Zoo Duisburg Duisburg Zoo news

Crowthorne said:
Duisburg will hopefully be getting Manatees in early 2022, depending on the speed of renovation works. Renovations on the tank in the Rio Negro hall, which previously held the Boto, include new filtration systems

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The zoo posted an update on the manatees. It shows pictures of the new filtration system being put in place with a crane. They write that they hope the animals will arrive in the first half of 2022, but there is no exact date yet, as it is unclear how fast the rest of the work will be done.
Source: Facebook
 
JoJo22 said:
The zoo posted an update on the manatees. It shows pictures of the new filtration system being put in place with a crane. They write that they hope the animals will arrive in the first half of 2022, but there is no exact date yet, as it is unclear how fast the rest of the work will be done.
Source: Facebook
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Any idea how large a group and mix they plan on having (it is a fairly large exhibit up there)?
 
Kifaru Bwana said:
Any idea how large a group and mix they plan on having (it is a fairly large exhibit up there)?
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Unfortunately, I don't have any first-hand info, so no. They didn't specify anything about the number or origin of manatees in the official statements.
 
We have once again been visited by the Guardian Spirit of Zoonerdery, as He promised when He last manifested Himself!

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This time, He appeared amidst a throng of people visiting the zoo, swimming through the air and glowing like a second sun, leading them towards the site of His former abode. Each one of them felt a voice inside their heads, declaring that this was a holy site which would soon be once again be populated by His emissaries on this mortal coil, the Sirens of the Ruhr.

At the stroke of noon local time, He was gone, leaving only a sense of awe and the lingering sound and smell of the Amazon rainforest.
 

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TeaLovingDave said:
We have once again been visited by the Guardian Spirit of Zoonerdery, as He promised when he last manifested himself!

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This time, he appeared amidst a throng of people visiting the zoo, swimming through the air and glowing like a second sun, leading them towards the site of his former abode. Each one of them felt a voice inside their heads, declaring that this was a holy site which would soon be once again be populated by his emissaries on this mortal coil, the Sirens of the Ruhr.

At the stroke of noon local time, he was gone, leaving only a sense of awe and the lingering sound and smell of the Amazon rainforest.
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Well, this is a very odd post if you don't have context
 
vogelcommando said:
About a week ago a male Roloway monkey was born to 25-year old mother Manou :).
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Visited the zoo yesterday and saw the little one, definitely cute :D
More news, it seems that the new Australia aviary is finally ready and might open soon, I was a bit worried after not hearing anything about it for the past years (?). At the moment, there is a sign that the animals are currently getting used to the exhibit, so it can't be entered yet. No animals signed, but from the outside I could see four young straw-necked ibises (Threskiornis spinicollis), maned geese (Chenonetta jubata), plumed whistling ducks (Dendrocygna eytoni), a pied imperial piegon (Ducula bicolor, doesn't quite fit the theme), crested pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes) and a common emerald dove (Chalcophaps indica, doesn't quite fit either, but well). According to ZTL, there are also wonga pigeons, but I didn't see one. Another interesting thing I found on ZTL is that Duisburg got agile wallabys (Notamacropus agilis) last month, which I would suppose are going to join the birds, but are probably behind the scenes yet. I had heard before that rock wallabys are planned, so that would be a surprise for me.

Besides, I was a bit disappointed that 2/3 of the Äquatorium are still closed, as the homepage explicitly states that only Rio Negro and the carnivore house are closed due to ongoing work there.
Besides that, I did see the new caribbean room in the aquarium for the first time and all animals there except for the anoles. A new addition there are cuban grassquit (Phonipara canora, not yet signed) and some other cool things :D (like the potoroo, new species for me).
 
Unfortunately, there is no date yet for when they will be visible, as they're getting accustomed to their new tank first, but I'm really looking forward to it.
 
I'll be in Duisburg in exactly 3 weeks from now, it might be just a bit to soon to see the manatees, but maybe I'll be in luck.
 
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