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Discussion in 'Belgium' started by lintworm, 16 Feb 2019.

  1. ShonenJake13

    ShonenJake13 Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Yes, in an extension of The Last Frontier that they’re already building (also featuring polar bears)
     
  2. lintworm

    lintworm Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    That was a typo from my side, it is indeed Mirai.

    @Pertinax The Walruses are scheduled "only" for next year.
     
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  3. ShonenJake13

    ShonenJake13 Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    That will mean Faunia have 1.2 animals now
     
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    Red panda born at Pairi Daiza :).
     
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    1.0 Cougar arrived from Plzen
     
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    Pertinax Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    Thankyou. Another question, can you view the big elephant field from anywhere except on the train? I completely missed it as I didn't use the train- not that it mattered but interested to know if you can see it by overlooking from above the temple or something.
     
  7. lintworm

    lintworm Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    There is a viewpoint behind the Elephant temple and the second Orangutan enclosure.
     
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    Vision Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Between the elephant temple and the orangutan enclosure there is a ramp that leads up to a lookout point! You can see the enclosure fairly well from here, but I've never taken the train so I don't know how it compares. It's an impressive enclosure when it comes to the size, but from this lookout point it does look very empty.
     
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    Have just uploaded 2 photos of the elephant-enclosure outside the walls of Pairi Daiza in the Pairi Daiza Gallery which I made Sept. last year.
     
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  10. lintworm

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    Some better pictures are already around in the gallery:

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  11. Pertinax

    Pertinax Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    Thankyou Lintworm, Vision and 'VC'. I completely forgot about this large elephant enclosure while I was there as I didn't refer to the map too closely, but afterwards when I got back to the UK, I guessed I had probably missed a viewpoint over it somewhere!
     
  12. Elephantelephant

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    The name is chosen for a small elephant female born 8.6. 2019.;)
    Names to select:
    - Indra
    - Luna
    - Ilona
    - Tida Mao
    - Dok Den
    - Nam Phach
    - Nong Plo
    - Thai
     
  13. HOMIN96

    HOMIN96 Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    The zoo is due to receive 3.0 Amur tigers from Zoo Hodonin (CZE) in late summer/autumn
     
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    They will certainly be better than in Hodonin.
     
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    Huh? I thought that at least tiger and lions had decent enclosures...
     
  16. lintworm

    lintworm Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    The new Last Frontier exhibits have opened, currently on show are

    - Canadian beaver
    - Puma (1.0 from Plzen)
    - Steller's sea lion
    - American black bear
    - European brown bear
    - Grey wolves
    - European elk (currently just 1)
    - Wapiti
    - European marmot (only in the resort)
    - European fallow deer (free-ranging)

    Mackenzie wolves are currently behind the scenes with cubs, but should be combined with American black bears. Also behind the scenes are White-tailed deer and Skunks according to PD facebook.

    A whole range of pictures and videos can be found on their facebook page:
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  17. Elephantelephant

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    The paddock is quite decent, but the interior spaces are not very large.
     
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    The striped skunks are actually with the raccoons in the land of the cold! I saw them during my visit
     
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    1,1 St Lucia Amazon are now onshow in the Oasis.
     
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    Pairi Daiza just announced on their Facebook page that sadly baby Sumatran orangutan Sungai, born October 30th, 2018, unexpectedly passed away last night.

    The whole explanation of the cause of death given in the text, linked below (in Dutch, unfortunately) is a bit strange I think.

    They speak about a congenital malformation of Sungai's jaw that led to him not being able to suckle anymore and him getting weaker. Medical examination and medical care could not save him as he was already too weak to recover. I find it a bit strange that this problem only leads to issues in an animal after nine months, then kills it seemingly very quickly.

    Pairi Daiza NL Facebook - Death of Sungai