i have some questions about this woundefull zoo ; 1 - long ago form longleat 5 elephants were sent to the zoo in hope of breeding - many years have passed i am woundering are any of them pregnat ? 2 - what are the names and ages of the orangutans there ? 3 - are they still the only zoo to have manties ?
Yes, ZooParc de Beauval is the only intistution who breeds Manatees and had two births. The first produced a male and the second birth produced a viable pair of twins (a male and a female). This gemellar birth is probably the only one in the world. Actually, Beauval have 3-2 Manatees. In Europe, you may see Manatees in several intistutions: Arnhem (Netherlands) 2-1 Nuremberg (Germany) 1-2 Odense (Denmark) 2-3 Randers (Denmark) 1-1 Zoomarine (Portugal) 1-0 I'm not able to tell you the ages and the names of Bornean Orang-Utans (3-5) but the group came at first from Jersey who bred the two species (Bornean and Sumatran) in two separate enclosure... At now, Jersey breed only the Sumatran species. About Orang Utan, the oldest male in the world, still reproductive, is Major who is 47 years old. He is of Sumatran species and living in Zoo de La Boissière-du-Doré, France. (group: 5-3-1)
The Animal Park Berlin also keeps manatis, 2 males and 3 females I think. I am not sure if Major is really the oldest sumatran orang utan in the world, isn`t Charly from Frankfurt older? He turned 50 at the end of 2007, and he sired his last young maybe 2 years ago.
You're right. I forgot Berlin Tierpark! About Major, I heard he is the oldest, but maybe this info isn't exact..
Charlie(estimated d.o.b 1957) at Frankfurt is reckoned to be about five years older than 'Major' (estimated d.o.b 1962) at La Boissiere. They both arrived first at other zoos- Stuttgart and Duisburg respectively before moving on to their current homes. They are definately the two oldest males(at least in Europe).
Pardon, I effectively mean that Beauval was the only FRENCH institution who breeds Manatees and the only one in the world (I heard of) who obtained a viable gemellar birth. And following in the same message you took down, I spoke about the others institutions who breed manatees in Europe. Surely, I meant that Beauval is the only french institution who breed manatees... Sorry for bad understanding from my apart...
Ok. It's just that all the ones you mentioned don't have breeding groups, but I can see now that you meant which zoos in Europe holds manatees. Those manatee twins sounds cool . Can you tell me a bit about the manatee enclosure in Beauval? I have seen the enclosures in Odense, Randers, Arnhem, Nuremburg and Berlin, so you can compare it to them if that makes it easier to describe.
I heard that Nurnberg zoo (Germany) also got twins manatees... but I'm not sure wether they survived or not... but this zoo obtains regular breeding successes with this specie.
A couple of recent births at Beauval have been France's first koala a giant anteater a Brazilian tapir an orang utan 3 gorilla 3 chimpanzee http://www.zoobeauval.com/presse/docs_pdf/communique_bb_koala.pdf
A great little zoo, although l think the Koalas really had the worst exhibit l have ever seen. Totally indoors and no real space to climb around just a few stumps. 3 gorilla births is of course great to see.
The new for 2010 in Beauval is official. It will be a new area which will show Indian rhinoceros, Malayan tapir and asiatic antelopes. There will be too new enclosures for monkeys and birds (The species are not specified , but we can think of the gray langurs or the hornbills) Based on the official site of the zoo (Sorry for my bad english)
I haven't been to Beauval, but calling it a "Little Zoo" feels weird, because as far as i understand they have one of the largest collections in France? Is the acreage that small? Just to complete the list of manatee holders in Europe; Madrid's "Faunia" park holds a few (I think 1.2.1.1 with a recent birth) and Nürnberg recently send two males to Genoa Aquarium...
Maybe when zooman speaks about a little zoo , he speaks about the babies and not the acreage , which is around 25 hectares (5 hectares for elephants). It's a good acreage and he will increase next years. Manatees have a great aquarium , they share this with many fishes and turtles.
An interesting article posted at zoonaute, regarding the new Asian area proposed for next year. The arrival of the Indian rhinoceroses (Rhinoceros unicornis) is normally planned for March 2010. It is a couple which is planned for the moment. The individuals must come from Madrid, for the male (Either Daan - born in 2000 - or Sahib - born in 2004 -) and the female of Tierpark Berlin: probably one of the two young people, is Saathi (born in 2005) or Manjula (born in 2008). Personally I put rather on the first Wink. They will cohabit in the Asian plain of 2,5 hectares with three species of ongulés: stags axis (Axis axis); antelopes cervicapres (Antelope will cervicapra) and of the nilgauts (Boselaphus tragocamelus), a species still not very common in France. Side of the forest, a large enclosure will be intended for a couple of Malayan tapirs (Tapirus indicus) which will cohabit with muntjacs (Muntiacus sp) and cranes with white neck (Grus vipio). It will be about the only cohabitation of the kind in Europe. A birdcage will be intended for the family of entelle of India (Semnopithecus entellus) maintained inside the building of the large monkeys since 2007. It will be about the only species of primates of the extension. In conclusion, one sees here that Beauval holds a very interesting innovation for us, first of all by accomodating large mammals still rare in captivity; but also by diversifying its collection (first species of deer tribe accomodated). The displacement of entelles is also a positive thing. I amply thank Eric Bairrão Ruivo, Directeur Science and Conservation of Zooparc de Beauval, which answered my questions at the request of Rodolphe Delord.
I'am the author ... It's a good new for Beauval. The park plans to have new Asian species for many years. Mishmi's Takins are also presented in the wings.
