ZOO Antwerpen Gavial at Antwerp Zoo ?

[vogelcommando]

Just found a picture of a Gavial which should having been kept at Antwerp Zoo. Zootierliste don't mention Antwerp as being a former holder of the species and I did't find any other information about this animal.
Does someone ou there know anything about this animal : date it was obtained, date it left / died and so on ?

 

[Chlidonias]

it wasn't a false gharial was it?

 

[vogelcommando]

No, it´very clearly a real gharial

 

[timmydetapir]

Antwerp had false gharials in the past though. Could you show the pic?

 

[vogelcommando]

Added the picture of the antwerp gavial ( gharial ) in the Zoo Antwerp gallery.

 

[Newzooboy]

I think it's a false gharial....

 

[Chlidonias]

looks like a false gharial to me too

 

[vogelcommando]

To get sure I contacted Antwerp Zoo and today got answer from mr. Gie Robeyns. He didn´t find any info about "real" gharials at Antwerp Zoo but did found some notes about the single female False gharial kept in this collection.
As said it was a female and she lived in Antwerp from 27 may 1956 till 5 may 1969.
So Newzooboy and Chlidonias, you had seen it right !