Hi y'all,
I vaguely remember a trail in between the Persian leopard and white tiger enclosures at dierenpark Amersfoort. It got destroyed somewhere around 2017 to give the lions more space. I remember a small bridge going in between the two enclosures, over a small water section and going into...
Here is a link to a photograph I took at Dierenpark Amersfoort with some description about the baboons. I like the atmosphere of the Ancient City and how it gives a history lesson. This exhibit offers a great opportunity to photograph baboons.
Anne Berry Menagerie: Baboons on Sphinxes
A walk-through aviary with northern bald ibis. (the temple of aristotle)
The zoo has an area themed; the ancient city. With buildings looking like egyptian, roman, persian temples, houses etc.
A couple of the species in this area; tigers (white & siberian). lions, jackals+vultures...
The central square in the ancient city called; Agora. sometimes kids can ride on a bactrian camel here.
The zoo has an area themed; the ancient city. With buildings looking like egyptian, roman, persian temples, houses etc.
A couple of the species in this area; tigers (white &...
The baboon-barbary sheep enclosure. (this is only half of it. On the other side of the bridge is the rest ;))
The zoo has an area themed; the ancient city. With buildings looking like egyptian, roman, persian temples, houses etc.
A couple of the species in this area; tigers (white &...
The zoo has an area themed; the ancient city. With buildings looking like egyptian, roman, persian temples, houses etc.
A couple of the species in this area; tigers (white & siberian). lions, jackals+vultures, camels, bactrian camels, barbary sheep+hamadryas baboon, monitor lizards...
These types of artificial rocks could be found in a lot of enclosures in the old days of the zoo. These red rocks were mainly used for smaller enclosures for racoons, pelicans etc, but also a couple of larger ones for camels, gaur and watussi.
Now almost all enclosures in this style have...
On this picture is part of the bachelor group of giraffes. They have reticulata, rothschildi and antiquorum.
The savanna in amersfoort is divided into 2 parts. Part 1 is accesable for all species (giraffes, grevy zebra, eland, watussi, guinea fowl, crownedcranes), part 2 is accesable for all...
The savanna in amersfoort is divided into 2 parts. Part 1 is accesable for all species (the bachelor group of giraffes, grevy zebra, eland, watussi, guinea fowl, crownedcranes), part 2 (behind the wooden fench you see along the left side) is accesable for all species but the giraffes.