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Small mammal and bird wing in the Ape House
North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)
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KevinB

Porcupine pavilion

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Built in 1901 and designed by Emile Thielens. Originally intended to house rhesus macaques. In my memory later on ring-tailed lemur lived here as well as (temporarily) red pandas. Since the early 2000's however it has been home to North American porcupines (Erethizon dorsatum).
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KevinB
Originally the animals were kept behind bars in this pavilion, not behind glass. At the top some of the original bars can still be seen.
 
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Is the whole front facade of the structure fairly new? It appears that just the rear section dates from 1901 but I'm just guessing.
 
KevinB
I think that all that has been done recently on the facade is replacing the bars with a new frame holding the glass and maybe some maller renovations to ensure the building is in a good shape. I think most of the building is much like the 1901 core, but I don't have a definitive source on that as this building doesn't seem to be featured in the photographic archives of Zoo Antwerpen.
 

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