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Two new species have arrived at the Reptile House: phantasmal poison dart frogs and Madagascan day geckos. I think both may have come from Fota. There is also another Lau banded iguana, something which I thought that the zoo already had, but looking at the stock list for 2023, they only had one, so something may have happened to it. I don't know which enclosures the newer species might live in: https://www.instagram.com/dublinzoo_official/feed/?hl=en
 
Some notes from today's visit:
  • The lions and tigers seem to have swapped back around to their old enclosures. I saw two lionesses dozing in the house where I saw the tigers last time, while I saw one of the tigers roaming about in their original enclosure.
  • The cable connecting the orangutan and siamang islands seems to have been taken down, presumably to allow Miri to settle in. Speaking of which, I saw Miri in the orangs' house, but didn't see Mujur.
  • The biggest update is that I saw a baby okapi in the house with mum Lumara - this is the third offspring for the zoo, and I assume they'll announce it soon. The calf is already mentioned in the most recent guidebook that I got, which funnily enough features an okapi on the cover.
  • According to the guidebook, the zoo is now down to one elderly male red river hog, which I saw rooting around indoors. However, it states that the zoo are hoping to bring in one or more hogs this year.
  • Don't think this has been mentioned previously, but there is now a shelter for the giraffes and co. in their enclosure. I saw two of the giraffes browsing from the hay baskets provided under the shelter, with one of the zebras grazing close to them.
  • There is now netting above the Humboldt penguin enclosure, almost certainly to protect the penguins from that pesky avian flu.
  • The South America house is still closed to the public. I managed to have a look inside and there seemed to be a lot of dismantling, so it may not just be maintenance work...
Photos will be uploaded to the gallery as soon possible.
 
Babyrousa said:
The lions and tigers seem to have swapped back around to their old enclosures. I saw two lionesses dozing in the house where I saw the tigers last time, while I saw one of the tigers roaming about in their original enclosure.
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By this do you mean that the tigers have gone to the enclosure next to the Nocturnal House?
Babyrousa said:
The South America house is still closed to the public. I managed to have a look inside and there seemed to be a lot of dismantling, so it may not just be maintenance work...
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This sounds interesting. I just hope that they retain the Venezuelan howlers.
 
Rohin said:
By this do you mean that the tigers have gone to the enclosure next to the Nocturnal House?

This sounds interesting. I just hope that they retain the Venezuelan howlers.
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Regarding the tigers, yes, they've returned to their old enclosure next door to the aye-ayes. Maybe the zoo realized that such a move was unnecessary and so things went back the way they were, with the lions and tigers in their old enclosures?

I just read from the guidebook (which I didn't do last night cos I was too tired after writing my last post) that the South America house is indeed undergoing a full renovation, with an aim of reopening at the start of next year. It would be interesting to see if they bring in new species, especially threatened species. And knowing the current director, that's not unreasonable to assume.
 
Babyrousa said:
  • The biggest update is that I saw a baby okapi in the house with mum Lumara - this is the third offspring for the zoo, and I assume they'll announce it soon.
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Okapi birth announced:

The calf is a female and was born April 18:

Dublin Zoo 'delighted' at the birth of the third ever Irish-born okapi calf

She is the third ever okapi calf to be born in Ireland, to her ten-year-old mother Lumara. Her two siblings Dalia and Leki were also born to Lumara and Kitabu at the zoo.
 
Babyrousa said:
Some notes from today's visit:
  • The lions and tigers seem to have swapped back around to their old enclosures. I saw two lionesses dozing in the house where I saw the tigers last time, while I saw one of the tigers roaming about in their original enclosure.
  • The cable connecting the orangutan and siamang islands seems to have been taken down, presumably to allow Miri to settle in. Speaking of which, I saw Miri in the orangs' house, but didn't see Mujur.
  • The biggest update is that I saw a baby okapi in the house with mum Lumara - this is the third offspring for the zoo, and I assume they'll announce it soon. The calf is already mentioned in the most recent guidebook that I got, which funnily enough features an okapi on the cover.
  • According to the guidebook, the zoo is now down to one elderly male red river hog, which I saw rooting around indoors. However, it states that the zoo are hoping to bring in one or more hogs this year.
  • Don't think this has been mentioned previously, but there is now a shelter for the giraffes and co. in their enclosure. I saw two of the giraffes browsing from the hay baskets provided under the shelter, with one of the zebras grazing close to them.
  • There is now netting above the Humboldt penguin enclosure, almost certainly to protect the penguins from that pesky avian flu.
  • The South America house is still closed to the public. I managed to have a look inside and there seemed to be a lot of dismantling, so it may not just be maintenance work...
Photos will be uploaded to the gallery as soon possible.
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As well as partly protecting against avian flu, netting over a penguin enclosure stops herons and gulls stealing the fish, and means you can keep Inca Terns in there.Geographically appropriate ducks can also be a good call
 
FBBird said:
As well as partly protecting against avian flu, netting over a penguin enclosure stops herons and gulls stealing the fish, and means you can keep Inca Terns in there.Geographically appropriate ducks can also be a good call
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I don't think the enclosure will have enough space for another species as it's already small for the penguins.
 
A one year old female Amur Tiger will arrive soon from Copenhagen.

23K views · 703 reactions | International Tigerdag I anledning af International Tigerdag har vi været en tur i arkiverne og fundet en skøn video frem – fra dengang vores nu store tigerunge lige var blevet født. Snart drager hun videre til Dublin Zoo for at indgå i det vigtige avlssamarbejde, som ZOO er en stolt del af. Da videoen kom ud skrev vi følgende: Kan I holde til endnu en dyreunge? Ja? Jamen så værsgo' da Det er første gang i 9 år, at vi får en tigerunge! Hvilket er super glædeligt, fordi der er efterspørgsel på unger fra lige netop vores tigere i avlsprogrammet for den truede kat. Det er den nye han, der ankom for knapt to år siden, og vores gamle hun, der endelig har fundet melodien. Vi har gemt lidt på nyheden, fordi vi først ville være sikre på, at ungen overlevede. Moren er nemlig både lidt oppe i årene og førstegangsfødende, og det betyder, at der er større risiko for uheld. Men nu er vi ovre de første par kritiske uger og kan med glæde meddele, at ungen er sund og stærk. Ved fødslen vejer sådan en unge kun 700 gram og er blind og helt hjælpeløs, men nu, tre uger senere, er den allerede oppe på 2,5 kg. Kom i ZOO og se tigerne. Spring køen over og køb billet her: https://www.zoo.dk/billetter-og-zookort/entrebilletter | Zoologisk Have
 
While there quite a few interesting news items there, one thing that stands out to me is that fundraising for the new Irish animal area is mentioned. I have never seen anything about that, so I wonder if it's limited to ZSI members, or maybe I just missed it. Good to hear about things moving forward on that exhibit, anyway.
 
Dublin Zoo has gained IUCN membership.
Dublin Zoo on Instagram: "BIG NEWS FOR CONSERVATION! Dublin Zoo is proud to announce that we are now an official member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). So, what does this mean? By becoming a member of the IUCN, we’re now part of a global network of nearly 20,000 scientists, experts, conservationists and organisations, all working together to make a difference for wildlife all around the world. Members from our Conservation & Science Team, Dr. Andrew Mooney and Louise Enderby, explain the significance of this new role for Dublin Zoo and the impact it will have on our mission of saving wildlife and ensuring we’re a Zoo for all – inspiring a passion for the natural world in everyone. #DublinZoo #ConservationInAction #IUCN #Conservation"
 
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