Yeah, but currently not close by. Many old zoo maps can be found on this French website Les Zoos dans le Monde. Although I see that the map they have on there from Burgers from either 1974 or 2016... (Les Zoos dans le Monde - Burgers' Zoo).
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Some news that I heard:
- The manatee died off heart failure, and she wasn't pregnant at the time
- Longnose gar have been introduced in the Mangrove
- 120 Cichlids have been moved off the Mangrove to be placed elsewhere.
- In the saltwater basin of the Mangrove blue surgeonfish ( Acanthurus coeruleus) has been introduced together with the Foureye butterflyfish ( Chaetodon capistratu) to combat the algae growth.
- The panther cubs will be from now on, on public display
- The experiment with the two male roadrunners how received eggs from Blijdorp sadly failed.
- The manatee died off heart failure, and she wasn't pregnant at the time
- Longnose gar have been introduced in the Mangrove
- 120 Cichlids have been moved off the Mangrove to be placed elsewhere.
- In the saltwater basin of the Mangrove blue surgeonfish ( Acanthurus coeruleus) has been introduced together with the Foureye butterflyfish ( Chaetodon capistratu) to combat the algae growth.
- The panther cubs will be from now on, on public display
- The experiment with the two male roadrunners how received eggs from Blijdorp sadly failed.
Longnose gar and not tropical gar?
PicanBird
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A mangrove zoo keeper posted a video of them with the tag #tropicalgar so I think tropical gar?
Yes, at least one from the nineties. If you want, I can make a scan and put it in the gallery.
A scan of my oldest map of Burgers' Zoo is now in the gallery. It's probably from 1995, shortly after the "Desert" was opened. I had an other one from the nineties, probably dating from 1998 or 1999, but is was more or less the same, so in the end I didn't saved that one. I remember that for the nocturnal house a prosimian (it looked like a aye-aye, but should have been a galago) was pictured instead of a badger.
PicanBird
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Ah if you do have that one still maybe send me a DM with it? I am very interestedA scan of my oldest map of Burgers' Zoo is now in the gallery. It's probably from 1995, shortly after the "Desert" was opened. I had an other one from the nineties, probably dating from 1998 or 1999, but is was more or less the same, so in the end I didn't saved that one. I remember that for the nocturnal house a prosimian (it looked like a aye-aye, but should have been a galago) was pictured instead of a badger.
Thank you so much!
PicanBird
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Visited Burgers' a few days ago and I noticed that there is a third ringtail?
Two ringtails are located together for a while now in the enclosure behind the bighorn sheep. But I noticed another one in the enclosure near the cactus mice.
Does anyone know anything about that?
Also note: The waters in the bush (near the coca-cola shack) still contain lungfish as I did spot one very briefly!
Two ringtails are located together for a while now in the enclosure behind the bighorn sheep. But I noticed another one in the enclosure near the cactus mice.
Does anyone know anything about that?
Also note: The waters in the bush (near the coca-cola shack) still contain lungfish as I did spot one very briefly!
They imported 2.2 ringtails from the US a few years back, bringing the total number of ringtails in Burgers' to 6, part of which will be kept behind the scenes....
They actually only have 2.2 now, according to a trusted source of mine.
Also something entirely different: Burgers' sells Nias hill myna keychains because of the Silent Forest Campain! Naturally I bought one like any self-respecting Zoochatter would when given the chance. 
Will they be separate exhibit or a new ecodisplay consisting of a few exhibits?
That wasn't mentioned, so we will wait until they announce it later this year.... I personally would think first some separate exhibits to make space for a new ecodisplay....
PicanBird
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Nice to see a new bird in the Mangrove!
I assume they will do the new development in phases? That way they have time to give the animals new enclosures
Yet indeed a bit afraid on the seals, as those are very iconic to me.
Don´t forget about the blue duikers, which are the last remaining species in the old pygmy hippo and tapir complex (before this, there were also the rhinos).
I heard rumours, that they are already searching for someone, who will take care for duikers and ringed seals.
I heard rumours, that they are already searching for someone, who will take care for duikers and ringed seals.
I guess one of the smaller Dutch or closeby European zoos will take these.