Tag: DierenPark
Rare zebra foal in DierenPark Amersfoort: ‘Birth went according to plan’
After a gestation of over thirteen months, the foal is now walking around the enclosure. “The birth went according to plan. At the end of the day, we saw the…
DierenPark Amersfoort has added thousands of new residents in just one day
The new colony consists of thousands of workers, soldiers and a queen. They have to work hard together to grow a new colony. And that could take years. That is…
1000 beets and 130 kilos of herring: a look behind the scenes of DierenPark Amersfoort
Have you always wanted to know what a giraffe’s meal looks like? DierenPark Amersfoort opens the Animal Kitchen today. Visitors can see exactly what the animals eat and how it…
Are we more or less like chimpanzees than thought? DierenPark Amersfoort conducts ’emotion research’
“The more we learn about the emotions of chimpanzees and other great apes, the better we can understand them and the more we learn about ourselves,” says the researcher and…
A thousand new trees for sloths thanks to collected empty bottles in DierenPark Amersfoort
Since 2003, DierenPark Amersfoort has supported several projects worldwide with the Wildlife Fund for the protection of more than 35,000 endangered animal species and their living environment. Every year a…
DierenPark Amersfoort exists 75 years: ‘A park that we are proud of, with all the depths and highlights’
75 years later, the zoo has grown into one of the largest in the country, of which many children from the region have fond memories. Since its foundation, with only…
Astrid Vis grew up among the animals in DierenPark Amersfoort: ‘A childhood dream’
On the grounds of the DierenPark there is a house with a large garden behind a fence. This is where Astrid Vis still lives. “I have so many great memories…
Oldest chimpanzee (56) of DierenPark Amersfoort passed away: ‘Sjors was the grandmother of the group’
Sjors has become quite old, because on average chimpanzees living in captivity live to be about 50 years old. DierenPark Amersfoort therefore calls 56 years “a very good age for…
From guinea pig to dog poop: DierenPark Amersfoort calls on people to hand in pet shit
The researchers at the zoo are doing this in collaboration with ACTA (Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam), which is conducting research into the functioning of enzymes in carnivores, herbivores and…
Hooray, it’s a girl: gender of zebra foal DierenPark Amersfoort known
Zuri is a Grevy’s zebra. This species is found in the wild in southern Ethiopia, Kenya and some parts of Somalia. Because it is an endangered species, European zoos are…