already comes off as a very special year for Randers Regnskov. This is the year when we inaugurate a new exhibit for Komodo dragons – one of the world’s most infamous lizards. Reaching a maximum length [...] Its saliva has an unusually large amount of septic pathogens as well as a poison that prevents blood from clotting. Thus, a single bite is often enough to kill even larger prey. We are all very

are doing well and show a healthy temperament. Says zoo keeper Thomas Stensgaard: "It is important the small caimans show a feisty temper right after they have hatched. This is a sign of them having the [...] across from the entrance to the Asian Snake temple. When the small caimans reach a certain size they will leave Randers Regnskov and move to other tropical zoos. [...] the strength to defend themselves and find food. For a short period after they have hatched they get their nourishment from the last of their egg yolk, but shortly after they must be able to fend for themselves

The two saki monkeys in Randers Regnskov became parents for the first time to a healthy little baby yesterday – the same day as the Indian cobras hatched. Animal keeper Maria Arentsen says; “We’ve been [...] therefore expected to receive a baby a lot sooner. However, not all mating attemps bears fruit”. Fortunately one of them did! The little saki baby is now clinging safely to its mother’s fur, and here [...] been waiting for this birth in a couple of months now, so to finally see the baby is amazing. The adults were introduced to each other just before Christmas and started to mate almost immediately. We therefore

same time a year ago. This, however, comes as no surprise to zoo keeper Jan Nielsen: "She has just laid a large blob of eggs that weighed more than 12 kilos, so that's the reason why she is a bit skinny [...] When Randers Regnskov's large Albino python, named Henriette, was weighed today, the weight showed just under 40 kilos. This means that she has lost more than 10 kilos since she was weighed around the [...] skinny. Now we'll just feed her a lot, and then she will quickly regain the weight she has lost." The eggs from Henriette's large egg blob have already hatched, and you can see some of the young snakes in

friends. This was to be expected as our male macaw is somewhat of a ladies man. Twice in the history of Randers Regnskov he has managed to split a well established couple of scarlet and green winged macaws. [...] An era has ended! Our blue and yellow macaw has said goodbye to life as a bachelor. This morning a young female by the name Molly moved into the African dome in which he lives and so far they seem to become

On June 13th Randers Regnskov celebrated its 13th birthday by opening this year’s newest attraction. In that occasion Randers Regnskov’s own jungle witch Cecropia paid us a visit and, together with director [...] place with more than a hundred glowing skulls. The inspiration to this cave comes from the Talgua-cave in Honduras, also named Cave of the Glowing Skulls. Here, researchers discovered a secret chamber in

temple has a calming effect on the vipers, but just to make sure that there are no accidents, the vipers have had their venom glands removed! You can see Wagler's temple viper in Randers Regnskov, although [...] However, some places snakes are actually considered sacred. A large number of venomous vipers of the species Wagler's temple viper live in a Buddhist temple in Malaysia. Both the monks and the tourists

Sometimes we hide euthanized rats inside a hollow ball which we hang up in a tree. Other times we tie the rats to a rope that hangs in between trees – it looks a bit like a clothes-line! In this way the cat has [...] margay is fed in a very unique fashion here in Randers Regnskov. Each day, the time of feeding changes from the day before. Furthermore, the feeding itself is carried out in such a way that the natural [...] natural hunting instinct of the margay is challenged in a variety of ways. Animal keeper Maria Arentsen explains; “At the moment we have 14 different ways to feed the margay – ways that challenge both its

The king cobra in Randers Regnskov has finally gotten himself a lady friend – a 3 meter long and very beautiful female. However, the two king cobras will not be introduced to each other for quite some [...] the world’s largest poisonous snake and has always been a key point of interest to Henrik. To expand his knowledge of this amazing snake, Henrik and a team from Danish television recently went to Thailand [...] Herold explains why; “In nature, the king cobra primarily eats other snakes. For that reason we are a bit nervous that the two might eat each other, if we introduce them too soon. In the future we do intend

picky creatures that live by eating other snakes only. The king cobras in Randers Regnskov are no exception which is somewhat of a challenge for the animal keepers. The keeper of the poisonous snakes, Kristian [...] easy to breed. It can, however, be a bit problematic to get enough snakes to satisfy the need of two 3 meters long king cobras”. In such a situation, Kristian has to be a little creative and recently came [...] “We simple made a soup from some already dead snakes, and when we dip the rats – that at this stage have been euthanized of course – in this “snake-marinade", the rats will obtain a nice smell of snake”