Beijing Zoo Beijing Zoo Breeding List, 2015-2019

Ding Lingwei

Ding Lingwei

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Beijing Zoo publishes its breeding list on semi-annual basis in their magazine. While all issues since 2010 can be downloaded from their official website, only the 2013 and 2014 lists have been shared in this forum, which makes this post long-overdue.

Breeding List 2015 (page 13):
http://www.beijingzoo.com/DataSource/2016/2/16/4e8d28f3-4ed9-4444-8303-cc3f0d9728a8.pdf

Species from 2015 Breeding List (vertebrates only)

Red kangaroo, ring-tailed lemur, black-headed spider monkey, wedge-capped capuchin, common squirrel monkey, red-backed bearded saki, patas monkey, De Brazza's monkey, Rhesus macaque, northern white-cheeked gibbon, lowland paca, wolf, black-backed jackal, South American coati, meerkat, plains zebra, Reeves's muntjac, hairy-fronted muntjac, Père David's deer, sika deer, Manchurian wapiti, fallow deer, water deer, giraffe, common eland, gemsbok, golden takin, Siberian ibex, argali, Barbary sheep;

Whooper swan, mute swan, black swan, Canada goose, bar-headed goose, mallard, ruddy shelduck, red-crested pochard, mandarin duck, Temminck's tragopan, golden pheasant, Reeves's pheasant, silver pheasant, greater flamingo, Chilean flamingo, red-crowned crane, Siberian crane, hooded crane, white-naped crane, black crowned crane, grey crowned crane, black-tailed gull, yellow-billed stork, crested ibis, little corella, eclectus parrot, grey parrot, red-whiskered bulbul, Java sparrow, zebra finch;

African fat-tailed gecko, leopard gecko, boa constrictor, African spurred tortoise.

Species are re-arranged taxonomically so the order here does not necessarily follow the Chinese version. Translations of 2016-2019 lists will be posted soon.
 
Breeding List 2016 (page 13):
http://www.beijingzoo.com/DataSource/2018/1/8/zoo1.pdf

Species from 2016 Breeding List (vertebrates only)

Linnaeus's two-toed sloth, ring-tailed lemur, black-and-white ruffed lemur, black-headed spider monkey, red-backed bearded saki, patas monkey, blue monkey, vervet monkey, Rhesus macaque, mandrill, golden snub-nosed monkey, gray snub-nosed monkey, black snub-nosed monkey, mantled guereza, chimpanzee, lowland paca, brown bear, South American coati, Reeves's muntjac, hairy-fronted muntjac, Père David's deer, sika deer, Manchurian wapiti, fallow deer, water deer, giraffe, common eland, gemsbok, Sichuan takin, Siberian ibex, argali, Barbary sheep;

Mallard, mandarin duck, Temminck's tragopan, golden pheasant, Lady Amherst's pheasant, Reeves's pheasant, silver pheasant, red-crowned crane, black crowned crane, crested ibis, red-billed hornbill, trumpeter hornbill, grey parrot, Lord Derby's parakeet, golden-capped parakeet, Java sparrow, zebra finch;

Reticulated python.
 
Are these lists for the species which bred at the zoo during each year? There are very few species listed for a zoo the size of Beijing.
 
Are these breeding plans or are these successful breeding? Nice to see all 3 snub nosed monkey in there anyway!
 
Breeding List 2017 (page 21):
http://www.beijingzoo.com/DataSource/2018/5/18/447f34fd-e1f4-4a8e-8e76-531e0fc98681.pdf

Species from 2017 Breeding List (vertebrates only)

Red kangaroo, ring-tailed lemur, Spix's night monkey, black-headed spider monkey, tufted capuchin, common squirrel monkey, patas monkey, De Brazza's monkey, Rhesus macaque, mandrill, Francois' langur, golden snub-nosed monkey, mantled guereza, northern white-cheeked gibbon, lowland paca, black-backed jackal, red fox, South American coati, kinkajou, caracal, plains zebra, Baird's tapir, Reeves's muntjac, hairy-fronted muntjac, Père David's deer, sika deer, Manchurian wapiti, water deer, Siberian roe deer, giraffe, common eland, gemsbok, Chinese goral, golden takin, Siberian ibex, argali, Barbary sheep;

Whooper swan, Canada goose, mallard, red-crested pochard, mandarin duck, Temminck's tragopan, golden pheasant, Lady Amherst's pheasant, Reeves's pheasant, silver pheasant, blue eared pheasant, Indian peafowl, helmeted guineafowl, greater flamingo, red-crowned crane, black-necked crane, white-naped crane, black crowned crane, grey crowned crane, yellow-billed stork, red-billed hornbill, black-capped lory, golden-capped parakeet, Java sparrow, zebra finch;

African fat-tailed gecko, common wonder gecko, reticulated python.
 
After opening that 2017 report, I hoped to maybe see some photo of their flamingo enclosure. Instead I saw a photo of Prague zoo director and then a trip report from our zoo (I guess)? Could you tell me if that trip report was rather positive or negative?
 
Jana said:
After opening that 2017 report, I hoped to maybe see some photo of their flamingo enclosure. Instead I saw a photo of Prague zoo director and then a trip report from our zoo (I guess)? Could you tell me if that trip report was rather positive or negative?
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It was positive. Here are the points mention in the conclusion:
1) Prague zoo used their geographical location well and use the environment space wisely, visitors can get a full experience when visiting.
2) The management are rigorous and the work are well-organized. The keepers love their work and are impressive. The 5 animal directors have wonderful knowledge and are experts.
3) The machinery is great and most have automatic control of the exhibit. Every exhibit has a fridge for having food, which benefits the keepers works.
4) With Prague and Beijing being sister zoos, we hope to have more opportunities to work together.

As the whole paragraph, it mention the background, how the gorilla exhibit works, and the enrichment of the animals.
 
Thanks for translation.

However the last paragraph is not valid. Those two zoos are not sister zoos anymore. Prague city mayor likes Taiwan and supports its independence (he studied medicine there when he was young) and the sister city agreement got cancelled (this includes all city-owned institutions including zoos) because the mayor of Beijing city was less than happy with it. It went so far that employee of any organisation that has Prague in its name is currently banned to get entry visa to China at all. That article and photo stems from time before that conflict started.
 
Jana said:
Thanks for translation.

However the last paragraph is not valid. Those two zoos are not sister zoos anymore. Prague city mayor likes Taiwan and supports its independence (he studied medicine there when he was young) and the sister city agreement got cancelled (this includes all city-owned institutions including zoos) because the mayor of Beijing city was less than happy with it. It went so far that employee of any organisation that has Prague in its name is currently banned to get entry visa to China at all. That article and photo stems from time before that conflict started.
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I'm sorry to hear that. I've read about the political fallout before but the visa thing seems extreme.

Prague Zoo is actually frequently mentioned in Beijing Zoo magazine up until late 2019. In 2017 they sent four zookeepers to Prague, which resulted in the report you mentioned. According to the early 2019 issue they sent two senior staff in 2018, and this time's report focused on the education program as well as the management of visitor center, souvenir stores and zoo restaurants. It seemed Beijing was planning a new gorilla house and Komodo dragon exhibit following EAZA standards at that time. It was also mentioned an international in-situ program for Chinese giant salamanders under initial stage. I guess none of those is going to happen any time soon.

I found the following photo of flamingo exhibit in Beijing from the gallery:
American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber), Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus - ZooChat
 
Breeding List 2018 (page 13):
http://www.beijingzoo.com/DataSource/2019/3/26/eb1cd9ea-0322-45de-84dc-8c2a15805bb3.pdf

Species from 2018 Breeding List (vertebrates only)

Red kangaroo, Linnaeus's two-toed sloth, ring-tailed lemur, black-and-white ruffed lemur, black-headed spider monkey, tufted capuchin, common squirrel monkey, patas monkey, blue monkey, Rhesus macaque, mandrill, black snub-nosed monkey, northern white-cheeked gibbon, lowland paca, Mongolian gerbil, South American coati, kinkajou, caracal, serval, plains zebra, hippopotamus, Reeves's muntjac, hairy-fronted muntjac, Père David's deer, sika deer, fallow deer, water deer, Siberian roe deer, giraffe, gemsbok, Sichuan takin, Siberian ibex, argali, Barbary sheep;

Whooper swan, black swan, Canada goose, bar-headed goose, mallard, red-crested pochard, mandarin duck, Temminck's tragopan, golden pheasant, Lady Amherst's pheasant, Reeves's pheasant, silver pheasant, blue eared pheasant, Indian peafowl, helmeted guineafowl, greater flamingo, lesser flamingo, Chilean flamingo, red-crowned crane, sarus crane, hooded crane, black-necked crane, white-naped crane, black crowned crane, grey crowned crane, yellow-billed stork, red-billed hornbill, cockatiel, black-capped lory, grey parrot, golden-capped parakeet, Java sparrow;

African fat-tailed gecko, leopard gecko, central bearded dragon, Burmese python, Chinese cobra, African spurred tortoise.
 
Great to see Hooded crane was bred succesfully !
Are these species bred at only the zoo or a combination of the Zoo and the breeding center ( which is located at an other location if I'm right ) ?
 
vogelcommando said:
Great to see Hooded crane was bred succesfully !
Are these species bred at only the zoo or a combination of the Zoo and the breeding center ( which is located at an other location if I'm right ) ?
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Ah yes, the mysterious Thirteen Mausoleums Breeding Center~ (The source doesn't specify but I would assume it includes both sites.)
 
Breeding List 2019 (page 23):
http://www.beijingzoo.com/DataSource/2020/6/1/2c9eec0c-16b0-40d7-9368-60876fb9b387.pdf

Species from 2019 Breeding List (vertebrates only)

Red kangaroo, Linnaeus's two-toed sloth, ring-tailed lemur, black-and-white ruffed lemur, black-headed spider monkey, tufted capuchin, patas monkey, red-tailed monkey, vervet monkey, Rhesus macaque, olive baboon, Francois' langur, gray snub-nosed monkey, mantled guereza, northern white-cheeked gibbon, chimpanzee, lowland paca, South American coati, meerkat, banded mongoose, serval, leopard cat, plains zebra, Baird's tapir, hairy-fronted muntjac, Père David's deer, sika deer, Manchurian wapiti, fallow deer, water deer, Siberian roe deer, giraffe, common eland, gemsbok, golden takin, Siberian ibex, argali, Barbary sheep;

Whooper swan, black swan, Canada goose, bar-headed goose, mallard, ruddy shelduck, red-crested pochard, Baer's pochard, mandarin duck, golden pheasant, Lady Amherst's pheasant, Reeves's pheasant, silver pheasant, blue eared pheasant, Indian peafowl, Himalayan snowcock, chukar partridge, greater flamingo, Chilean flamingo, red-crowned crane, sarus crane, hooded crane, black-necked crane, grey crowned crane, yellow-billed stork, black-headed ibis, great white pelican, pink-backed pelican, red-billed hornbill, black-capped lory, grey parrot, eclectus parrot, red-breasted parakeet;

African fat-tailed gecko, reticulated python, ball python, Burmese python, boa constrictor, corn snake.
 
Ding Lingwei said:
Breeding List 2019 (page 23):
http://www.beijingzoo.com/DataSource/2020/6/1/2c9eec0c-16b0-40d7-9368-60876fb9b387.pdf

Species from 2019 Breeding List (vertebrates only)

Red kangaroo, Linnaeus's two-toed sloth, ring-tailed lemur, black-and-white ruffed lemur, black-headed spider monkey, tufted capuchin, patas monkey, red-tailed monkey, vervet monkey, Rhesus macaque, olive baboon, Francois' langur, gray snub-nosed monkey, mantled guereza, northern white-cheeked gibbon, chimpanzee, lowland paca, South American coati, meerkat, banded mongoose, serval, leopard cat, plains zebra, Baird's tapir, hairy-fronted muntjac, Père David's deer, sika deer, Manchurian wapiti, fallow deer, water deer, Siberian roe deer, giraffe, common eland, gemsbok, golden takin, Siberian ibex, argali, Barbary sheep;

Whooper swan, black swan, Canada goose, bar-headed goose, mallard, ruddy shelduck, red-crested pochard, Baer's pochard, mandarin duck, golden pheasant, Lady Amherst's pheasant, Reeves's pheasant, silver pheasant, blue eared pheasant, Indian peafowl, Himalayan snowcock, chukar partridge, greater flamingo, Chilean flamingo, red-crowned crane, sarus crane, hooded crane, black-necked crane, grey crowned crane, yellow-billed stork, black-headed ibis, great white pelican, pink-backed pelican, red-billed hornbill, black-capped lory, grey parrot, eclectus parrot, red-breasted parakeet;

African fat-tailed gecko, reticulated python, ball python, Burmese python, boa constrictor, corn snake.
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a whole bunch of rare birds and mammals, but mostly boring reptiles and very few species births at that. Do they have any amphibians or fish?
 
drill said:
a whole bunch of rare birds and mammals, but mostly boring reptiles and very few species births at that. Do they have any amphibians or fish?
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Noticeable they're not breeding any soft-billed birds, and that Mallard(!) are being bred. Maybe the latter are more unusual in China than a Westerner could imagine
 
drill said:
a whole bunch of rare birds and mammals, but mostly boring reptiles and very few species births at that. Do they have any amphibians or fish?
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They hold roughly 10 to 20 amphibian species, and, if I remember correctly, keep goldfish in their reptile house. There are certainly more aquatic species if you count Beijing Aquarium, although its management is completely separated from the zoo despite located on the zoo ground.

Most Chinese zoos don’t care about breeding reptiles and amphibians, given that specimens can be easily sourced from pet shops or confiscated animals. Some are even outsourced to private owners, which often results in abysmal condition. Beijing’s reptile house was built in the 70s and was considered state-of-the-art back then. Minor improvements have been made over the years but now it is largely outdated for many of its inhabitants.
 
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