Manatees and European Zoos

On June 6th, a manatee was born at ZooParc de Beauval. It is a male. The mother is Piraya.

The press release also includes a list of all 15 manatees currently at Beauval, including their dates of birth and, if they were born at Beauval, their parents:

1,0 Humboldt (31-10-1982, Tiergarten Nürnberg)
1,0 Orlando (??-??-1995, Tiergarten Nürnberg)
1,0 Missouri (16-09-1995, Burgers' Zoo)
1,0 Quito (05-11-2003, ZooParc de Beauval) (Orlando x Daphné)
1,0 Herbert (21-01-2009, Tiergarten Nürnberg)
1,0 Cuango (27-07-2021, ZooParc de Beauval) (Quito x Femore)
1,0 Pépino (17-04-2023, ZooParc de Beauval) (Quito x Lavia)
1,0 ? (06-06-2025, ZooParc de Beauval) (Orlando or Missouri x Piraya)
0,1 Femore (17-08-2007, Odense Zoo)
0,1 Lolita (24-07-2011, Faunia Madrid)
0,1 Aceituna (02-03-2016, Faunia Madrid)
0,1 Lavia (??-03-2018, Zoo Wroclaw)
0,1 Piraya (08-06-2019, Zoo Wroclaw)
0,1 Moana (16-09-2023, ZooParc de Beauval) (Humboldt x Femore)
0,1 Gwada (28-11-2023, ZooParc de Beauval) (Humboldt x Lolita)

Source: ZooParc de Beauval
 
An almost 4-year-old female manatee has moved from Burgers' Zoo to Faunia Madrid.

Source: Facebook Burgers' Zoo
The female, named Belize, arrived safely at Faunia, where she was introduced to the other two manatees.

Source: Faunia Madrid

The manatee group at Faunia now consists of:

1,0 Bruno (??-05-2001, River Wonders)
0,1 Fiona (??-??-1998, Wild)
0,1 Belize (30-12-21, Burgers' Zoo)
 
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