Giant otters in Europe

MennoPebesma said:
Visitors spotted at least one young giant otter at Zoo Zlín. The zoo itself has not yet communicated anything about cubs.
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Meanwhile, the zoo has confirmed that three giant otters were born at the end of January. Parents are Dagget and Mora. The otter family at Zoo Zlin currently consists of seven animals, besides the parents and the three cubs, there are also the two males born in 2022.

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Out of zoo thread range: COLOMBIA -giant otter
I have it on new information that a young rescuee Colombia a giant otter Kirpa was recently transferred from Zoologico de Cali to Piscilago (and that the latter or the former has another adult giant otter in Manuela - rescued +/- 6 years ago.
 
MennoPebesma said:
After cubs were also born earlier this year, two giant otters were born again at Givskud Zoo on 31 December. Parents are Rio and Parana. For the keepers, the birth came as a surprise; the otters showed no signs that young were on the way. Of course, it remains to be seen whether the cubs survive the vulnerable period, which is why the otters are also left undisturbed as much as possible.

Source: Facebook Givskud Zoo
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MennoPebesma said:
Both are males.

Source: Facebook Givskud Zoo
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They have been given the names Chaco and Salto.

Source: Givskud Zoo
 
3-year-old giant otter male Manú recently moved to Chester Zoo from Budapest Zoo. He now forms a pair with female Tibiri. It is intended that they will have pups together in the future.

Source: Facebook Chester Zoo
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As mentioned by @Okavango in the La Palmyre news thread, the giant otter couple Gata and Arni at Zoo de La Palmyre are expecting pups. A poster at the enclosure is said to announce the pregnancy.
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According to a member of the French zooforum 'Les zoos dans le monde', there is a banner at Zoo de CERZA stating that they plan to keep giant otters.
 
eric84 said:
Münster has received a new female AMÉRIE and she has chosen RIO between the 2 brothers,
so the second one moved to Duisburg.
Apparently the Allwetterzoo hasn't that sense of humor with KOVID & WIRUS and they changed the names given at Lodz… So now the question is: who is who?!

Source: Neues Riesenotter-Weibchen sorgt für Wirbel
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After asking Zoo Duisburg, I recently got the answer to this question. Male Lobo who now lives in Duisburg used to be called Kovid. And male Rio in Allwetterzoo Münster used to be called Wirus.
 
Good news from Argentina! A pair of giant otters consisting of two animals born in European zoos has had four cubs. The pair is part of the reintroduction project at Iberá Park. The parents are male Nanay from Parken Zoo in Sweden and female Ariranha from Zoo de Doue la Fontaine in France. The cubs are two males and two females. The intention is that they will be released back into the wild as a large family group in the future.

With the birth of the new cubs, there are now 13 giant otters participating in this project.

Source: Instagram Fundación Rewilding Argentina
 
Earlier this year, a male giant otter arrived at Parrot World as a companion to Icana. According to comments from visitors I have seen on posts from Parrot World, his name is Barney. So it is probably a male from Zoo Leipzig. Although Parrot World itself hasn't said anything about this yet.
 
MennoPebesma said:
Earlier this year, a male giant otter arrived at Parrot World as a companion to Icana. According to comments from visitors I have seen on posts from Parrot World, his name is Barney. So it is probably a male from Zoo Leipzig. Although Parrot World itself hasn't said anything about this yet.
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Parrot world has now confirmed that it is indeed almost 3-year-old Barney from Zoo Leipzig. Barney didn't come to the zoo for breeding purposes. He keeps the old female Icana company so that she can enjoy her retirement at Parrot World.

Source: Facebook Parrot World
 
For years, AquaZoo Leeuwarden had a male group of giant otters, but that is about to change. Two of the three males will move to other zoos to make way for a female. She will then be paired with the remaining male. One of the males has already been moved to a zoo in Germany.

Source: Facebook AquaZoo Leeuwarden
 
MennoPebesma said:
For years, AquaZoo Leeuwarden had a male group of giant otters, but that is about to change. Two of the three males will move to other zoos to make way for a female. She will then be paired with the remaining male. One of the males has already been moved to a zoo in Germany.

Source: Facebook AquaZoo Leeuwarden
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The male who moved is 8-year-old Nacho. He moved to Zoo Leipzig to be paired with the female Caria present there.

The other male is expected to move at the end of this month. Not much later, the new female will then arrive to be paired with the remaining male.
 
The 4-year-old giant otter male Rio (Wirus) at Allwetterzoo Münster has died. On Monday, he seemed listless. Examination showed he had gastrointestinal problems. Treatment for this seemed to be working. On Tuesday, however, his condition worsened. He was put under anaesthesia for further examination and treatment but he died during the anaesthesia. Investigations into his cause of death are still ongoing.

Source: Facebook Allwetterzoo Münster
 
MennoPebesma said:
For years, AquaZoo Leeuwarden had a male group of giant otters, but that is about to change. Two of the three males will move to other zoos to make way for a female. She will then be paired with the remaining male. One of the males has already been moved to a zoo in Germany.

Source: Facebook AquaZoo Leeuwarden
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MennoPebesma said:
The male who moved is 8-year-old Nacho. He moved to Zoo Leipzig to be paired with the female Caria present there.

The other male is expected to move at the end of this month. Not much later, the new female will then arrive to be paired with the remaining male.
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Earlier this week, 13-year-old male Tuparro was also moved from AquaZoo. According to a keeper, he moved to Zoo Madrid and arrived there well. The new female for AquaZoo is expected soon.
 
Giant otter male Lobo has moved back from Zoo Duisburg to Allwetterzoo Münster. He will become the new partner of female Amérie. After male Rio (Lobo's brother) died a few weeks ago.

Source: Facebook Allwetterzoo Münster

MennoPebesma said:
Earlier this week, 13-year-old male Tuparro was also moved from AquaZoo. According to a keeper, he moved to Zoo Madrid and arrived there well. The new female for AquaZoo is expected soon.
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The new female has arrived at AquaZoo. I don't have 100% confirmation yet but it is most likely the three-year-old female Maya from Zoo Budapest. During my visit to AquaZoo yesterday, I already saw several (attempted) matings.
 
New year, new update :D

Publicly announced and surviving cubs of 2024:
2,1 at Zoo Zlín
0,2 at La Palmyre Zoo
0,1 at New Forest Wildlife Park

Publicly announced deaths of 2024:
1,0 Mateo at Yorkshire Wildlife Park ( 4 months old)
0,1 Laguna in New Forest Wildlife Park (2 months old)
0,1 Runa in New Forest Wildlife Park (2 months old)

Holders:
No new holders in 2024. The following zoos have announced plans to start holding giant otters sometime in the next few years: Zoo Chorzów in Poland, Zoo Dortmund in Germany, CERZA in France, Zoo Jihlava in the Czech Republic and Zoo Frankfurt in Germany.


There are currently 78 (43,35,0) giant otters in Europe (to my knowledge).

Zoo Zlín (5,2,0)*
1,0 Dagget (31-05-2010, Zoo Duisburg)
0,1 Mora (04-07-2013, Zoo Duisburg)
1,0 ? (07-07-2022, Zoo Zlín)
1,0 ? (07-07-2022, Zoo Zlín)
1,0 ? (??-01-2024, Zoo Zlín)
1,0 ? (??-01-2024, Zoo Zlín)
0,1 ? (??-01-2024, Zoo Zlín)

*This is the latest information I have from Zoo Zlín. But according to ZIMS (via IUCN Red List website), the zoo has only six animals.

Givskud Zoo (4,2,0)
1,0 Rio (01-11-2018, Givskud Zoo)
0,1 Paraná (21-04-2019, Parken Zoo)
1,0 Santos (17-05-2023, Givskud Zoo)
0,1 Santana (17-05-2023, Givskud Zoo)
1,0 Chaco (31-12-2023, Givskud Zoo)
1,0 Salto (31-12-2023, Givskud Zoo)

Parc Animalier des Pyrénées (1,1,0)*
1,0 Pepper (19-11-2012, Zoo Duisburg)
0,1 Emilia (14-08-2013, Zoo Leipzig)
0,1 Nura (16-09-2013, Zoo de Doue la Fontaine)?

* Emilia arrived earlier this year to form a pair with Pepper. With the holding numbers I have from early this year, it looks like Nura died, but I have no confirmation of that (yet).

Parrot World (1,1,0)
1,0 Barney (12-06-2021, Zoo Leipzig)
0,1 Icana (26-01-2008, Tierpark Hagenbeck)

Zoo de Doue la Fontaine (1,1,0)
1,0 Iquitos (01-08-2010, Zoo de Doue la Fontaine)
0,1 Iberá (14-02-2020, Zoo Lodz)

Zoo de la Palmyre (1,3,0)
1,0 Arni (20-05-2020, Zoo Leipzig)
0,1 Gata (17-03-2020, Zoo Madrid)
0,1 Tayel (07-02-2024, Zoo de la Palmyre)
0,1 Uma (07-02-2024, Zoo de la Palmyre)

ZooParc de Beauval (3,1,0)
1,0 Orinoco (12-02-2018, Parken Zoo
1,0 Sao (15-09-2022, ZooParc de Beauval)
1,0 Anoki (15-09-2022, ZooParc de Beauval)
0,1 Mara (17-03-2020, Zoo Madrid)

Tierpark Cottbus (2,0,0)
1,0 Felipe (28-12-2010, Zoo Dortmund)
1,0 Apalai (27-02-2012, Zoo Dortmund)

Zoo Duisburg (2,0,0)
1,0 Maldito (08-04-2007, Tierpark Hagenbeck)
1,0 Guapo (19-11-2012, Zoo Duisburg)

Zoo Halle (1,1,0)
1,0 Rio (??-??-2022, Budapest Zoo)
0,1 Hermine (??-09-2022, Wild)

Tierpark Hagenbeck (1,1,0)
1,0 Pequeño (19-11-2012, Zoo Duisburg)
0,1 Naipi (20-06-2010, Tierpark Hagenbeck)

Zoo Leipzig (1,1,0)
1,0 Nacho (08-11-2015, Givskud Zoo)
0,1 Caria (17-03-2022, Zoo Leipzig)

Allwetterzoo Münster (1,1,0)
1,0 Lobo (14-02-2020, Zoo Lodz)
0,1 Amérie (30-10-2020, Zoo Zlín)

Budapest Zoo (2,4,0)*
1,0 Madidi (28-12-2010, Zoo Dortmund)
0,1 Cumana (13-10-2012, Zoo Leipzig)
0,1 Bahia (07-10-2020, Budapest Zoo)
1,0 Lobo (10-10-2021, Budapest Zoo)
0,1 ? (??-??-2022, Budapest Zoo)
0,1 Dakota (26-09-2023, Budapest Zoo)

* This is the latest information I have from Budapest Zoo. But according to ZIMS the zoo has only four animals. It is likely that Lobo has moved as that was the intention for last year.

Parco Natura Viva (1,1,0)
1,0 Pedro (30-10-2020, Zoo Zlín)
0,1 Madeira (09-07-2019, Chester Zoo)

AquaZoo Leeuwarden (1,1)
1,0 Viggo (09-03-2015, Givskud Zoo)
0,1 Maya (10-10-2021, Budapest Zoo)

Zoo Lodz (1,1,0)
1,0 Cashibo (27-02-2012, Zoo Dortmund)
0,1 Coari (16-03-2013, Zoo Dortmund)

Bioparc Fuengirola (1,1,0)
1,0 Bruno (12-06-2021, Zoo Leipzig)
0,1 Umi (17-03-2020, Zoo Madrid)

Zoo Madrid (2,0,0)
1,0 Tuparro (28-12-2010, Zoo Dortmund)
1,0 Verano (04-07-2011, Zoo Duisburg)

Parken Zoo (2,1,0)
1,0 Yumbo (31-07-2009, Zoo de Doue la Fontaine)
0,1 Alua (15-12-2009, Zoo Duisburg)
1,0 Aqua (07-07-2021, Parken Zoo)

Yorkshire Wildlife Park (4,3,0)
1,0 Orimar (03-05-2017, Givskud Zoo)
0,1 Alexandra (19-11-2012, Zoo Duisburg)
0,1 Bonita (26-12-2020, Yorkshire Wildlife Park)
1,0 Fernando (06-07-2022, Yorkshire Wildlife Park)
1,0 Lorenzo (06-07-2022, Yorkshire Wildlife Park)
1,0 Rio (06-07-2022, Yorkshire Wildlife Park)
0,1 Fia (27-03-2023, Yorkshire Wildlife Park)

Chester Zoo (1,1,0)
1,0 Manú (07-10-2020, Budapest Zoo)
0,1 Tibiri (28-03-2016, Singapore River Wonders)

South Lakes Safari Zoo (1,0,0)
1,0 Carlos (05-09-2009, Tierpark Hagenbeck)

New Forest Wildlife Park (2,6,0)
0,1 Panambi (08-04-2007, Tierpark Hagenbeck)
0,1 Meamu (28-02-2011, Chestnut Centre)
1,0 Simuni (22-06-2010, Chestnut Centre)
0,1 Iberá (21-04-2019, Parken Zoo)
0,1 Karanambu (06-01-2023, New Forest Wildlife Park)
1,0 Guapo (25-12-2023, New Forest Wildlife Park)
0,1 Acari (25-12-2023, New Forest Wildlife Park)
0,1 Ari Rana (13-07-2024, New Forest Wildlife Park)

Longleat Safari Park (1,1,0)
1,0 Gordito (08-04-2007, Tierpark Hagenbeck)
0,1 Iny (07-08-2007, Zoo Dortmund)

As always, if you see a mistake in the list, or you know more about one of the animals, please let me know.
 
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