Keeper who killed an Ostrich has to go to jail : http://www.connexionfrance.com/fran...-ostrich-killed-pony--15930-view-article.html
Recent arrivals include a female Rothschild Giraffe from Arnhem and 1.0 Grevy's Zebra from Sigean The zoo has also opened a new Asian Forest exhibit this year, featuring species such as: Indian Rhino 1.0 from Warsaw, he will form a mixed exhibit with Blackbuck and Axis Deer Malayan Tapir - 1.0 arrived from London earlier this year Lion Tailed Macaques - 5.0 were transferred from Wuppertal in 2014 Red Panda Hanuman Langurs and a new Borneon Orangutan exhibit
This zoo has a remarkable collection of mammals, documented in a review in the Summer 2017 issue of Zoo Grapevine & International Zoo News. There are African Elephants, Black Rhinos, Greater One-Horned Rhinos, Nile Hippos, Pygmy Hippos, two tapir species, 3 bear species, Chimpanzees, Bornean Orangutans, 3 gibbon species, loads of other primates, two species of hyena, 9 species of feline, etc. An astonishing list for a zoo that is not as well-known outside of the Bordeaux area.
For the first time in the history of this zoo a Giraffe was born : https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=623478391922502
Any information concerning the Malayan tapirs. They received a male from London in 2015 and a older male from Munich in 2017. Are they still alive?
October 12th Jogi, a young elephant bull born 14 august 2014 from Sweni and Tusker, was sent from Wuppertal, Germany, to the Zoo. Information was given on Wuppertal Zoo Facebook page Zoo Wuppertal but not confirmed by La Teste for the moment. Jogi will join his half brothers Shawu and Tuluba who are already living at the zoo.
Arrival of two one year old females smooth-coated otters born in La Flèche (new species for the park). Facebook
Lot's of news for the future reopening may 19th : - the new walkthrough south-american aviary not finished last year will be open with mitred conures, southern screamers, patagonian maras, military macaws, blue and yellow macaws and scarlet macaws. - next to this aviary, new enclosures for ocelots, south american coatis and three new species : collared peccaries, red titis and capuchin monkeys (no precision on this one but I put a penny on yellow-brestead), - next to this area another new area for two-toed sloths, white-faced sakis, tamarins, lowland pacas and white-faced capuchins (all already at the zoo), - the small clawed otters are now with the orang-utans and their past enclosure welcome smooth-coated otters (new species), - the howler monkeys aviary is now home for margays (new species), - there is a new aviary for african eagle-owls (new species). So far six new species and a lot's of new enclosures !
