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Next week, two giant otters will move to Tierpark Cottbus. They are brothers Felipe and Apalai, who currently live together in Parco Naturo Viva in Italy. Tierpark Cottbus will be a new holder for the giant otters.
Source: Facebook Parco Naturo Viva
Source: Facebook Parco Naturo Viva
The expansion/renovation of the carnivore house was completed and opened yesterday. This means that with giant otters and ring-tailed vontsira 2 new carnivore species are kept. No word (yet?) about the fishing cats that were originally also planned. Four-eyed fish and leaf-cutter ants are other new species for this house. The ring-tailed coati and capuchins previously kept here, appear to have moved within the zoo.
Haliaeetus
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Birth of 1.0 Baird's Tapir in Cottbus Zoo.
I wasn't aware of any breeding pair (if not single individuels) in European zoos
lausitz.tv on Instagram: "Große Freude im Cottbuser Tierpark: Vor wenigen Tagen wurde ein männliches Jungtier bei den Mittelamerikanischen Tapiren geboren, das von seiner 15jährigen Mutter Bonita vorbildlich betreut wird. Tapire sind in 4 Arten in Mittel- und Südamerika sowie Südostasien verbreitete Unpaarhufer – ihre nächsten Verwandten sind die Nashörner und Pferde. Der in Cottbus gehaltene Mittelamerikanische Tapir oder Bairds Tapir ist die durch Lebensraumverlust und Jagd wahrscheinlich am stärksten in ihrem Bestand gefährdete Tapirart. #tiere @tierpark.cottbus"
I wasn't aware of any breeding pair (if not single individuels) in European zoos
lausitz.tv on Instagram: "Große Freude im Cottbuser Tierpark: Vor wenigen Tagen wurde ein männliches Jungtier bei den Mittelamerikanischen Tapiren geboren, das von seiner 15jährigen Mutter Bonita vorbildlich betreut wird. Tapire sind in 4 Arten in Mittel- und Südamerika sowie Südostasien verbreitete Unpaarhufer – ihre nächsten Verwandten sind die Nashörner und Pferde. Der in Cottbus gehaltene Mittelamerikanische Tapir oder Bairds Tapir ist die durch Lebensraumverlust und Jagd wahrscheinlich am stärksten in ihrem Bestand gefährdete Tapirart. #tiere @tierpark.cottbus"
Cottbus has the only Baird's tapirs in Europe.
Unfortunately their breeding male Moli died of pneunomia a few weeks ago.
That's sad news, he was only 19 years old, and his passing throws a spanner in the works for future breeding here. This calf was only the second at Cottbus following the birth of 0.1 Bonita in 2021.
I'm hoping breeding will continue. But that would likely require Chico being paired with his sister or niece.
Raikou
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Could Europe try to import Baird's tapir from North America?
They could, but the breeding program for Baird's has long been shunted by the EEP in favour of breeding Malayans and Lowlands. Cottbus are essentially the only facility 'breeding' them at the moment.
Haliaeetus
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Or maybe from Central American zoos, wildlife refuges or other facilities, as it has happened with other Neotropical species like the Harpy Eagle.