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The Southern Mountain Reedbucks (Redunca fulvorufula fulvorufula) had some offspring a couple of weeks ago. Apparently, the park now often keeps births a complete secret for some time, just so that there won't be any stress in the critical phase.

But this is very good news. Zootierliste only lists this species for Berlin Tierpark, Dvur Kralove and Johannesburg. And it's also an endangered species (EN).
 
markmeier said:
The Southern Mountain Reedbucks (Redunca fulvorufula fulvorufula) had some offspring a couple of weeks ago. Apparently, the park now often keeps births a complete secret for some time, just so that there won't be any stress in the critical phase.

But this is very good news. Zootierliste only lists this species for Berlin Tierpark, Dvur Kralove and Johannesburg. And it's also an endangered species (EN).
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This is great to hear, are Dvur also breeding this species? It'd be nice to see it pop up elsewhere.
 
"Otter Insel" is open !

Just in time for the Easter holidays, a new highlight opens in Berlin Zoo: The Otter Island. Otters, babirusas and crested macaques will frolic in water, on land or at lofty heights in an area of around 3,000 square meters and provide a very special insight into the unique habitat of the Indonesian island world. The new experience zone is dedicated to this global “hotspot” of biological diversity and will offer visitors the opportunity to playfully discover the origins of species and solve the puzzle of the tree of life in an exhibition on the subject of evolution.

The island of Sulawesi, located in the eastern part of the Indonesian archipelago, is known for its unique flora and fauna as well as its rich biological diversity. With an abundance of endemic species, it is home to a variety of creatures found nowhere else in the world. From fascinating deer boars to endangered crested macaques, the Indonesian island world offers a remarkable variety of life forms that will also amaze guests at the zoo. "Our guests get a unique insight into the fascinating island world of Indonesia. They have the opportunity to see with their own eyes which fascinating creatures are native to our world and which different ways of life the inhabitants of an ecosystem have developed," explains Christian Kern, zoological director from Berlin Zoo and Animal Park.

Animal residents
  • 2 Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinereus) - one female, one male

  • 3 Celebes crested macaque (Macaca nigra) - two females, one male

  • 4 Sulawesi babirusa (Babyrousa celebensis) - two females, two males

  • Area : a total of approx. 3,000m², of which approx. 600m² is water area



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I am very much thrilled by both news. The Okapis are a real bonus. I liked the Idea but didn't quite think it would happen. And even this quickly.

Now I'm still curious what they'll (or have) put in the old exhibit of the snow leopards. It's pretty much finished by now. So it must be a matter of days now.
 
OkapiJohn said:
I am not entirely sure, but I think the okapi will be a temporary holding since the okapi enclosure at Zoo Berlin will be expanded and refurbished (according to their master plan).
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Yup, that is quite likely. But I still have a slight hope they may have two groups. They mention okapis both at the giraffe trail (topic: Giraffen) and at the Brehm building (topic: rainforest and species conservation). But we'll have to see. So far they haven't even announced anything.

By the way: According to rumours, the old snow leopard exhibit is going to be used as additional space for existing species. We'll soon find out, if this rumour also proves true.
 
OkapiJohn said:
I am not entirely sure, but I think the okapi will be a temporary holding since the okapi enclosure at Zoo Berlin will be expanded and refurbished (according to their master plan).
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I was thinking that too, and I do wonder where else will the other animals of that area (bongos, Natal duiker and marabou storks) will go; I remember the marabou enclosure if we can even call it that, it was not delightful, but I know nothing about the animals or the offshow so I'm confident I'm missing a part of the picture
 
The okapis still seem to be a while away. I was at the Tierpark today. At first, the staff acted like they were not even aware of any okapis. When asked about the okapis on the plan, they were quite surprised about this early adjustment, as the okapis hadn't been officially announced yet and apparently they won't even be arriving in the very near future. Accordingly, the enclosure was still empty.

As already mentioned somewhere, the gerenuks now have two enclosures.

The otter enclosure looked quite nice. Unfortunately, the barbirusas didn't show in the rain. But I saw two very active otters, which sometimes disappeared a little in the large enclosure and occasionally one of the monkeys somewhere in the distance. The enclosure looks really big and you can't get a real overview, but I'm sure this is intentional.

Otherwise, I noticed that the large saltwater pool in the cafeteria has been completely emptied out except for the ground and the water.
 
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tigris115 said:
@markmeier Anything in particular to look out for in late April (21st to 27th)?
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It depends on if or when you have been in the park before. And of course also on your likes and preferences.
I would always recommend the Brehm building and also the monkey building. If the weather is nice and you find the time, I would also recommend going up to the Himalaya area as well as taking some time for the Savannah or any of the larger open exhibits.
The new Asia exhibit also is quite nice.
Personally, I also like to check on the construction projects once in a while (elephant building, former exhibits of snow leopards, wolves but also ungulates like wildebeests).
But I also tend on being spontaneous and on staying long at exhibits, if the animals show interesting behaviour...

So I kind of hope someone else also has some good suggestions. I guess I am not the best reference, as I'm usually quite happy with one of my regular small tours through park (and recently there hardly has been any time for frequent and extended visits anyways).
 
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