Berlin Zoo Berlin Zoo News 2023

At the start of this year a pair of Lowland anoas (Bubalus depressicornis) arrived from Chester Zoo. A male named Teal'c and a female named Oana, they were shortly housed at Tierpark Berlin before moving to Zoo Berlin.

At the end of April an Eastern Ring-tailed vontsira (Galidia elegans elegans) was born.

Two months ago a Black-rumped agouti (Dasyprocta prymnolopha) was born, according to ZTL this is a zoo first breeding for Zoo Berlin.


Sources:
Instagram of Zoo Berlin (27/07/2023)
Instagram of Zoo Berlin (29/07/2023)
Instagram of Zoo Berlin (10/08/2023)
 
twilighter said:
Empire of Cats

Southern oncilla
Margay
Sand cat
Jaguar
Red panda
Narrow-striped Boky
Ring-tailed Vontsira
Dwarf mongoose
Rhinocerus iguana
Persian leopard
Amur tiger
Lion

Creatures of the Night

Aardvark
African pygmy mouse
Bengal slow loris
Kinkajou
Goodman's mouse lemur
Azara's night monkey
Malagasy giant jumping rat
Fennec
Rusty-spotted cat
Sugar glider
Seba's short-tailed bat
Pallas's long-tongued bat
Southern springhare
Northern galago
Yellow armadillo
Lesser hedgehog tenrec
Azara's agouti
Coruro
Ansell's mole-rat
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Another great species have been added to this already impressive list!
Namely 1.4 Eastern quolls (Dasyurus viverrinus) which came from Zoo Leipzig!
There are now 9 holders of this species in Europe!

Source:
Instagram of Zoo Foerderer (12/08/2023)
 
JurassicMax said:
Another great species have been added to this already impressive list!
Namely 1.4 Eastern quolls (Dasyurus viverrinus) which came from Zoo Leipzig!
There are now 9 holders of this species in Europe!

Source:
Instagram of Zoo Foerderer (12/08/2023)
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They also moved 1,0 short-beaked equidna there from Berlin Tierpark (the male which did not get chosen by the female I'd assume).
 
A king penguin chick has hatched!

Zoo Berlin on Instagram: "HAPPY between mama‘s FEET: Nachwuchs bei den Königspinguinen! Da staunten die Tierpfleger*innen vor ein paar Wochen nicht schlecht: Ein Ei in der Bauchfalte. Eine kleine Sensation! Schon eine Weile herrscht bei unseren Königspinguinen Funk…äh Brutstille. Zuletzt versuchten sich 2019 zwei Adoptivväter beim Ausbrüten eines Eies – ohne Erfolg. Königspinguine bauen keine Nester, sie tragen das Ei unter der Bauchfalte auf den Füßen und brüten es so aus. Am Samstag knackte die Eischale im Pinguinhaus und geschlüpft ist der aktuell flauschigste Nachwuchs im Zoo. Nach dem Schlupf wird das Jungtier weiterhin warmgehalten und beschützt. Dabei wechseln sich Mama und Papa ab. Wir hoffen, dass die Aufzucht dieses Mini-Frackträgers gelingt – somit heißt es nun: Daumen, Flossen und Federn ganz fest drücken für den kleinen Pinguin!!! Mit etwas Glück könnt ihr sogar einen Blick auf den süßen Flausch im Pinguinhaus werfen, zwischen den Watschelfüßen lugt ab und an das dunkelgraue Plüschgefieder hervor. HAPPY between mama's FEET: addition to the king penguin family! A few weeks ago, the keepers were amazed: an egg in the fold of the belly. A small sensation! The last time two adoptive fathers tried to hatch an egg was in 2019 — without success. King penguins don't build nests. They carry the egg under the belly fold and incubate it on their feet. On Saturday, the egg shell cracked in our penguin house and hatched the currently fluffiest new family member. After hatching, the young animal continues to be kept warm and protected by mom and dad. We sincerely hope that the rearing of this mini succeeds — so it is now: fingers crossed for the little penguin!!!! With a little luck, you can see the sweet fluff in the penguin house, between the waddling feet peeking out from time to time. #königspinguine #kingpenguin #zoolife #babyanimals #cuteanimals #cutenessoverloaded❤ #babypenguin #wildanimals #zoo #berlin #berlinzoo #zooberlin #germany"
 
Does anyone know if the bengal slow loris in the nocturnal house is actually a bengal? Zootierliste has them as a holder for Nycticebus coucang but not for Nycticebus bengalensis.
 
 
Visited yesterday - it's looking good as a whole, a few bits that need work for sure but overall it's holding up well. Saw the new pagoda complex - they were taking investors around at the time of my visit so bits of it were shut but I saw all three species exhibited. Really lovely area and one that seems good for the animals, but I must say I thought it would be a bit larger in parts, but maybe I didn't get around to seeing the entire rhino exhibit for example. Keepers were trying to bribe one of the rhinos into coming near the investors with a carrot incidentally but the rhino wanted absolutely nothing to do with it :P.

One issue that might cause a few problems later is the fact that the warty pigs have figured out how to lift the trapdoor separating the rhino exhibit and theirs (photos in the gallery in due course) and hence might be in danger of entering the rhino exhibit and finding out a thing or two about angry Indian rhinos. That should probably be dealt with as soon as possible if it isn't intentional. In other news (maybe not new but...) coucals unsigned in with the fiscals.
 
Birth of a Sitatunga in July 2023.
Zoo Berlin on Instagram: "Unser Sitatunga-Sprössung kam Ende Juli auf die Welt. Noch hat der Kleine ein recht helles Fell, aber das wird sich mit der Zeit ändern. ➡️ Ausgewachsene Sitatunga-Männchen und -Weibchen lassen sich gut anhand ihrer Farbe unterscheiden. Während Weibchen eine eher kastanien- und rostbraune Färbung haben, ist das Fell von geschlechtsreifen Männchen grau bis schokobraun. Our Sitatunga offspring was born at the end of July. The little one still has a rather light coat, but this will change with time. ➡️ Adult Sitatunga males and females can be easily distinguished by their color. While females have a rather chestnut and rust brown coloration, the fur of sexually mature males is gray to chocolate brown. #sitatunga #westafrikanischersitatunga #nachwuchs #cub #offspring #zooberlin #berlinzoo #paarhufer"
 
Sadly 43-year old female Common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) Lilly was euthanised on the 12th of September. Her health started to decline and she had stopped eating, a CT scan revealed a tumour the size of a handball. During the surgery it was determined that the tumour could not be removed, therefore the decission was made to euthanise her.

Source:
Instagram of Zoo Berlin (12/09/2023)
 
Three European brown bears have arrived to Berlin Zoo from Orsa Rovdjurspark in Sweden which is soon set to close. It definitely feels right for there to be brown bears in Berlin again!

Zoo Berlin on Instagram: " Die Berliner Bären sind zurück. Ab sofort wohnen die drei Europäischen Braunbären Lucifer, Lillebor und Momoa im Zoo Berlin. Die Tiere stammen aus dem schwedischen Raubtierpark Orsa, der demnächst seine Tore schließen muss. ➡️ Aktuell gewöhnen sich die vierjährigen Bärenbrüder noch in ihrem neuen Zuhause mit Felsenhöhlen und Totholz ein. Spätestens mit dem Beginn der Berliner Herbstferien sollen die Bären dann auch für die Zoo-Besucher*innen zu sehen sein. Neben den Tieren selbst dürft ihr euch auf eine interaktive Ausstellung freuen – rund um den Braunbären, Winterruhe, Mensch-Tier-Konflikte und Co.. Kleiner Tipp: Mit etwas Glück könnt ihr schon jetzt einen Blick auf die Neuankömmlinge erhaschen. The Berlin bears are back. As of now, three European brown bears – Lucifer, Lillebor, and Momoa – reside at Zoo Berlin. These animals come from the Swedish predator park Orsa, which will soon have to close its doors. ➡️ Currently, the four-year-old bear brothers are still adjusting to their new home, complete with rock dens and dead wood. The bears should be ready for visitors by the start of the Berlin fall vacations at the latest. In addition to the animals themselves, you can look forward to an interactive exhibition all about the brown bear, hibernation, human-animal conflicts, and more. Tip: With a little luck, you might catch a glimpse of the new arrivals already. © Orsa Rovdjurspark // Zoo Berlin #braunbären #zooberlin #berlinerbär #brownbear #zuwachs #neueszuhause #orsarovdjurspark #bear #bärenbrüder"
 
I'll be visiting berlin zoo for the first time if all goes well soon, i was wondering if anybody knows how much ill really be missing from the aquarium now that renovations are going on? On the site it states the third floor of the amphibians and insects, is this a noticeably chunk of the aquarium or more like a room?

Also, i'll be looking for the steatocranus sp. ultra slender, a species zootierliste states they have. Does anybody know where i can find these so i don't miss them? Thanks in advance
 
Canihelpyou? said:
I'll be visiting berlin zoo for the first time if all goes well soon, i was wondering if anybody knows how much ill really be missing from the aquarium now that renovations are going on? On the site it states the third floor of the amphibians and insects, is this a noticeably chunk of the aquarium or more like a room?

Also, i'll be looking for the steatocranus sp. ultra slender, a species zootierliste states they have. Does anybody know where i can find these so i don't miss them? Thanks in advance
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The top floor is probably the least expensive of the three. You'd be missing out on the amphibians and inverts but overall there is less there than on the other two, at least that was the case when I visited in 2018.
 
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