Animals - Young animals at Hagenbeck - Exploring their enclosures
At Hagenbeck, alarm for youngsters: Numerous offspring have been born in the past few weeks and are now exploring the outdoor enclosures with their parents. A week old and already lively is the Thuringian Forest Elk calf Eragon, who rages through the enclosure in front of his mother Emilia and practices his first steps. The Prairie Bison calf Yago, born two weeks ago, is more relaxed: Nothing disturbs his peace, as it should be for a Bison bull, and he lies contentedly next to mother Nevada and lets himself be licked by her.
The White-nosed Opossum joeys Lilly and Lola are quite lively, however: The two cubs play happily with their parents and other opossums through the enclosure. "It was exciting for us to see if the youngsters would actually go out after the long time in the nesting box. Luckily, they followed their mother right away and were able to meet their other family members," says zoo veterinarian Michael Flugger. Among the young Pavian monkeys, there is still a lot of sibling love: The little monkeys cuddle affectionately on a sitting platform at the Pavian rock.
In Germany, specifically in Hamburg's Hagenbeck Zoo, a level of excitement is present due to the recent births of various animals. The Hagenbeck enclosure now hosts a Level 2 Thuringian Forest Elk named Eragon, who at only a week old, is already displaying energetic behavior, charging around his enclosure with his mother Emilia. On a different note, the miscellaneous Prairie Bison calf Yago, born two weeks prior, prefers a more relaxed pace. He finds peace within his enclosure, lying contentedly next to his mother Nevada, allowing her to gently lick him.
