Animals & science
Stories
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When fish fly!
Worldwide coral reefs are under pressure and so are the animals that live in them. Two Antwerp rays have been shipped to Hong Kong, so their bloodline can keep the threatened population genetically healthy. Shipping them was not an easy job.
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'The bigger, the better' according to bonobos
ZOO Planckendael's bonobo group is one of the largest in Europe. In the wild, intelligent primates also live together in large groups according to their social system's fission-fusion principle. During the day, they split into smaller subgroups and in the evening, the small groups often merge back into a larger group to build a nest close to each other.
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Covid research in ZOO mammals
The corona pandemic doesn’t only affect humans, but animals as well. In collaboration with the University of Antwerp, we searched for the presence of the COVID-19- virus in 1.116 manure samples from the mammals of ZOO Antwerp and ZOO Planckendael.
Upcoming events
EAZA Animal Welfare Forum
Het eerste Animal Welfare Forum zal tot 200 vertegenwoordigers van dierentuinen en aquaria, welzijnsorganisaties en academische instellingen samenbrengen.
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ZOO Science (English)
Our own Animal Welfare Research Coordinator, Dr. Marina Salas, will be delivering a workshop at the EAZA Animal Welfare Forum on March 21 at @Apenheul. Check out the programme and details on https://t.co/w0gKrjEYrW #ZOOscience #EAZA #AnimalWelfare https://t.co/eCQlmVBQOC
The Zoo Scientist @thezooscientistescape
The EAZA Animal Welfare Forum taking place on March 21-24 at @Apenheul will feature several workshops delivered by animal welfare experts... Check out the programme, registration details & other information here: https://t.co/hX6kA3nUuE https://t.co/WaaKqn3uhY
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ZOO Science (English)
This year the Jacques Kets Award 2021 goes to... Lisa Van Linden! 🏆 Thanks to her research about comparing cognition across species of lizards she can be crowned the overall winner of this edition. https://t.co/EJQ5OhBpxC
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ZOO Science (English)
The capacity of our Biobank has doubled! 💪 In our new freezer there is room for no less than 84,480 extra samples. Read more about our Biobank and the special initiative within the European zoo world at https://t.co/GvJcb6oWfK https://t.co/ddLMC4iEVu
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ZOO Science (English)
We are back: stimulating Masters in zoology at the start of their academic career. Our annual call to take part and hopefully win the Jacques Kets Award orrganized by @zooantwerpen and the Royal Belgian Zoological Society is open! 🏆 Good luck! #ZOOscience https://t.co/m6EiortziT
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ZOO Science (English)
Great news! All ZOO mammals of @zooantwerpen and @zooplanckendael tested negative for COVID-19. Together with @UAntwerpen we examined 1.116 samples of all mammals. Read all about the research and results at https://t.co/ZXAhnBoCXq
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ZOO Science (English)
ZOO Antwerp has started a special initiative within the European zoo world: the development of a large Biobank. 💪 In it, the ZOO Antwerp collects biological samples from as many individual animals from European zoos of @EAZAFund as possible. Read more at https://t.co/gWOPZ7f3LV