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You've been faster! My intention was to wrote that in this case Zoo Karlsruhe must be the oldest and still running zoo in the world, but your phrase is funnier.

(Sorry, vogelcommando)

 

Oke I actualy ment 1913 and the 1960s.....

 

Two new elephants are expected to arrive next year.
Die Dickhäuter-WG hat noch Zimmer frei: Kommen im nächsten Jahr neue Elefanten in den Karlsruher Zoo? | ka-news

 

At the end of October a Hippo was born .

 

Traurige Nachrichten aus dem Zoo: Nach längerer Verletzung muss Eisbärin Nika eingeschläfert werden | ka-news
The female polar bear Nika, had to be euthanized for injuries.

 

Male Collared mangabey born .

 

Hi! Anyone know where the suncus etruscus, Turtur tympanistria and Tachyeres patachonicus are in Karlsruhe zoo? Thanks!

 

Suncus etruscus should be in the elephant/hippo house, the Tachyeres mixed with the Penguins and the Turtur are in the tropical house (free-ranging).

 

Thank you very much

 

The two individuals of Turtur tympanistria are pretty hard to find as free-ranging birds in the tropical house. You should have good chances in the late afternoon, shortly before the house is closing.

 

2 Lesser flamingos have hatched this week ( still a quite rare event in European zoos ).

 

How large is the Karlsruhe flock?

 

The latest number I found was that they had at the end of 2017 60 birds.

 

What has their breeding success been like over the years?

 

Karlsruhe is due to receive Asian elephant female Delhi from Zoo Usti (CZE)

 

Falsche Spekulationen um Elefanten-Zuwachs: Kein neuer Dickhäuter für den Karlsruher Zoo | ka-news
Karlsruhe Zoo rejects these speculations. He claims that he will not accept any more elephants by spring 2021. And maybe even longer.

 

Would be interesting to know why they don't take any more elephants. They claimed for years that they can keep a maximum of 5 elephants after they have extended their outdoor exhibit for elephants which happened in May 2019. They only keep two females since Rani died in early 2019.

 

It could be that they have to install protected contact first according to the EAZA elephant tag decision in 2019 before they get new elephants . Due to the fact that Zoo Karlsruhe claimed until 2019 that they reject "protected contact" its no surprise that they officially communicate the pandemic as the reason for not recieving new elephants now.

 

With the integration of 2 new elephants to Karlsruhe Zoo they have enough on their plate. It is unfortunate that speculation on the transfer of the lone Usti female cow Delhi turned out to be a fight in low waters.

 

Karlsruhe doesn't have new elephants. Jenny lives there since november 2009 and Nanda came in june 2016. There is no integration.Both are consequently kept away from each other. I hope one day Jenny can come together with her good friend Bala who lives in Liberec.