Berkenhof 's Tropical Zoo Berkenhof´s Tropical Zoo

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Paid a short visit to this small but fine collection.
News : a nice group of Agama agama's
a male Parson's chameleon ( still behind the scenes but I was allowed to see it ).
Photos from both these animals are being uploaded in the Berkenhof's Gallery.

 

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Visited again today and some new species entered the collection :
saw a male William's electric blue gecko which was housed together with a Klemmer's day gecko
in the fossil and dino-hall a small group of African spurred tortoised are housed in a newly created enclosure
for a small group of Red-footd tortoises a new enclosure was created in the main ( butterfly) hall
also in the fossil and dino-hall a new enclosure was placed for ( at least 1 ) Green tree python

 

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Yellow-legged tortoises have laid ( again ) a clutch of eggs :
https://www.facebook.com/191811970851892/videos/1170138866352526/

 

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African white-eye hatched at Berkenhof's Tropical Zoo .

 

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New species added to the collection : Cotton-top tamarins .

 

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On August 3 twin Common marmosets were born .

 

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New species at Berkenhof's Tropical Zoo : Belangers tree shrew.

 

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Triplet Common marmoset born at Berkenhof's Tropical Zoo .

 

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Belangers tree shrew gave birth but the young was trown out of the nest-box. Its now being habd-raised by one of the keepers.

 

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10 Merakue blue-tongued skinks were born at Berkenhof's Tropical Zoo .

 

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Some nice birth-news from Berkenhof's Tropical Zoo :
Green tree python : on May 10 28 eggs laid, on July 7 the first young hatched ( number unknown to me )
Purple-crested turaco : one young left the nest last month .

 

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Berkenhof is the only Dutch zoo which is keeping the Goldie's lorikeet. A pair is living in the large well-planted butterfly-hall. Now a second pair was obtained and also released into the hall .

 

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The zoo recently welcomed a male Panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis).

Source:
Instagram of Berkenhofs Tropical Zoo (14/08/2021) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSj4uPxjUXm/

 

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On the 24th of June at least 2 Greater Madagascar day geckos (Phelsuma grandis) hatched, they recently moved to Hof van Eckberge.

Source:
Instagram of Berkenhofs Tropical Zoo (05/11/2021) https://www.instagram.com/p/CV4zS0rLFNm/

 

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Last week a Pygmy marmoset (Cebuella pygmaea) was born.

Source:
Instagram of Berkenhofs Tropical Zoo (27/11/2021) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWyHZeWIbrE/

 

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In June 9 Merakue blue-tongued skinks (Tiliqua gigas evanescens) hatched, this species is only kept in 6 European zoos according to ZTL.

In July atleast 3 Lesser hedgehog tenrecs (Echinops telfairi) were born, this is probably the first time that this species has bred in Berkenhofs Tropical Zoo.


Sources:
Instagram of Berkenhofs Tropical Zoo (20/06/2021) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQWE9P0LPKx/
Instagram of Berkenhofs Tropical Zoo (23/07/2021) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRqW2Hmr3JU/

 

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Recently 7 Merakue blue-tongued skinks (Tiliqua gigas evanescens) were born and 1 Green tree python (Morelia viridis) hatched.


Source:
Instagram of Berkenhofs Tropical Zoo (11/06/2022) Login • Instagram

 

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Twin Pygmy marmoset born at Berkenhof's Tropical Zoo .

 

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Recently a Pygmy marmoset (Cebuella pygmaea) was born.

Source:
Instagram of Berkenhof's Tropical Zoo (09/10/2023)

 

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Last month a Pygmy marmoset (Cebuella pygmaea) was born.

Source:
Instagram of Berkenhof's Tropical Zoo (28/04/2024)