Yes the pygmy hippos will leave the zoo, they allready found a place for them (and also for the rhinos). But with the build of the new gorilla house/exhibit the pygmy hippos will return to Zurich.
A major section of the zoo given over to a homestead themed corral with only two domestic species. Disappointing to say the least. If I was magically put in charge I would have opted for one large, natural grassland with Przewalski horses. And perhaps a rock crevice with pallas cats.
That s a good proof for the quality of this zoo-building also excellent exhibits only for"common"animals-boring domestic Yaks and Bactrian camels. But what if the zoo had build it for wild yaks and wild bactrian camels?"Oh, My Godness-what a faboulus exhibit"
0.1 Sumatran Orangutan was born 12th June to female, Xira Un bébé orang-outan de Sumatra est né au zoo de Zurich
Piece on the elephant enclosure's architecture: markus schietsch architekten caps elephant sanctuary with timber geodesic roof in zurich
two videos of the young snow leopard twins @ zurich zoo that also highlight their enclosure quite nicely https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qg1sfZrTMtE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2F_Bj1fMhgc
Another piece on the elephant enclosure: http://www.archdaily.com/770772/elephant-house-zoo-zurich-markus-schietsch-architekten
The Snow Leopard cubs born in May 2014 (0.2) are about to depart. One is going to Plock, Poland whilst her sister leaves to join the SSP at Milwaukee in America Wenn die Jungmannschaft ausfliegt
The birds and the pygmy hippo pair also have gone, the hippo calf of the last year will go to Rostock very soon.
The plans have been submitted for the LEWA Savannah project an African plains exhibit on an area of ground in the new extension land. Zoo Zürich - Lewa Savanne
It will be interesting to learn what is planned for the top area (~1 ha) where currently there are merely "zebu". There also seems to be some sort of aviary or similar planned near the giraffe and rhino indoors. Hopefully the zoo will include more (and more attractive) mid- to small-sized enclosures and "minor" fauna than in previous projects.
