ZOO Plzeň Plzen zoo news

Pumas will be in old Chinese Leopards exhibit, next to Snow Leopards

 

1 Cloud Rat (Phloeomys pallidus) born on 11 February.

 

2,O quolls came from Jihlava zoo.

 

1 Garnett's Greater Galago/Bushbaby (Otolemur garnettii) born on 3 February.

 

Finally a female?

 

Does anyone know if the lights in the nocturnal sections will still be switched on immediately after the zoo opens?

 

The answer is yes. At least on my visit last week. The lights were on until about 8.20

In other news, 2 new species since this month are European golden-plover (1.1) & Collared pratincole (10!). Both are kept inside the Pygmy Hippo House.

Also interesting to know might be that there's still three striped possums present behind the scenes

 

Forgot to mention that the zoo no longer keeps Saharan striped weasel. The last male died this year.

 

Indian Rhino, Manjula is confirmed pregnant for the second time. Calf expected in February or March 2017. Her previous calf was shipped to Touroparc, France recently

 

2 Asian Woolly-necked Storks hatched (late June) at Plzen.

 

The zoo obtained a Russel's viper and the Hondurian pitvipers bred succesfully ( article in Czechian ) :
http://regiony.impuls.cz/retizkova-...y-kraj.aspx?c=A161020_141605_imp-plzensky_kov

 

Again breeding-succes with the African dwarf crocodiles ( article in Czechian ) :
Zoo Plzeň úspěšně odchovala další krokodýly čelnaté

 

A new bird species at Plzen: Red-throated Bee-eaters (Merops bulocki) have arrived from a private breeder.

 

A Luzon Tarictic Hornbill (Penelopides manillae) hatched in December.

 

The detached Aqua-Tera station in town center had succeeded to hatch another Caiman Lizard.

 

Indian Rhino, Manjula gave birth to a calf in the past few hours (her second)

 

The rhino calf was sexed as a female

 

A few days ago, the zoo received a Palawan Binturong from Parken Zoo (Sweden).

 

Young male pygmy hippo HUGO (2) arrived recently from Bristol.

 

The zoo announced it has broken its all-time attendace record (460.000).

A new exhibition is open - it´s called Filipíny (and is located where komodo dragon and asian turtles enclosures used to be few years ago). Species on show are - Philliphine crocodiles, mangrove snake, yellow-headed water monitor (Varanus cumingi), turtles, mudskippers, 20 species of butterflies, some smaller reptiles.