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I've posted about 60 images in the gallery from my visit last July. They form a fairly comprehensive, but by no means exhaustive, overview of the zoo. The gallery as a whole is less populated than you might expect; possibly because Zoom has a bit of a reputation for not really being a zoonerd's zoo?

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@FunkyGibbon Fantastic! I was surprised how few photos there are in there before and just the other day (and a couple of other zoos) I was wishing i'd taken a compact for getting pics of the settings as few of my pics offer little more than is already present in the galleries.
 
littleRedPanda said:
@FunkyGibbon Fantastic! I was surprised how few photos there are in there before and just the other day (and a couple of other zoos) I was wishing i'd taken a compact for getting pics of the settings as few of my pics offer little more than is already present in the galleries.
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Happy I pleased someone! It really is a beautiful zoo, despite its shortcomings. I found I had really focused on enclosures not animals that day; usually I try to upload a mix of highlights of exhibits, animals and buildings. Most of Zoom's enclosures are quite big, it's not so conducive to close-ups.
 
FunkyGibbon said:
I've posted about 60 images in the gallery from my visit last July. They form a fairly comprehensive, but by no means exhaustive, overview of the zoo. The gallery as a whole is less populated than you might expect; possibly because Zoom has a bit of a reputation for not really being a zoonerd's zoo?
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Yes, but at least a portion of that reputation is based on repeated perceived wisdom rather than personal experience. Whilst it's not without criticism I think more people than they'd expect would like the largely impressive exhibits of big ABC animals (many quite rare in the UK). It's a different way of doing a zoo but pleasant enough and well worth a visit. And they've got Moustached Monkey. :)
 
I don't think I'm a zoonerd really, as this was one of my highlights of last summer; I prefer strolling around larger enclosures to squeezing through smaller exhibits. I'm a bit gutted at not seeing the Moustached Monkeys now and having looked at the photos of their enclosure in the gallery, I'm still none the wiser as to where they were.
Looking at the map, I'm thinking they were at the exit of the Chimp house, but on the day were not in good view for me.
 
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littleRedPanda said:
I don't think I'm a zoonerd really, as this was one of my highlights of last summer; I prefer strolling around larger enclosures to squeezing through smaller exhibits.
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You're still a zoo nerd, we come in all varieties. Some want as many rare species as possible, some want great exhibits, some can get enjoyment from either. I like obscure species but on my trip to the Rhur Valley I enjoyed my trip here as much as my trips to some of the other zoos in the area.
 
Shorts said:
Yes, but at least a portion of that reputation is based on repeated perceived wisdom rather than personal experience. Whilst it's not without criticism I think more people than they'd expect would like the largely impressive exhibits of big ABC animals (many quite rare in the UK). It's a different way of doing a zoo but pleasant enough and well worth a visit. And they've got Moustached Monkey. :)
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Oh absolutely. Most of Alaska is world-leading, and Africa isn't far behind. It catches stick because of the lack of non-mammal exhibits, which is fair, and the relative disappointment of Asia, which possibly isn't. In any case, it's a great addition to a Ruhr trip, especially given its distinctiveness from the other collections in the area.
 
As I can't find it anywhere, but there are now African pinguïns (Spheniscus demersus) in a newly openend (4 June 2020) enclosure. See the gallery for photo's.
 
Didn't realize earlier on, but the common genet (Genetta genetta) is also new to the zoo and on show since the 12th of June.
 
Stefan Verhoeven said:
Didn't realize earlier on, but the common genet (Genetta genetta) is also new to the zoo and on show since the 12th of June.
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The pair of Common genets came from Tierpark Berlin.
The male of this pair is of unspecific subspecies, the female belongs to the subspecies Genetta genetta dongolana and is the only of her subspecies to be kept at an European zoo.
 
According to the zoo's facebook page, the last spotted hyena will leave the zoo soon and is headed to Planckendael/Belgium to contribute her valuable genes to the EEP (I wonder why they waited so long, as far as i know, Gelsenkirchen only had female hyenas the last couple years). However, the species will still be kept as a new pair of hyenas is coming from the Netherlands (no info from which zoo(s) however).
 
JoJo22 said:
According to the zoo's facebook page, the last spotted hyena will leave the zoo soon and is headed to Planckendael/Belgium to contribute her valuable genes to the EEP (I wonder why they waited so long, as far as i know, Gelsenkirchen only had female hyenas the last couple years). However, the species will still be kept as a new pair of hyenas is coming from the Netherlands (no info from which zoo(s) however).
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I would assume at least one animal would come from Dierenpark Amersfoort (as a regular breeder of the species).
 
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