They better not replace the tapir heads with something else, i think the tapir heads are such a classic burgers zoo decoration that i will never get tired of.
Burgers' Zoo Burgers' Zoo News 2022
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That does sound pretty fun. Im just still salty that the tapirs left burgers lol
A little while back I described the inside of the cola hut, on BZ's new Youtube video you can now actually see it for yourself. They also confirm here that there are plans to allow visitors inside the building in the future
CactusOase, a botanical garden in Ruurlo, has had to close its doors. 16 large cacti from this location were moved into Burgers' Desert
Link to facebook post
Link to facebook post
Two news snippets:
1.1 Great currassow (Crax rubra) have been added to the Bush, they are being introduced slowly from behind the scenes aviaries in the hall.
A 28 year old female western chimpanzee arrived from Aalborg Zoo, Denmark. Her implants were removed and it is hoped she will breed.
Sources: Burgers' Zoo newsletter and Aalborg Zoo facebook.
1.1 Great currassow (Crax rubra) have been added to the Bush, they are being introduced slowly from behind the scenes aviaries in the hall.
A 28 year old female western chimpanzee arrived from Aalborg Zoo, Denmark. Her implants were removed and it is hoped she will breed.
Sources: Burgers' Zoo newsletter and Aalborg Zoo facebook.
Some small updated from today's visit:
- The peccary have full access to the whole enclosure, they use every part they can get to, but I did not see any interaction with the prairie dogs or porcupines.
- In the coral tank several new (young) fish were added (of species already present), I saw new moorish idol, Quoy's parrotfish and a tiny blue blanquillo. The latter is one of my favourite fish, so I am glad new blanquillo are added after the original introduction in 2005, of which 2 fish are still alive. The new blanquillo is still the size of a cleaner wrasse, but already displays typical blanquillo behaviour hunting for worms and other small prey.
- Of the newly arrived Great curassow, at least the female has already been released into the hall:
She was far from shy and could be found on a main path throughout the afternoon.
The signage at the Bush entrance was also renewed, so here the bird list is up-to-date again
For a tropical hall in which the vegetation is nicely divided in an Asian, African and American section, it is a shame that there are currently only 2 bird species from mainland Africa (and 2 from Madagascar) kept. There are so many potential interesting African species that would perfectly fit, but the latest additions have been very much focused on S-America recently.
- The peccary have full access to the whole enclosure, they use every part they can get to, but I did not see any interaction with the prairie dogs or porcupines.
- In the coral tank several new (young) fish were added (of species already present), I saw new moorish idol, Quoy's parrotfish and a tiny blue blanquillo. The latter is one of my favourite fish, so I am glad new blanquillo are added after the original introduction in 2005, of which 2 fish are still alive. The new blanquillo is still the size of a cleaner wrasse, but already displays typical blanquillo behaviour hunting for worms and other small prey.
- Of the newly arrived Great curassow, at least the female has already been released into the hall:
She was far from shy and could be found on a main path throughout the afternoon.
The signage at the Bush entrance was also renewed, so here the bird list is up-to-date again
For a tropical hall in which the vegetation is nicely divided in an Asian, African and American section, it is a shame that there are currently only 2 bird species from mainland Africa (and 2 from Madagascar) kept. There are so many potential interesting African species that would perfectly fit, but the latest additions have been very much focused on S-America recently.
BZ has confirmed that it will be used to house hog deer for the foreseeable future
This will be a second enclosure for hog deer (Axis porcinus). The former reindeer enclosure will house the breeding group, while the Rimba will house surplus animals.
On Instagram Burgers Zoo posted that the capybara is back in the bush! To me this was very unexpected news, but I am really excited about it. However, I thought they were moved since the habitat was not deemed suitable. Does anyone know whether there have been changes to the habitat which makes it more suitable?
Apparently the habitat wasn't changed, and BZ is waiting on another Capybara to arrive.
I have absolutely no idea why they returned to the Bush, as the habitat was indeed deemed unsuitable and too small for the Capybara
Some updates from my visit today
- Sumatran laughingthrush are signed again in the tragopan aviary, the superb fruit doves were taken out, I did not see the laughingthrush yet. This species was kept of-show for about a year, in which the first breeding in the zoo happened.
- The lionfish tank in the Ocean is empty again, after it was only filled with fish very recently, presumably still something not quite right.
- Other new fish that have been added recently in the Ocean include bicolor angelfish, twotone tang (both in the large coral reef tank) and sixline wrasse (both the small and large coral reef tank), as well as two shrimp species in the small coral reef tank
- Also glad to see the capybara back. Some notes on the free-ranging species: the montezuma quails are getting more and more visible, the hand-reared male has always been that. But the family group is also moving more and more in the open, making for a fantastic display with really different behaviour than the Gambel's quails. I also saw a white-throated gecko in Mangrove for the first time. Another visitor had rescued a juvenile gecko from a spider web and placed it back on the wall. The location was the emergency exit next to the caterpillar viewing:
It only took nearly 4 years to find one
. The anoles and basilisks in Mangrove are getting harder to spot with the dark winter weather, same goes for the anoles and basilisks in the Bush.
And some small notes from the socials
- Spotted eagle ray nr. 73 was born and is growing up behind the scenes
- One of the giraffes is pregnant, two of the other seven females have also been taken of birth control. This would be the first giraffe breeding since ±2015, up to then 5 giraffe calfs per year were more or less the norm and with over 130 Rotschildt giraffes born in the past 50 years Burgers' used to be one of the main breeders on the continent, with a group of 15-20 animals.
- Sumatran laughingthrush are signed again in the tragopan aviary, the superb fruit doves were taken out, I did not see the laughingthrush yet. This species was kept of-show for about a year, in which the first breeding in the zoo happened.
- The lionfish tank in the Ocean is empty again, after it was only filled with fish very recently, presumably still something not quite right.
- Other new fish that have been added recently in the Ocean include bicolor angelfish, twotone tang (both in the large coral reef tank) and sixline wrasse (both the small and large coral reef tank), as well as two shrimp species in the small coral reef tank
- Also glad to see the capybara back. Some notes on the free-ranging species: the montezuma quails are getting more and more visible, the hand-reared male has always been that. But the family group is also moving more and more in the open, making for a fantastic display with really different behaviour than the Gambel's quails. I also saw a white-throated gecko in Mangrove for the first time. Another visitor had rescued a juvenile gecko from a spider web and placed it back on the wall. The location was the emergency exit next to the caterpillar viewing:
It only took nearly 4 years to find one
. The anoles and basilisks in Mangrove are getting harder to spot with the dark winter weather, same goes for the anoles and basilisks in the Bush.And some small notes from the socials
- Spotted eagle ray nr. 73 was born and is growing up behind the scenes
- One of the giraffes is pregnant, two of the other seven females have also been taken of birth control. This would be the first giraffe breeding since ±2015, up to then 5 giraffe calfs per year were more or less the norm and with over 130 Rotschildt giraffes born in the past 50 years Burgers' used to be one of the main breeders on the continent, with a group of 15-20 animals.