Yeah but this is America where everything is backwards and the government almost exclusively sucks.
~Thylo
Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens Los Angeles Zoo News 2018
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Yeah but this is America where everything is backwards and the government almost exclusively sucks.
~Thylo
If a councilman says he and activists know care of elephants better than a zoo director, he indeed sends a signal. But it is not a signal of virtue. One might suggest having no better achievements, knowing-it-all, harassing city staff and endangered animals...
It is sad, because so many elephants die from poaching, habitat destruction etc. Something which American zoos work hard to prevent. Activists pester zoos instead of helping in the real problems of animals.
Baby wombat? Are you sure you mean the LA Zoo? If so, is it in the Australia house with its parents?
NEW IN THE ZOO: Wombats, Vipers, Pigs, and Pygmy Falcons – Zooscape
And yes, was in the left of the two pens yesterday
And yes, was in the left of the two pens yesterday
Do you know what his name is or what the keepers call him?
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Latest Animal Transactions: https://www.lazoo.org/wp-new/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/12.2018-Animal-Transactions.pdf
LA Zoo meeting minutes for November: https://www.lazoo.org/wp-new/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Nov-2018-Commission-Minutes-FINAL.pdf
LA Zoo meeting minutes for November: https://www.lazoo.org/wp-new/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Nov-2018-Commission-Minutes-FINAL.pdf
So they definitely do have Panay cloudrunners... unless the one that died was the last one.
Not surprised to see they gave up on the toucans. I always thought the exhibit was pretty small and minimal for the species.
Glad to see the condors outgoing and incoming white-tailed jays. I'm not I've seen that species around before.
I find it very interesting that the zoo is getting a new hippo. Personally the hippo exhibit the zoo hasn’t now is outdated and the zoo should wait on getting new hippos until they build a new hippo exhibit.
What is in the exhibit next to the gharial exhibit? Is it still empty or is there an occupant?
It is empty most of the year. During Zoolights (mid-November to early January) there is a spectacular light and fountain show in it, which is a highlight of their light display.
There a type of black & white colored shorebird
It is a typo for Black-necked Stilt. The pair is listed under last month's transactions (https://www.lazoo.org/wp-new/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/11.2018-Animal-Transactions.pdf), with the male coming from Milwaukee County Zoo and the female from Miller Park Zoo.
There is zero chance of Black Stilts being exported to any zoo.
Blackduiker
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The Los Angeles Zoo once exhibited, Black, White and Indian Rhinos for many years. As a matter of fact, their breeding of a Black Rhino in 1970 was the first successful zoo breeding of any rhino species in California.
Blackduiker
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A few roundhouses have been totally replaced. For instance, the snow leopard space was once the site of a roundhouse as was an area next to Tiger Falls. And if all goes according to Master Plans, I believe nearly all other remaining roundhouses will be removed.
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