Elephants back in Paris - it might never happen again!
Was Sang Raja the dominant bull?
No. Bindu is the dominant bull.
Bindu was the dominant bull until last year. Then dominance shifted and Sang Raja became very aggressive against Bindu. They had to be kept seperated ever since. I am pretty sure that is the real reason why Sang Raja was moved; the management of the two bulls must have been difficult and stressful for everyone involved (elephants and keepers).
Paris Zoo? Surely they must have been in their crates all night, because there's no facilities for housing them temporarily over there!
I’m assuming so, I doubt it was the Menagerie. Could be wrong though.
JoJo22
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They only mentioned "the zoo of Paris", so I don't know where exactly either unfortunately.
On the 10th of March a female ring-tailed vontsira "Izany" was born.
Seen on 15th of May
Seen on 15th of May
Sofar about 40 young have been raised and some will be send to other collections. One of the collections which will recieve Cologne-bred animals is Singapore.
On April 18 a female Przewalski horse was born.
JoJo22
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Some not yet reported news from my visit today:
- Some of the birds from the Regenwaldhaus can temporarily be seen in the Fasanerie and are also signed there, e.g. the great argus & knobbed hornbill.
- The zoo was quite crowded as I expected on a so-called "bridge day" in Germany (the day between a public holiday and the weekend), but it still annoyed me at times
unfortunately, despite this, almost all food and drink stalls in the zoo were closed
- In addition to the already reported young, I also saw a very young muskox which was probably born not too long ago
- Some birds are breeding currently, I saw at least the black storks, red-crowned crane and siberian crane sitting on the nest. The black storks are hatched already, could get a glimpse underneath the parent, and the siberian crane stood up for a moment so I could see the eggs.
- Some of the birds from the Regenwaldhaus can temporarily be seen in the Fasanerie and are also signed there, e.g. the great argus & knobbed hornbill.
- The zoo was quite crowded as I expected on a so-called "bridge day" in Germany (the day between a public holiday and the weekend), but it still annoyed me at times
unfortunately, despite this, almost all food and drink stalls in the zoo were closed- In addition to the already reported young, I also saw a very young muskox which was probably born not too long ago
- Some birds are breeding currently, I saw at least the black storks, red-crowned crane and siberian crane sitting on the nest. The black storks are hatched already, could get a glimpse underneath the parent, and the siberian crane stood up for a moment so I could see the eggs.
JoJo22
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One thing I forgot: The free-flight aviary next to the Regenwaldhaus is completely empty, even the signs are gone. I saw a milky stork at the old elephant house, but I don't know where or why the other birds are gone. May be related to the fire. The aviary, and the nocturnal room of the house are open to pass through, however.
The sugar glider enclosure was barred off, though. Same goes for the hausa genet in the Hippodom, but I suspect that the genet has passed away and the enclosure will be used for other animals.
The sugar glider enclosure was barred off, though. Same goes for the hausa genet in the Hippodom, but I suspect that the genet has passed away and the enclosure will be used for other animals.
Last week an Okapi was born. Mother is Hakima 
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JoJo22
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- A couple days ago, female orang-utan "Cajunga" had to be put down due to bad health related to some kind of tumor.
- The black stork chicks have now been officially announced, it's three
- About five weeks ago, the siberian crane egg hatched and is being raised by the keepers
Source: Facebook
- The black stork chicks have now been officially announced, it's three
- About five weeks ago, the siberian crane egg hatched and is being raised by the keepers
Source: Facebook
JurassicMax
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On the 12th of July 16-year old male Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) Tarak arrived from Zoo Heidelberg, he was born in Blijdorp.
Source:
Instagram of Kölner Zoo (14/07/2022) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf9TnJKNlvz/
Source:
Instagram of Kölner Zoo (14/07/2022) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf9TnJKNlvz/
Mr.Ivory
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Correction Tarak was born at the Hannover zoo in 2005 to Calvin and Khaing Hnin Hnin