Usually most zoos in Belgium use at least 3 languages, sometimes even 4. This is due to having 2 major languages (Dutch and French). In most zoos English is also included for international visitors, and sometimes even German due to the proximity of Germany and the small german population in the easternmost part of the country. The second one isn't from Olmen, it's from a zoo in the Netherlands but I don't know which one.Signage and overall educational displays regarding Eulemurs in zoos has only really been briefly touched upon in this thread so I've found some pictures in the gallery of signage in zoos that keep these lemurs.
Olmense zoo in Belgium, pretty impressive signage and in multiple languages
Olmense zoo in Belgium, pretty good in my opinion and again highlights conservation.
Best Eulemur enclosures and holdings / collections in zoos
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Onychorhynchus coronatus
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It is brilliant in my opinion as it really gets the message cross to diverse groups of visitors.
Thanks for that, my bad, the second sign for the crowned lemur is from Zoo Parc Overloon in Belgium.
ZooParc Overloon lies in the Netherlands. So far not a single park in Belgium has kept Crowned lemurs sadly enough.
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Oh dear, my bad again, apologies to Dutch and Belgium zoochatters, will correct this.
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Drusillas Park in the UK, quite a nice little zoo with a big emphasis on children's education (obviously not my kind of thing in zoo terms because of my age but great for kids).
I don't remember having seen these there but they have red-bellied and black lemurs which are kept in a walkthrough with their ring tailed lemurs.
Videos featuring their black lemurs:
Photo credits to @mhale.
I don't remember having seen these there but they have red-bellied and black lemurs which are kept in a walkthrough with their ring tailed lemurs.
Videos featuring their black lemurs:
Photo credits to @mhale.
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Dudley seem like another UK zoo building up their Eulemur collection.
They also hold the European studbook for the black lemur apparently.
Looks like a large and spacious enclosure for the species.
The other Eulemur kept is the collared lemur.
Dudley apparently used to have mongoose lemurs too, what happened to them ?
Photo credits to @Benosaurus, @mhale, @Jordan-Jaguar97 and @gentle lemur.
They also hold the European studbook for the black lemur apparently.
Looks like a large and spacious enclosure for the species.
The other Eulemur kept is the collared lemur.
Dudley apparently used to have mongoose lemurs too, what happened to them ?
Photo credits to @Benosaurus, @mhale, @Jordan-Jaguar97 and @gentle lemur.
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Another interesting mixed-species biogeographically correct exhibit featuring an eulemur, this time from Wroclaw zoo in Poland (which also holds black lemur and red bellied lemur).
This enclosure holds some crowned lemurs and Malagasy waterfowl (@Jurek7 any idea which species ? ).
Photo credit to @lintworm.
This enclosure holds some crowned lemurs and Malagasy waterfowl (@Jurek7 any idea which species ? ).
Photo credit to @lintworm.
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Onychorhynchus coronatus
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Thanks for sharing @Benosaurus!
The video really gives a sense of the height and width of the enclosure and it looks to be a really decent one for this species.
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@Benosaurus do any other UK zoos with Eulemurs come to mind as being particularly good ?
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Another interesting question would be whether there are any zoos out there (Europe, North America, Australia / New Zealand and Asia) which hold Eulemurs but no ring tailed lemurs ?
I think I can already guess what the answer to that might be though...
I think I can already guess what the answer to that might be though...
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UK zoos with a single Eulemur species.
Marwell zoo have crowned lemur in a mixed species exhibit (ruffed and ring tailed lemurs too).
Jersey zoo have the red fronted brown lemur but conceivably could get into holding a lot more Eulemurs (I certainly hope they do and fingers crossed). Historically they kept Sclater's lemur, mongoose lemur and the Mayotte's brown lemur too.
Photo credits to @MagpieGoose, @demonmoth and @RickJ.
Marwell zoo have crowned lemur in a mixed species exhibit (ruffed and ring tailed lemurs too).
Jersey zoo have the red fronted brown lemur but conceivably could get into holding a lot more Eulemurs (I certainly hope they do and fingers crossed). Historically they kept Sclater's lemur, mongoose lemur and the Mayotte's brown lemur too.
Photo credits to @MagpieGoose, @demonmoth and @RickJ.
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Chester zoo's new black lemur enclosure in the new Madagascar zone springs to mind.
See this video...
A Trip to Chester Zoo - Madagascar - YouTube
(5.10 for the outdoor area and 9.55 for the indoor area)
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Really nicely planted and looking black lemur indoor and outdoor enclosures (hate the fake baobab though which looks a little tacky to me).
One other thing I like is all the educational graphics relating to Malagasy biodiversity, which look brilliant for kids and the public in general.