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Visited Apenheul yesterday. Gorilla Jabari is still separated from the main troop as he gives silverback Bao Bao a lot of trouble. He’s now on the island across from the spider monkeys. They switch out who is present with him on the island, and from what I can see it was M’Fugaji and Chama, but I couldn’t really tell 100%.
 
jwer said:
Does anyone know if the bearded saki’s are out in view, or still behind the scenes?
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The pair of bearded saki's is housed on the former black howler monkey island. I have heard that because of the fixed walking route that is now there through COVID-19, you cannot pass by this island, and therefore cannot see them.
 
MennoPebesma said:
The pair of bearded saki's is housed on the former black howler monkey island. I have heard that because of the fixed walking route that is now there through COVID-19, you cannot pass by this island, and therefore cannot see them.
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Thanks! Sounds like if we are lucky the pathway might be open now part of the corona-measures are reduced and if it’s not open, we might catch a glimpse from afar…
 
jwer said:
Thanks! Sounds like if we are lucky the pathway might be open now part of the corona-measures are reduced and if it’s not open, we might catch a glimpse from afar…
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Sadly, I don't think the path there will be open shortly. If i remember correctly the path along that island is in the walkthrough area of the squirrel monkeys. That area is for the most part closed off, and in the part that is open they made a tunnel so the squirrel monkeys don't get near the guests. I don't think they will reopen the rest of the area soon, which is a shame because I am also going to visit this summer and i was hoping to see the bearded saki's... But indeed, you might get lucky and see them from a distance.
 
Apenheul has made a mesh tunnel in the squirrel monkey forest area, which until recently remained closed due to Covid-19, in order to be able to reopen the area while also ensuring a safety distance between monkeys and visitors.

Some images of the construction are included in the article below. Not a bad solution I think.

And perhaps, with Covid-19 in addition to the general challenges of primate walk-throughs, one we might see used again in the future elsewhere?

Doodshoofdaapjes Apenheul weer te zien dankzij aanpassingen
 
Since I could pick up my anniversary book, I paid a visit to the Apenheul.

- The tunnel at the squirrel monkeys is in my opinion a good solution to still be able to see the squirrel monkeys. As the monkeys are very curious, the visibility is also good. I haven't been there very long myself because it was pretty busy, but the monkeys were easy to see both next to and on the tunnel. For me personally, the biggest disadvantage of the tunnel is that you cannot go to the enclosure of the bearded saki's and therefore cannot see them.

- In the Madagascar area, I did not see the white-belted black-and-white ruffed lemur and they were also not mentioned on the signs.

- There are temporary gorillas living on a second gorilla island. It is the adolescent male Jabari with a number of females. Bao bao finds it difficult to put Jabari in his place, also because it costs him too much energy due to health problems. Jabari will probably move to his father and brothers in Al Ain Zoo in the autumn. After that, the gorillas will once again form a large group.
 
MennoPebesma said:
- There are temporary gorillas living on a second gorilla island. It is the adolescent male Jabari with a number of females. Bao bao finds it difficult to put Jabari in his place, also because it costs him too much energy due to health problems. Jabari will probably move to his father and brothers in Al Ain Zoo in the autumn. After that, the gorillas will once again form a large group.
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Where is the second island? That is interesting, more so as Jabari is a castrated(?) male and only nine year old. I know that BaoBao is quite old and very quiet but surprised he's unable to dominate a castrated young male.
 
Pertinax said:
That is interesting, more so as Jabari is a castrated(?) male and only nine year old. I know that BaoBao is quite old and very quiet but surprised he's unable to dominate a castrated young male.
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It is also because Bao Bao has never had to deal with a situation like this before, and therefore does not know how to react.
 
Some news from the Dutch zoo magazine "De Harpij":

- The four male pied tamarins are no longer housed together. This is because they have been fighting regularly. Two of them are still in the 'dwergapengebied', the other two have been moved elsewhere in the park.
- Female blue-eyed black lemur 'Toulouse' has died.
- Four Northern talapoins came from Bioparc Valencia, they are still in quarantine.
 
Some news from the Dutch zoo magazine "De Harpij":

- The 4.3 Javan langurs from Apenheul are currently staying in the quarantine building. Their own indoor enclosure will be demolished in order to build a brand new one. (Update on construction can be found here).
- The last Darwin's rhea was moved to Parc Animalier d'Auvergne. With that, the species is out of the collection.
- Also, there are no jungle nymphs (Heteropteryx dilatata) to be seen for the time being. The animals had a double purpose in Apenheul: they tell a message about the biodiversity in the rainforest, but were also used as food animals. The last animals have now been fed to the monkeys. Some eggs have been preserved, but it will take more than a year before they will hatch.
- Recently, 1.0.1 red-capped mangabeys have been born.
 
Has anyone ever listened to this podcast?

The translated description text is referring to refurbishing enclosures, adding new species, and extending the opening season.

Podcast: wat kunnen andere dierentuinen leren van Apenheul?


MennoPebesma said:
The 4.3 Javan langurs from Apenheul are currently staying in the quarantine building. Their own indoor enclosure will be demolished in order to build a brand new one. (Update on construction can be found here
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So the link you provided seems to be about a talapoin walk-through enclosure, or so I understand. Is that what the langur enclosure will get refurbished into?
 
PossumRoach said:
Has anyone ever listened to this podcast?

The translated description text is referring to refurbishing enclosures, adding new species, and extending the opening season.
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Yes, I listened to that episode of the podcast yesterday.

The refurbishment of existing enclosures was about the recently opened South American walkthrough and the enclosures for the black howler monkeys and Colombian white-faced capuchins.

A new species is the talapoin. At the end of the park, a new area is being built where the merry-go-round used to be. In this area the talapoin will roam free. Whether this is really possible is currently being tested in another part of Apenheul, where they are allowed to roam freely a few days a week. But otherwise not much is known about this new project. However, a 'work in progress' sign at the zoo shows a picture of a king colobus, so this will probably be one of the new species as well.

In order to extend the opening season, they want to investigate whether it is also possible to open in winter. However, most monkey species will be inside in winter because it is too cold outside. That is why they have been taking this into account for some time when building new indoor enclosures. In these indoor enclosures, visitors can still see the animals.

PossumRoach said:
So the link you provided seems to be about a talapoin walk-through enclosure, or so I understand. Is that what the langur enclosure will get refurbished into?
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No, that is not what the link was about. I see that the web page has now been changed. The langurs have simply been given a new indoor enclosure. What is now on that web page is about the new area at the end of the park with the talapoins.
 
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