Tierpark Hellabrunn Munich zoo news

After a few days crisis, the calf got an infection, was itthe first time in the outdoor enclosure yesterday. Fortuantely, the calf ist fully healthy now, very playful and"Rapti"is a perfect Mom. No its waiting for a name.

Two more Indian Rhino births are expected for this year, "Betty"at Tierpark Berlin is due for September and "Karamat"at Planckendael for the end of the year.
 
Some birth from the past 3 months :
3 Capybaras
3 Nylgau antilopes
1 Mhorr gazelle
2 Greater kudus
3 Cape hyrax
2 Azara agutis
 
Results from 2015 include;
As one of the animal and most varied zoos in Europe, the Munich Zoo counted 19,363 animals in 771 species in the fiscal year, 2015.
After a record 2014, in which the polar bear twins attracted many visitors to the zoo, there were in the 2015 financial year with 2,089,983 visitors, the second best result since the founding of the zoo 1911th
Again, the sales increased at annual tickets. 50,374 years tickets were sold in 2015, thus achieving an increase in sales of 12.7%.
For construction projects, there was some progress: In addition to the opening of the wildlife conservation center, the modernized apes plants that redesigned Pelican conditioning, a winter home for meerkats, a new aviary for Keas and a children's playground on the Isar entrance were opened. At Elephant House in early December topping the finished set framework for the new glass dome was celebrated.
After years of waiting, there were encouraging births in the Indian rhinoceroses, the Takinen and yaks. In addition, the zoo rejoiced the birth of new endangered Drills, Przewalski horses, banteng and Mhorrgazellen and many other species.
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zoomaniac said:
I guess you mean MOOSE, because ELK is a Cervus species, also known as WAPITI and Tierpark Hellabrunn Munich doesn't have Wapitis.
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European elk is the European moose. American elk is wapiti.

Alces are the original elk (hence Alces) - the American Cervus elk was named after the European Alces elk.
 
Chlidonias said:
European elk is the European moose. American elk is wapiti.

Alces are the original elk (hence Alces) - the American Cervus elk was named after the European Alces elk.
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Okay, beg your pardon. But to avoid misunderstandings by our US-American and Canadian members (whom I've never heard using the word elk neither for an American nor an European moose) wouldn't it make more sens to use elk for wapiti only?
 
zoomaniac said:
Okay, beg your pardon. But to avoid misunderstandings by our US-American and Canadian members (whom I've never heard using the word elk neither for an American nor an European moose) wouldn't it make more sens to use elk for wapiti only?
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for me personally, I never use elk (or at least not usually - I probably shouldn't say "never"). I much prefer to use moose for Alces and wapiti or red deer for the appropriate Cervus. It just avoids all the confusion.
 
Seems the genus Alces is somewhat strange in different languages :
in Dutch they are called Eland - in other languages a complete other animal !
in German they are called Elch which can be confusing with the English Elk for both Wapiti and European elk.
So I guess using Moose for both species would be the most wise dissision ;).
 
vogelcommando said:
Seems the genus Alces is somewhat strange in different languages :
in Dutch they are called Eland - in other languages a complete other animal !
in German they are called Elch which can be confusing with the English Elk for both Wapiti and European elk.
So I guess using Moose for both species would be the most wise dissision ;).
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As noted: elk is used for European species and moose more so for the N.American species.
 
The house has now been opened.

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