ZooParc de Beauval Zooparc de Beauval News

[kiang]

Beauval zoo has sent 6.6 Humboldt's penguin to Guatemala city's La Aurora zoo.

Latin American Herald Tribune - Penguins Are Star Attraction at Guatemala City Zoo

 

[vogelcommando]

Last week Okapi-female Kamina has given birth to a female-calf !

 

[Kifaru Bwana]

Last week Okapi-female Kamina has given birth to a female-calf !

Sired / bred at Rotterdam!!?

 

[Nisha]

The Okapi (b27/6 to Kamina) is a female and was given the name Mbuti

 

[vogelcommando]

Article about the okapi-birth :
First Okapi Born in 25 Years in France at the Beauval Zoo - ZooBorns

 

[kiang]

A female manatee has arrived from Faunia, Madrid.
12 African pygmy geese have arrived the only ones in France.
1.1 Pesquet's parrot have been imported from the Philippines.

 

[Jola]

0.1 Indian rhino Henna, 3, arrived from Basel. She is the first Indian rhino in a European zoo, who was allowed to stay with her mum, when mum Ellora gave birth to the next calf, a little boy called Kiran on October 5, 2013.

 

[Nisha]

Thanks to our friends at ActuZoo for the news that Indian Rhino, Saathi gave birth to her first calf on 7th November. A first breeding for Beauval and the 3rd birth of this species in France (Following Cerza's success)

...Oh and the best bit: Calf is a female Congratulations to Beauval
http://actuzoo.forumactif.com/t9913...emiere-naissance-d-un-rhinoceros-indien#93837

 

[vogelcommando]

That's realy good news !

 

[Nisha]

The Indian Rhino calf has now been named, Salyane

 

[vogelcommando]

Short note on Tapit-birth :
Tiny Tapir Born at ZooParc de Beauval - ZooBorns

 

[vogelcommando]

Last month a Black jaguar was born at Beauval.

 

[AthleticBinturong]

Black Jaguar Born last month

 

[AthleticBinturong]

what size in acres is the zoo

 

[Arizona Docent]

what size in acres is the zoo

The size is not listed on the English section of their website, but if you look in the FAQ on the French section, it says 27 hectares.

Since I am unfamiliar with the size of hectares, I did an online equation that shows that is just under 67 acres.

 

[threeple61]

They have imported Pesquest's Parrots - 1.1, end of 2013.

 

[vogelcommando]

Goodfellow tree kangaroo born at Beauval

 

[vogelcommando]

Article about the Manatee birth at Zooparc Beauval :
Meet the Manatee Calf at ZooParc de Beauval - ZooBorns

 

[Nisha]

2.1 Sumatran Tigers born 18/5/2014, in a first breeding for the park

 

[Nisha]

1.0 Malayan Tapir born (a first breeding at Beauval)