There was quite a lot of stress and excitement in the great apes building during these last few days as a new gorilla female has just been transferred from Kolmården Zoo in Sweden. This movement had been recommended by the Western Lowland Gorilla Breeding Program as part of the management of the European captive population of this species.
A pair of grey-cheeked hornbills (Bycanistes subcylindricus) recently arrived at the zoo. The 2 years old male and one-year-old female both come from French zoos. This black-and-white bird has beautiful grey-tipped feathers with green metallic color on its face.
During 2016 and 2017, our group of De Brazza’s monkeys () went to a significant restructuration following the recommendations of the European Breeding Program coordinator. La Palmyre Zoo being particularly experimented in breeding this species, we received genetically important individuals to form a new breeding group.
The baby meerkats born at the end of July have emerged from their den and can now be seen in the enclosure. Their sex is not known yet.