Animal News
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If it makes you more excited another zoo in your lands, Dvur Kralove, also has obtained aardwolves as well (or says ZooTierListe). And they have more than two individuals as well. It’s nice to see Czechia give a try at keeping and breeding these magnificent critters.
A couple of rather exciting new arrivals to the UK zoo scene over the past few weeks - Hamerton Zoo in Cambridgeshire have brought over a pair of black-backed jackals and a trio of brown hyenas from a zoo in South Africa, with a fourth hyena due to arrive later in the autumn.
www.hamertonzoopark.com
www.hamertonzoopark.com
Hamerton Zoo Park - Animal Park Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
Hamerton Zoo Park is a animal park set in 25 acres of beautiful Cambridgeshire countryside. We specialise in rare, endangered and unusual animals, some of which you may never of heard of!
Hamerton Zoo Park - Animal Park Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
Hamerton Zoo Park is a animal park set in 25 acres of beautiful Cambridgeshire countryside. We specialise in rare, endangered and unusual animals, some of which you may never of heard of!
Curious Canine in Brazil Turns Out to Be a First-of-Its-Kind Hybrid
A stray canine in Brazil has turned out to be a whole new breed of adorable.
www.sciencealert.com
Something coming soon to watch out for in the UK - the first trailer for Planet Earth III has released.
From what I can gather, the eight episodes will be:
1) Coasts
2) Oceans
3) Freshwater
4) Forests
5) Deserts/Grasslands
6) Extremes
7) Human Landscapes
8) Conservation Heroes
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZ0VZM1rz78
From what I can gather, the eight episodes will be:
1) Coasts
2) Oceans
3) Freshwater
4) Forests
5) Deserts/Grasslands
6) Extremes
7) Human Landscapes
8) Conservation Heroes
Conservation heroes sure is a weird biome. But nice to see a episode dedicated to parasites.
Jokes aside, where will this be available to watch?
Rare Rhino Birth at Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary in Way Kambas National Park
The Government of Indonesia has announced the birth of a Sumatran rhino at the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary (SRS) in Way Kambas National Park, Lampung Province on September 30, 2023. Image courtesy of the Indonesian Ministry of
rhinos.org
@Cynogale bennettii II planet earth and their trailers and documentaries are so amazing. In aw watching them. Truly sad to think a lot of the earth’s magnificent animals will not be with us if human beings don’t change their ways.
I'm happy to see another major European zoo like Berlin Zoo bringing back my beloved European brown bear to their park.
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Zoo Berlin on Instagram: "🐻 Die Berliner Bären sind zurück. 🐻 Ab sofort wohnen die drei Europäischen Braunbären Lucifer, Lillebor und Momoa im Zoo Berlin. Die Tiere stammen aus dem schwedischen Raubtierpark Orsa, der demnächst seine Tore schließen m
1,518 likes, 17 comments - zooberlin on October 4, 2023: "🐻 Die Berliner Bären sind zurück. 🐻 Ab sofort wohnen die drei Europäischen Braunbären ..."
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Best zoo news of the year - we now have a second zoo in the UK with yellow-throated martens. Congratulations to Drusillas Zoo for getting the best animals around.
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Drusillas Park on Instagram: "💛HUGE NEWS We are so excited to welcome a brand new species to our family - say hello to Niko and Sasha our yellow-throated martens! It’s likely you’ve never heard of them, and that’s because we are now one of just two
125 likes, 6 comments - drusillaspark on October 6, 2023: "💛HUGE NEWS We are so excited to welcome a brand new species to our family - say hello to Niko..."
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The Aquarium Hagenbeck in Hamburg, Germany, just announced the birth of a shingleback skink.
Might not sound that flashy but its the second birth of one in europe, ever, with the first as far back as 2006, so this makes out a great success in Animal Husbandry
Might not sound that flashy but its the second birth of one in europe, ever, with the first as far back as 2006, so this makes out a great success in Animal Husbandry
Really cool! Also such an interesting animal since they form longterm breeding pairs, pretty unique among lizards.
But its only the second in zoos to my knowledge, they are, while still super rare, being bred in the reptile hobby
What is it? It’s not working for me.Not really new particular, but new to me:
Today i realized what the fossas scientific name translates to and i wish to unsee
Cryptoprocta basically translates to "hidden anus" because it's anus is concealed by a pouch.
Yeah and with the ferox you end up with "wild/ferocious hidden anus" which makes it even worse.
Petition to rename it to impostorfelis ferox is on the way
Pleased to announce another sighting of Mediterranean Monk Seal in Montenegro. This time in Bay of Boka Kotorska.
Very inland almost fjord like bay, that's pretty heavily settled, which is surprising since seals seem to be preffering open seas and caves in Adriatic.
Sadly no links in English yet, but I hope that this is will be recurring trend
Very inland almost fjord like bay, that's pretty heavily settled, which is surprising since seals seem to be preffering open seas and caves in Adriatic.
Sadly no links in English yet, but I hope that this is will be recurring trend
Here's some nice news - this past weekend, Australia Zoo announced it was the first place in the world to breed Irwin's turtle. This species was discovered in 1990 and named after Steve Irwin, who caught the first one while on a crocodile research trip.
www.independent.co.uk
Steve Irwin’s son Robert emotional after breeding rare turtle named after late star
‘I think Dad would be pretty proud,’ Robert said of his late conservationist father
www.independent.co.uk
Since i know that there are a few fellow paleontology enjoyers around here i think this migh interest some peeps.
So the likely biggest dromeosaur (raptors) has been discovered, its unfortunately really fragmentary, basicly only a toe bone. But comparing this bone to other better known species you get an animal thats pretty much twice the size of the previous biggest species utahraptor (which was already the size of a horse mind you)
Remember that kid from Jurassic Park calling velociraptors 6 foot turkeys? Yeah this new guy would be a 22 foot, 1 ton turkey.
So the likely biggest dromeosaur (raptors) has been discovered, its unfortunately really fragmentary, basicly only a toe bone. But comparing this bone to other better known species you get an animal thats pretty much twice the size of the previous biggest species utahraptor (which was already the size of a horse mind you)
Remember that kid from Jurassic Park calling velociraptors 6 foot turkeys? Yeah this new guy would be a 22 foot, 1 ton turkey.
It's not necessarily news, but it is something worth sharing and probably fits here best:
I have been having a very enjoyable time watching this live webcam in South Africa for the past half-hour - there is currently a wildebeest carcass visible and it is being visited by over half-a-dozen black-backed jackals and at least two brown hyenas:
There's actually a total of nineteen webcams on this site, mostly in South Africa with one each in Zimbabwe and Kenya. I can especially recommend the Kenyan webcam (Ol Donyo) - it has lots of animal activity and plenty of animals that can't be seen on any of the other cameras. Take this evening for example - so far, there have been zebras, Masai giraffe, elephants, several lions, black-backed jackal, a white-tailed mongoose and a milky eagle owl all visiting the waterhole since the camera switched to infrared at around 4pm. I will also say keep an eye on the Mabula Game Lodge webcam in the evenings - there is an aardvark visiting quite often at the moment. I'm yet to see it, but I'll try and persevere.
So far, across all the webcams, I've managed to see forty-six species of mammal - a single rodent (the African crested porcupine), two lagomorphs, three primates, one identifiable bat, thirteen carnivores, the rock hyrax, the African elephant, three odd-toed ungulates and a pretty impressive twenty-one even-toed ungulate species. Aiming to get to fifty as soon as possible.
I have been having a very enjoyable time watching this live webcam in South Africa for the past half-hour - there is currently a wildebeest carcass visible and it is being visited by over half-a-dozen black-backed jackals and at least two brown hyenas:
There's actually a total of nineteen webcams on this site, mostly in South Africa with one each in Zimbabwe and Kenya. I can especially recommend the Kenyan webcam (Ol Donyo) - it has lots of animal activity and plenty of animals that can't be seen on any of the other cameras. Take this evening for example - so far, there have been zebras, Masai giraffe, elephants, several lions, black-backed jackal, a white-tailed mongoose and a milky eagle owl all visiting the waterhole since the camera switched to infrared at around 4pm. I will also say keep an eye on the Mabula Game Lodge webcam in the evenings - there is an aardvark visiting quite often at the moment. I'm yet to see it, but I'll try and persevere.
So far, across all the webcams, I've managed to see forty-six species of mammal - a single rodent (the African crested porcupine), two lagomorphs, three primates, one identifiable bat, thirteen carnivores, the rock hyrax, the African elephant, three odd-toed ungulates and a pretty impressive twenty-one even-toed ungulate species. Aiming to get to fifty as soon as possible.