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The old female Bactrian Camel ELIŠKA has been euthanized.
She suffered severe health issues.
Události Ostrava on Instagram: " V olomoucké zoo utratili osmadvacetiletou samici velblouda dvouhrbého, kterou kvůli pokročilému věku trápily vleklé problémy s pohybovým aparátem a měla potíže i s oběhovým systémem. Velbloudí samice Eliška se v olomoucké zoo narodila v roce 1996 a za svůj dlouhý život v ní odchovala tři mláďata. Informovala o tom dnes mluvčí zoo Iveta Gronská. Olomoucká zoologická zahrada chová velbloudy dvouhrbé od roku 1958. "Vzhledem k velmi vysokému věku a značným chronickým potížím, v jejichž důsledku jí byla podávána silná medikace, se zahrada rozhodla provést u této samice eutanázii. Eliška patřila ke koloritu zahrady drahně let. Aby také ne, když se zde narodila," řekl vedoucí zimoviště afrických zvířat Pavel Vidlář. Velbloudici Elišku ošetřovatelé už před několika lety pasovali do role babičky, protože velbloudi dvouhrbí se v průměru dožívají 30 let. K jejich překvapení ale v roce 2020 dokázala navzdory svému pokročilému věku přivést na svět dalšího potomka. Zpočátku se sice o mládě příliš nezajímala, avšak po několika dnech váhání se mateřské role zodpovědně zhostila, a mládě velblouda dvouhrbého díky tomu mohlo vyrůst v dospělého jedince. Olomoucká zoo patří k nejvyhledávanějším turistickým cílům v Olomouckém kraji. Na ploše 42 hektarů chová 1828 zvířat v 387 druzích. Zahrada si vlastními aktivitami vydělá přibližně dvě třetiny částky potřebné na svůj provoz. Od města dostává příspěvek na činnost. (ČTK) foto: Zoo Olomouc #zooolomouc #velblouddvouhrby #eutanazie #udalostiostrava #ctregiony"
 
Rufous rat kangaroos have bred for the first time. The zoo received two males from Jihlava in 2022 but only this year, it got also a female. The first baby joey is probably also a female.
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It´s nice to see this small mammal species is spreading through Europe after its original import in 2018 by Hamerton.
 
It seems like the enclosure where common dwarf mongooses used to be (the enclosure is attached to the giraffe pavilion) will be used for rock hyrax. Though, the common dwarf mongooses were moved to another exposition. They are currently next to the siberian weasels.
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There are also some cages that look pretty new somewhere in between the muskox enclosure and "Lanáček". They are still empty at this moment but they'll be most probably used for owls (judging by the signs). I forgot to take a photo of those...
 
merlin said:
There are also some cages that look pretty new somewhere in between the muskox enclosure and "Lanáček". They are still empty at this moment but they'll be most probably used for owls (judging by the signs). I forgot to take a photo of those...
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For local or tropical owls? (aka do they have access to heated room). And how many?
 
The new pair of Goeldi's monkey the zoo´ve received earlier this year - a male from Walter Zoo and female from Zoo Ljublana - has produced its first baby. Born on 6th of December and doing great.

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The newest edition of International Studbook of the Vietnamese Sika Deer is out. Current per 1.10.2024, it lists 422 animals living in 39 zoos and farms.

Translation of whole news below:
Olomouc Zoo publishes studbook for rare Vietnamese sika deer
(ČTK) December 17, 2024
Category: Hunting news

Olomouc Zoo has published a studbook for the rare Vietnamese sika deer, which contains information about the population of this subspecies of sika deer in zoos around the world. It received authorization for its publication from the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Olomouc Zoo, together with Prague Zoo, are the only domestic zoos that have published a worldwide studbook for a rare species of wild animal. This was announced to ČTK today by Olomouc Zoo spokesperson Iveta Gronská.

The Vietnamese sika deer is the southernmost subspecies of sika deer. It inhabited northern Vietnam and southern China. It was completely exterminated 50 years ago and survived only on farms. From there, it also found its way to zoos in Europe and then to North American zoos. The studbook is used for the accurate registration of all animals of a given species kept in human care. With the help of this publication, breeding groups can be created in zoos.

“The survival of the subspecies depends on us Europeans. We must take care of this small but valuable population, maintain it not only as a living and constantly reproducing population, but also as a genetically diverse one, since it is based on only ten founding animals brought from Vietnam,” said Jan Pluháček, a scientist at the Olomouc Zoo and coordinator of the European Program for the Vietnamese Sika, who is the guarantor of the studbook.

The current edition of the studbook contains data on the living population as of October 1 this year, which numbers 422 individuals in 39 zoos and farms. The studbook shows, for example, that over the past year, 98 animals were born and 94 died or were removed from breeding. The second largest herd of Vietnamese sikas outside of Vietnam is in the Olomouc Zoo and numbers over two dozen individuals. While the European population is doing well, according to the data obtained, because it is managed by the so-called European Conservation Program, the North American population is dying out. There are no more than six Vietnamese sikas left in North American zoos.

The global studbook for the Vietnamese sika was first compiled in 1993 at Tierpark Berlin. In 2015, it was taken over by the Ostrava Zoo and moved to Olomouc last year. The latest edition from November 2022 contained data on 399 individuals living in 35 European zoos and two zoos in the United States. The second studbook, which the Prague Zoo is in charge of, focuses on the Przewalski's horse.
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A new environmental education centre called Loděnka (Nautilus) will be built near the enterance. The building will contain several classrooms and a saltwater tank with the volume of 300 cubic metres.
If everything goes well, the construction should start this year and the education centre could open sometime in 2026/27.
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JurassicMax said:
Last year 377,359 visitors visited the zoo!

This breeding season, already 5 Gemsboks (Oryx gazella) have been born! A female and 4 males.

On the 25th of January a female Rothschild's giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi) was born to female Sarany.

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Instagram of Zoo Olomouc (20/01/2025)
Instagram of Zoo Olomouc (22/01/2025)
Instagram of Zoo Olomouc (30/01/2025)
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I know that Olomouc has been very successful on breeding Gemsbok for a very long time, does anyone happen to know approximately how many have been born there?
 
The zoo posted the annual report for 2024. So here's a little summary:
  • The zoo won't keep coyotes and mouflons anymore.
  • The male musk ox died. He was 10 years old and had teeth issues. The zoo considered giving up on breeding and keeping this species, but the coordinator convinced them to give it another try, so I suppose the arrival of a new male is expected sooner or later.
  • A new species of mammal was acquired - the South African springhare. They will share the enclosure with aardvarks.
  • A bird species the zoo won't be keeping anymore is the black vulture. The last individual went to Tierpark Germendorf.
  • The zoo also has a new reptile species: Anolis carolinensis.
  • The zoo doesn't keep Sceloporus cyanogenys and Schneider's scink anymore.
  • The female honey badger born in 2023 will go to Bulgaria.
  • And here's a really short selection of the animals born in 2024: aardvark, Black-and-white ruffed lemurs, Rotschield's giraffe, southern screamer, Geoffroy's cat, Amur leopard cats, Japanese macaque, king vulture, secretary bird, ...
The whole annual report is available here.
 
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