Rotterdam Zoo Blijdorp News 2020

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New species on display : the Eastern garden agame - Calotes versicolor. A single animal was found in a container in the harbour and brought to the zoo. Here it now is displayed in the Asia House in the enclosure in which first the Rhinoceros ratsnake was displayed.
 
The amur leopard Kitan has been moved from Bellewaerde (Belgium) to Blijdorp( The Netherlands) te be pairde with Vatne. It would be a genetically interesting couple although he has te recessive gene fot blindness and she for a black colored fur.

Two gilamonster are born, some Cuora mccordi too and some fishes: Cyprinodon longidorsalis, Zoogoneticus tequila.
 
-The new manul duo has been placed on display
-There's a new cobra in Rumah Asia after the old one passed away in the autumn
-New in the Public Lab: Hippocampus comes
-A rare case of Trans-Atlantic transport: a wreathed hornbill from the USA has been introduced to the male living in the Rivièra Hall

Source of these and some other small facts: Kort Nieuws
 
-The Rotterdam Zoo has taken in five raccoons from Stichting ('Foundation') AAP, all of which were rescues. This brings the animal count for this species in Rotterdam up to 12.
-After receiving Nymphaea thermarum seeds from the Kew Gardens (via the Leiden University Gardens) the zoo is succesfully growing this plant, hoping to put some specimins on display in the Nature Conservation Centre and next to the Victoria amazonica.
-November saw the arrival of a Komodo dragon female from Leipzig which is to be paired with the male Rotterdam received from the same zoo in 2018. Is anyone up to date on wheter they are related?
-The Lesser Antillean iguanas (originally wild caught from Saint Eustatius) are starting show signs of maturity, prompting their separation into two breeding couples.
-After earlier breeding succes with Zoogoneticus tequila, Pachypanchax omalonota and Cyprinodon longidorsalis, some 160 young Allodontichthys polylepis have spawned behind the scenes.

More info as well as some less significant mutations: Kort Nieuws

PS: I forgot to mention in the past: two Cuora mccordi have been hatched last year! One of them is visible in the Nature Conservation Centre :)
 
As of now many things aren’t (publicly) known yet. However, it was explicitly pitched the pygmy hippo’s might get a spot next to the new gorilla enclosure. My sources state they do really wanna keep that species. No word on the rhino’s and bongo’s yet, but keep in mind the demolition of the old gorilla enclosure would mean a protected 1940’s stable would be able to converted into something else. Once the West Wing is cleared, it is likely some public facilities will be placed there, which would free up space at other locations (say, the current outdoor playground).
 
Blijdorpenaar said:
Felt obligated to also share our report from the presentation on the new plans which featured a few more details, such as the fact that the current enclosures for the black rhinos and pygmy hippo’s will be discontinued and that the birds of paradise may end up in the Victoria Serre: Masterplan 2030: de directeur vertelt verder…
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Will the birds of paradise be a new addition to the park? Can't where they're housed if they are already there...
 
Not 8, but 4 years ago 4 young animals arrived from San Diego. Nowadays 2.1 remain, all behind the scenes and slowly reaching maturity.
 
Blijdorpenaar said:
Felt obligated to also share our report from the presentation on the new plans which featured a few more details, such as the fact that the current enclosures for the black rhinos and pygmy hippo’s will be discontinued and that the birds of paradise may end up in the Victoria Serre: Masterplan 2030: de directeur vertelt verder…
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Quite interesting is the potential addition of narrow-striped mongoose to the collection!
 
Hi all, can anyone definitely confirm pallas cats on show at rotterdam now? I've seen one video on YouTube (not from official zoo). Thanks!
 
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