Apenheul Primate Park Apenheul Primate Park News
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Its good news, especially as Banjoko only arrived in mid December last year. I know from reports of the zoo that he was introduced to the females (Chama and M'Fugaji ) very sooner after- on the day after his arrival. But with an eight and a half month gestation, conception must still have occurred very early on.
Yunha
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Three barbary macaques have escaped from Apenheul. This happened in the beginning of the afternoon. The park states the macaques aren't dangerous to humans, and keepers have located the monkeys outside the park at J.C. Wilslaan. ( I think that's the road that's between Apenheul and the parking lots).
The park will post an update once there is news. Source
The park will post an update once there is news. Source
Well, out of the animals that could have escaped, walkthrough-safe animals are probably our best option
Thanks to the beautiful weather yesterday I decided to go for my first visit of the year, also renewed my subscription.
Here's everything that's new:
- The entrance is being renovated, they're adding new gates where people can scan their own tickets.
- There's a new sculpture in the Madagascar area in the same style as the other sculptures in the rest of the park. It's a picture frame surrounding a poster of some large Baobabs on Madagascar. There's also multiple large Ring-tailed lemur tails:
- The education in the Madagascar area has also been renewed. Looking a lot cleaner than before. Some examples:
- The jumping game at the Sifaka enclosure:
- Signage around the various sculptures:
- The inside of the education hut now includes education on how Apenheul helps the various primate species in the zoo:
- Some other education has been removed, mostly the stuff from the little Madagascan village:
- The cave route in the Barbary macaque enclosure is FINALLY open again. This has been closed for the past 5 years due to Covid and bird flu. Even after Covid restrictions were lifted and after the Bald ibises disappeared it was still closed for seemingly no reason.
- This came at the sacrifice of the Bald ibis aviary. They had already removed the netting and the ibises last year but I had hoped they would reopen it as a non-walkthrough aviary. There is now a little plaza where the aviary used to be. I think it's a shame that they have now removed yet another non-primate species from the park. I get that it's a monkey park but there really is less and less variation...
Here's everything that's new:
- The entrance is being renovated, they're adding new gates where people can scan their own tickets.
- There's a new sculpture in the Madagascar area in the same style as the other sculptures in the rest of the park. It's a picture frame surrounding a poster of some large Baobabs on Madagascar. There's also multiple large Ring-tailed lemur tails:
- The education in the Madagascar area has also been renewed. Looking a lot cleaner than before. Some examples:
- The jumping game at the Sifaka enclosure:
- Signage around the various sculptures:
- The inside of the education hut now includes education on how Apenheul helps the various primate species in the zoo:
- Some other education has been removed, mostly the stuff from the little Madagascan village:
- The cave route in the Barbary macaque enclosure is FINALLY open again. This has been closed for the past 5 years due to Covid and bird flu. Even after Covid restrictions were lifted and after the Bald ibises disappeared it was still closed for seemingly no reason.
- This came at the sacrifice of the Bald ibis aviary. They had already removed the netting and the ibises last year but I had hoped they would reopen it as a non-walkthrough aviary. There is now a little plaza where the aviary used to be. I think it's a shame that they have now removed yet another non-primate species from the park. I get that it's a monkey park but there really is less and less variation...
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- Some news about the new Gorilla valley: they will open a new adventure path and looking tower at the end of this year opposite the former Ibis aviary. You can already see a sketch of it:
- They've already started as part of the adventure path can already be seen:
- At the playground opposite the gorillas they have added large Gorilla posters which look quite cool:
- At the monkey tree path, there's a few buttons on the ground that will play an animal's sound when stepped on, which is pretty cool. There's three, one for Red-legged seriema, one for Venezuelan red howler, and one for Yellow-breasted capuchin.
- The three terrariums in the little nocturnal section of the Monkey tree path are all empty again, unfortunately...
- The Northern talapoins are a lot more adventurous these days, last year I didn't see them any further than the Spurred tortoise enclosure but yesterday they had crossed the log bridge and could be seen playing near the visitor bridge:
- Various births in the zoo:
Grey-handed night monkey on 08-03-2025
Twin Emperor tamarins on 16-03-2025
Two (twin?) Northern plains grey langurs, there wasn't a sign for these so I don't know when they were born
- Some news about the new Gorilla valley: they will open a new adventure path and looking tower at the end of this year opposite the former Ibis aviary. You can already see a sketch of it:
- They've already started as part of the adventure path can already be seen:
- At the playground opposite the gorillas they have added large Gorilla posters which look quite cool:
- At the monkey tree path, there's a few buttons on the ground that will play an animal's sound when stepped on, which is pretty cool. There's three, one for Red-legged seriema, one for Venezuelan red howler, and one for Yellow-breasted capuchin.
- The three terrariums in the little nocturnal section of the Monkey tree path are all empty again, unfortunately...
- The Northern talapoins are a lot more adventurous these days, last year I didn't see them any further than the Spurred tortoise enclosure but yesterday they had crossed the log bridge and could be seen playing near the visitor bridge:
- Various births in the zoo:
Grey-handed night monkey on 08-03-2025
Twin Emperor tamarins on 16-03-2025
Two (twin?) Northern plains grey langurs, there wasn't a sign for these so I don't know when they were born
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JurassicMax
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In February 3 female Capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) were born and 4 Red ruffed lemurs (Varecia rubra) arrived.
In March the zoo announced that they took over the Boschvijver, the restaurant located outside of the zoo but at the entrance of the park in which the zoo is located.
Last month 3 Ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) were born
Sources:
Instagram of Apenheul (22/02/2025)
Instagram of Apenheul (28/03/2025)
Instagram of Apenheul (07/04/2025)
In March the zoo announced that they took over the Boschvijver, the restaurant located outside of the zoo but at the entrance of the park in which the zoo is located.
Last month 3 Ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) were born
Sources:
Instagram of Apenheul (22/02/2025)
Instagram of Apenheul (28/03/2025)
Instagram of Apenheul (07/04/2025)
40-year-old gorilla male Bao Bao passed away today. His health continued to deteriorate recently and worsened over the past two days. It was therefore decided to euthanise him.
Source: Facebook Apenheul
Source: Facebook Apenheul
I am glad that he had some more quality years and left an super important legacy in the one baby gorilla he managed to sire at Apenheul that adds his genes to the global captive population!
It will be interesting to know what happens next with his old troupe of gorillas..!
Apenheul could and possible should take s lead with the holding of Gorillas. outside the existing range new accomodation for two family groups groups and three bachelor groups of males. housing, islands, staff.
on the existing island a mission fusion proof second and or third island for pygmee chimp. maybe accomodation for an other primate species
on the existing island a mission fusion proof second and or third island for pygmee chimp. maybe accomodation for an other primate species
Yunha
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It's such a shame a genetically important individual like Kiango won't be able to grow up in a functioning family group. Hopefully he'll gain the social skills to be a good group leader in the future. But he seems a little too old to be shoved in a family group without a mom and with an unrelated male, and a little too young to join a bachelor group...
The females should be able to re-intergrate in Banjoko's group. I heard from other visitors that Mandji (50F) moved to Banjako's group this winter with her daughter becoming a mother herself. She seems settled and accepted.
However, a geriatric group seems a lovely idea for the older females as well. They'd need a geriatric silverback perhaps? Perhaps a real friendly one could mentor Kiango?
Should be Apenheul... they won't be sending him anywhere anytime soon anyway.
than Apenheul should create a situation for social upbringing of this too young blackback.
how has they created these social upbringing of these young males , as well females, all without any social background? the older male Balu? the younger male Bongo?
Can't see the problem for Kiango. I feel positive that they can integrate all three with the bigger group. First stage they give Kiango and the two females tactile contact through mesh/bars with the others in the inside quarters. Wait for Banjoko to start playful interactions with Kiango, which I think is highly likely. Once that happens its safe to integrate them.
I think the two females and Kiango could/will be integrated into Banjoko's group. All they need is some time to do it(see above). Kiango will benefit from a full social group then. I think Banjoko will happily accept him.
I think It's possible to insert Kiango into Banjokos group. But I do think tact would be needed and I don't know if Apenheul has the indoor facility to facilitate this risky introduction. You should remember that the best practice guideline has the recommendation to wait with introducing a new silverback to a group with young to reduce the chance at infantacide. And it would be more of a nightmare to loose Kiango to an infantacide incident. Personally I'm not familiar enough with the gorillas in the groups and Banjoko to gage the risk.
Nor am I familiar with them, but I have seen video of silverback Banjoko playing with the unrelated neutered male Jabari which may be a good sign. Also at 4 years old Kiango is probably past the danger time as a silverback normally only kills smaller infants to bring the mother back into oestrus. But they would need to gauge their reactions to each other through a division first of course.