Giant Anteaters in Europe

JurassicMax

JurassicMax

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I have always been fascinated by giant anteaters (Myrmecophaga tridactyla), but couldn’t find an overview of their population in European Zoos. This thread gives a list of the current Giant anteater population in European Zoos, please feel free to give any additional information and/or news. I would be very interested in names, dates of births, transfers and other information of each animal.

According to Species360 there are currently 171 (84,85,2) Giant anteaters living in 81 European Zoos/Institutions. This request was made on the 27th of April 2022, so it could be that some changes have already occurred. Additionally some zoos on ZTL are stated as holder, but can’t be found in the Species360 record. So either they don’t have the species anymore or are not a member of Species360. These zoos are also not on this list, since I don't have current data for them.

Tiergarten Schönbrunn (1,1,0)

Total: (1,1,0)

Parc Animalier de Bouillon (1,0,0)
Pairi Daiza (1,3,0)
Monde Sauvage Zoo (1,1,0)
Zoo Planckendael (1,1,0)

Total: (4,5,0)

Zagreb Zoo (1,1,0)

Total: (1,1,0)

Decin Zoo (1,1,0)
Liberec Zoo (1,1,0)
Olomouc Zoo (2,1,0)
Praha Zoo (1,1,0)
Zoologická zahrada Zámek Lešná (2,2,0)

Total: (7,6,0)

Aalborg Zoo (1,1,0)
Ree Park Safari (1,1,0)
Kobenhavn Zoo (1,1,0)

Total: (3,3,0)

Amneville Zoo (2,1,0)
Parc Animalier d'Auvergne (1,0,0)
Fort Mardyck Zoo (1,0,0)
La Flèche Zoo (2,1,0)
La Teste Zoo (1,1,0)
Zoo des Sables d'Olonne (1,1,0)
Montpellier Zoo (1,1,0)
Parc Zoologique de Paris (1,1,0)
Safari de Peaugres (1,1,0)
Parc Zoologique de la Barben (1,2,0)
Parc Zoologique de la Bourbansais (1,1,0)
Zoo Parc de Beauval (1,1,0)
Thoiry ZooSafari (1,1,0)
Biotropica (1,0,0)

Total (16,12,0)

Zoo de Martinique (1,2,0)

Total: (1,12,0)

Berlin Zoologische Garten (1,1,0)
Zoo Dortmund (2,4,0)
Zoo Duisburg (1,1,0)
Zoo Frankfurt (1,1,0)
Zoo Halle (1,2,0)
Zoo Köln (1,1,1)
Zoo Krefeld (0,1,0)
Zoo Leipzig (1,1,0)
Zoo Magdeburg (1,2,0)
Tierpark Hellabrunn (0,1,0)
Allwetterzoo Münster (1,1,0)
Zoo Neuwied (1,0,0)
Zoo Schwerin (1,1,0)
Wilhelma Zoo (0,3,0)

Total: (12,20,1)

Attica Zoo (1,0,0)

Total: (1,0,0)

Zoo Budapest (2,1,0)
Zoo Györ (1,0,0)
Jászberény/Taborolomo Zoo (1,1,0)
Sóstó Zoo (1,1,0)
Pécs Zoo (1,1,0)
Szeged Zoo (1,0,0)

Total: (7,4,0)

Artis Zoo (1,1,0)
GaiaZoo (1,1,0)
ZooParc Overloon (2,1,0)
Dierenpark ZieZoo (0,2,0)

Total: (4,5,0)

Opole Zoo (2,1,0)
Poznan Zoo (1,1,0)
Warsaw Zoo (0,1,0)
Zamosc Zoo (1,1,0)

Total: (4,4,0)

Lisbon Zoo (1,1,0)

Total (1,1,0)

Barcelona Zoo (1,1,0)
Madrid Zoo (1,2,0)
Loro Parque (1,2,0)

Total: (3,5,0)

Kaliningrad Zoo (1,2,0)
Novosibirsk Zoo (1,1,0)
Moscow Zoo (1,0,0)

Total: (3,3,0)

Zürich Zoo: (1,0,0)

Total: (1,0,0)

Drusillas Zoo Park: (1,1,0)
Howletts Wild Animal Park (1,1,0)
Belfast Zoo (1,1,0)
Blackpool Zoo (1,2,0)
Yorkshire Wildlife Park (1,1,0)
Cotswold Wildlife Park and Gardens (1,1,0)
Chester Zoo (1,1,0)
Colchester Zoo (1,1,0)
South Lakes Safari Zoo (1,0,0)
Dudley Zoo (1,1,1)
Edinburgh Zoo (2,1,0)
Hamerton Zoo (0,1,0)
Wild Discovery (1,0,0)
Longleat Safari & Adventure Park (1,1,0)
Jimmy's Farm (1,0,0)

Total: (15,13,1)

Total population in Europe: (84,85,2)
 
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On the 20th of June, a giant anteater was born in Zoo Frankfurt. It's a male. A few days ago, he went with his mother Ines to the outdoor enclosure where visitors can see him. The youngster's father is Falin.

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Zie-Zoo's anteaters are named Alice and Doloros. They are sisters and both came from Zoo Dortmund.
 
I recently put in a new request, according to Species360 there are currently 176 (84,89,3) Giant Anteaters in 83 European Zoos/Institutions. This request was made on the 20th of February 2023.
Since my last update the number of holders has increased with 2 Zoos/Institutions (already in 2022) namely Avifauna and Camperdown Wildlife Centre.

Additionally some zoos on ZTL are stated as holder, but can’t be found in the Species360 record. So either they don’t have the species anymore or are not a member of Species360. These zoos are also not on this list, since I don't have current data for them. As always feel free to add to this thread with any information regarding the giant anteaters in Europe ;)

Tiergarten Schönbrunn: (1,1,0)

Total: (1,1,0)

Parc Animalier de Bouillon: (1,0,0)
Pairi Daiza: (1,3,0)
Monde Sauvage Zoo: (1,1,0)
Zoo Planckendael: (1,1,0)

Total: (4,5,0)

Zagreb Zoo: (0,1,0)

Total: (0,1,0)

Decin Zoo: (1,1,0)
Liberec Zoo: (1,1,0)
Olomouc Zoo: (2,1,0)
Praha Zoo: (1,1,0)
Zoologická zahrada Zámek Lešná: (2,1,0)

Total: (7,5,0)

Aalborg Zoo: (2,1,0)
Ree Park Safari: (1,1,0)
Kobenhavn Zoo: (1,1,1)

Total: (4,3,1)

Amneville Zoo: (2,1,0)
Parc Animalier d'Auvergne: (1,0,0)
Fort Mardyck Zoo: (1,0,0)
La Flèche Zoo: (1,1,0)
La Teste Zoo: (1,1,0)
Zoo des Sables d'Olonne: (1,1,0)
Montpellier Zoo: (1,1,0)
Parc Zoologique de Paris: (1,1,0)
Safari de Peaugres: (1,1,0)
Parc Zoologique de la Barben: (1,2,0)
Parc Zoologique de la Bourbansais: (1,1,0)
Zoo Parc de Beauval: (1,2,0)
Thoiry ZooSafari: (0,2,0)
Biotropica: (1,1,0)

Total: (14,15,0)

Zoo de Martinique: (1,2,0)

Total: (1,2,0)

Berlin Zoologische Garten: (1,1,0)
Zoo Dortmund: (2,3,0)
Zoo Duisburg: (1,1,0)
Zoo Frankfurt: (2,1,0)
Zoo Halle: (1,2,0)
Zoo Köln: (1,2,0)
Zoo Krefeld: (0,1,0)
Zoo Leipzig: (1,1,1)
Zoo Magdeburg: (1,2,0)
Tierpark Hellabrunn: (0,1,0)
Allwetterzoo Münster: (1,1,0)
Zoo Neuwied: (1,0,0)
Zoo Schwerin: (1,1,0)
Wilhelma Zoo: (0,0,3)

Total: (13,20,1)

Attica Zoo: (1,0,0)

Total: (1,0,0)

Zoo Budapest: (1,1,0)
Zoo Györ: (1,0,0)
Jászberény/Taborolomo: (1,1,0)
Sóstó Zoo: (2,1,0)
Pécs Zoo: (1,1,0)
Szeged Zoo: (1,0,0)

Total: (7,4,0)

Avifauna: (1,1,0)
Artis Zoo: (1,1,0)
GaiaZoo: (1,1,0)
ZooParc Overloon: (2,1,0)
Dierenpark ZieZoo: (0,2,0)

Total: (5,6,0)

Opole Zoo: (1,1,0)
Poznan: (1,1,0)
Warsaw Zoo: (0,1,0)
Zamosc Zoo: (1,1,0)

Total: (3,4,0)

Lisbon Zoo (1,1,0)

Total: (1,1,0)

Barcelona Zoo: (1,1,0)
Madrid Zoo: (1,2,1)
Loro Parque: (1,2,0)

Total: (3,5,1)

Kaliningrad Zoo: (1,2,0)
Novosibirsk Zoo: (2,1,0)
Moscow Zoo: (1,0,0)

Total: (4,3,0)

Zürich Zoo: (1,0,0)

Total: (1,0,0)

Drusillas Zoo Park: (1,1,0)
Howletss Wild Animal Park: (1,1,0)
Belfast Zoo: (1,1,0)
Blackpool Zoo: (1,1,0)
Yorkshire Wildlife Park: (1,1,0)
Cotswold Wildlife Park and Gardens: (1,2,0)
Chester Zoo: (1,1,0)
Colchester Zoo: (1,1,0)
South Lakes Safari Zoo: (1,0,0)
Dudley Zoo: (1,2,0)
Camperdown Wildlife Centre: (1,1,0)
Edinburgh Zoo: (1,0,0)
Hamerton Zoo: (0,1,0)
Wild Discovery: (1,0,0)
Longleat Safari & Adventure Park: (1,1,0)
Jimmy's Farm: (1,0,0)

Total: (15,14,0)

Total European population: (84,89,3)
Increased with 5 (0,4,1) individuals compared to 2022.
 
Is anybody able to provide a list of current individuals housed at these collections? From my own records, the UK list is quite straight-forward, however, the European ones are a little more harder to determine certain individuals.
 
Baringogiraffe12 said:
Is anybody able to provide a list of current individuals housed at these collections? From my own records, the UK list is quite straight-forward, however, the European ones are a little more harder to determine certain individuals.
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I am going to make a new list relatively soon, which will most likely be in the same format as the previous lists that I made. If you want information of specific individuals, I recommend looking the threads of the zoos that they (used to) live in. This list only covers the number of individuals per zoo but not their names, which would be quite hard given the large number of them.
 
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