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Birth of a Grévy's Zebra.
Beekse Bergen on Instagram: "Het eerste jonge dier, een Grévy zebra, is geboren op de Wongo Savanne bij het recent geopende Safari Hotel. Het veulen is afgelopen woensdag geboren. De moeder en de jonge merrie maken het goed. In het wild wordt de Grévy zebra met uitsterven bedreigd. Het leefgebied verdwijnt door de aanleg van landbouw en het voedselaanbod is schaars door de concurrentie van vee. Met de geboorte van het veulen draagt Beekse Bergen, middels het Europese managementprogramma, bij aan een gezonde reservepopulatie. Het Safari Hotel is eind maart feestelijk geopend. Op de savanne staan naast Grévy zebra's, ook Nubische giraffen, witte neushoorns, struisvogels, watoessirunderen en zwarte paardantilopen. : Mariska Vermij-van Dijk #beeksebergen #safarihotel #veulen #grevyzebra #geboorte #hoera #savanne"
 
The new elephant valley is as good as finished. The Secretarybirds, Hyenas and Cheetahs have already moved into their new enclosures. The Secretarybirds have already been joined by Beekse Bergen's Rüppels vultures.

A screenshot of the new aviary, showing the colossal size:
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If the weather allows it, I'll try to visit BB to take some photos for myself, as well as asking staff about further bird plans.
 

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Mr Gharial said:
The new elephant valley is as good as finished. The Secretarybirds, Hyenas and Cheetahs have already moved into their new enclosures. The Secretarybirds have already been joined by Beekse Bergen's Rüppels vultures.

A screenshot of the new aviary, showing the colossal size:
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If the weather allows it, I'll try to visit BB to take some photos for myself, as well as asking staff about further bird plans.
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Hey, it's my video haha! Recently joined zoochat, if anyone wants to know anything about the beekse bergen just ask, I'll see what I can answer :)
 
justGoron said:
Hey, it's my video haha! Recently joined zoochat, if anyone wants to know anything about the beekse bergen just ask, I'll see what I can answer :)
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Glad to see there's finally a local for BB! I can get there from my dad's, but it's a bike ride and a half so I can't exactly get there to give updates on a regular basis. I'll be visiting tomorrow to take a look at the beautiful new region
 
Spent some time reading back this thread a bit, and I don't think this has been posted yet. Recently the local tv station did a little behind the scenes series at the Beekse Bergen. You can watch it for free over here (in Dutch). Op Safari
 
I visited yesterday and I saw 3 of the lion cubs. They weren't outside, but were in a separated cage at the back of the enclosure with their mother. If you have a good binocular you can spot them most easily from the driving safari.
The African wild dogs were mating, the male seemed to be leucistic if anyone has more info on it. 2 keepers were observing the copulation. So possible pups in the future.
 
MennoPebesma said:
I am not sure if it is a leucistic animal, but there is one that is mostly blonde. I think you mean the right-hand animal in the picture below?

African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus), 2022-06-12

African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus), 2022-06-12

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Exactly he doesn't seem to have much Melanin. He was the one copulating with a female I don't know the group well but assume they're the breeding pair. I'm not certain he is melanistic but seems very blond.
 
Perseus6 said:
Exactly he doesn't seem to have much Melanin. He was the one copulating with a female I don't know the group well but assume they're the breeding pair. I'm not certain he is melanistic but seems very blond.
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I don't think he's melanistic- just very sandy-coloured and with hardly any black. His face and muzzle are dark and his nose colour (black) is normal too. A leucistic one would have different/paler nose/skin colour I think. I've seen a very light one like that before.
 
zoofanbelgium said:
Are you sure it really was mating because I think the blond one is the breeding female?
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I'm not sure in the sense that I don't know the individuals of the group but there was plenty of mounting and so on. So am I sure, I'm sure I saw mating and copulating but if the individual is female that raises other questions.
 
Pertinax said:
I don't think he's melanistic- just very sandy-coloured and with hardly any black. His face and muzzle are dark and his nose colour (black) is normal too. A leucistic one would have different/paler nose/skin colour I think. I've seen a very light one like that before.
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Interesting I've also seen lighter individuals however these also had some paintings on the side I've never seen one without marks. But I'm no expert on African wild dogs.
 
Perseus6 said:
Interesting I've also seen lighter individuals however these also had some paintings on the side I've never seen one without marks. But I'm no expert on African wild dogs.
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It/he has one white patch above the visible front leg elbow and possibly some more around the chest that aren't clear. I'm sure the nose flesh colour would be different (lighter) if it was leucistic though.
 
Just noticed that the Beekse Bergen can now be viewed through Google Streetview. The images were taken last june, so some of the Elephant Valley (most notably the aviary and the elephant bull enclosure) is still under construction, but you can take a look around the zoo now! :)
Gonna be a huge help in my Planet Zoo recreation of the park so I'm super happy lol
 
Birth of 0.1 Cape Buffalo.
Beekse Bergen on Instagram: "Hoera! De groep Kaapse buffels is een jong rijker! Het jonge vrouwtje is geboren op 30 september en is te bewonderen langs de autosafari. Zoals je op deze video ziet, hebben Kaapse buffels bij de geboorte stompe hoorns. Na ongeveer een half jaar beginnen deze te groeien. De ontwikkeling van de hoorns verschilt bij mannetjes en vrouwtjes. Bij mannen duurt het ongeveer 5 jaar tot de 'verdedigingswapens' volgroeid zijn, waarbij zich uiteindelijk een schild vormt op het voorhoofd. De hoorns bij vrouwtjes groeien ongeveer 4 jaar door. @mariska_vermij_van_dijk #geboortenieuws #pasgeboren #geboren #geboorte #kaapsebuffel #buffel #bigfive #dierenweetje #weetje #hoorn #safaripark #beeksebergen #safariparkbeeksebergen"

And the breeding project for Springboks is a good news for this species, that is steadily declining in French (and European?) zoos.
 
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