Burgers' Zoo Burgers' Zoo News 2022

Mr Gharial said:
I asked and apparently they were only held in the Canyon aviary on a sort of trial basis, to see if they would fit in. And they have now been released into the hall.

So they're not held in the Canyon anymore, and the sign will be moved from canyon to the free-roamers
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Other updates from today:

The insect hotel in Park is now finished
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I saw the filefish in Ocean:
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As well as a nurse shark in the lagoon tank, I had no idea they were here
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Great update! Yea there is 3 short-tail nursesharks in that tank. They came from Artis Amsterdam when they started the aquarium renovation.

I am curious to see what they will now add in the canyon, as I do feel it is an area with plenty of potential. I can even imagine plexiglass being added to the bottom to turn it into an area for animals such as skunks. Though on the other hand, that would get rid of the idea of having it as a socorro dove breeding enclosure. So ignore this last paragraph
 
Anubite said:
Great update! Yea there is 3 short-tail nursesharks in that tank. They came from Artis Amsterdam when they started the aquarium renovation.

I am curious to see what they will now add in the canyon, as I do feel it is an area with plenty of potential. I can even imagine plexiglass being added to the bottom to turn it into an area for animals such as skunks. Though on the other hand, that would get rid of the idea of having it as a socorro dove breeding enclosure. So ignore this last paragraph
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I think it will continue to be used as a breeding / separation enclosure for the birds in Desert. But yea, skunks or squirrels being added to the area would be pretty cool
 
Mr Gharial said:
I think it will continue to be used as a breeding / separation enclosure for the birds in Desert. But yea, skunks or squirrels being added to the area would be pretty cool
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Exactly.I still an vouching for the return of skunks in the Desert. They are yet another cute-factor that might make the desert more attractive, as that clearly is what they are currently working towards
 
lintworm said:
The californiana subspecies is invalid, but has beem shown to belong into the nominate subspecies based on genetic and morpjological work

Phylogeographic and population genetic structure of bighorn sheep ( Ovis canadensis ) in North American deserts
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Even though I was a bit tired reading the article twice, as english is not my mother tongue, I could not find anything to back up your statement.
I know the article from a few years ago and I remember very clear how a news release base on this study further clarified that the subspecies californiana is synonymous with now still recognized sierra nevada subspecies. The only canadensis in california are a from the rest isolated group at the furthtest northern tip.
They do look a lot like them judging on the males horns being broader typical for the population.
I mean my memory might have biased my reading abilities, therefor I would kindlx request if you can quote the part that backed your statement up.

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02. O. c. californiana (inkl. O. c. sierrae)
 
LARTIS said:
Even though I was a bit tired reading the article twice, as english is not my mother tongue, I could not find anything to back up your statement.
I know the article from a few years ago and I remember very clear how a news release base on this study further clarified that the subspecies californiana is synonymous with now still recognized sierra nevada subspecies. The only canadensis in california are a from the rest isolated group at the furthtest northern tip.
They do look a lot like them judging on the males horns being broader typical for the population.
I mean my memory might have biased my reading abilities, therefor I would kindlx request if you can quote the part that backed your statement up.

Edit a quote from zootierliste
02. O. c. californiana (inkl. O. c. sierrae)
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It would have helped if I attached the right study, sorry:

Cranial Morphometric and Evolutionary Relationships in the Northern Range of Ovis Canadensis

Mitochondrial DNA analysis found O. c. californiana to be polyphyletic because specimens from the Sierra Nevada were assigned to the desert bighorn sheep clade while British Columbia samples had the same haplotype as Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep to the east and thus were part of the Rocky Mountain clade (Ramey 1993). Our morphometric results showed the same pattern. California bighorn sheep from Washington and British Columbia were not distinguishable from Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep but were notably different from those in the Sierra Nevada.
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So what used to be called californiana from Canada (British Columbia) is actually canadensis and as Burgers' Zoo imported animals from Canada (before this research was published) it is extremely likely that canadensis was imported to Burgers'. The information of the import location comes from the zoo directly, so Zootierliste isn't wrong here.
 
lintworm said:
It would have helped if I attached the right study, sorry:

Cranial Morphometric and Evolutionary Relationships in the Northern Range of Ovis Canadensis



So what used to be called californiana from Canada (British Columbia) is actually canadensis and as Burgers' Zoo imported animals from Canada (before this research was published) it is extremely likely that canadensis was imported to Burgers'. The information of the import location comes from the zoo directly, so Zootierliste isn't wrong here.
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Thanks, that made the difference. I had been looking for so long to find research that covered the fact that they have thinner shorter horns in comparisons to the rest of the rocky mountain subspecies. They seem to be an intermediate form.
 
It's been a little while since I did a weekly update, but I (sadly) wasn't able to visit in a little while

Bush:

Nicobar pigeons and Crowned pigeons are on the nests!

Lot of wood partridge chicks

And: I personally saw the full mating ritual of the blue-backed grassquits (which, to be fair, was very short)

Desert:
The second Ringtail enclosure seems to have lost some of its climbing equipment
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They seem to have gotten a lot of new blind cave tetras. For quite a while there was only one or two present, but today I counted seven! The sign for the tetras is also back at their enclosure (foto in the gallery)


The montezuma quail sign has been added to the free-roamers signage
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The turkey vultures seem to be gone? This is my first visit in years that I haven't seen them, not even on their rocks. Probably temporarily though

Mangrove:

This isn't really news, but the water in the crab flats was clearer than ever, I could see all the way to the bottom of the water at the other side of the mudflats. Perhaps they got new filters or something? Same for the former Capybara enclosure in Bush

I FINALLY saw the Allison's anole in Mangrove, I've been looking for those sneaky bastards for over a year now! Which now means I only need four more species before I've seen every free-roamer!

Restaurant:

In the Bush restaurant, they're using different serving platters. Which is not news at all, but I'm desperate for attention since the completion of the porcupine/prairiedog enclosure:confused:
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The Turkey Vultures are still around, saw them tuesday but they seem to be on different places than the ones you are used to. Where'd you spot the anole in the Mangrove?
 
Anubite said:
That sign really feels cramped and should've been either 2 small signs or actually more info on 2 large signs.
Education = Key Right?
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True, but I think there's only 1 available sign post

Still, they could've designed it to have "Noord Amerikaans" fully on there
 
Mr Gharial said:
True, but I think there's only 1 available sign post

Still, they could've designed it to have "Noord Amerikaans" fully on there
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Or just called them ' Oerzon ' Like they did in the temp-signage.
And there is always space to be made under the current signage.
 
The zoo has put up these new posts at the livingstone bridge. It seems like a rope is gonna get through there for the leafcutterants to traverse and get to new territories within contained waterareas. Exciting right?!upload_2022-6-25_15-5-25.png
 

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