Wow great news! I'm visiting Pairi Daiza and Planckendael late April so will hopefully see both pairs
2 days ago again an Kordofan giraffe was born at Planckendael : https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1422310017811231
Kai-Mook's first baby! If all is well the elephant house will be re-opened tomorrow, and the gender of the new calf will be announced.
While it appeared to be a male at first sight (their words, not mine ), it turned out to be a female after all! It remains unnamed for now, but I believe there's a vote going on for what her name will be. I'm very happy that Planckendael's group is finally growing larger at a steady pace, and can't wait to see these two young elephants grow up with each other.
2 Copenhagen-bred Tasmanian devils arrived at Planckendael : https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1874307039278191
And the 3rd Elephant in the past 4 months has been born. This time a male, the mother is Phyo Phyo. https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1969895439719350
According to another forum, 3 pairs of red-billed choughs are finally on-show in the large vulture aviary!
Suddenly and un-expected, elephant Qiyo died at an age of almost 3 years : https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=2032478556794371
Asian Elephant female, Phyo-Phyo had to be put to sleep tonight after suffering severe kidney failure. She was 36 years old. Her young calf, Tarzen is still with the herd and being bottle fed by keepers.