Zürich Zoo Zurich Zoo News

[arafan]

Yes the pygmy hippos will leave the zoo, they allready found a place for them (and also for the rhinos). But with the build of the new gorilla house/exhibit the pygmy hippos will return to Zurich.

 

[vogelcommando]

Article about the Black rhino young :
UPDATE: Rhino Calf's Horn Starts to Sprout! - ZooBorns

 

[vogelcommando]

On Feb. 28 3 Golden lion tamarins were born at Zürich .

 

[kiang]

The Mongolian steppe has now been opened;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFXFMlRgHTs

 

[Arizona Docent]

The Mongolian steppe has now been opened;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFXFMlRgHTs

A major section of the zoo given over to a homestead themed corral with only two domestic species. Disappointing to say the least. If I was magically put in charge I would have opted for one large, natural grassland with Przewalski horses. And perhaps a rock crevice with pallas cats.

 

[Arizona Docent]

As an aside, are there any wild (not domestic) Bactrian camels in captivity anywhere?

 

[Bib Fortuna]

That s a good proof for the quality of this zoo-building also excellent exhibits only for"common"animals-boring domestic Yaks and Bactrian camels. But what if the zoo had build it for wild yaks and wild bactrian camels?"Oh, My Godness-what a faboulus exhibit"

 

[vogelcommando]

Black-necked swans hatched :
Black-Necked Swan Cygnets Hatch at Zoo Zurich - ZooBorns

 

[Nisha]

0.1 Sumatran Orangutan was born 12th June to female, Xira

Un bébé orang-outan de Sumatra est né au zoo de Zurich

 

[Shirokuma]

Piece on the elephant enclosure's architecture:

markus schietsch architekten caps elephant sanctuary with timber geodesic roof in zurich

 

[antonmuster]

two videos of the young snow leopard twins @ zurich zoo that also highlight their enclosure quite nicely

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qg1sfZrTMtE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2F_Bj1fMhgc

 

[Shirokuma]

Another piece on the elephant enclosure:

http://www.archdaily.com/770772/elephant-house-zoo-zurich-markus-schietsch-architekten

 

[Nisha]

The Snow Leopard cubs born in May 2014 (0.2) are about to depart. One is going to Plock, Poland whilst her sister leaves to join the SSP at Milwaukee in America

Wenn die Jungmannschaft ausfliegt

 

[Jola]

Black rhinos Samira and baby girl Olmoti were sent to Flaminog Land (Malton) this week.

 

[arafan]

The birds and the pygmy hippo pair also have gone, the hippo calf of the last year will go to Rostock very soon.

 

[Bib Fortuna]

What about the pygmy hippo breeding pair ?

 

[arafan]

They've gone, don't know to where.

 

[arafan]

The pygmy hippos ANAIS and BOSEDA went to a zoo in Florida.

 

[kiang]

The plans have been submitted for the LEWA Savannah project an African plains exhibit on an area of ground in the new extension land.

Zoo Zürich - Lewa Savanne

 

[antonmuster]

It will be interesting to learn what is planned for the top area (~1 ha) where currently there are merely "zebu". There also seems to be some sort of aviary or similar planned near the giraffe and rhino indoors. Hopefully the zoo will include more (and more attractive) mid- to small-sized enclosures and "minor" fauna than in previous projects.