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[ArboLowe]

A shocking number of animals died at Dublin Zoo over two years
Pretty ridiculous article taking a dig at the zoo with no causes for death or how many of them were natural. One interesting thing it says is that 10 Asian lions died between 2014 and 2015.... They were obviously cubs

 

[Loxodonta Cobra]

A shocking number of animals died at Dublin Zoo over two years
Pretty ridiculous article taking a dig at the zoo with no causes for death or how many of them were natural. One interesting thing it says is that 10 Asian lions died between 2014 and 2015.... They were obviously cubs

What a hulking bunch of rubbish that article is.

 

[Nisha]

Asian Elephant calf born on Monday 13th March. The 5th at Dublin since 2014 and the third female
Dublin Zoo Announces Birth of Asian Elephant Calf

 

[ArboLowe]

Great unexpected news! Bernhardine (the matriarch) is the mother

 

[Loxodonta Cobra]

Mr. Oosterweghel's response to the recent negative articles:Zoo death statistics can be misleading - we care deeply for all of our animals - Independent.ie

 

[zooboy28]

Mr. Oosterweghel's response to the recent negative articles:Zoo death statistics can be misleading - we care deeply for all of our animals - Independent.ie

I couldn't access the article, but were any deaths explained within it specifically (e.g. the ten lions), or was it just a general statement?

 

[Kifaru Bwana]

Neither could we ..., it is as per usual local newspaper restricted content (after the initial wordings).

 

[ArboLowe]

The new series of The Zoo will air on April 2nd on Rte

 

[ArboLowe]

News from zoo matters spring edition... highest ever visitor numbers 1,143,904 and exceeding the one million mark for the 6th year running. 66 new arrivals in 2016. Sulawesi crested macaque born bringing the group to 22. A male white caped mangabey born in 2011 has moved to Duisburg Zoo, Germany to a bachelor group. New series will be 8 episodes. A replica of a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton has been ordered and will take 6 months to cast the bones. Replica of one discovered in 1987

 

[Giant Panda]

New trailer for The Zoo, airing April 2nd. On an irrelevant note, the first keeper looks like Cobie Smulders.

 

[ArboLowe]

Visited today, birds still off show. On the hill up to the orangutan house there's an aviary with indoor and outdoor housing that had a citron crested cockatoo being the inhabitant. Maybe there's more than the one I seen. Kuno now looks like a fabulous fully grown male and has been joined by two female cubs in with him. Just Kumar, Suri and Sita in the original enclosure now. Made the gorilla house shortly after feeding, Kafi paying close attention to Lena and the baby who was moving about. Mayani and her daughter Kambiri close together eating. No sign of Vana and Tebogo but a door was open so maybe being fed separate

 

[ArboLowe]

Watch The Zoo Season 7, Episode 4 online Link to the four episodes of the zoo so far... Rte international is an app available for anyone too

 

[Loxodonta Cobra]

An 11 year old was awarded 16,000 Euros after slipping on a step trying to see the elephants:Boy sues Dublin Zoo after fracturing teeth trying to see baby elephant

This is the stupidest lawsuit I've ever seen come out of a zoo for the stupidest reason.

 

[ArboLowe]

Agreed completely stupid! Nothing compared to when in 2016 a woman got €115,000 when she slipped on a manhole near the sea lions.

 

[ArboLowe]

Finally !!!
Dublin Zoo birds to make a comeback as restrictions lifted
Birds included eight ostriches, 16 humboldt penguins, 25 waldrapp ibis, five common peafowl, two macaws, a breeding group of 82 Chilean flamingos and a number of chickens and ducks from the Family Farm. Pretty sure the flamingos were in that blue marque like structure beside the reptile house.

 

[ArboLowe]

In tonight's episode (#6), well known vets John Lewis and Peter Coates made a visit to Sumatran tiger Kepala. He was in the old artic fox enclosure at that stage so maybe this dental operation held his move up.....Would love if this cage was next years development to add a new species, space to even build a public access house where the Asian small clawed otters were beside it...
The arrival of three African hunting dogs from Denmark was shown and one of the existing females becoming heavily pregnant.

 

[tigris115]

Is there a way for an American to watch these new episodes?

 

[ArboLowe]

Is there a way for an American to watch these new episodes?

Try the international RTÉ player

 

[ArboLowe]

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10156117437313136

Video from fb on gorillas feeding time. Vana and Tebogo still being integrated, Lena is fed separtely due to Mayani being dominant and greedy around food. This weeks episode of the zoo showed Kuno and Kyna (now at helsinki) being separated from the pride into the adjacent enclosure. Finally found out why a lion cub who was born a few weeks after Kumbla in 2015 was never announced to the public... This weeks episode showed she had broke her leg and kept indoors with mum Suri. This cub along with Kumbala are now in with Kuno in the adjacent enclosure to the main pride.

 

[ArboLowe]

Huge news an other elephant birth ! Male born to Yasmin on Monday afternoon. 6 calves under the age of 3. Herd is 11 in total
It’s a boy!