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I visited this park today for the first time in almost five years, and it was quite nice to see how things develop. A short while ago, a new Madagascar house opened, with exhibits for ring-tailed lemurs and white-headed lemur. Additionally, there are some small fish and a gecko species, which where unfortunately not signed (yet) plus some centipedes or something similar.
A big playground was built some time ago in the middle of the park, and some of the old monkey cages (where japanese macaques where kept) are being demolished. The patas monkey are also gone and being replaced with white-nosed coatis.

Some things are still in motion, it seems the old monkey house will be replaced with an indoor playhouse, the old monkeys there will be relocated to the cages in the back (not much better, though) where currently there is a second group of the white-headed lemurs. The crab-eating macaques there are seemingly also gone. The former bird of prey aviary was also being worked on, crowned cranes where signed there which where on the african savannah exhibit.

A new species since 2021 are two male Kirk's dik-dik.
 
Kifaru Bwana said:
The Madagascar House sounds promising. Would like to know what Fish and Birds are present.
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I did a bit of research, and according to the park, the fish are Pachypanchax sakaramyi. No birds there, though. ;)
Also no info on the gecko, just that it is some species of madagascar day gecko. Didn't look like the usual Phelsuma grandis to me, so I can't tell, maybe I can find out more.
 
 
The Müllers's Gibbon (?) Franz has passed away at the age of nearly 60.
Tierpark Hamm on Instagram: "Traurige Nachrichten: Schweren Herzens müssen wir uns von unserem Borneo-Gibbon Franz verabschieden. Er ist in der letzten Woche im hohen Alter von fast 60 Jahren verstorben. Normalerweise erreichen Borneo-Gibbons nur ein Alter von 45 Jahren. Franz und seine Partnerin Franziska wurden ca. 1968 geboren und lebten seitdem in verschiedenen zoologischen Einrichtungen in Asien und Deutschland, bis sie in den 90er Jahren zu uns gekommen sind. Franziska wird nun nach dem Tod ihres Partners ganz besonders von unseren Tierpflegern betreut und beobachtet. Das gesamte Tierpark-Team, besonders die zuständigen Tierpfleger, sind traurig über den Tod von Franz. Er war einer der ältesten Bewohner im Tierpark, der sich liebevoll um seine Partnerin Franziska gekümmert hat und mit seinem lauten Ruf auch die Besucher gerne begrüßte."
 
JoJo22 said:
Some things are still in motion, it seems the old monkey house will be replaced with an indoor playhouse, the old monkeys there will be relocated to the cages in the back (not much better, though) where currently there is a second group of the white-headed lemurs. The crab-eating macaques there are seemingly also gone. The former bird of prey aviary was also being worked on, crowned cranes where signed there which where on the african savannah exhibit.
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Out of interest I checked the zoo map today when looking for zoo news and observed the indoor hall and playhouse still under development. Anyone knows what stage the building project is at and when it is planned to be opened?
 
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