Other news in 2021
On January 7th, 2021, the zoo announced it has acquired a (
0.1) fennec fox named Dandelion from an unspecified facility for breeding purposes. Dandelion, along with the zoo's other fox, Chu, are living together in the Deserts of the World building.
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On January 23rd, the zoo announced it had acquired "some" tailless whip scorpions from an unspecified facility and are located in the Gombe Forest Interpretive Centre.
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On March 19th, the zoo announced it had acquired (
2.0) pied tamarins named Kiedis and Vedder and came from the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo in Cleveland, Ohio. The zoo also announced the transfer of a (
1.0) pied tamarin named Sid to the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, Illinois.
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On April 26th, the zoo announced that their (
0.1) serval named Usemi passed away at age 21 due to natural causes.
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On May 3rd, the zoo announced that they have been renovating the Warner Park Ranch area of the zoo, which includes giving their (
1.0) Scottish highland steer Red Rock a new, larger exhibit.
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On June 15th, the zoo announced that the (
0.1) blue duiker that was born on May 25th is officially named Smidge.
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On July 27th, the zoo announced that a (
0.0.1) Forsten's tortoise was hatched sometime in June.
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On August 6th, the zoo announced that their giant anteater has gotten a new lean-to-outdoor structure.
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On August 9th, the zoo announced that their (
0.1) blue duiker named Smidge passed away due to complications with pneumonia.
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On August 19th, the zoo announced that a spider web climbing structure has been built in the Nature Play area.
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On September 18th, the zoo announced that a (
0.1) bobcat named Joan has passed away at age 19, after a long battle with liver cancer.
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On September 27th, the zoo announced that their black-handed spider monkeys have received a new "sky bridge" climbing structure.
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On October 21st, the zoo announced they have acquired a (
1.0) three-banded armadillo as part of their Animal Ambassador program. On October 25th, the zoo announced the name, Tonka.
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On October 26th, the zoo announced that a (
1.0) Cape porcupine named Amir has passed away due to unspecified reasons. The zoo also announced they had acquired a (
1.0) Cape porcupine named Tommy from an unspecified facility to eventually become a companion to their female Cape porcupine, Pookie.
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On December 7th, the zoo announced that a (
1.0) pot-bellied pig named Homer has passed away at the age of 12 due to unspecified reasons.
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