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The female Smooth-coated Otter DIYALA has passed away.
Zoo-dresden on Instagram: "Glattotter-Weibchen Diyala unerwartet verstorben Am Samstagmorgen wurde unser dreijähriges Glattotter-Weibchen Diyala völlig überraschend tot in der Innenanlage aufgefunden. Noch am Tag zuvor war sie gewohnt agil und zeigte keine erkennbaren Anzeichen eines verminderten Allgemeinzustandes. Der Tod ist für uns sehr bestürzend und bisher können wir noch nichts zur Todesursache sagen. Die pathologische Untersuchung wurde eingeleitet. Der Verlust unseres Glattotter-Weibchens wiegt umso schwerer, da Diyala seit dem 24. Januar vier Jungtiere (zwei Männchen und zwei Weibchen) versorgte. Die 6-Wochen alten Otterwelpen sind nicht nur die ersten Jungtiere unseres Pärchens Diyala und Ravi, sondern auch die erste deutsche Nachzucht dieser bedrohten Tierart. Die bisherige Aufzucht der Jungtiere durch Diyala verlief bilderbuchhaft und die vier kleinen Otter entwickelten sich sehr gut. Arttypisch befindet sich der Nachwuchs noch gut versteckt in der Wurfkiste, die sich im rückwärtigen Bereich befindet. Somit sind die Jungtiere derzeit noch nicht zu sehen. Die Otterwelpen wurden nun zur weiteren Aufzucht in die Obhut der Tierpfleger gegeben, die sie regelmäßig mit Ersatzmilch versorgen. Da bei den Jungtieren altersgemäß bereits die ersten Zähnchen durchbrechen, steht ein Heranführen an feste Kost bevor. Männchen Ravi ist unauffällig und weiterhin in der Anlage zu sehen. Der Kontakt zu den Jungtieren ist gegeben. Foto 1: Glattotter-Paar Diyala & Ravi (von Anke Wolten-Thom) Foto 2: Fütterung des Otter-Jungtieres mit Ersatzmilch #zoodresden #glattotter"

She did give birth to 2 males and 2 females on the 24th of January, they are doing well and are getting additional care of the caretakers. This is not only a zoo first breeding for Dresden but also for Germany!

Source:
Instagram of Zoo Dresden (10/03/2025)
 
Man, Am I a happy bloke!!! Beautiful primate Colobinae species ... and TBH a good number of theses should have been represented also in Europe and North America as they all have a high percentage of threat category to them.

Interested to know how the Artenschutzzentrum Grasleben came into this some family group!?
 
According to ZTL, a female came from Burgers, a male came from Erfurt, and a group of 1.3 came from Howletts. An infant (1.0) was born last year and was sent to Dresden along with his parents.
Thanks @PossumRoach, do You have any idea how large the current dusky langur population is in Europe? At some time Burgers' Zoo was the studbook keeper for the species.....
 
Thanks @PossumRoach, do You have any idea how large the current dusky langur population is in Europe? At some time Burgers' Zoo was the studbook keeper for the species.....
Well I didn’t knew before checking ZTL, now I know… only a little bit.

The problem is that the entries for some parks don’t seem to be regularly updated. So other than Grasleben and Dresden which keep 1.3 and 2.1 respectively, Erfurt is the only EU zoo that keeps this species but the current* troop size, which started as 1.3 from Wuppertal, is not listed up to date. Due to the lack of updates, it is difficult if the male sent to Grasleben is the founding male or an offspring he sired.

From the UK there are Twycross and the two Aspinall zoos, Port Lympne and Howletts. As of 2023 Twycross keeps 1.1 individuals. Port Lympne has 3.5, which hasn’t been updated since 2021. Per ZTL Howletts has 5.10. However this was from 2021, before sending 1.3 to Grasleben, therefore Howletts should have 4.7 assuming that they hadn’t bred any new langurs since 2021.

*=Erfurt kept this species in the 80s without breeding, before reacquiring the species from Wuppertal in 2016.
 
I was there yesterday but didn't get to see the langurs as I was accompanied and didn't want to make a fuss... we missed them somehow in the orangutan house. I only found out they had them upon arriving at the zoo.

Other than that it is a nice zoo, no exhibit struck me as wholly inadequate. The highlight for me was probably the cheetahs, which I hadn't seen since childhood, as well as the otter family.
 
I was there yesterday but didn't get to see the langurs as I was accompanied and didn't want to make a fuss... we missed them somehow in the orangutan house. I only found out they had them upon arriving at the zoo.

Other than that it is a nice zoo, no exhibit struck me as wholly inadequate. The highlight for me was probably the cheetahs, which I hadn't seen since childhood, as well as the otter family.

Coincidentally, I was there the day before you (15th of april) I did see the langur family, as well as the otter family, baby orangutan and (veeery briefly) the baby binturong. Overall, a lot of babies in that building!
 
At the start of March 17-year old male Snow leopard (Panthera uncia) Askin was euthanised.

On the 26th of February a male Golden takin (Budorcas taxicolor bedfordi) was born, he was given the name Hiro.

At the start of April 10-year old male Nepalese red panda (Ailurus fulgens) Aki arrived from Poznan Zoo. This marks the return of this species to Zoo Dresden after the last animal passed away last year.

Sources:
Instagram of Zoo Dresden (07/03/2025)
Instagram of Zoo Dresden (14/03/2025)
Instagram of Zoo Dresden (19/04/2025)
 
The Cheetahs are temporarily housed in the former Orang-Utan exhibits.
Zoo-dresden on Instagram: "Geparden vorübergehend umgezogen Aufgrund der Sanierungsmaßnahmen des Besucherweges zwischen Erdmännchen- und Pinguinanlage sind unsere Geparden Job & Sjef vorübergehend in die ehemalige Außenanlage des alten Orang-Utan-Hauses gezogen. Diese Übergangslösung soll den beiden bereits betagten Raubtieren Stress durch die Baumaßnahmen ersparen. Nach Fertigstellung der Baustelle in ca. 8 Wochen werden sie wieder in ihr Gehege zurückkehren. Der Umzug erfolgte unaufgeregt und reibungslos, da die Geparden durch ein regelmäßiges Kistentraining die Transportkisten kennen und in diese problemlos hineinlaufen. Den neuen Ort erkunden Job und Sjef nun allmählich und als Rückzugsort können sie auch die Innenanlagen im Orang-Utan-Haus nutzen. Infos zur Baumaßnahme: Der Wegabschnitt zwischen Erdmännchengehege und Zugang zum Prof. Brandes-Haus wird halbseitig sowie zwischen Löffelhund- und Pinguinanlage komplett gesperrt. Der Südeingang zum Prof. Brandes-Haus ist während der gesamten Bauarbeiten immer zugänglich, allerdings ist dieser nicht barrierefrei. Der barrierefreie Weg ins Prof. Brandes-Haus bzw. zu den Schneeleoparden und Pinguinen führt durch das neue Orang-Utan-Haus. Nicht erreichbar werden die Anlagen der Watussirinder, Bantengs, Rotbüffel und des Kleinen Pandas sein. Die Baumaßnahmen umfassen den vollständigen Austausch der vorhandenen Schwarzdecke durch Ökopflaster sowie die Erneuerung der Schächte und Grundleitungen in diesem Wegabschnitt. Der Abschnitt zwischen Erdmännchen- und Pinguinanlage bedarf seit längerer Zeit einer dringenden Sanierung und die Erneuerung des Weges stand nach Abschluss der Bauarbeiten am neuen Orang-Utan-Haus ganz oben auf unserer Prioritätenliste. Mit dem beschlossenen Haushalt der Landeshauptstadt Dresden Ende März 2025 ist die Finanzierung der notwendigen Baumaßnahme gesichert und wird aufgrund der Dringlichkeit und Unfallgefahr jetzt umgesetzt. Dies bedeutet zwar bis Anfang August einige Einschränkungen im Zoo, aber wir hoffen sehr, auf euer Verständnis . Foto: @illuminationdesign"
 
Hi guys! I was going through the Zootierliste entry of the little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis. From what I gather it's a species that has recently expanded quite a bit in European collections, with the only holder (as far as I'm aware) that has a long track record of breeding being Dresden Zoo. As such, I'm under the impression a lot of individuals can be traced back to Dresden (but correct me if I'm wrong). Curiously, ZTL does not give the subspecies status of the European zoo population. That begs the question: does anyone know where Dresden got their first animals from? Because I suspect that that will answer the subspecies question at least for a large part, even if some other founder animals remain unaccounted for :)
 
Hi guys! I was going through the Zootierliste entry of the little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis. From what I gather it's a species that has recently expanded quite a bit in European collections, with the only holder (as far as I'm aware) that has a long track record of breeding being Dresden Zoo. As such, I'm under the impression a lot of individuals can be traced back to Dresden (but correct me if I'm wrong). Curiously, ZTL does not give the subspecies status of the European zoo population. That begs the question: does anyone know where Dresden got their first animals from? Because I suspect that that will answer the subspecies question at least for a large part, even if some other founder animals remain unaccounted for :)
I guess, they got once rescued animals Form Dresden/the area around Dresden. So it should be Tachybaptus ruficollis ruficollis
 
Hi guys! I was going through the Zootierliste entry of the little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis. From what I gather it's a species that has recently expanded quite a bit in European collections, with the only holder (as far as I'm aware) that has a long track record of breeding being Dresden Zoo. As such, I'm under the impression a lot of individuals can be traced back to Dresden (but correct me if I'm wrong). Curiously, ZTL does not give the subspecies status of the European zoo population. That begs the question: does anyone know where Dresden got their first animals from? Because I suspect that that will answer the subspecies question at least for a large part, even if some other founder animals remain unaccounted for :)
They’re being bred in private collections, so maybe from that source?
 
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