Visited the zoo today. Here are some updates.
1. Asiatic black bears are nowhere to be seen. Grizzly bears had access to both grottoes and there was no signage for them.
2. There is significant construction where the old red panda exhibits used to be (in front of P. horse and camels). Viewing for camels was obstructed. There is no indication as to what they are building in that space.
3. The Felines building is closed. All indoor viewing is closed as well as viewing for the old maned wolf, tiger, and striped hyena enclosures. Viewing is still available for snow leopards, Amur leopards and red pandas. Signage indicates that the building is being prepared for demolition and that animals are moving to new areas around the zoo.
4. Going off of that, maned wolves were not in their second exhibit either (one of the hoofstock yards). Instead, there were lesser kudu. All of the hoofstock yards aside from the one that contains emu and red kangaroo now hold African animals.
5. I got to talk to one of the elephant keepers. I don't want to give away too much information but something big may be happening for that area soon. Also, a few weeks ago, Billy, the adolescent male Asian elephant broke his left tusk off in a sparring match with the zoo's other adolescent male, Bohdi. It's a similar injury to that of his right tusk he had a few years back. Because he's still young, the zoo isn't concerned it will have any long term effects.
6. Prevost's squirrels are no longer in Tropical Discovery. They have been replaced by a prehensile-tailed porcupine.
