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- I visited Zoo Rostock. The Polar bears(Lilli, Noria, Sizzel, Kaja & Skadi) looked great and happy. They are in good shape and they played a lot. The zoo doesn't keep male Polar bear at the moment.
- The great apes were mostly indoors. The Darwineum is huge and gives space for them. There are two groups of Bornean orangutans and two groups of Western lowland gorillas. At the moment old silverback Assumbo is together with the breeding group which is alredy leads by the young silverback Kwame, who is still very young.
The retired gorillas don't want to go outdoors. Gorgo the old male is almost blind.
- The seal area is under building and it goes well.
Bautagebuch Robbenanlage im Zoo Rostock
- The zoo is planning to build a new Africa area too and they want to keep there Giraffes and African elephants.
Afrika ruft
 
What is the planning and timeframe like for the new Afrikaneum (African elephants, giraffes and other wavannah wildlife)?

Are there already ground plans for this new development, which is cited as the biggest renovation / building project the Rostocker Zoo has undertaken till date.

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Afrika ruft
 
In August a new species arrived at the zoo, namely Turkish spiny mice (Acomys cilicicus).

At the end of October the zoo received a pair of Western honey buzzards (Pernis apivorus) from Warsaw Zoo.

In October a male Roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus) was born.

In November a new species was added to the Seevogelvoliere, namely Northern lapwings (Vanellus vanellus).

In October two (twins) Large hairy armadillos (Chaetophractus villosus) were born.

In November a female Round-eared elephant shrew (Macroscelides proboscideus) arrived to accompany the already present male.

At the start of December a female Llama was born.

Sources:
Instagram of Zoo Rostock (13/10/2024)
Instagram of Zoo Rostock (25/10/2024)
Instagram of Zoo Rostock (08/11/2024)
Instagram of Zoo Rostock (17/11/2024)
Instagram of Zoo Rostock (22/11/2024)
Instagram of Zoo Rostock (30/11/2024)
Instagram of Zoo Rostock (10/12/2024)
 
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