Zoo Leipzig Leipzig zoo news 2009
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Births in October (October 30th)
0,0,1 Sumatra Orang-Utan (sire: Bimbo, dam: Pini)
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1,0 bonobo offspring (born September 2nd) got the name "Loto", 1,0 Western Chimpanzee offspring (born July 5th) got the name "Bangolo"...
0,0,1 Sumatra Orang-Utan (sire: Bimbo, dam: Pini)
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1,0 bonobo offspring (born September 2nd) got the name "Loto", 1,0 Western Chimpanzee offspring (born July 5th) got the name "Bangolo"...
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A female Red ForestDuiker ? Not good, they need more males, but unfortunately, in the last years, almost females were born. The same happend with the blue duikers, so the red duikers do not have a future in european collections, if they don't import new animals from southafrica. Leipzig has treid it, but it failed, I hope, they will be succesful in the future.
Interesting picture of Dolores the female spectacled bear at the zoo, who has lost her fur, just as winter is drawing in.
Dolores the bear loses fur in mystery affliction | Metro.co.uk
Dolores the bear loses fur in mystery affliction | Metro.co.uk
taun
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Supposedly it's stress-related. The old Bear Castle at Leipzig would stress any bear out, it's basically a brick pit (was a number of bear pits, now combined).
The large majority of the rest of the zoo is far, far better and they were supposed to be phasing out this exhibit too.
The 2,3 spectacled bears are the last bears at the old "Bear-Castle". The sloth bears moved to a new enclosure in 2002, the last polar bear was shipped to Bremerhaven in 2005. Only the 3 female ("Dolores", 15 years old, "Bianca", 15 years old and "Lolita", 11 years old) are suffering from these skin diseases.
Such serious problems never appeared when 5 different species of bears (american black bear, sloth bear, polar bear, brown bear, spectacled bear) lived at the "Bear Castle", connected with much more stress for each species.
Their parents never suffer from such skin diseases, who achieve a great age.
"Dolores" moved the the sloth bear enclosure last year to ameliorate her situation, but it did not work.
Such serious problems never appeared when 5 different species of bears (american black bear, sloth bear, polar bear, brown bear, spectacled bear) lived at the "Bear Castle", connected with much more stress for each species.
Their parents never suffer from such skin diseases, who achieve a great age.
"Dolores" moved the the sloth bear enclosure last year to ameliorate her situation, but it did not work.
The female bears condition looks similar to that of Jambo the male chocolate-coloured chimp at Twycross who has been 'bald' for quite a long time now .
Many years ago the group of hybrid ruffed lemurs at London produced a number of 'bald' offspring , this was a genetic abnormality , possible caused by in-breeding . I have a photo somewhere of one of these - taken in an off-show area .
Many years ago the group of hybrid ruffed lemurs at London produced a number of 'bald' offspring , this was a genetic abnormality , possible caused by in-breeding . I have a photo somewhere of one of these - taken in an off-show area .
Elephant bull "Mekong" (born in Vietnam in 1982, at Leipzig since 1984) will move to Prague Zoo in November. "Naing Thein" (born in Myanmar in 1981) from Prague will move to Leipzig to breed with five female elephants ("Trinh" [1982], "Hoa" [1985], "Saida" [1973], "Don Chung" [1982], "Salvana" [1996]) there.
Elephant cow "Trinh" (born in Vietnam in 1982, mother of "Voi Nam", born April 2002 at Leipzig) is probably pregant, sire: "Mekong"...
The Zoo is searching for a adequate new home for their last elephant offspring "Voi Nam" , who is at the brink of sexual maturity.
Elephant cow "Trinh" (born in Vietnam in 1982, mother of "Voi Nam", born April 2002 at Leipzig) is probably pregant, sire: "Mekong"...
The Zoo is searching for a adequate new home for their last elephant offspring "Voi Nam" , who is at the brink of sexual maturity.