricornis crispus)

I agree. Although AquaZoo now also has beavers and otters in the collection, but not the European species.