Are These in Captivity?

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Tetzoo Quizzer said:
Yes, looking for mouse lemurs at night works, but for sportive lemurs, the best way to see them is to find the resting spots during the day (or be shown these spots by the local guides). Obviously, if you were there for a significant period, then nocturnal observations become more of an option.
The other thing to look out for at night is resting chameleons; easier to detect small arboreal species sleeping on the ends of narrow branches.
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Cool, thanks for the information! I know you can see sportive lemurs during the day roosting, but they tend to be nocturnal animals, so It would be a more interesting experience to see them at night, right? I think also seeing animals at night is a lot more exciting in any scenario.
 
Great Argus said:
Died at Antwerp in 1994 if I'm interpreting right. Looks like both zoos had the same male.

Just a hint, Zootierliste shows additional information if you click on the name of a zoo in the holdings. ;)
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Ah, ok. Didnt notice that before. Are there any Iberian emerald lizards in captivity? They are so beautiful.
 
CheeseChameleon2007 said:
Are there any Papuan eagles in captivity?
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CheeseChameleon2007 said:
According to zootierliste, they were formerly kept at Antwerpen and Edinburgh. How long ago was this?
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Onychorhynchus coronatus said:
have no idea, but it can't have been that recent, I would think probably during the 60's or 70's?
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Great Argus said:
Died at Antwerp in 1994 if I'm interpreting right. Looks like both zoos had the same male.
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Yes you are interpteting it right; it was the same specimen of New Guinea harpy eagle that was in Edinburgh Zoo for ten years before being sent to Antwerp in 1978. (I was fortunate enough to see this eagle several times in Antwerp Zoo.)
 
Tim May said:
Yes you are interpteting it right; it was the same specimen of New Guinea harpy eagle that was in Edinburgh Zoo for ten years before being sent to Antwerp in 1978. (I was fortunate enough to see this eagle several times in Antwerp Zoo.)
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Very lucky to have seen these Tim !

Very curious to see how much this species resembles our harpy eagle of the Americas.

I'm sure they feature heavily in the nightmares of the Papuan tree kangaroos.
 
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Onychorhynchus coronatus said:
Interesting mix, an Australian megabat species would be so much better IMO though.
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Australian megabats would be cool, but none are available. Also, larger bat species might not function so well, due to damage to plants or collision with visitors in the night section.

The Egyptian bats arrived before the new Indonesian pavilion in Prague was to open for the first time. They came from rescue station or wildlife trade, they got offered and the zoo accepted them. They came without species identification, from somewhere in Asia (can´t remember details anymore). So the zoo didn´t know what they were getting and was surprised it´s "only" the common Egyptian fruit bat species. However, they adapted well and it worked out for them. They spend daytime with bettongs, where they get fed. And during night, they fly in the whole area of Indonesian house (large greenhouse 54x42 meters and 16 m high).
 
Tim May said:
Even luckier: as I've mentioned elsewhere on ZooChat, an Antwerp Zoo keeper saw me struggling to photograph the New Guinea harpy eagle through the bars of its aviary, so he very kindly unlocked the aviary door and let me go inside to make photography easier!
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That is super cool! I mean, I once was offered to feed tortoises in their enclosure (I did) 30 minutes before a zoo was closing, but wow. That is super lucky.
 
Tim May said:
Even luckier: as I've mentioned elsewhere on ZooChat, an Antwerp Zoo keeper saw me struggling to photograph the New Guinea harpy eagle through the bars of its aviary, so he very kindly unlocked the aviary door and let me go inside to make photography easier!
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That is incredible ! Were you not a little bit nervous in entering the enclosure ?

Just like our harpy eagles here in the Americas these Papuan eagles look like quite intimidating birds.
 
Onychorhynchus coronatus said:
That is incredible ! Were you not a little bit nervous in entering the enclosure ?

Just like our harpy eagles here in the Americas these Papuan eagles look like quite intimidating birds.
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Yes, to be honest, I was rather nervous, although I was so eager to take a photo I just took advantage of the keeper's kind offer.
 
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