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Birth of 1 Eurasian Otter . PZ-news.de on Instagram: " Wie süß ist das denn?! Wochenlang wurde gemunkelt – nun ist es offiziell: Im Wildpark Pforzheim gibt es Fischotter-Nachwuchs! Das Kleine hält sich noch gut versteckt – aber es ist gesund, munter und schon erstaunlich aktiv. Die...

Birth of 1.3 Asian Small-clawed Otters on Oct. 7th. Zoo der Minis e.v. on Instagram: "Achtung , jetzt wird's süß Eine Handvoll Glück , oder besser gesagt vier Hände voll. Am 7.Oktober sind 3 Weibchen und ein Männchen bei den Zwergottern geboren. Die Eltern und die ältere Schwester kümmern sich...

Birth of 2 Crested Porcupines. Grimpinger Hof Wildtierpark und Abenteuerland on Instagram: "HOW CUTE IS THAT? Wir haben Stachelschwein Nachwuchs auf dem @grimpingerhof.wildtierpark und sind soo fasziniert von diesen wunderbaren Geschöpfen! Klar bei Mama Stachelschwein weiß man das man Abstand...

Arrival of... 2 Capybaras. The Scottish Deer Centre on Instagram: "“Knock knock”….”Who’s there?”…..”Capy”…..”Capy who?”….”Capybaras now at The Scottish Deer Centre & Wildlife Park” BIG NEWS — Get ready for them to capy-ture your hearts! Say hello to our brand-new residents — Harry and Millie...

Buy Fish by JZX, Singapore. 03/10/2025.

A thread about the three species of sea lions in Europe: California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) (83 holders according to ZTL) South American sea lion (Otaria byronia) (51 holders according to ZTL) Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) (12 holders according to ZTL) The purpose of this...

Birth of 1 albino Red-necked Wallaby. Yle Lappi on Instagram: "Simossa on syntynyt albiinokenguru. Valkoisia kenguruita on vain yksi 50 000–100 000 kengurusta. Perhetapahtuma sattui Etelä-Lapin Simossa sijaitsevassa Kotieläinpuisto Arkadiassa. – Poikanen on kevään aikana kurkkinut emon...

Hello everyone. I am starting this thread as I wait for my plane in the departure lounge at Dublin Airport. This is my second time in Europe and my first out of Brazil in seven years. I decided it would be a great idea to write a travel report and share how I spent my last two weeks across two...

A new woodland enclosure for Brown Bears is being built. Wildpark Schwarze Berge on Instagram: "NEUE BÄUME FÜR DAS BÄRENGEHEGE Heute wird fleißig gepflanzt! Unsere Bären lieben es, Höhlen zu buddeln – das finden wir bärenstark! Leider beschädigen sie dabei aber häufig die Baumwurzeln, so dass...

This is a list for all Nile Hippos in European Zoos and facilities. As there have been population threads for North America and Oceania, I have been wondering since I joined ZooChat why nobody has created a European Nile Hippo population thread, so I have decided to research it and then make my...

Hello, I'm hoping to start travelling to some zoos in mainland Europe (from the UK) next year. My first trip will include Antwerp to (hopefully) see the Eastern gorilla, and possibly Pairi Diaza/others. I'm looking for zoos with good enclosures and a decent collection of primates, bonus if they...

Can anyone identify this species I took at Palais de la Porte Doree Aquarium?

Anyone know what fish species this is? Took this at Palais de la Porte Doree Aquarium in Paris France

Hi, I am a recent addition to this community. In a visit to Attica zoo during spring one of the large walk-through aviaries was closed and a sign posted outside said that it was due to breeding season. So I wondered whether this is something that happens to the rest of Europe and if it is...

A Persian leopard was born at Zoo Jihlava in early May. The cub is a female. Parents of the cub are Perun and Charlene. The mother is 13 years old and this is her first cub. Source: Facebook Zoo Jihlava Persian leopards were born at Nordens Ark on June 20. The gender of the cubs is not yet...

European species trend to be both underlooked and undertepresented in european locations. But which species do you love in particular when you see them, or would love to see more commonly

Hello, do you know reintroduction projects that are cancelled because of past/future climate changes ? And conversely future plans that have been designed under future foreseeable climatic conditions ? I add that the climatic conditions may not be the sole reason to redesign reintroduction...

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After a recent zoological trip to Czechia, where I discovered collections like Zájezd and Dvorec which contain Europe's best selection of Chameleons and Cobras respectively, I was wondering what other zoos, large or small, harbour Europe's premier collections of particular taxonomic groups. Some...

To start the new thread off According to Facebook the Pygmy Marmosets has just arrived but no idea where did they come from