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Today the new ZooSchule opened its doors to the public!
In 9 different enclosures a total of 13 different species can be found.
The species include among others Mission golden-eyed tree frogs (Trachycephalus resinifictrix), Rhinoceros snakes (Gonyosoma boulengeri), Gold ring butterfly suckers (Sewellia lineolata), Giant African land snails (Lissachatina fulica), Emerald cockroaches (Lissachatina fulica), a spiny lizard species, Red Devil Vampire Crabs (Geosesarma hagen), Axolotls (Ambystoma mexicanum).

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Instagram of NaturZoo Rheine (12/04/2024)
 
JurassicMax said:
Today the new ZooSchule opened its doors to the public!
In 9 different enclosures a total of 13 different species can be found.
The species include among others Mission golden-eyed tree frogs (Trachycephalus resinifictrix), Rhinoceros snakes (Gonyosoma boulengeri), Gold ring butterfly suckers (Sewellia lineolata), Giant African land snails (Lissachatina fulica), Emerald cockroaches (Lissachatina fulica), a spiny lizard species, Red Devil Vampire Crabs (Geosesarma hagen), Axolotls (Ambystoma mexicanum).

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Instagram of NaturZoo Rheine (12/04/2024)
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Thanks for the information and there's some rare species there that are not often seen in other facilities. NaturZoo Rheine continues to impress!
 
Im the fromer koi aquairum in the bird house 3 new fish species exhibited.
Boeseman's rainbowfish (Melanotaenia boesemani)
Panda Garra (Garra flavatra)
And Anano Shrimp (Caridina multidentata)
 
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I visted Rheine yesterday (I will post the new exhibits on the Media page)
First of all. They added a lot of modern and detailed educational signes next to the a few exhibit (they started it allready last year). But sadly the informations for the new terraira and aquaria exhibits is minimal, basicly only names and location.
The trompeter hornbills are tempoary in the macaw aciaries next to the tigers, as their aviary is renovated. Their vulturine gunieafowl roommates are off show, just as the macaws. The 'Vogelwiese" while not being closed has no animals right now. With multible fallen down trees and damaged fences. I don't know if it comes from storm damaged or in any other way destroyed trees, or if the area is potential cleared for some new exhibit. The demoiselle cranes are kept behind the scenes, next to the zebras. The hawaiien geese were nowhere to be seen. Next to the cranes in the behind the scenes area were a few bannet walleby's. I do not know if they are from Rheine planbed for another zoo, imports for Rheine or animals seperated for another reason. The Abdim's stork are right now not in the stork aviary, only the black storks.
 
GiratinaIsGod said:
Im the fromer koi aquairum in the bird house 3 new fish species exhibited.
Boeseman's rainbowfish (Melanotaenia boesemani)
Panda Garra (Garra flavatra)
And Anano Shrimp (Caridina multidentata)
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Some nice new and interesting fish and inverts. The Zoo Schule diversity and exhibits are also most welcome and so damn attractive to see. Well done Zoo Rheine!!!
 
I forgott 2 things to mention. The great grey owls left the walk through owl aviary. Now it only houses snowy owls. The smal mammal house/Aufzucht haus is closed for mordernization. The western beared dragons and ball python were still visible in the closed house, while the harvest mouse and domestecated mice left for the "Mäusescheune" a few years back. And the fromer giant african snail exhibit in the insect house now houses a species of large isopod from spain. I could not remember its species, as I only realized it was a new species after leaving the zoo, so I did not document it.
 
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GiratinaIsGod said:
I forgott 2 things to mention. The great grey owls left the walk through owl aviary. Now it only houses snowy owls. And the fromer giant african snail exhibit in the insect house now houses a species of large isopod from spain. I could not remember its species, as I only realized it was a new species after leaving the zoo, so I did not document it.
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I guess the isopod must be a rare species ...

Have great grey Owls completely left the collection (the species is part of a Central European recovery effort elsewhere)?
 
Kifaru Bwana said:
I guess the isopod must be a rare species ...

Have great grey Owls completely left the collection (the species is part of a Central European recovery effort elsewhere)?
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I did some research on isopods kept in captivity. It is (Porcellio hoffmanseggi) .

Lucky that I did take a pick of them. So I could check the species
 
Have visited Naturzoo myself as well today, for the first time and was really impressed! Lovely nature and great education!

Also can agree with everything GiratinaIsGod said, makes sense I did not see any cranes or haiwann geeses despite searching them 4 times then!! :)

Only other species I missed all day was the red-bellied lemur.

One more thing: the Abdim storks were not with the black storks but I did see them in a separate smaller aviary next to the black storks.
 
Choco115 said:
Have visited Naturzoo myself as well today, for the first time and was really impressed! Lovely nature and great education!

Also can agree with everything GiratinaIsGod said, makes sense I did not see any cranes or haiwann geeses despite searching them 4 times then!! :)

Only other species I missed all day was the red-bellied lemur.

One more thing: the Abdim storks were not with the black storks but I did see them in a separate smaller aviary next to the black storks.
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Yea, I forgott to mention thatthey were in the back holding area. My guess would be maybe becuase the blackstorks are nesting right now. But I can can confirm the red-bellied lemurs were their at my visit
 
JurassicMax said:
Recently the oldest resident in the zoo passed away, namely 55-year old male Common emu
(Dromaius novaehollandiae) Gockel. The zoo now only has a 16-year old female left, which will soon be accompanied by a new male.

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Instagram of Naturzoo Rheine (02/02/2024)
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Recently a new male was introduced to the female, this male named Waldi hatched in 2023 and came from Vogelpark Walsrode. Small correction the female, Emma, has been living in Rheine for 16 years. She is actually 28 years old and hatched in Emmen Zoo.

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Instagram of NaturZoo Rheine (04/08/2024)
 
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