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They now live in 2 enclosures, as I saw one in the South America exhibit and 2 in the former Malayan tapir exhibit.
That may be and well you cannot be too choosy. The Komodo program was more than very grateful the zoo housed 2 maturing monitors from post hatchling phase 2 years to a time they could go to one of the bigger zoos with indoor and outdoor exhibitry. And I would like to point out that that timeframe was well close on 5+ years (Imagine: none of the "big" zoos really do provide spaces for growing but undersized Komodo dragons ..., only to look good with the big ones). One of the 2 individuals, a female was transferred recently to Rotterdam Zoo. Not sure where No. 2 ended up.
There also went a female to Antwerpen
No, the springbok already left the zoo last year. I have no idea why the Thomson’s already left after 1 year, they only had 2 of them so maybe they died.
The zoo maintains a bachelor herd for the breeders in Europe only. When one is on call it will be transferred out.
They transported 1 male to Dvur Kralove this year. Idk what happened to the other one, but on my last visit (late 2019) i only saw 1.
I saw 2 of them in July 2019, so maybe the other one died/left between July and the end of 2019
Sulawesi black crested macaque born at Artis 
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JurassicMax
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Last week I visited Artis and as usual a lot had changed.
-Let's begin with good news, the former red-faced spider monkey (Ateles paniscus) enclosure in the small mammal house (kleine zoogdierenhuis) has new residents! The white-faced saki that used to be in the monkey house now lives in this enclosure together with a new female. If I am not mistaken this is already his third female, the others sadly passed away as well as one of his offspring. A lot of foilage and climbing possibilities have been added to make this enclosure more suitable for this species.
-The binturong that used to live in this enclosure has not passed away, he/she has been moved back to its old enclosure between the meerkat and margay enclosures.
Now some news from the reptile house;
-As Choco115 mentioned there is currently one rhinoceros iguana in the reptile house, the other iguana is still in the Aldabra giant tortoise enclosure. Apparently she has laid eggs and the keepers are waiting for them to hatch, before moving her to the reptile house. The main reason for the move is that the tortoises are a bit lumpish and sometimes step on the tails of the rhinoceros iguanas.
-I also noticed three green water dragons (Physignathus cocincinus) in the enclosure of the McCord's snakeneck turtles. According to the same zookeeper these are the last out of roughly 9 water dragons that used to live in the monkey house. The others have died or have been taken by visitors, which really surprised me. The reason why they are currently kept in the reptile house is because of the temperature/humidity, which can be better controlled in the reptile house compared to the monkey house.
-I also asked the zookeeper if any new reptile species will be added to the reptile house, this will happen very soon. Recently a new zoo curator has been appointed and he will look into the future of most species as well as the arrivel of new species. A lot of enclosures in the reptile house are currently empty or have filler species in them like the Lau banded iguana (3 enclosures). One new species has already arived namely San Francisco garter snakes which arrived from Allwetterzoo Münster where they were born last month. They will get the enclosure of the Lau banded iguana in the ''colder'' part of the reptile house.
-The radiated tortoises that currently live in the old manatee enclosure will get a new enclosure in the Metzelaar greenhouse.
A few other small things:
-The lemur island is still closed to the public however some loggs were placed on the island to give the lemurs more climbing area.
-Some sort of cloth sunscreen was hung over a part of the island of the red-faced spider monkeys.
-I saw three Satyr tragopan pheasants, two females and one male in the old tree porcupine enclosure as Choco115 mentioned earlier.
-I heard that the male snowy owl sadly passed away, only the female and one female offspring are left together with the cranes.
-I did see two black-necked swans in the same enclosure as the coypu.
-According to the Artis magazine a hyacinth macaw has hatched which is the first time since 30 years.
-For other giant anteater fans, Artis currently has one male and female however the studbook keeper does not allow them to breed anymore because their line is already overrepresented.
-Let's begin with good news, the former red-faced spider monkey (Ateles paniscus) enclosure in the small mammal house (kleine zoogdierenhuis) has new residents! The white-faced saki that used to be in the monkey house now lives in this enclosure together with a new female. If I am not mistaken this is already his third female, the others sadly passed away as well as one of his offspring. A lot of foilage and climbing possibilities have been added to make this enclosure more suitable for this species.
-The binturong that used to live in this enclosure has not passed away, he/she has been moved back to its old enclosure between the meerkat and margay enclosures.
Now some news from the reptile house;
-As Choco115 mentioned there is currently one rhinoceros iguana in the reptile house, the other iguana is still in the Aldabra giant tortoise enclosure. Apparently she has laid eggs and the keepers are waiting for them to hatch, before moving her to the reptile house. The main reason for the move is that the tortoises are a bit lumpish and sometimes step on the tails of the rhinoceros iguanas.
-I also noticed three green water dragons (Physignathus cocincinus) in the enclosure of the McCord's snakeneck turtles. According to the same zookeeper these are the last out of roughly 9 water dragons that used to live in the monkey house. The others have died or have been taken by visitors, which really surprised me. The reason why they are currently kept in the reptile house is because of the temperature/humidity, which can be better controlled in the reptile house compared to the monkey house.
-I also asked the zookeeper if any new reptile species will be added to the reptile house, this will happen very soon. Recently a new zoo curator has been appointed and he will look into the future of most species as well as the arrivel of new species. A lot of enclosures in the reptile house are currently empty or have filler species in them like the Lau banded iguana (3 enclosures). One new species has already arived namely San Francisco garter snakes which arrived from Allwetterzoo Münster where they were born last month. They will get the enclosure of the Lau banded iguana in the ''colder'' part of the reptile house.
-The radiated tortoises that currently live in the old manatee enclosure will get a new enclosure in the Metzelaar greenhouse.
A few other small things:
-The lemur island is still closed to the public however some loggs were placed on the island to give the lemurs more climbing area.
-Some sort of cloth sunscreen was hung over a part of the island of the red-faced spider monkeys.
-I saw three Satyr tragopan pheasants, two females and one male in the old tree porcupine enclosure as Choco115 mentioned earlier.
-I heard that the male snowy owl sadly passed away, only the female and one female offspring are left together with the cranes.
-I did see two black-necked swans in the same enclosure as the coypu.
-According to the Artis magazine a hyacinth macaw has hatched which is the first time since 30 years.
-For other giant anteater fans, Artis currently has one male and female however the studbook keeper does not allow them to breed anymore because their line is already overrepresented.
JurassicMax
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I did the eveningwalk (avondwandeling) in Artis this evening and it was really fun!
This is normally only available in the summer, but now has been extended till the end of September.
The zoo is also open till 21:00 (you can enter till 19:45), the walk roughly takes one and a half hour.
You download a free app beforehand and just walk through the zoo, the app tracks your location and you can listen to a recorded story at certain points in the zoo.
The main focus was on city nature (stadsnatuur) and mostly about what it is, how we can become more aware of it and what we can do to help/improve nature in the city.
It is very interesting to see the zoo you know during the evening, especially when it gets darker.
Some animals are kept longer outside during this time and you also get to see/hear other things than you normally would.
I also noticed two things in the reptile house while doing this eveningwalk.
-Multiple red-whiskered bulbuls (Pycnonotus jocosus) are free-flying in the reptile house, mainly in the false gharial enclosure. I heard a while ago that these bulbuls used to live in the Metzelaar greenhouse, but they were moved here because of the current renovations in the greenhouse.
-One juvenile European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) which hatched on August the 29th, was on display in the nursery of the reptile house.
This is normally only available in the summer, but now has been extended till the end of September.
The zoo is also open till 21:00 (you can enter till 19:45), the walk roughly takes one and a half hour.
You download a free app beforehand and just walk through the zoo, the app tracks your location and you can listen to a recorded story at certain points in the zoo.
The main focus was on city nature (stadsnatuur) and mostly about what it is, how we can become more aware of it and what we can do to help/improve nature in the city.
It is very interesting to see the zoo you know during the evening, especially when it gets darker.
Some animals are kept longer outside during this time and you also get to see/hear other things than you normally would.
I also noticed two things in the reptile house while doing this eveningwalk.
-Multiple red-whiskered bulbuls (Pycnonotus jocosus) are free-flying in the reptile house, mainly in the false gharial enclosure. I heard a while ago that these bulbuls used to live in the Metzelaar greenhouse, but they were moved here because of the current renovations in the greenhouse.
-One juvenile European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) which hatched on August the 29th, was on display in the nursery of the reptile house.
JurassicMax
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Today I went to Artis again and I have many some information about the small mammal house (kleine zoogdierenhuis).
-A few weeks ago a Java mouse-deer (Tragulus javanicus) was born, bringing the total number of Java mouse-deer to 6.
-The armadillo's now only have access to one enclosure (the one next to the entrance). This is because one of them was trapped underneath their hide and this enclosure has more secure shelters.
-The middle common gundi (Ctenodactylus gundi) enclosure is now empty, the individual that used to live in this enclosure has been moved to a different zoo.
Now some news about the forest house/monkey house (apenhuis).
I have been informed that the forest house is being emptied and that all inhabitants will be moved to different enclosures or zoos. Most likely because this walkthrough enclosure can't be made corona proof and alot of the inhabitants don't seem to thrive in there. Eventually the plan is to place 'new' animals in there, most likely after the corona crisis.
These plans could ofcourse be subject to change but according to the keeper I spoke to, the following will hapen:
-The gray-handed night monkeys (Aotus griseimembra) be placed together with the white-faced saki's (Pithecia pithecia) in the small mammal house.
-The Northern treeshrews (Tupaia belangeri) will be moved to the small mammalhouse (again).
-Where the other animals will go is currently unknown but apparently they all have to leave the building.
-Atleast 1 sugar glider (Petaurus breviceps) is still alive and has already been captured.
-Also only 1 Seba's short-tailed bat (Carollia perspicillata) is still alive (both used to live in the Jungle by night).
-A few weeks ago a Java mouse-deer (Tragulus javanicus) was born, bringing the total number of Java mouse-deer to 6.
-The armadillo's now only have access to one enclosure (the one next to the entrance). This is because one of them was trapped underneath their hide and this enclosure has more secure shelters.
-The middle common gundi (Ctenodactylus gundi) enclosure is now empty, the individual that used to live in this enclosure has been moved to a different zoo.
Now some news about the forest house/monkey house (apenhuis).
I have been informed that the forest house is being emptied and that all inhabitants will be moved to different enclosures or zoos. Most likely because this walkthrough enclosure can't be made corona proof and alot of the inhabitants don't seem to thrive in there. Eventually the plan is to place 'new' animals in there, most likely after the corona crisis.
These plans could ofcourse be subject to change but according to the keeper I spoke to, the following will hapen:
-The gray-handed night monkeys (Aotus griseimembra) be placed together with the white-faced saki's (Pithecia pithecia) in the small mammal house.
-The Northern treeshrews (Tupaia belangeri) will be moved to the small mammalhouse (again).
-Where the other animals will go is currently unknown but apparently they all have to leave the building.
-Atleast 1 sugar glider (Petaurus breviceps) is still alive and has already been captured.
-Also only 1 Seba's short-tailed bat (Carollia perspicillata) is still alive (both used to live in the Jungle by night).
JurassicMax
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Yesterday I went Artis and got some more information about the Forest House.
-This enclosure now houses 3 male northern treeshrews (Tupaia belangeri) which used to live in the Forest House.
-The Northern sugar glider (Petaurus breviceps ariel) now lives together with 3 male gray mouse lemurs (Microcebus murinus) in the same enclosure as the Linnaeus's two-toed sloth (Choloepus didactylus). Yes both the English and Latin names of the sugar glider are different compared to my last post, the names that I used now are the same as on zootierliste.
Sloths don't fit in the enclosure of the mouse lemurs, so where is this mixed enclosure? Making the map would help
A recent taxonomic study points at a separate species in northern Australia: the savanna glider (Petaurus ariel).
Sloths don't fit in the enclosure of the mouse lemurs, so where is this mixed enclosure? Making the map would help
A recent taxonomic study points at a separate species in northern Australia: the savanna glider (Petaurus ariel).
There are easily 20+ mouse lemurs in the group at Artis so presumably three of them have been separated from the group and put in the sloth/sugar glider enclosure. I too would like to know which enclosure they’re in now in the small mammals house, though I can guess they’re probably in the enclosure they used to be in where the potto also used to live.
JurassicMax
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That's correct! Actually the mouse lemur group in Artis has already been separated into a male and a female group. The females live in the enclosure next to the fennec foxes and the gundi's while the males used to live in the Forest House. Now they are emptying the Forest House, so the males will be put in other enclosures a.o. the sloth enclosure.
JurassicMax
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Sloths don't fit in the enclosure of the mouse lemurs, so where is this mixed enclosure? Making the map would help
A recent taxonomic study points at a separate species in northern Australia: the savanna glider (Petaurus ariel).
I was planning on making the map this week, however I will just wait till the other animals from the Forest House have also been added to the Small Mammal House.
Thanks for letting me know about this study, a zookeeper also told me about this however I forgot that they are now a separate species!
I’ve made a map (in Dutch), you can find the English names in the comments
I would say the lesser mouse deer occupy more exclosures then you give them credit for. They tend to be delicate and slightly ... hum territorial and with 6 individuals you cannot put them up in just the 2.