Zoos in France
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Asson zoo has reported a very successful year for breeding primates in 2009, notable amongst them are:
The only greater bamboo lemur born in captivity last year, a female.
A pileated gibbon was born in September (sex not mentioned), one of only 3 births in the EAZA region, the others were at Bangkok and Zurich.
other births include;
1.1 black lemur
1.1 silvery marmoset
0.0.1 white fronted marmoset
0.0.1 red mantled tamarin
1.1 emperor tamarin
0.0.1 cotton topped tamarin
1.0.1 Goeldi's monkey
0.1 white throated capuchin
0.0.1 lar gibbon
The only greater bamboo lemur born in captivity last year, a female.
A pileated gibbon was born in September (sex not mentioned), one of only 3 births in the EAZA region, the others were at Bangkok and Zurich.
other births include;
1.1 black lemur
1.1 silvery marmoset
0.0.1 white fronted marmoset
0.0.1 red mantled tamarin
1.1 emperor tamarin
0.0.1 cotton topped tamarin
1.0.1 Goeldi's monkey
0.1 white throated capuchin
0.0.1 lar gibbon
With the gorillas, 1.0 margay (Leopardus wiedii) arrived in Zoo de la Boissière du Doré (France) from Port-Lympne Wild Animal Park. He discovered his new exhibit last week, in the new south-american exhibit "Iguazu Park".
Here is a list of the other species kept in "Iguazu Park" (opening in may 2010) :
- Two-toed sloth from Artis (Amsterdam)
- 1 six banded armadillo from Dortmund
- Grater flamingo's colony
- 6 scarlet ibis from Olmense,
- 2 asiatic rock pythons from Thoiry,
- Green iguana,
- Blue poison frog and
- 1 White-throated Toucan from London.
Sunbittern, lion tamarins and white-faced sakis will join them in some days.
Here is a photo of the big walk-through aviary (2000 m²) for the birds and the primates :
(c) Zoo de la Boissière du Doré
The others species (armadillos, reptiles, sloths...) live in an adjacent house.
Here is a list of the other species kept in "Iguazu Park" (opening in may 2010) :
- Two-toed sloth from Artis (Amsterdam)
- 1 six banded armadillo from Dortmund
- Grater flamingo's colony
- 6 scarlet ibis from Olmense,
- 2 asiatic rock pythons from Thoiry,
- Green iguana,
- Blue poison frog and
- 1 White-throated Toucan from London.
Sunbittern, lion tamarins and white-faced sakis will join them in some days.
Here is a photo of the big walk-through aviary (2000 m²) for the birds and the primates :
(c) Zoo de la Boissière du Doré
The others species (armadillos, reptiles, sloths...) live in an adjacent house.
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@Zoomaniac.They have the same to do with the Iguazu-Theme as like as Chilian Flamingos, Somali Wild Ass and Addax with Sambesi, Chilean Brown pelicans and african black footed penguins with Alaska or tasmanian red necked wallabies with australia,to name just a few examples from germany's best Zoo...
I am totally agree and I said it to one of the zookeeper ! Here is the answer (about the rock pythons) :
"Our director only have the competence to kept the specie "Python molurus" and visitors absolutely want to see snakes in Zoo de la Boissière du Doré..."
So they do not have a choice...Too bad !
"Our director only have the competence to kept the specie "Python molurus" and visitors absolutely want to see snakes in Zoo de la Boissière du Doré..."
So they do not have a choice...Too bad !
@Tarsius from Europe: Absolutely agree. And you forgot to mention Chilean Flamingos and Squirrel Monkeys for Pantanal and Aldabra-Tortoises and Rodriguez Fruit Bats for Masoala, Java-Bantengs for the Indian Exhibit (Zoo Zurich) as well as Jemen Chamaeleons for South African Gamgoas (Zoo Bale/Basel) and, and, and...
But mistakes on other places don't excuse own mistakes.
@Maxime: Realy too bad. But how could the director have the competence to keep Burmese Rock Pythons and not Boa constrictors??? The skills and installations you must have are more or less the same.
By the way: I don't wanna bash Boissière du Doré. It's all in all a good zoo (although a little far away from the civilization.
But mistakes on other places don't excuse own mistakes.
@Maxime: Realy too bad. But how could the director have the competence to keep Burmese Rock Pythons and not Boa constrictors??? The skills and installations you must have are more or less the same.
By the way: I don't wanna bash Boissière du Doré. It's all in all a good zoo (although a little far away from the civilization
.Of all these animals, only one (six banded armadillo) is found near Iguazu!
On the other hand, all but one are found in Suriname, and all but three in Venezuela. Maybe rename it Orinoco Park, or Delta Amaruco Park, or Llanos Park?
Ah, this zoo pseudo-geography.
BTW: surprisingly many standard zoo animals are visible near real Iguazu Falls. Wild black howlers, southern coatis, brown capuchins, toco toucans, caimans.
@Jurek7: The point about the Iguazu is not correct. According to en.wikipedia the distribution of the Green Iguana reaches down to Iguazu.
So "off all these animals, only TWO (instead of one) is found near Iguazu".
But agree: That doesn't turn the fact, that "Iguazu" at Boissière du Dore is extremly pseudo-geograhically.
So "off all these animals, only TWO (instead of one) is found near Iguazu".
But agree: That doesn't turn the fact, that "Iguazu" at Boissière du Dore is extremly pseudo-geograhically.