ZOO Antwerpen My trip to Antwerp

Writhedhornbill

Writhedhornbill

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One tuesday, I'll be setting of for France, on the school exchange. I've asked my french partner to take me to a zoo. First we talked about Parc Paradisio, but that does not open until the 22nd of March. Then My french partner suggested Antwerp zoo. So I agreed eagerly!

Does antwerp still keep wattled curassows? I haven't seen these birds before, and I'd like to know whether Antwerp still keeps them.

Do they still keep wattled guans?

Any other rare birds kept here?

Thanks!
 
Hi

I would like to help you but I don't think the Antwerp Zoo has them anymore. I'm not sure, maybe they are in Planckendael, the other animal park. I should know the name in Dutch :) but I can't find it.

Here you can see a link but I don't know if it's up to date... Maybe you'll be pleasant surprised when you're there :).

Zoo Antwerpen

Anyway, please post your pictures when you're back :).
 
Does that go for both species Marc? (Wattled Guans and Wattled Curassows?)

Does Antwerp still have the Sea otters?

Thanks!
 
Writhedhornbill said:
Does Antwerp still have the Sea otters?
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Antwerp's sea otter male is currently in Rotterdam, where he wil hopefully breed with the two females there. Not sure when he gets back?
 
@ Writhedhornbill: yes I think it's for both species but I'm not sure. Birds are not my speciality :p.

Chuulugi the sea otter will come back this month. I hope his stay in Rotterdam was succesful, not like the other times. We will see..

That's him in Antwerp :):
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Writhedhornbill said:
One tuesday, I'll be setting of for France, on the school exchange. Antwerp zoo. So I agreed eagerly!
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Hornbill/ a.k.a.'Milky Bar Kid';)

Enjoy your visit, Can you take a few photos of the female eastern lowland gorillas(both) especially Amohoro- the possible 'mountain' gorilla and then post them up. ?
 
Writhedhornbill said:
One tuesday, I'll be setting of for France, on the school exchange. I've asked my french partner to take me to a zoo. First we talked about Parc Paradisio, but that does not open until the 22nd of March. Then My french partner suggested Antwerp zoo. So I agreed eagerly!

Does antwerp still keep wattled curassows? I haven't seen these birds before, and I'd like to know whether Antwerp still keeps them.

Do they still keep wattled guans?

Any other rare birds kept here?

Thanks!
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I really suck in remembering english bird-names :) If a watteld guan is a Aburria aburri, than yes, they still have those ;) (i have a pic somewhere here: Benelux Zoos @ Fotopic.Net )

Other rare birds... A lot. A large part of the collection in antwerp is bird. I do know that the zoo was one of the first to keep Corythaeola cristata, and they have quite a number of those. (and offcourse the Afropavo congensis)
 
Thanks anyway trebaruna, I'll find out soon enough!

Thanks everyone!

I'm off to France tomorrow at 6.30am, so I may not be on again!
 
I have now returned!!!

I went to Antwerp zoo once in 2003, but it has improved so much since then!!

I'll write a review of it, and then Toddy can use it on his site, then you'll find my favourite, and least favourite parts.

I did see the species I had hoped to see though. There are no Wattled Curassows, but I did get great close-up clips of the fireback, and the eastern lowland gorillas (Both females:)) The wattled Guans annoyed me, I could see their silhouette behind the glass, but they were staying hidden....
 
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