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Pertinax said:
I was a little surprised when I saw the Japanese exhibit being created at the usual(for Paira Daiza) huge expense. It seemed a strange choice as Japan doesn't have many major species. So now its complete what species are exhibited in it, apart from Raccoon dogs and the Sika deer which are not (IMO) a very exciting exhibit in themselves (but maybe that is because I live in an area of the UK where they are very well established as wild). Perhaps Manchurian or another Crane sp is included?
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There are Japanese macaque, European flying squirrel, red-crowned crane & red-billed leiothrix too. Additionally they keep the siamangs as part of the Japanese world too, with a whole story about relevance of gibbon in Japanese culture.
 
lintworm said:
There are Japanese macaque, European flying squirrel, red-crowned crane & red-billed leiothrix too. Additionally they keep the siamangs as part of the Japanese world too, with a whole story about relevance of gibbon in Japanese culture.
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There is also an area with chickens and African spurred tortoises.

I did not actually see any Leiothrix in the Japanese area, they were in the Chinese garden earlier this week. Unless I missed an exhibit.

Additionally the water buffaloes can also access an island next to the Japanese area as an expansion to their exhibit. The water buffaloes are housed with Visayan warty pigs but I don't think they can get to the expansion, or they would have to swim. I also saw a ruddy shelduck in the water buffalo exhibit earlier this week.

Personally when I visited the Islands of the Rising Sun for the first time earlier this week I found none of the exhibits very exciting. Keeping the siamangs above the crane exhibit is perhaps a bit innovative but I did not personally find that exhibit very well executed. The old siamang island was better than what they have now.
 
Pairi Daiza welcomed two young lionesses this Friday, September 20.

Amani and Lira were born in 2023 in Ukraine and should have been used to take photos or other uses. They were saved by the association The BigCat Sanctuary.

They are currently in quarantine and will be presented in the kingdom of Ganesha. Their stay in Belgium is only temporary since they will eventually join The BigCat Sanctuary.

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19-year-old Sumatran orangutan male Gempa has died. He had been ill for several weeks, with his health deteriorating despite treatments.

Investigations showed that an infection with staphylococcus caused disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). This complication caused severe damage in his body resulting in internal bleeding, motor impairment and organ failure, leaving no hope of recovery. It was therefore decided to euthanise him.

Source: Facebook Pairi Daiza
 
Pairi Daiza will soon no longer have clouded leopards.

Django, aged 10, will move to The Big Sanctuary in the UK where he will meet a female for breeding within the EEP.

Shane, aged almost 18, recently passed away from an adrenal tumor.

The post does not mention whether Pairi Daiza will continue keeping clouded leopards, or what will be done with the exhibit if they do not.

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I recently watched expedition Pairi Daiza, a television program in belgium, and i found some more information on the sanctuary which i did not know yet:
-there will be a restaurant that will be fully under water, likely with large windows so you can see the underwater animals swimming
-There will be rooms under and above the water, like you can see in the pictures, the underwater rooms will have a view on sharks and lamantins
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Hello, I'm planning on visiting Pairi in 2 weeks time, and while I will only spend a day there, so would anyone have any advice on how to get a good experience while also being able to view some of the rarer species like the cuscus and shoebill?
 
Randomname0183 said:
Hello, I'm planning on visiting Pairi in 2 weeks time, and while I will only spend a day there, so would anyone have any advice on how to get a good experience while also being able to view some of the rarer species like the cuscus and shoebill?
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I'm afraid that, unless in the unlikely case of an unseasonally warm period, the shoebill will not be outside at the end of October. They usually go to their indoor winter exhibit quite early on and are off-show when they are in there.

With regards to the cuscus, they are in the Oasis greenhouse (the old greenhouse between the new entrance and the farm area). The cuscus are in the exhibit near the Pesquet's parrots. When entering the Oasis from the entrance near the farm/Andalusian garden (not the larger entrance near the horse paddock), go to the right immediately past the second set of doors and you will soon reach their exhibit. If the cuscus is not climbing around or eating, make sure to look in the elevated whisker baskets in the exhibit, because it will likely be sleeping in there.
 
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Kifaru Bwana said:
Too bad about the clouded leopards no longer being exhibited at PD.
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Agreed, but the exhibit in the greenhous is better suited to the civets, although I still think they should add an outdoor space to it.

I hope they will eventually convert the tiger and/or former leopard (currently serval) temples for clouded leopards or other smaller Asian cats.
 
KevinB said:
Agreed, but the exhibit in the greenhous is better suited to the civets, although I still think they should add an outdoor space to it.

I hope they will eventually convert the tiger and/or former leopard (currently serval) temples for clouded leopards or other smaller Asian cats.
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@KevinB, I said before on this thread I found the then habitat / exhibit / exclosure for clouded leopard at PD wholly inadequate for the species. There are a lot better examples for this elusive, rather sensitive and secretive Carnivora species in zoos in general.
 
EliasNys said:
It seems to be a busy day for Pairi Daiza:
2 beo's have arrived at the park, in the voliere next to the Chinese restaurant
2 civets have arrived to replace the clouded leopards
3 raccoons have joined the group already present in the park

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The 3 racoons moved to the reindeer enclosure which has been expanded and adapted to house multiple species
 
After seeing the recent replacement of african elephants, leopard and clouded leopard i've got a question to the ones who know Pairi Daiza better than me. Will the peak of the park be reached with the opening of the new tropical greenhouse? At least the recent replacements have been kind of a downgrade (and at least are a sign for not building future-oriented at PD). Or is this only something temporary?
 
remar said:
After seeing the recent replacement of african elephants, leopard and clouded leopard i've got a question to the ones who know Pairi Daiza better than me. Will the peak of the park be reached with the opening of the new tropical greenhouse? At least the recent replacements have been kind of a downgrade (and at least are a sign for not building future-oriented at PD). Or is this only something temporary?
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I'm not sure we can answer this question until after The Sanctuary opens.

I do hope The Sanctuary will actually contain some world class or innovative exhibits, because that is something Pairi Daiza needs.


The pandas born at Pairi Daiza, Tian Bao, Bao Mei and Bao Di, will go into quarantine starting November 11th, in preparation for their move to China on December 10th.

Pairi Daiza plaatst 3 reuzenpanda's maand in quarantaine in aanloop naar vertrek naar China
 
remar said:
After seeing the recent replacement of african elephants, leopard and clouded leopard i've got a question to the ones who know Pairi Daiza better than me. Will the peak of the park be reached with the opening of the new tropical greenhouse? At least the recent replacements have been kind of a downgrade (and at least are a sign for not building future-oriented at PD). Or is this only something temporary?
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One could also argue that these departures are an improvement for the zoo, both leopard didn't exactly have great enclosures and they are much more suited to their current smaller inhabitants. The African elephants also left because their enclosure became unsuitable for one of the 2 elephants.

Pairi Daiza has never seemed to be building for a long-term future when it comes to enclosure quality (or durability of materials). After the big green house is completed there are a few remaining worlds Eric Domb wants to create, but it will be interesting to see what happens after he retires, that might well be peak Pairi Daiza
 
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