BioParque do Rio Rio de Janeiro Zoo (Bioparque do Rio)

What about the giant river otters, sea lions, fur seals and penguins? I've heard on their livestreams that there were plans for them as well.

 

The only other thing I'd like to add would be the Western crowned pigeons, since the zoo also holds/held them. I'd say they'd be kept at the Asiáticos area.

 

Yeah! Those huts also surprised me. I'm still curious abou what is gonna happen in that island... Maybe a walkthrough lemur exhibit? Many zoos in Europe seem to do it, and it works quite nice.

 

Yes, I remember they mentioned the giant otters indeed. I'm wondering how they will acquire them, once our zoos don't have an abundant population of these beauties. Maybe from Dortmund, or another european facility that breeds them. Anyway, I tend to think they will be located in the carnivore area. I even saved a few pictures of the simulations from the livestreams:



I'm still in doubt of wich sector will be home for the fur seal(s) and penguins the institution already kept. Do you have any idea?

 

Yeah, well remembered. Probably in that new aviary, built around the mock rock formation that once held hamadryas baboons.

 

There's a possibility that the giant otters would be located in the cerrado area, once they are also found in this biome, but I have no idea...

 

I don't think so, since the walkway is high over the ground and the only animals possibly capable of reaching it would be the giraffes. I'd say the zoo would obtain the otters by trading with other zoos in the country or possibly obtaining some by rescues. About the marine animals, neither do I know where they'll be kept.

 

About the lemurs, I was wondering if the island would be accessible for the public to walk in, but I don't think so; it was just a thought. Still a mistery actually.

I'm in doubt about the otters because there's only one female left in captivity in the country, and she's located in Americana. For what I know, the institution already refused to send her to Brasilia for breeding, so I doubt they'd send her to Rio. Not many males left too, once Brasilia had to import one last year (probably because other institutions that held males of the species refused to send. A very selfish behaviour that persists in our zoos...) so my bet is that they are gonna be imported...

 

Rio has received aoudads (3.2.0) from Curitiba zoo. @Enzo , any idea of where they could live? In the following pictures, it seems a new exhibit was built for them:
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By the way, in the profile of this professional that posted these pics, we can see more images of the ready exhibits:

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Nice news! I sadly have no idea where they'll be kept.

 

I saw some people that also follows the zoo's renovation saying they are temporarily located in an enclosure inside the river safari area (a log fenced place that you have probably already noticed) but I hope they have been planning a new exhibit for them.

 

The enclosure mentioned was not there last time I visited the park (I did not enter the zoo, but could see the Aventura Selvagem area).

 

It's this exhibit that appears in the middle of the picture

 

They'll most likely live in the big exhibit along with the other animals. The ostriches are also in the same situation as the Barbary sheep, probably because they're in quarantine. I believe the aoudads may replace the impalas, sadly.

 

Hmm... You must be right. Maybe that exhibit is even temporary, just for the quarantine of the species. Aoudads wouldn't be the best species to compose the savannah though, and they would need rocks to climb. As you said, it's quite a sad decision.
About the giraffes, they haven't arrived yet, right?

 

No, not yet. The zebras and impalas haven't arrived either.

 

I think we should continue with the species list. I'll visit the zoo tomorrow and take notes of the species kept there.

 

Great. Let us know about everything you see!

 

I have just arrived at home. Let's start with our species list! I'm going to create a thread focused on species lists for Brazilian zoos.

 

Great! Let me know when you create, and I'll post the updated one that I've developed for BH, and contribute to the list of other institutions I have visited.