Animals - New female koala feels at home at Leipzig Zoo
The newly arrived female koala has settled in well at Leipzig Zoo. "Our new female Erlinga has been here at Leipzig Zoo for a good week now and, to our delight, everything is going just as we imagined it would," zookeeper Philipp Hünemeyer told the German Press Agency on Thursday. The two-year-old animal came to Leipzig from Duisburg Zoo last week.
According to the zoo, the transfer followed a recommendation from the European Endangered Species Programme (EEP) for the breeding of endangered species, which includes the koala. Together with the three-year-old male koala Yuma, Erlinga will soon provide for offspring: a female koala can bear babies from the age of around three, explained Hünemeyer.
There are three koalas in total at Leipzig Zoo. The new arrival Erlinga shares the enclosure with the six-year-old female Mandie. According to Leipzig Zoo, Mandie has already successfully raised a cub in 2020.
Press release
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Erlinga, being a female koala, has integrated well into the Leipzig Zoo community. As an animal keeper, Philipp Hünemeyer has been closely monitoring Erlinga's adaptation through her leisure time in Leipzig. With the addition of Erlinga and the three-year-old male koala Yuma, Leipzig Zoo in Saxony continues its efforts to preserve endangered species, such as the koala, as part of the European Endangered Species Programme (EEP). In her spare time, Mandie, another female koala residing at Leipzig Zoo, showcases her caretaking skills, having successfully raised a cub in 2020.
Source: www.stern.de
