Rotterdam Zoo echidnas died

that's too bad. Do you know the sexes of the remaining two?
 
unfortunately not. I thought they used to have 2,1. Those animals were divided into 2 "groups", one off display, the other on display. I don't know whether there were 1 or 2 animals in the "on display exhibit". So perhaps the 2 surviving animals are both behind the scenes.
 
What species of Echidnas do Rotterdam keep? Short or Long billed, either way it is very unfortunate,
 
Echidna's live to quite a grand age of around 45-55 though, hmmmmmm, when did these indivduals come to Rotterdam and from where,would anyone know?
 
There was an exhibit with australian and new guinean wildlife in the winter of 77/78 so i suspect they are in Blijdorp since then, but someone else needs to confirm this.
 
I visited Blijdorp this summer, and i looked after the echidnas but i didn't see them. BTW i'm sorry for the one who died :(
 
i come quite regular in Blijdorp for the last 4 years (i have a yearcard) and i saw them just ones :(
 
Just wondering do Echinas show any significant aging signs? Because I've read some animals do and some don't very much at all,
 
The first time I ever saw an echidna was in Rotterdam in 2005. I decided not to leave the zoo without seeing one, so I sat by the enclosure for 40 minutes in the late afternoon, and JACKPOT ;)
 
According to ISIS there are still 1.1 animals left.... I don't know how old they are.
 
Has anyone seen one in Blijdorp the last year?
Because i couldn"t find one i must say. Or they are behind the scenes, or it are really Houdini's ;) :)
 
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