For the first time the zoo has succesfully bred the Tomato frog (Dyscophus antongilii) Sources: Website of Zoo Zürich (22/03/2021) ZUCHTERFOLG BEIM TOMATENFROSCH | Zoo Zürich Youtube Channel of Zoo Zürich (23/03/2021)
Southern white rhino male Rami will move to the Zoom Torino (Italy) at the begining of May. Source: Instagram of Zoo Zürich (15/04/2021) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNsGftzjJPy/
Recent DNA analysis has revealed that Uyuni, the Andean bear that was born last year is actually a girl! Source: Instagram of Zoo Zürich (23/04/2021) https://www.instagram.com/p/COA22lFqdUJ/
Last week Female Western lowland gorilla Mawimbi was euthanized. At the weekend she appeared to be unusually weak and lacking in appetite. Her health deteriorated dramatically on Monday and Tuesday, the vets couldn't determine the cause of these problems. Her condition continued to deteriorate, she hardly reacted to her environment anymore. After consulting veterinarians and specialists, the decision was made to euthanize her. Source: Instagram of Zoo Zürich (22/04/2021) https://www.instagram.com/p/CN9b7mXNog9/
New info on the planned Pantanal aviary: Pantanal Voliere | Zoo Zürich It appears the aviary will be quite similar in dimension and height to Masoala (11'000 m2, 35m). They are planning an underwater viewing window for tapirs and giant otters, a seasonally inundated swampland, a waterfall, an observation tower, as well as flocks of hyacinth macaws and other birds, free roaming monkeys, and giant anteaters.
Interesting! I feel that giant otters would be better outside the aviary and not mixed with other species. Swedish naturalist Jan Lindblad famously raised an albino tapir and a giant otter together. He noted that the giant otter once tried to bite off male tapirs ****. It turns male tapirs can quickly withdraw it inside their bodies.
Yes, acoording to their website they plan to mix the tapirs and giant anteaters with the giant otters. What's perhaps even more intriguing: The current Pantanal area does not add up to 11'000 m2 by quite a margin. One way to reach that number however, is when one adds the spectacled bear enclosure.
Southern white rhino male Rami has now arrived at Zoom Torino and a new male (Kimba) arrived from Zoo Schwerin. Does Zürich now have 1.4 white rhinos? Source: Instagram of Zoo Zürich (06/05/2021) https://www.instagram.com/p/COhvwhRrsUr/ Instagram of Zoo Schwerin (05/05/2021) https://www.instagram.com/p/COf_No5tim3/
Please note male Kimba has been shown to be unable to breed. As his inability may also be stress and behaviourally induced this move was done.
That's a interesting observation, at the moment the area seems to have 9.700 m2 and on the official plans it looks like a part of the former zebra exhibit will be included, but I don't think this will add more than 1.300 m2. I'm really looking forward for this project, as this area still misses the characteristic birds of the real Pantanal and seeing flying macaws was one of the most beautiful moments I had in my life. I'm a bit concerned the Giant otters in such a mixed aviary, as I expect that there will be some looses, specially if there still should be some waterfowl. Will the actual house for the squirrel monkey be the new underwater viewing? I'm also a bit sad that the golden-bellied capuchins won't be kept anymore, they don't occur in the Pantanal, but Zurich breeds them well and are critically endangered. Some of the species choices are again very odd (Golden lion tamarin...) but I didn't expected it to be 100% accurate anyway.
I would add though that @JM posted on the Schwerin Zoo thread that their male being transferred (Kimba) was proven infertile, but as observed above this may either have been physical or behavioural in nature, hence the transfer to a more amenable environment and exhibit at Zuerich Zoo.
Sadly 4-year old female Northern koala (Phascolarctos cinereus cinereus) Pippa passed away. The cause of death is thought to be leukemia, which is often caused by a retrovirus infection. If this is the case then 3 koalas would have died due to a retrovirus in Zoo Zürich, the other two koalas were males (Mikey and Milo). Pippa arrived at the zoo in 2019 and like all the other koalas in Zoo Zürich came from Australian Reptile Park in Australia. Her son Uki (*2020) and another female are the only koalas left. Source: Website of Zoo Zürich (18/05/2021) Koalaweibchen Pippa verstorben | Zoo Zürich
New video which presents more fully the Pantanal project of the zoo. Some additional information and pictures.
I am a bit disappointed zurich used to embody an ideal for me but after they managed to built one of the most accurate representation of a specific ecoregion, they got a bit off key with the savanna and the scimitared oryx antelope, noe golden lion tamarins when they phase out the capuchins. But foremost I thought they have learned from the attempt to mix carnivores, first the lion and small clawed otter, then the coatis that a sign stated to be only partialy succesfull and working alone because one of the island is reservered for the coatis alone. But giant otter with free flying bird species along coinhabitants. I have seen videos of them treating other spevies very harshly speak they killed them, not for consumption but they seemed to have felt threatened by other species near their habitat. That is not progressive
I don't mean to offend you but I have seen you post frequently for the last couple of days and I am unable to understand what you are trying to say in may of these posts. I don't feel like I am in the position to say this, for I also have done similar mistakes, but can you reread your posts before posting them online?
The way I understand it, in its thematic enclosure zones, zoo Zurich attempts to represent specific nature reserves (or initiatives) it has cooperations with. It does not to my knowledge intend to copy them. From the very beginning, Masoala has also included non-Masoala species, e.g. Aldabra giant tortoises, red-fronted lemurs, or Goodman's mouse lemurs. see comments above They mixed small birds with the lions, which didn't end well with the birds. However, to my knowledge they never planned to and never have mixed the small clawed otters with the lions. Instead, again to my knowledge, the otters and lions share the same enclosures - but never simultaneously. The coatis and spectacled bears do share the same enclosures and they do share them simultaneously. There is no island reserved only for the coatis. However, the zoo appear to sometimes let the coati and bears into the same sub-enclosure and sometimes into separate ones. I have never seen issues with this mix. I think you assume too much and would wait for more details on how the zoo plans the new enclosures before passing judgement. Also, I think you cannot reasonably expect a zoo to be both 'progressive' and try out now things and simultaneously to never fail.
Last Friday male Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica) Radja (*2005) was euthanized. He suffered from intestinal prolapse, due to his old age and quality of life the decision was made to euthanize him. Radja was born in Besançon zoo (France) in 2005 and arrived at Zürich in 2007. He fathered a total of 7 young of which his 2 daughters Kalika and Jeevana still live at zoo Zürich. At some point Zoo Zürich will receive a new male, but it's uncertain when. Does Zoo Zürich now only have 2 female Asiatic lions or does the mate of Radja also still live at Zoo Zürich? Source: Website of Zoo Zürich (31/05/2021) Löwenmännchen Radja eingeschläfert | Zoo Zürich
Today 3 Northern bald ibises (Geronticus eremita) have been send to Jerez (Spain) where they will later be released into the wild. Source: Instagram of Zoo Zürich (12/07/2021) https://www.instagram.com/p/CROv7kHrZ7x/
