Has young female amur tiger Taiga moved to another collection?
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Yes, Taiga is now at Riga Zoo in Latvia.
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Does Bescancon keep any Callithrix / marmoset species ?
Yes, quite a few:
Bearded Emperor Tamarin, Goeldi's Marmoset, Cottontop Tamarin, Geoffroy's Marmoset, Golden Lion Tamarin, Golden-headed Lion Tamarin, Silvery Marmoset
In the future, you can find information like this yourself using Zootierliste: ZootierlisteHomepage
Onychorhynchus coronatus
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Thank you for this @Coelacanth18 ! Yes, forgot about Zootierliste, so with the Geoffroy's marmoset they are at least keeping one Callithrix species.
Ah, I misread Callithrix as callitrichid; so it goes.
For additional future inquiries, European zoos hold 3 species of Callithrix: C. jacchus, C. penicillata, and C. geoffroyi. That'll help narrow down future searches hopefully.
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Yes , I know that none have our mountain marmosets (yet...)
Wonferful news from Besançon with the second birth of a François' leaf monkey in the zoo's history. The group is now composed of : Ping and Johan, the breeding pair, born in 2018 and 2012, Bao (male), the first offspring born in march 2020, and the newborn.
In september the Citadelle, together with the Muséum and the Biodiversity French Office, released 290 stone crayfishes born last June.
This species is critically endangered, on the french red list, and just survive in two rivers in east France.
A breeding program was created in the Citadelle three years ago to increase the wild population and now show good results.
This species is critically endangered, on the french red list, and just survive in two rivers in east France.
A breeding program was created in the Citadelle three years ago to increase the wild population and now show good results.
After stone crayfishes the Citadelle released 110 viperine water snakes at the end of september 
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For the first time the zoo welcome a pair of two-toed sloths yesterday november 11th. The pair came from Montpellier which was obliged to send the animals with the closure of the tropical house.
The sloths will be housed in a part of the primates pit near the entrance. They will have an outdoor + an indoor room with viewing windows for visitors.
The sloths will be housed in a part of the primates pit near the entrance. They will have an outdoor + an indoor room with viewing windows for visitors.
A great news with the birth of a male crowned sifaka in december This is the third baby for Eridan (25 years old) and Raozy (8 years old) in three years !
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Due to hard wind a trapdoor of a large aviary opened and 8 birds escaped : 6 scarlet ibis, 1 roseate spoonbill and 1 madagascar teal.
Tempête Diego : des oiseaux s'échappent du zoo de Besançon après l'ouverture d'une trappe
Tempête Diego : des oiseaux s'échappent du zoo de Besançon après l'ouverture d'une trappe
Fantastic news from Besançon with again birth of a crowned sifaka and a François' langur in last january.
The zoo has now 4 sifakas and 5 langurs
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La Citadelle de Besançon voit naître deux espèces "en danger d'extinction"
The zoo has now 4 sifakas and 5 langurs
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La Citadelle de Besançon voit naître deux espèces "en danger d'extinction"
Amazing to hear about births of these such rare primates!Fantastic news from Besançon with again birth of a crowned sifaka and a François' langur in last january.
The zoo has now 4 sifakas and 5 langurs
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La Citadelle de Besançon voit naître deux espèces "en danger d'extinction"
Another great birth of crowned sifaka in january (a female). This is the fifth one for mother Raozy. The father is 27 years old and the oldest crowned sifaka in Europe. The zoo has now 5 of the 18 crowned sifakas in captivity in the world.Fantastic news from Besançon with again birth of a crowned sifaka and a François' langur in last january.
The zoo has now 4 sifakas and 5 langurs
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La Citadelle de Besançon voit naître deux espèces "en danger d'extinction"
Naissance d’un propithèque couronné à la Citadelle de Besançon