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I'm visiting the zoo next weekend and I really hope to see the Tasmanian devils (never seen any in my life). Is there any specifc time of the day when they are easier to see? Like early morning when the park opens or late before cloding?

Thanks for the advice!
 
Aramar said:
I'm visiting the zoo next weekend and I really hope to see the Tasmanian devils (never seen any in my life). Is there any specifc time of the day when they are easier to see? Like early morning when the park opens or late before cloding?

Thanks for the advice!
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When I went in the spring, they were impossible to miss, very active and chasing each other around the enclosure. I would guess this was about 11am.
 
oflory said:
When I went in the spring, they were impossible to miss, very active and chasing each other around the enclosure. I would guess this was about 11am.
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Well the day has finally come and I was afraid that today they were hiding because it is too hot, but no, they were right there running around. Such a great experience to see them.

Unfortunately I missed the caracal and the wombat, but I was able to see almost every other animal species. A very good experience! I think the zoo is good although some exhibits are on the small side.

I loved the underwater experience with polar bears and was surprised to see 4 of them. I gues they are cubs that are almost adult size now and will leave soon.
 
Aramar said:
Well the day has finally come and I was afraid that today they were hiding because it is too hot, but no, they were right there running around. Such a great experience to see them.

Unfortunately I missed the caracal and the wombat, but I was able to see almost every other animal species. A very good experience! I think the zoo is good although some exhibits are on the small side.

I loved the underwater experience with polar bears and was surprised to see 4 of them. I gues they are cubs that are almost adult size now and will leave soon.
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Glad you saw them, I thought you would.

The way the exhibit is laid out, I can't imagine anyone ever sees the wombat...

It's a lovely zoo, glad you enjoyed.
 
An update on bull Asian Elephant Fahim is no longer headed to Łódź, and will instead stay at Copenhagen as their new breeding bull. He also mated with Surin, and hopes are high that she has conceived.
 
Depressing news but young Asian Elephant Plai sak
(born 17th May 2017) has passed away due to EEHV, after a short period of illness, last Friday. This was announced today. He was 5. Thoughts with the keepers and herd. Link to the Zoo’s Instagram for more information.

Zoologisk Have København on Instagram: "Ung hanelefant død af herpesvirus Vi er kede af at meddele, at vores unge hanelefant Plaisak døde fredag eftermiddag efter kort tids sygdom og intensiv behandling. Obduktionen og de indledende laboratorieprøver viser desværre, at der er tale om den frygtede elefantherpes EEHV, som er ansvarlig for rigtig mange dødsfald hos unge elefanter. Cirka halvdelen af alle elefantunger i fangenskab dør af elefantherpes inden for deres første 8-10 leveår. Også i naturen er problemet stigende - sandsynligvis, fordi der bliver færre og færre vilde elefanter, og de på den måde ikke mødes og smitter hinanden ofte nok til at udvikle antistoffer. Elefantherpes er en enormt kompleks og aggressiv sygdom. Vi stadig langt fra målet om en effektiv behandling, men den massive internationale forskning på området, som vi har deltaget i siden 2015, giver håb for udviklingen af en vaccine på sigt. Plaisak blev født her i ZOO i 2017. Han var en utrolig rar og rolig elefant, som især vil blive savnet af de dyrepassere, der gennem tiden har haft fornøjelsen af at arbejde med ham."
 
Azubaa said:
Depressing news but young Asian Elephant Plai sak
(born 17th May 2017) has passed away due to EEHV, after a short period of illness, last Friday. This was announced today. He was 5. Thoughts with the keepers and herd. Link to the Zoo’s Instagram for more information.

Zoologisk Have København on Instagram: "Ung hanelefant død af herpesvirus Vi er kede af at meddele, at vores unge hanelefant Plaisak døde fredag eftermiddag efter kort tids sygdom og intensiv behandling. Obduktionen og de indledende laboratorieprøver viser desværre, at der er tale om den frygtede elefantherpes EEHV, som er ansvarlig for rigtig mange dødsfald hos unge elefanter. Cirka halvdelen af alle elefantunger i fangenskab dør af elefantherpes inden for deres første 8-10 leveår. Også i naturen er problemet stigende - sandsynligvis, fordi der bliver færre og færre vilde elefanter, og de på den måde ikke mødes og smitter hinanden ofte nok til at udvikle antistoffer. Elefantherpes er en enormt kompleks og aggressiv sygdom. Vi stadig langt fra målet om en effektiv behandling, men den massive internationale forskning på området, som vi har deltaget i siden 2015, giver håb for udviklingen af en vaccine på sigt. Plaisak blev født her i ZOO i 2017. Han var en utrolig rar og rolig elefant, som især vil blive savnet af de dyrepassere, der gennem tiden har haft fornøjelsen af at arbejde med ham."
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Terrible. Just like his bother.
 
These four rock kangaroos are some of the new residents of 'Mary's Australian Garden', which will open in a few weeks.
The new facility will tie the ZOO's southern corner together into a large Australian/Tasmanian total experience, where you will be allowed to walk around among the animals! Several new species are moving in, and we look forward to introducing them to you continuously over the next few weeks
 
Zoofan15 said:
Mary’s Australian Garden has been officially opened:

Princess Mary gets her 'special wish' granted from Australia

New species include:

Koala
Echidna
Yellow-footed rock wallaby
Wombat
Emu
Pink cockatoo
Red-tailed black cockatoo
Green rosella
Golden whistler
Welcome swallow
Cockatiel
Budgerigar
Crested pigeon
Kookaburra
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Where do you have this list from?
To my knowledge Koalas are not part of the new garden?
Eastern quolls however is a new species in the large aviary :)
 
Yeah, it's definitely quolls and not koalas, and I somehow doubt that Copenhagen would go out of their way to import obscure passerines like welcome swallows and golden whistlers from Australia.

They are not endangered so there's no real incentive to start a breeding population, and with especially the welcome swallows, 99.9 % of the guests wouldn't appreciate the rarity and would just think that some Danish barn swallows had gotten in (and to be honest, so would I - unless they were mentioned on a sign).

Admittedly, I don't know if they can be sourced from any private breeders in Europe? According to Zootierliste, they certainly aren't kept in any public collections...

Edit: The list is in the article itself, so it's not Zoofan15 making things up on his own.
 
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I definitely like the head of state who goes out of the way to bring unusual animals to a zoo.
 
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Yeah sorry Zoofan.. read the article little too fast.
I can confirm crested pigeon, budgerigar, cockatiel, swift parrot, Emu and pink cockatoo from the first signs i’ve seen.
 
AZZ said:
Yeah sorry Zoofan.. read the article little too fast.
I can confirm crested pigeon, budgerigar, cockatiel, swift parrot, Emu and pink cockatoo from the first signs i’ve seen.
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The swift parrots will go on show soon. Does anyone know which species are on display already?
 
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