Based on the latest edition of the Sheridan list, Sóstó Zoo is the best zoo of Europe in its category (zoos between 250 000 and 500 000 visitors per year)
See article : Nyíregyháza Zoo Named Best Zoo in Europe for Third Time in Its Category
Nyíregyházi Állatpark Sosto Zoo news
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See article : Nyíregyháza Zoo Named Best Zoo in Europe for Third Time in Its Category
Two Cougars were born recently.
An African elephant was born, its sex is unknown yet, the mother is Kwanza.
Elephantelephant
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It was later announced that the calf is a bull.
An Indian Rhino has been born to first time mother Aruna!
A male red panda from Sosto has been sent to Bursa Zoo in Turkey per a post by Bursa Zoo.
Two Bobcats have arrived, for the first time in the zoo's history. Also, this is the first occasion that this species is in the collection of any accredited Hungarian zoo.
The Jasmine Dragon
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At least two blue-throated piping-guans hatched at the zoo. There is a big chance, that this is the first hatching of the species in Hungary.
Source: the zoo’s Facebook page
Source: the zoo’s Facebook page
The Jasmine Dragon
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The new Humboldt penguin enclosure has opened, as part of the Ice Age House. The whole complex is only planned to be ready in 2024.
Source: the zoo’s Facebook page.
Source: the zoo’s Facebook page.
Can you write what other species / attractions this new Ice Age house will have?
The Jasmine Dragon
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I don’t have an exact species list, but I know some animals they intend to keep: polar bears (for breeding), antarctic penguins (possibly king penguins and gentoo penguins) a species of seal (my guesses are harbour or grey seals) and some fish species.
The whole complex should open in the second half of 2024. In the building itself there is going to be cold, snowfall and “arctic wind”, so the visitors will get some blankets in order to don’t catch a cold.
This is what I know of this big project, but HungarianBison might know more.
The whole complex should open in the second half of 2024. In the building itself there is going to be cold, snowfall and “arctic wind”, so the visitors will get some blankets in order to don’t catch a cold.
This is what I know of this big project, but HungarianBison might know more.
From the closed Orsa Rovdjurspark in Sweden, European brown bear Felix and Kodiak bear Taquka have moved to Sóstó Zoo. Taquka is the only Kodiak bear in a European zoo.
Source: Facebook Sóstó Zoo
Source: Facebook Sóstó Zoo
A few weeks ago, male South American sea lion Pepe moved to Sosto Zoo from Tierpark Hellabrunn. This is a new species for the zoo.
Source: Facebook Tierpark Hellabrunn
Source: Facebook Tierpark Hellabrunn
Nile Hippo Expert
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ICE WORLD has now opened to the public. It's a 5-acre/2 hectare area with Polar Bears, Grey Wolves, three penguin species, Steller's Sea Eagles and Bald Eagles. This complex includes a water ride on a track and a museum-like building.
The zoo's Facebook site has some photos and a 32-second video of the new area:
https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=nyíregyházi állatpark
The zoo's Facebook site has some photos and a 32-second video of the new area:
https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=nyíregyházi állatpark
Karoline
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I was really looking forward to the completion of the new exhibitionarea for Polar bears in the Sosto Zoo. When I heard that they had been handed over, I started planning the trip to Hungary so that I could finally see again Fiete and Lloyd, the German Polar bears. This was my first visit to Hungary in my life.
Last week, I visited the zoo 3 days in a row. Overall, I left with a positive experience, but there were few negative things too. The park is big and very beautiful. It is in an oak forest, mostly cool and shady for visitors and animals. The condition of the animals seemed good.
The function of the Polar komplex is very good, although for me the style was a bit artificial from the outside, a big cube building. Not very natural. However, inside and outside, they created good places to keep animals and other interesting attractions. The zoo also has two aquarium-tropical houses and a big bird aviary(it is also new).
I was most interested in Polar bears. There were also two show feedings during the day, which were held indoors in the 4 meters deep pool. Fiete and Schnesnaja were in the cooled hall, which also includes an outdoor enclosure. Lloyd was on the other side in another outer enclosure. He slept many times, but I also saw him walking. He is still quite thin, but he is visibly in better condition than in the pictures taken in Budapest. I was happy for him.
Fiete and Schnesnaja really enjoyed the show feeding. They played with each other several times. I can say Fiete became a handsome male and Schnesnaja is a pretty female (I saw her in the first time). I think it's a good idea that the Polar bears got a cooled hall, so they can escape the summer heat at any time.
The Spectacled bears were mostly asleep, but they looked good. Sadly it was not enough for me to idemtify them.
Finally, I also looked at Taquka, the Kodiak bear from Sweden, and his European companion, Felix. Taquka is impressive. What sizes! I also saw them playing in the pool one day. And I have seen them several times with wet fur.
In terms of Great apes, the zoo maintains two male Western lowland gorillas. Djumbah and Bubu came here from England many years ago. The live separately from each other. The larger outer enclosure is spacious, shady and bushy. It was nice.
The zoo also keeps Bornean orangutans. I saw a young male, Mr. Miyagi, whom I already knew from Münster. He changed a lot! Not a bald kid anymore. He was with a female, Maya. In the other enclosure was a lone older female. Probably Sabatini. During the 3 days I didn't see Guru either outside or inside. On the last day, I saw a person who spent some time photographing orangutans and asked him if he knew anything about Guru. He said that he often takes photos about the animals but unfortunately he didn't know what was going on with Guru, but he hadn't seen him for a few months either.
The thing that was negative is that there is no vegetation in the orangutan enclosure except grass, and there is also little shade, which is provided by the high walls of the enclosure depending on the time of day.
The 3 old Asian elephant cows Yasmin, Motki and Tanja are also in good condition. Yasmin is approaching 60 years old. They were calm. They bathed, first in the water, then in the dust. Here, too, the caretakers work in direct contact with the Asian elephants. The enclosure for the Asian elephants is nicely wooded, shady, and they also have a paddling pool.
I looked at the new male African elephant, Jambo, who recently arrived from Valencia. He was separately in the bull enclosure. On the other side of the elephant house were two females, Kwanza and her daughter Kimani in the bigger enclosure. I haven't seen Kibo, the youngest calf, during the 3 days. It's quite strange, a calf of this age would belong next to its mother.
(I was also looking for Pepe the sea lion to report about him to my friends in Munich, but I didn't see him either.)
Last week, I visited the zoo 3 days in a row. Overall, I left with a positive experience, but there were few negative things too. The park is big and very beautiful. It is in an oak forest, mostly cool and shady for visitors and animals. The condition of the animals seemed good.
The function of the Polar komplex is very good, although for me the style was a bit artificial from the outside, a big cube building. Not very natural. However, inside and outside, they created good places to keep animals and other interesting attractions. The zoo also has two aquarium-tropical houses and a big bird aviary(it is also new).
I was most interested in Polar bears. There were also two show feedings during the day, which were held indoors in the 4 meters deep pool. Fiete and Schnesnaja were in the cooled hall, which also includes an outdoor enclosure. Lloyd was on the other side in another outer enclosure. He slept many times, but I also saw him walking. He is still quite thin, but he is visibly in better condition than in the pictures taken in Budapest. I was happy for him.
Fiete and Schnesnaja really enjoyed the show feeding. They played with each other several times. I can say Fiete became a handsome male and Schnesnaja is a pretty female (I saw her in the first time). I think it's a good idea that the Polar bears got a cooled hall, so they can escape the summer heat at any time.
The Spectacled bears were mostly asleep, but they looked good. Sadly it was not enough for me to idemtify them.
Finally, I also looked at Taquka, the Kodiak bear from Sweden, and his European companion, Felix. Taquka is impressive. What sizes! I also saw them playing in the pool one day. And I have seen them several times with wet fur.
In terms of Great apes, the zoo maintains two male Western lowland gorillas. Djumbah and Bubu came here from England many years ago. The live separately from each other. The larger outer enclosure is spacious, shady and bushy. It was nice.
The zoo also keeps Bornean orangutans. I saw a young male, Mr. Miyagi, whom I already knew from Münster. He changed a lot! Not a bald kid anymore. He was with a female, Maya. In the other enclosure was a lone older female. Probably Sabatini. During the 3 days I didn't see Guru either outside or inside. On the last day, I saw a person who spent some time photographing orangutans and asked him if he knew anything about Guru. He said that he often takes photos about the animals but unfortunately he didn't know what was going on with Guru, but he hadn't seen him for a few months either.
The thing that was negative is that there is no vegetation in the orangutan enclosure except grass, and there is also little shade, which is provided by the high walls of the enclosure depending on the time of day.
The 3 old Asian elephant cows Yasmin, Motki and Tanja are also in good condition. Yasmin is approaching 60 years old. They were calm. They bathed, first in the water, then in the dust. Here, too, the caretakers work in direct contact with the Asian elephants. The enclosure for the Asian elephants is nicely wooded, shady, and they also have a paddling pool.
I looked at the new male African elephant, Jambo, who recently arrived from Valencia. He was separately in the bull enclosure. On the other side of the elephant house were two females, Kwanza and her daughter Kimani in the bigger enclosure. I haven't seen Kibo, the youngest calf, during the 3 days. It's quite strange, a calf of this age would belong next to its mother.
(I was also looking for Pepe the sea lion to report about him to my friends in Munich, but I didn't see him either.)
Vimoto
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News about African elephant Jambo.
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What exactly happened?
Vimoto
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It is a video about him.
The short note next to a photo of Jambo informs on his arrival for the 2 African elephant cows at the Nyíregyháza Zoo from Valencia Bioparc as recommended by the EEP. What follows is a short history of the African species at Sosto: the species on exhibit since 2006, 4 calves to date and the current herd members 23-year-old Kwanza and his 6-year old daughter Kimani.
They talk about how it is his first date with cows to date, that transport, his Spanish keeper accompanying him to Sosto, getting him accustomed to the new indoor and outdoor and having been well integrated with the 2 cows (they explicitly say Nyiregyhaza has 3 individuals now, so probably Kibo has moved elsewhere ...).