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Jola said:
Female black rhino Kibibi passed away 22 Sept 2023.
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Oh, I was at the zoo that day and suddenly they closed that part of the zoo. Now I see why. I didn't get to see her :(


I visited the park on Friday and I had an amazing time. I had visited the park once before in 2020, but because of the of the pandemics most indoor buildings were closed that time. On Friday everything was open and I enjoyed the zoo a lot. Many animals were super active and I only missed the binturong, the gaur and Amur and Snow leopards (it was a hot day, so they must have been hiding in cooler areas).

Most animals have already moved from the old depressing concrete cages to large new habitats. From the large herbivores, only takins remained in the old ugly enclosures. The meerkats tiny enclosure which looks more like a terrarium is depressing and the Japanese macaques and the giant saltwater crocodile need to move to newer habitats one day.

There aren't lions in the zoo anymore and there are only 2 chimpanzees left. It would be nice to move the macaques to the chimpanzee enclosure when the 2 remaining chimps leave the zoo.

Now the good stuff. The new tiger area is under construction and it looks nice.

The park has an impressive collection of eagles, owls and cranes.

The musk ox was playing with giant balls and it was amazing seeing them running so fast and hitting the ball with all their strength.

I enjoyed the polar bears and their enclosure. One of them was swimming and I enjoyed the underwater views.

I was happy to see the armadillo, kinkajous, sand cats, Pallas' cats, Corsac foxes and galagos being active.

The new rainforest building was nice. Fishing cats were active and the Asian small clawed otter enclosure is great. They were all playful.

In general, I think the zoo is doing a good job in renovating and making new exhibits, even if there's still some work to do. It's definitely worth visiting!
 
Yesterday, Tallinn zoo´s opened its brand new Tiger Valley exhibit.

I think it looks really nice (based on photos).
The Tiger Valley at the Tallinn Zoo is open to guests from Wednesday. For the time being, visitors can explore the new complex while its residents complete their quarantine time.

At the start of June, tigers Pootsman, Danuta, and Ohana started a month-long quarantine. They are expected to be seen at the zoo in the middle of July.

The construction for the Tiger Valley began in 2022. With VAT, the construction cost around €6.46 million. Tiger Valley creates a nature-friendly environment for the creatures and it is one of the biggest enclosures in Europe.

The Tiger Valley will display four Amur tigers in addition to many other Far-East animal species, such as the Amur leopard, dhole, white stork, black stork, long-eared owl, tawny owl, and Alpine chamois. All the species will reside in a sort of natural habitat, that gives an insight into the Far-East nature.

The Amur tigers Pootsman and Danua arrived from the Ljubljana Zoo at Tallinn Zoo in the afternoon on June 8. Recently, another young female Amur tiger was relocated from Helsinki's Korkeasaari Zoo. Another young male tiger is expected to join so named Alexander from the Highland Wildlife Park in Scotland.
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Pootsman the tiger has died

Tallinn Zoo's Pootsman the Siberian tiger dies

Pootsman the Siberian tiger, who recently returned to Tallinn Zoo, has passed away following an operation Monday morning. Pootsman was 13 and had been suffering from a large tumor, and had not been expected to have much longer left to live even if the operation had been successful.

Pootsman had returned to Tallinn Zoo with his mate Danuta last month, after several years in various other zoos in Europe. The pair were housed in the appropriately named "Tiger valley" exhibit at the zoo, a new development.

While veterinary surgeons removed a malignant tumor on Monday morning, he suffered complications after the operation while recovering from anaesthesia and had to be resuscitated – after half an hour of trying, this effort proved sadly fruitless.

Aleksandr Semjonov, chief veterinarian at Tallinn Zoo and chief veterinarian of the Tartu-based Estonian University of Life Sciences (Maaülikool) veterinary clinic, said that everything possible had been done for Pootsman, adding that: "The extent of the malignant tumor revealed by the CT scan was large and the prognosis for Pootsman's life was short."

"Without removal of the tumour, there would have been additional pain," Semjonov added.

It was the consensus of the veterinary committee to give Pootsman a chance. The operation, which was performed on the first night, was long and unfortunately the animal's body could not withstand it," he explained.
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Cobi said:
Two black rhinos have arrived from Dvůr Králové

Two new rhinos move in at Tallinn Zoo
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They site both female rhinos Binti (b. 2003 Berlin - 21+) and Elba (b. 1996 Dvur - 28+) will be non-breeding animals. As far as I am aware cow Elba last calved in 2009, whereas Binti is nulliparous and has never calved or been mated successfully and has now passed that window of opportunity pretty much.

I assume that Safari Zoo Dvur Kralove is freeing up space for new breeding recommendations or new calves with their younger breeding cows. They built new rhino accomodations as well as additional stalls back of house.
 
Tallinn Zoo has its own, brand new TV show "Elu loomaaias" (which translates to "Life at the Zoo") on the Public Broadcasting Channel of Estonia. It can be seen for free here: Jupiter | ERR

Six episodes have come out already, with the following topics: #1 spring at the zoo, #2 environmental education, #3 zoo's kitchen, #4 the nature and local wildlife surrounding the zoo, #5 Amur tiger Pootsman, and #6 European mink conservation. I don't know how many episodes there will be, but it seems that the next episode is about animal transports (bearded vultures leaving, rhino and tiger arriving).
 
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aeemeli said:
Tallinn Zoo has its own, brand new TV show "Elu loomaaias" (which translates to "Life at the Zoo") on the Public Broadcasting Channel of Estonia. It can be seen for free here: Jupiter | ERR

Six episodes have come out already, with the following topics: #1 spring at the zoo, #2 environmental education, #3 zoo's kitchen, #4 the nature and local wildlife surrounding the zoo, #5 Amur tiger Pootsman, and #6 European mink conservation. I don't know how many episodes there will be, but it seems that the next episode is about animal transports (bearded vultures leaving, rhino and tiger arriving).
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Why should bearded vultures leave?
 
aeemeli said:
I guess it's just young ones moving as part of the EEP programme.
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Ah, I see the talk of bearded vultures is in relation to animal transport and individuals leaving. The Helsinki Zoo maintains a fairly successful breeding pair of bearded vultures now!
 
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