ZooParc de Beauval Zooparc de Beauval news 2022

[Haliaeetus]

Confirmed birth of a Southern Tamandua in the Tropical Dome.
She's a female, born the 14th October and called LIPA.
(source : social media of the zoo)

 

[Haliaeetus]

A 5,2 m high statue of Giraffe, called "JULIETTE" and made of recycled materials, has recently arrived in a parking ("entrée Sud") of the Zoo, amidst refurbishing works of the entrance zone.
https://www.lanouvellerepublique.fr...t-une-girafe-de-plus-de-5-metres-pour-beauval
It's unclear whether it will stay in the entrance zone or in any other part of the Zoo.

 

[Antoine]

Some changes in the reptile section :
- the savanna monitor is now in the elephant house (previously in the lions' tunnel).
- green balisiks are free in the reptile house.
- an hispaniola rhinoceros iguana is now on show in the reptile house (I don't remember if there was one not already one early this year but still a new species for 2022).
- tonkin bug-eyed frogs are now in the reptile house (previously in the Tropical Dome).
- 2 chinese crocodile lizards (new species) are now on show in the reptile house.

 

[Haliaeetus]

Some changes in the reptile section :
- the savanna monitor is now in the elephant house (previously in the lions' tunnel).
- green balisiks are free in the reptile house.
- an hispaniola rhinoceros iguana is now on show in the reptile house (I don't remember if there was one not already one early this year but still a new species for 2022).
- tonkin bug-eyed frogs are now in the reptile house (previously in the Tropical Dome).
- 2 chinese crocodile lizards (new species) are now on show in the reptile house.

What's now in the lion tunnel, in replacement of the Savanna Monitor?

 

[Antoine]

What's now in the lion tunnel, in replacement of the Savanna Monitor?

Don't know unfortunately.

 

[Haliaeetus]

Recent news from Beauval (17-18/12/22) :

• it seems that only 2 Giant Otter pups have survived to now ;
• a Goodfellow Tree Kangaroo joey starts to show him/herself from the mother's pouch (the mother is Yingwie and the father is Tirrikee) ;
• the former Savanna Monitor terrarium in the Lion tunnel is now occupied by Spider Tortoises Pyxis arachnoides (answer to @Antoine !) ;
• two new (small) species in the "Bivouac" of the Dome : two Ghost Mantises Phyllocrania paradoxa and Little Rock Frogs Staurois parvus (a Vulnerable species, rare in European zoos). They may not be "genuinely" new species but remain interesting species, that aren't frequently reported in this forum.

 

[Haliaeetus]

The recently arrived Seahorses belong to the Hippocampus comes (Tiger tail Seahorse) species.
These individuals (5.5) come from the Vienna Zoo.
It's a new species in the history of the Zoo, even if Beauval kept (and bred) other seahorse species in the past.

Additionnally a couple of other species arrived in the new aquaria of the Zoo (Australasian Greenhouse and Coral Nursery), including Fire Shrimps Lysmata debelius (0.0.3), Hermit Crabs, Snails and Sea Urchins.

Nouveauté dans la Serre Australienne : 10 Hippocampes « comes » ! - Beauval Actus

 

[Haliaeetus]

Other news from Beauval (but not the "classical" news about the animal collections and the building works in progress) :

• a shooting of a short video about local native wildlife (mostly common species, but that remains interesting) : Roe Deer, Red Fox, Badger, Greater Spotted Woodpecker...

• research about the strength of the elephant trunks, led with specialists of the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (that haven't got any elephants for many years in its zoological collections). The results of these works may apply in robotics projects.

Éléphants : un outil pour mesurer la force de l’extrémité de leur trompe - Beauval Actus

 

[Haliaeetus]

Last births of early winter in Beauval : 150 Ghost Mantises, 2.2 Capybaras, 1 White-faced Saki and 14 Naked Mole-rats.