ZOO Antwerpen Zoo Antwerpen news 2022

StoppableSan said:
Will the Jubilee Complex's outdoor exhibits be organized by continent or in the order you listed?
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The article listed them somewhat in order, going from the alpaca paddock and lion exhibit side towards the entrance side of the jubilee complex.

But I found the listing in the article somewhat confusing and not that clear on the exact placement of the exhibits. The listing could be first the upper level (aviary, snow leopards, snow leopard, aquatic exhibits?), then the lower level (tigers, coatis, bears?), but I am not sure about that and that could be just an interpretation.
 
Two males white-headed buffalo weavers (Dinemellia dinemelli) are now on show at one of the European aviaries. I saw them chasing the female Eurasian golden oriole.

I also noticed a yellow-brown wrasse (Thalassoma lutescens) at the big reef tank in the aquarium. This is a new species for the zoo. In the American cichlid tank I managed to identify another rare species: the Montecristo cichlid (Oscura heterospila). Thanks to the help of the former curator for the latter one.
 
Jo Kuyken said:
Two males white-headed buffalo weavers (Dinemellia dinemelli) are now on show at one of the European aviaries. I saw them chasing the female Eurasian golden oriole.

I also noticed a yellow-brown wrasse (Thalassoma lutescens) at the big reef tank in the aquarium. This is a new species for the zoo. In the American cichlid tank I managed to identify another rare species: the Montecristo cichlid (Oscura heterospila). Thanks to the help of the former curator for the latter one.
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Have all the white-headed buffalo weavers been moved out of the buffalo savanna aviary or just some?
 
I honestly don't know because I didn't walk through the aviary today. I'm sure you can tell me next time :)
 
Two new fish species in the collection, both present in the large coral reef tank:
- Gilded triggerfish (Xanthichthys auromarginatus)
- Blue-throated fairy wrasse (Cirrhilabrus cyanogularis)

The latter one is only described in 2018 and not kept at any other European aquarium known to Zootierliste.
 
Sicarius said:
Two new fish species in the collection, both present in the large coral reef tank:
- Gilded triggerfish (Xanthichthys auromarginatus)
- Blue-throated fairy wrasse (Cirrhilabrus cyanogularis)

The latter one is only described in 2018 and not kept at any other European aquarium known to Zootierliste.
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Always really interesting to see newly described species show up in captivity, does anyone know if Antwerp have connections to the people who described the species?
 
Mayki said:
Always really interesting to see newly described species show up in captivity, does anyone know if Antwerp have connections to the people who described the species?
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It was only described in 2018, but it had already been kept in the aquarium trade for years before that.
 
Gazet van Antwerpen reports that Zoo Antwerpen has taken two of their female chimpanzees, the females Mia and Marit who joined the group from Sweden in 2020, have been taken of contraception.

These two females are now in a subgroup with the male Chita, who is a wild-born, human-raised chimpanzee of the Pan troglodytes troglodytes subspecies (Central chimpanzee), a subspecies with a fairly low and elderly captive population. It is however not known whether Chita is fertile.

If breeding occurs it would be the first time at Antwerp since 1992.

Gazet van Antwerpen article "Na 30 jaar opnieuw kleintjes bij chimpansees in Antwerpse Zoo? Mia en Marit van de pil gehaald" (2022-10-12)
 
Ricky Hans said:
Are these females from the same subspecies? Otherwise what is the point in breeding hybrides.
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Not to my knowledge, ZTL also lists all chimps at Antwerp besides Chita as non-subspecies specific or mixed subspecies. Then again so is much of the zoo population anyway...
 
KevinB said:
The article listed them somewhat in order, going from the alpaca paddock and lion exhibit side towards the entrance side of the jubilee complex.

But I found the listing in the article somewhat confusing and not that clear on the exact placement of the exhibits. The listing could be first the upper level (aviary, snow leopards, snow leopard, aquatic exhibits?), then the lower level (tigers, coatis, bears?), but I am not sure about that and that could be just an interpretation.
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Is the Jubilee complex the one on the bottom right that is now obscured in the map?
 
Mickey said:
Is the Jubilee complex the one on the bottom right that is now obscured in the map?
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I took a quick look at the map on Zoo Antwerpen's website and yes, the jubilee complex is that area.

Currently only the former red panda exhibit (currently home to a dusky pademelon) and part of the skywalk on and near the gift shop building are open and in use, while the former bear exhibit is temporarily used as a playground.
 
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