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Amazonia group

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8.5.2009 : Blue-throated Macaws arrive from Loro Parque

After a long flight from Tenerife, the Blue-throated aras arrived Amazonia exhibit and got an opportunity to discover their new aviary. Birds were irritated by the stay in a narrow crate, but for security reasona all the transport crates have to meet the demands of the IATA (The Air Transport Association). After the crate was opened, the birds immediately climbed out and stared curiously their new keepers.

Old zoo videos

8.5.2009

Blue-throated Macaws arrive from Loro Parque

After long waiting, the critically endangered Blue-throated macaws arrived Helsinki zoo and curiously explored their new aviary. They are the most endanged aras: there are only 350 birds in the wild in Bolivia.

7.11.2008

Hyacinth macaw's chick

Hyacinth macaw’s chick hatched on the 30th of July 2008. The fledgling was brave enough to face the world outside and came out of the nest box on 25th October 2008.

5.11.2008

White-faced saki baby was born

Archive

3.10.2008Sexing of Greater guinea pig (Cavia magna)
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2.10.2008Scarlet ibis (Eudocimus ruber)
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31.5.2008Monkeys and crickets
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29.5.2008Rainbows boas feeding
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27.5.2008Feeding of the Hoffmann's sloth
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23.5.2008
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20.5.2008Enrichments for hyacith macaws
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17.5.2008Weighing and sexing of dwarf caimans
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13.5.2008The birds of Amazonia house
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10.5.2008The reptiles of Amazonia house
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6.5.2008The monkeys in Amazonia house
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1.5.2008The frogs of Amazonia house
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Introduction

 
AMAZONIA GROUP
The Amazonia building of Helsinki Zoo houses tropical South-American species. They are cared for by 6 animal keepers. They take care of small monkeys (families Callithricidae and Cebidae), tropical birds (parrots, parakeets, ibises, toucans), reptiles (turtles, snakes, caimans) and poison arrow frogs.
 
Daily routines include cleaning and decorating the enclosures, feeding the animals and observing and making notes of their condition. The animals are very clever, making it rather challenging to provide enrichments in feeding and in the environment.

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