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[MennoPebesma]

In Dierenrijk, 14 young animals have already been born this year. They are:

- 1 Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti)
- 1 Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus)
- 2 Domestic Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
- 2 Common hog deer (Axis porcinus porcinus)
- 2 Alpine ibex (Capra ibex)
- 6 Eurasian wolf (Canis lupus lupus)

Source: Facebook Dierenrijk

 

[JurassicMax]

Female Northern White-cheeked Gibbon (Nomascus leucogenys) is pregnant.

Source:
Instagram of Dierenrijk (14/07/2022) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf9qoxNKzSt/

 

[JurassicMax]

The zoo revealed today that female Western common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) Christa is pregnant!

Source:
Instagram of Dierenrijk (05/09/2022)

 

[JurassicMax]

Female Northern White-cheeked Gibbon (Nomascus leucogenys) is pregnant.

Source:
Instagram of Dierenrijk (14/07/2022) Dierenrijk on Instagram: "Het is nog even spannend, maar als alles goed blijft gaan, mogen we binnenkort een kleine witwanggibbon verwelkomen! Het vrouwtje Kanette is namelijk drachtig. Onze dierenarts heeft een echo gemaakt en het is heel duidelijk te zien dat alles goed gaat en dat het niet heel lang meer gaat duren... Voor meer info over deze bedreigde apensoort dierenrijk.nl/dier/gibbon #dierenrijk #mierlo #witwanggibbon #bedreigd #geboorte #zoo #dierentuin"

Today the gibbon was born!

Source:
Instagram of Dierenrijk (06/09/2022)

 

[MennoPebesma]

Today the gibbon was born!

Source:
Instagram of Dierenrijk (06/09/2022)

The gibbon was born on 1 September, not 6 September.

 

[KevinB]

Does anyone know what the current visitation situation of the large aviary at Dierenrijk is, with regards to the avian influenza situation?

 

[PicanBird]

The current national issue with the influenza is that all birds have to be locked up again. So it is very likely that these aviaries are closed or atleast very limited access.

More info regarding that: Dierziektencrisis | RVO.nl

 

[KevinB]

The current national issue with the influenza is that all birds have to be locked up again. So it is very likely that these aviaries are closed or atleast very limited access.

More info regarding that: Dierziektencrisis | RVO.nl

Unfortunately it seems like any kind of walk-through aviary is on the way out in the Netherlands...

Belgium also requires birds to be under nets during avian influenza, but does not make it mandatory to close any walk-through bird exhibits.

 

[PicanBird]

Unfortunately it seems like any kind of walk-through aviary is on the way out in the Netherlands...

Belgium also requires birds to be under nets during avian influenza, but does not make it mandatory to close any walk-through bird exhibits.

That is a very harsh assumption.
The issue is with birds found in/near water. Such as flamingoes, pelicans, ibisses etc. so a regular parakeet walkthrough is no issue. But you can always just ask the zoo itself on the situation as they know best!

 

[KevinB]

That is a very harsh assumption.
The issue is with birds found in/near water. Such as flamingoes, pelicans, ibisses etc. so a regular parakeet walkthrough is no issue. But you can always just ask the zoo itself on the situation as they know best!

Maybe, but if this issue continues the way it currently is, zoos will (have to) start making choices regarding these exhibits.

In Belgium netted waterfowl walk-throughs are allowed to remain open, and there are no disinfecting mats or stuff like that, so no distinction is made there, while the Netherlands seem to be a lot stricter, or more careful. Are not some land birds like galliformes and pigeons also highly susceptible to avian influenza?

 

[Ricky Hans]

Does anyone know what the current visitation situation of the large aviary at Dierenrijk is, with regards to the avian influenza situation?

Went there today and the big aviary is open. The smaller one is closed but you can see the birds from the pathway on the outside of that aviary.

 

[JurassicMax]

On the 13th of October 2 male and 1 female Asian small-clawed otters (Aonyx cinerea) were born.

Source:
Instagram of Dierenrijk (27/11/2022)

 

[JurassicMax]

Last Wednesday a Western common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) was born to female Christa.

Source:
Instagram of Dierenrijk (17/02/2023)

 

[JurassicMax]

Last Wednesday a Western common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) was born to female Christa.

Source:
Instagram of Dierenrijk (17/02/2023)

The newborn chimpanzee is a female!

Source:
Instagram of Dierenrijk (24/02/2023)

 

[MennoPebesma]

Dierenrijk's cheetahs have moved to a new enclosure. This enclosure previously belonged to the Asian black bears, which died last year. The enclosure has been renovated in the meantime. Additional tree trunks have been added, for instance.

Source: Facebook Dierenrijk

 

[JurassicMax]

At the start of this month a male Bactrian camel arrived from Safaripark Beekse Bergen to accompany the already present females.

Source:
Instagram of Dierenrijk (10/03/2023)

 

[JurassicMax]

5 days ago female Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) Elva (*2018) has been send to Tiergarten Nürnberg.

Source:
Instagram of Dierenrijk (11/05/2023)

 

[MennoPebesma]

Indian rhino Jhansi recently moved back to Zoo Berlin. She came to Dierenrijk in 2019 because the enclosure in Berlin was being renovated. Now that the construction there is finished, she has moved back.

Source: Facebook Dierenrijk

 

[JurassicMax]

In May 9 Arctic foxes (Alopex lagopus) were born.

At the end of May a Domestic Reindeer was born.

In June 3 Alpine ibexes (Capra ibex) were born.

Sources:
Instagram of Dierenrijk (21/05/2023)
Instagram of Dierenrijk (25/05/2023)
Instagram of Dierenrijk (07/06/2023)

 

[JurassicMax]

For the first time a Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) hatched! This is actually the first time that the flamingos in Dierenrijk started laying eggs, they stimulated the birds by adding fake eggs.

Source:
Instagram of Dierenrijk (12/07/2023)