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Yeah, they already have a tank with jellyfish (Stomolophus meleagris) at the end of the hallway. Or at least they did last summer. 
Fair enough, I didn't expect anyone in the know to reveal the secret, my question was more directed against casual visitors.
But can I ask, do you think the species will delight Zoochatters? Or is that still too much of a spoiler to talk about?
Fair enough, I didn't expect anyone in the know to reveal the secret, my question was more directed against casual visitors.
But can I ask, do you think the species will delight Zoochatters? Or is that still too much of a spoiler to talk about?
Kakapo
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I don't know. Zoochatters are a so varied group of people! Some only care about elephants and big cats, others only mind about exhibits and architecture. For sure, species-collectors like me would find it interesting. But I didn't ever knew it before... And no, it's not a different species of river dolphin 
P. S. lucky you! During my visit the jellies of this tank was Cotylorhiza tuberculata. Nice for substitute my previous horrible photo of the species, but the Stomolophus would be new for me. Some day I will get at any aquarium, tough.
P. S. lucky you! During my visit the jellies of this tank was Cotylorhiza tuberculata. Nice for substitute my previous horrible photo of the species, but the Stomolophus would be new for me. Some day I will get at any aquarium, tough.
That was the thing I was trying to imply, so good to hear.
And no, it's not a different species of river dolphin
Aww, I had just gotten my hopes up for a huge pod of Yangtze River dolphins.
Nah, the aquarium isn't exactly big, so I presume they can't hope to hold a much bigger species than the giant salamander or lungfish they already have.
Every time I see an alert for this thread it really scares me
As I learned today Arila the nearly 3 year old Amur Tigeress left Duisburg Zoo on 21. May 2019
Her new home will be the Prague Zoo, Czech Republic.
Arila is born in June 2016 with her Twin brother Makar to Mommy Dasha and Dad El Roi
Nice news though, maybe this could result in a breeding at Prague.
Duisburg obtained a pair of the very rarely kept Blue duiker from the Congo-subspecies ( congica ) .
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Bib Fortuna
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Dont worry, Folks-"Baby"is doing fine...
Two King Colobus were born recently, both raised by their mothers. The zoo has now 13 of this species in three groups.
Blue Duikers doing well ,too.They are mixed with the Bongos.
Unfortunately, the 19 years old female clouded leopard"Alte dame"(Old Lady", but I guees, this wasn't her name since her birth- had to be euthanized due to age.
Two King Colobus were born recently, both raised by their mothers. The zoo has now 13 of this species in three groups.
Blue Duikers doing well ,too.They are mixed with the Bongos.
Unfortunately, the 19 years old female clouded leopard"Alte dame"(Old Lady", but I guees, this wasn't her name since her birth- had to be euthanized due to age.
It's not the only place on Earth that keeps them, but it's the only one in Europe and probably the only outside of the species' native range. The others are at Acuario de Valencia, Venezuela and Zoologico de Guistochoca, Peru. The two threads below should give some more information about river dolphins in captivity.
Two amazon river dolphins to Korea
River Dolphins in captivity!
No longer held according to an article in the Autumn 2018 edition of Zoo Grapevine & IZN, mentioned in the review of the International Zoo Yearbook.
Note! This is not about Baby! You can all calm down now.
12 year old female koala 'Goonderrah' has been put to sleep. It seems she was suffering from leukaemia. She was born at the zoo in 2007, and is survived by 5 offspring, including 0.1 'Goni' who is still at Duisburg
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12 year old female koala 'Goonderrah' has been put to sleep. It seems she was suffering from leukaemia. She was born at the zoo in 2007, and is survived by 5 offspring, including 0.1 'Goni' who is still at Duisburg
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A female Paca 'Patty', recently arrived at the zoo, has given birth to a youngster. The female arrived pregnant, but the zoo's male 'Pedro' is being a good stepfather.
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The works next to the Lion enclosure will be an extension of the Lion enclosure. The aviary is for Australian birds, species yet unknown...
What happened to them?