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Addax are not on show right now, Bioparc was trying to keep them with rhinos and zebras, but i think is not going as well as they thought. If they finally didn't mix them, addax will return to their original place with the mhor gazelles.
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I moved to Valencia a couple months ago and got the annual pass. I've visited the park a few times and I have some questions, maybe someone can answer:
1) Are there Home's hinge-back tortoises in the terrarium with the helmeted turtle and the python? The sign on the glass says so, but I've never seen any.
2) Is there only one zebra? I always see just one with three rhinos. As mentioned above, I haven't seen the addax in a while either.
3) I saw the otters today for the first time. There were 2 Eurasian otters. The sign says spotted neck otter though. Do they alternate or the sign isn't updated?
4) How many hyenas are in the park? I remember a video saying 1 spotted and 2 stripped, but I always see just one stripped hyena.
Thanks!
1) Are there Home's hinge-back tortoises in the terrarium with the helmeted turtle and the python? The sign on the glass says so, but I've never seen any.
2) Is there only one zebra? I always see just one with three rhinos. As mentioned above, I haven't seen the addax in a while either.
3) I saw the otters today for the first time. There were 2 Eurasian otters. The sign says spotted neck otter though. Do they alternate or the sign isn't updated?
4) How many hyenas are in the park? I remember a video saying 1 spotted and 2 stripped, but I always see just one stripped hyena.
Thanks!
One of the zebras passed a few months ago and there is a single female right now, but two more mares are soon to be housed in the park. I can't help with much else when it comes to the other questions sadly.
1) They are supposed to be there, I've seen them only twice there (I have to say that i don't waste a lot of time looking for them each time I go to Bioparc)
2) Right now there is only one yes, the other one died due to a tumour in the upper part of her leg. (Bioparc hasnt confirmed the tumour but I saw it few months before the death of the animal). But as @SivatheriumGuy has said, two mares are coming here.
3) I dont know yet if they alternate, the spotted neck one was very unactive the last times I ve seen her. I will ask if I can.
4) 1 spotted for sure, she is old and her name is Etana. It is supposed to be 2 stripped but I always see one, I dont know if it is always the same or if they alternate too.
Hi there! So, I visited the Bioparc yesterday, really enjoyed it of course, and while I did see the addax... Well, me and my friend watched the "Circle of Life" show, and noted that Shanga the black-backed jackal didn't appear. We asked one of the coordinators of the show and... Well, she gave us the sad news; she had passed away last saturday at the very old age of 16.
Rest in peace Shanga, you will be sorely missed...
Rest in peace Shanga, you will be sorely missed...
It seems to me that a lot of zoos are having problems mixing zebras at the moment. What species are held at bioparc?
Welcome to the forum. Iberian zoos are un represented on zoochat, especially Valencia, with its world renowned zoo and aquarium. @KEEPER has given us many updates over the years, and in delighted to have another local to provide us information.
The truth is, I don't know what will happen to "Hermínia" the zebra. In fact, I was very surprised when I was told that the ostriches' transfer to another enclosure was also due to problems with the zebra, when I thought it was the rhinos' fault. I was also surprised to hear in this chat that two new zebras would soon arrive. Is that true?
As for the other species in the park, we can only see species from the African continent. We find both typical animals such as lions, giraffes, and hippos, as well as less common species such as the rock hyrax, the fossa, and the aardvark..
And thank you so much for the welcome, as I've received a lot of support and appreciation both on the forum and in private. Again, feel free to ask me any questions, or vice versa, if you'd like to share interesting facts, etc. I'll be completely at your disposal.
Mountain zebras are notoriously feisty and famous for not being the best zebra in mixed exhibits, the other two young mares are coming from Krefeld and with the ostriches and addaxes out of the picture let's hope that they get well adjusted to each other and the rhinos and Valencia can house a small but stable herd of zebras once again.
Well, yes, let's hope we're lucky this time. Previously, the group before the mountain zebras included Grant's zebra, which established a large, highly effective breeding group. Let's hope the new zebras achieve this, or at least create a stable group without any new problems.
Grant's zebras in Bioparc, had "integration" troubles, with rinos and elands, but in it's own herd too. The male "Babieca" never breed with no one of the four females, before he dies.
The foals were all descendants of "Zambé", other male that arrived from France.
By the way, welcome to zoochat, Sergio!
The foals were all descendants of "Zambé", other male that arrived from France.
By the way, welcome to zoochat, Sergio!
I don't think that bringing a stallion to the current exhibit is that good of an idea and to be honest I doubt it will happen any time soon, breeding herds of both white rhino and mountain zebra in that exhibit sounds like too much to me.
Thank you so much for the note, because, forgive me, I can't give you much old information because I'm very young, and I only started going to the park when I was very young, so I remember very little. It's only now that I'm more involved. And thank you for the welcome
You are absolutely right, in fact I don't know what they were thinking when they suddenly brought in new individuals of rhinos, ostriches, and zebras at the same time in a short period of time.
I think the best solution here would be to place the addax and dama gazelles with the rhinos, and have the mountain zebras aside in their former enclosure. Sure, geographically (and taxonomically) the zebra+rhino combo makes the most sense here, but in terms of security and welfare, I think the zebras should be kept in their own space.
It would be a good combination, really, aside from the problems you mentioned. But I do think the gazelle enclosure would be too small for the zebras.
And remember all you... 
In the gazelles/ addax enclosure not only are present these two species, they are the space shared with: grey crowned cranes, Kirk's dik-diks, and one spured turttle, too.
So, I think it's not easy move the zebras to that installation, with the birds, small antelopes and the turtle.
In the gazelles/ addax enclosure not only are present these two species, they are the space shared with: grey crowned cranes, Kirk's dik-diks, and one spured turttle, too.So, I think it's not easy move the zebras to that installation, with the birds, small antelopes and the turtle.