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New individuals:
- The park received two female Mhorr gazelles (Nanger dama mhorr) and sent a male to RioSafari Elche to start a breeding group there. The park's herd had been reduced to two males and the females were sent over from ZooAquarium de Madrid to start a new breeding herd alongside the eldest of both males, with the younger male going to Elche.
It's also been confirmed that the addaxes won't coexist alongside the gazelles anymore, and it's been rumored that they will be joining the rhinoceroses, zebras, and pelicans in the Dry Savanna. The ostriches that once lived here have been moved to the Wet Savanna, now coexisting with giraffes, impalas, saddle-billed storks,...
Once again thanks to @KEEPER and @Ferni!

24.11.2024 | Hola i adéu
Seeing the addaxes with the Hartmann's mountain zebra and white rhino will be interesting
 
New individuals:
- The park received two female Mhorr gazelles (Nanger dama mhorr) and sent a male to RioSafari Elche to start a breeding group there. The park's herd had been reduced to two males and the females were sent over from ZooAquarium de Madrid to start a new breeding herd alongside the eldest of both males, with the younger male going to Elche.
It's also been confirmed that the addaxes won't coexist alongside the gazelles anymore, and it's been rumored that they will be joining the rhinoceroses, zebras, and pelicans in the Dry Savanna. The ostriches that once lived here have been moved to the Wet Savanna, now coexisting with giraffes, impalas, saddle-billed storks,...
Once again thanks to @KEEPER and @Ferni!

24.11.2024 | Hola i adéu

also another thing: why did they moved the ostriches to the wet savanna?
 
New individuals:
- Several new animals have arrived to the Bioparc from Dvůr Králové; a male Mountain bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus isaaci) that has joined the park's bachelor herd, a female Kirk's dik-dik (Madoqua kirkii) to form a breeding pair with the male that lives alongside duikers and bongos and a male Common impala (Aepyceros melampus melampus) to join the park's current herd of five females and start breeding the species again.
Other than that the new male of striped hyena has been successfully paired up with the female and they are getting along well. They also showed more footage of the new gazelles and otters.

BIOPARC: nuevos animales de especies en peligro de extinción
 
New individuals:
- Several new animals have arrived to the Bioparc from Dvůr Králové; a male Mountain bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus isaaci) that has joined the park's bachelor herd, a female Kirk's dik-dik (Madoqua kirkii) to form a breeding pair with the male that lives alongside duikers and bongos and a male Common impala (Aepyceros melampus melampus) to join the park's current herd of five females and start breeding the species again.
Other than that the new male of striped hyena has been successfully paired up with the female and they are getting along well. They also showed more footage of the new gazelles and otters.

BIOPARC: nuevos animales de especies en peligro de extinción
The male Impala comes from Dvur Kralove.
BIOPARC Valencia on Instagram: "¿Conocéis al nuevo macho de impala? Procedente del Zoológico de Dvůr Králové (República Checa) BIOPARC Valencia ha recibido un nuevo macho de impala (Aepyceros melampus) que se ha integrado al rebaño de 5 hembras para crear un nuevo grupo y seguir la positiva trayectoria de 25 nacimientos en el parque de conservación de animales valenciano. En la sabana húmeda de BIOPARC se puede contemplar a los impalas conviviendo con jirafas, blesboks, antílopes acuáticos, avestruces, gacelas Thomson, jabirús africanos y diferentes especies de anátidas. Más información en www.bioparcvalencia.es (link en BIO) #BIOPARC #Valencia #animales #BIOPARCValencia #ExperienciasBIOPARC"
 
Yes and No. Because the installation is shared with the older spotted hyena. Mornings one species, evenings the other (as you know) and for now, they have only the striped hyena signage.
If for any cause in the mornings is the spotted present in the installation, the people just see the signage and says: "oh it's an stripped hyena..." ;)
 
Yes and No. Because the installation is shared with the older spotted hyena. Mornings one species, evenings the other (as you know) and for now, they have only the striped hyena signage.
If for any cause in the mornings is the spotted present in the installation, the people just see the signage and says: "oh it's an stripped hyena..." ;)

Yes, I know there is that problem. I was referring to the fact that the new striped hyena sign is quite cool and looks very new in contrast to the rest of the signs in the park. The spotted hyena sign is in the warthog enclosure, which is no excuse, but at least if people try to look and read some information about both species they can do so. But yes, it is a mistake that the two signs are not together and that it is not specified that they take turns anywhere, neither in the park itself nor on the website, I believe.
 
I have been wondering, is Bioparc Valencia an authentic outlier in the Iberian Peninsula regarding PR communication and openess to the public or are there other good examples to point out? I just love how much they care about sharing and reporting about what happens in the park and their animals. I think more zoos in Iberia should be like that!
Is there an explanation for why Bioparc is like this?
 
I have been wondering, is Bioparc Valencia an authentic outlier in the Iberian Peninsula regarding PR communication and openess to the public or are there other good examples to point out? I just love how much they care about sharing and reporting about what happens in the park and their animals. I think more zoos in Iberia should be like that!
Is there an explanation for why Bioparc is like this?
I have no idea of why but I also adore said aspect of the park. I wish they were even more transparent, do a similar thing I've seen cezch and german zoos do and reveal full yearly reports of births and passings, but their current standars are already good enough for a spanish zoo.
I also wish this ease to update visitors on current ongoings at the park was expanded to the rest of zoos.
 
New individual:
- A male North African ostrich (Struthio camelus camelus) arrived at the Bioparc to form a breeding pair with the remaining female from Tiergarten Schönbrunn! They will be housed at the wet savannah enclosure alongside the giraffes, gazelles, impalas,...

 
New individuals:
- Several new animals have arrived to the Bioparc from Dvůr Králové; a male Mountain bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus isaaci) that has joined the park's bachelor herd, a female Kirk's dik-dik (Madoqua kirkii) to form a breeding pair with the male that lives alongside duikers and bongos and a male Common impala (Aepyceros melampus melampus) to join the park's current herd of five females and start breeding the species again.
Other than that the new male of striped hyena has been successfully paired up with the female and they are getting along well. They also showed more footage of the new gazelles and otters.

BIOPARC: nuevos animales de especies en peligro de extinción
Both Eurasian otters arrived from a German zoo, unsure ATM which zoo they were imported from.

I would not know where the striped hyaena came in from. whether Czech Republic or perhaps the Middle East. The Mhorr gazelle male retained was the older of the two bachelors left at Bioparco Valencia... If you know his name ... (appreciate that)?

Also, I have yet to find more information about Río Safari Elche and females of Mhorr gazelle in the news at the park....
 
Both Eurasian otters arrived from a German zoo, unsure ATM which zoo they were imported from.

I would not know where the striped hyaena came in from. whether Czech Republic or perhaps the Middle East. The Mhorr gazelle male retained was the older of the two bachelors left at Bioparco Valencia... If you know his name ... (appreciate that)?

Also, I have yet to find more information about Río Safari Elche and females of Mhorr gazelle in the news at the park....

If you look back in the thread you will see that the male hyena came from Zoo Bratislava (and to my understanding, the otters were too, but maybe you know more about that) and the female is from a French park.
As far as I know, Elche doesn't have females yet. No idea when it comes to their names either.
 
Birth news:
- A Western chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) has been born at Bioparc Valencia! The mother, Eva, hasn't been able to grab her offspring and hasn't produced milk to feed it, so the park's team will hand-rear the newborn chimp. Of course, whenever the new individual can join the other animals the park will try to introduce it back to the troop.

BIOPARC Valencia: nace un chimpancé en peligro de extinción
 
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New individuals:
- The park received two female Mhorr gazelles (Nanger dama mhorr) and sent a male to RioSafari Elche to start a breeding group there. The park's herd had been reduced to two males and the females were sent over from ZooAquarium de Madrid to start a new breeding herd alongside the eldest of both males, with the younger male going to Elche.
It's also been confirmed that the addaxes won't coexist alongside the gazelles anymore, and it's been rumored that they will be joining the rhinoceroses, zebras, and pelicans in the Dry Savanna. The ostriches that once lived here have been moved to the Wet Savanna, now coexisting with giraffes, impalas, saddle-billed storks,...
Once again thanks to @KEEPER and @Ferni!

24.11.2024 | Hola i adéu

just saw a video posted yesterday and it's true that the addax will now be in the dry savanna with the rhinos and zebras
 
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