UntBwe
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Amersfoort started the preparations for a new elephant house. For those who are interested: I will follow this on my website with monthly - if necessary more - updates.
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DierenPark Amersfoort New elephant house
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UntBwe
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I made some photos last Saturday when I was able to visit the building place.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/99001180@N00/...57619362747908/
The new barn will have a 600 sq meters large room and three large boxes. Under normal circumstances all doors are open. All inside and all outside doors. The elephants can stay outside during the night except during bad weathers.
The large room shall be filled with sand, and the boxes with a rubber floor. The roof of the large floor shall be made of glass. Visitors can watch the elephants inside in a sort of green house. Between the public and the animals is a 3 meters deep dry moat and some windows.
Overall I'm very happy with this barn, and hopely the elephants will be too!
The comments with the photos are in Dutch but if you have any questions, please ask!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/99001180@N00/...57619362747908/
The new barn will have a 600 sq meters large room and three large boxes. Under normal circumstances all doors are open. All inside and all outside doors. The elephants can stay outside during the night except during bad weathers.
The large room shall be filled with sand, and the boxes with a rubber floor. The roof of the large floor shall be made of glass. Visitors can watch the elephants inside in a sort of green house. Between the public and the animals is a 3 meters deep dry moat and some windows.
Overall I'm very happy with this barn, and hopely the elephants will be too!
The comments with the photos are in Dutch but if you have any questions, please ask!
Here is a video of inside the new house.
Zoo-Videos.de - Die Zoo-Foto und Zoo-Video Community - Das neue Elefantenhaus in Amersfoort
Zoo-Videos.de - Die Zoo-Foto und Zoo-Video Community - Das neue Elefantenhaus in Amersfoort
UntBwe
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And some photos I took: Amersfoort Zoo, new elephant barn - a set on Flickr
The elephants moved to the new elephant house about a week ago.
They wanted to wait with moving them till after Indra gave birth in familiar surroundings but after their first visit Indra indicated that she wanted to go to the new elephant house so all the elephants were moved.
Last Tuesday Indra gave birth to a healthy (but small - 60 kilo's) female in the presence of Chit Mi Mi. War War (her mother) as locked away in a separate enclosure, as they didn't want to risk the situation of 3 years ago when War War killed a newborn.
They wanted to wait with moving them till after Indra gave birth in familiar surroundings but after their first visit Indra indicated that she wanted to go to the new elephant house so all the elephants were moved.
Last Tuesday Indra gave birth to a healthy (but small - 60 kilo's) female in the presence of Chit Mi Mi. War War (her mother) as locked away in a separate enclosure, as they didn't want to risk the situation of 3 years ago when War War killed a newborn.
Any news on new elephant pregnancies or matings?