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AquaZoo’s newest residents
From special births within international conservation programmes to adorable newborn animals that you can admire during your visit. We’d like to introduce you to AquaZoo’s newest residents. These young animals not only bring extra life to the park, but also play a vital role in the conservation of endangered species.
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The significant impact of new life
At AquaZoo, we celebrate every birth, but they mean much more than just cute photos. Every birth helps to protect endangered animals. Together with other European zoos, we ensure healthy, strong populations so that species can continue to thrive in the future. As a result, every birth helps to give endangered species a brighter future.
Updates
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Young giant otters outdoors!
The young giant otters are growing like weeds and have recently started exploring their outdoor enclosure. Together with their parents, they’re exploring their surroundings: they’re playing and swimming to their hearts’ content.
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Two Père David’s deer born
Last month, two Père David’s deer were born at AquaZoo. This rare species is extinct in the wild and now survives only thanks to conservation programmes in zoos and nature reserves around the world.
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Small in stature...
but with a big mouth! This young giant otter makes quite a racket. Do you know what he’s trying to say with these sounds?
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Us in an otter universe
The giant otter triplets alternate between playing and taking lots of naps, snuggling up to one another in between and staying close to their mother.
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Gender reveal for the giant otter cubs
The cubs are now just over a month and a half old and have had their first medical check-up. They have been weighed, microchipped, vaccinated and their probable sex has been determined. We’ll know for sure at the next check-up!
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Giant otter cubs on an adventure
Every now and then, the giant otter triplets venture cautiously out of the nest. Taking tentative steps, they explore their new world, staying close together and always under the watchful eye of their parents.
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What’s moving in there in the pouch?
This young wallaby is still snug and warm in its mother’s pouch. After a gestation period of around 35 days, the joey is born. It then continues to grow in the pouch for another 8 to 9 months.
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Giant otter cubs are growing like weeds!
The cubs are now just over a month and a half old and have had their first medical check-up. They have been weighed, microchipped, vaccinated and their probable sex has been determined. We’ll know for sure at the next check-up!
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White-faced sakis welcome another baby
A white-faced saki has been born at AquaZoo Leeuwarden. Both the baby and the mother are in good health. This is the second birth of the year among the white-faced sakis at the park.
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Three giant otters born
On 16 December, three baby giant otters were born! They spend most of their time in the nursery, but are increasingly being spotted outside it. AquaZoo is the only zoo in the Netherlands where giant otters live.
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Baby Père David's deer born
A baby David’s deer has been born at AquaZoo! And that’s truly special! This rare species of deer was once completely extinct in the wild, and now survives only thanks to conservation programmes in zoos and nature reserves worldwide