Bioparc Zoo de Doué la Fontaine News from Zoo de Doue

Did anyone know what happend with the Turaco species? First they hold 7 species, and now 1 at the Okapi-sanctuary and 1 at the new African avairy.
 
Recently announced birth of two snow leopard cubs (born to Junga on 23 May 2021): a male name Jungali and a female named Makalu (very popular name that for snow leopards, usually male though). Announcement on zoo website also states that there have been 17 other births in Europe in the last 12 months. I wonder where all the others have been?
 
rick04 said:
Did anyone know what happend with the Turaco species? First they hold 7 species, and now 1 at the Okapi-sanctuary and 1 at the new African avairy.
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Simple reply : there was too many turacos for the sanctuary. They were fighting and it was not good.

And other nice births :

Nzuri was born July 1st and is the first baby of the lions breeding pair, Baz and Esma. Nzuri is a female.



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And I was lucky enough to see the first ever markhor baby just 3 hours after his birth :cool: (23/07/2021)





 
According to a friend emerald-spotted wood doves are now on display in the dry african aviary.
 
How they keep vultures (griffon, cinereous and egyptian) in the open-topped stadium from escaping?
 
Okavango said:
They cut the remige feathers regularly.
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No or just for the egyptian vultures (as they were in an aviary previsouly). The griffon and cinereous are injured animals that don't fly really well and the walls of the arena are high which prevent escape in most of the cases.
 
Recent news :
- arrival of a new breeding male addra or mhorr gazelle. From what I know the zoo has now 2.10 gazelles but the second male is due to leave soon for another park.
- birth of a single dwarf crocodile a few weeks ago.
- arrival of about 20 seized radiated tortoises from SIngapore. They will go on show in the new Aldabra's giant tortoises exhibit.
 
Antoine said:
- arrival of about 20 seized radiated tortoises from SIngapore. They will go on show in the new Aldabra's giant tortoises exhibit.
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I made an error : the radiated tortoises came from Hong-Kong not Singapore ;)
 
Corby93 said:
New? didn't they live with meerkats and bat-eared foxes?

Where is going to be the new exhibit?
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You just have to go to the top of the page to have an answer.

As I said before the aardvarks will received a new exhibit as they completely destroyed the actual one.
 
Birth of a female colombian brown spider monkey last october 28th. This is the first female to be born there since arrival of the species in 2003.
 
Antoine said:
The zoo expect to open the new aardvarks exhibit for Christmas holidays.
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The director confirmed that the aardvarks destroyed totally the enclosure which is not safe for them anymore. The new enclosure will be 600 square meters with two levels (one with more light and the underground with shade in two caves) to allow more natural behaviour.

The aardvarks will be replaced by cape porcupines, new species for the zoo.

Another info : new birds will arrive in the african dry aviary.

Au Bioparc de Doué-la-Fontaine, les oryctéropes vont bénéficier d'un nouvel espace - Nature et Zoo
 
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