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Arizona Docent said:
I am passing through Sacramento on my way back to San Jose Airport. I want to see the jaguar specifically.
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I wish you luck in that, I've have never reliably seen their Jaguars. Morning tends to be far better chances than afternoon in my experience. Also don't forget to check the back viewing in the Rare Feline Courtyard, several times I have seen them resting upclose.
 
EsserWarrior said:
Sacramento Zoo followers, I was wondering if anyone knew anything about the zoo's chimpanzees. From what I've found online, the zoo has five chimpanzees. Joey is the star of their troop, with him being the only chimp I can find in the news and on all of Sacramento's social media pages. I also read online that 0.1 Mojo and 1.0 Pablo also live at the zoo, with their mother being Missy, a female that passed away a few years back. I cannot find out for sure if Mojo and Pablo are still at the zoo, with the other two chimps of the supposed five being a complete mystery. Any help would be appreciated!
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I can't help you right now, but when I'm there this weekend I'll check the signage around the exhibit (it lists the indviduals' names and dates/places of birth) and I'll let you know.
Great Argus said:
I wish you luck in that, I've have never reliably seen their Jaguars. Morning tends to be far better chances than afternoon in my experience. Also don't forget to check the back viewing in the Rare Feline Courtyard, several times I have seen them resting upclose.
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Agree with everything said here although I must admit that its significantly easier to see the jaguars now that the exhibit has been renovated. I once even saw Sasha hop off her perch and come down to water for a drink, and these jags never move!
 
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Hipporex said:
I can't help you right now, but when I'm there this weekend I'll check the signage around the exhibit (it lists the indviduals' names and dates/places of birth) and I'll let you know.
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Firstly, as promised, @EsserWarrior, here are the chimps of the Sacramento Zoo:
1. Joey
Sex: Male
Birth Place: Africa
DOB: Approx. 1963
2. Maria
Sex: Female
Birth Place: Sacramento Zoo
DOB: Dec. 31, 2000
3. Pablo
Sex: Male
Birth Place: Jackson Zoo
DOB: Jan 07, 1990
4. Amelia *
Sex: Female
Birth Place: Zoo Miami
DOB: Fed. 10, 1991
5. Doug **
Sex: Male
Birth Place: Montgomery Zoo
DOB: Aug. 10, 2001
* Amelia is Maria's mom.
** Doug is the troop leader.

And now... zoo news!
  • Rio Fuerte beaded lizard are now on display. They are in the fourth and final of the large exhibits of the Reptile House.
  • The former sidewinder habitat has a sign stating it will soon become a Santa Catalina rattlesnake exhibit.
  • Amazingly, the green tree python is still at the zoo, as there was one in the white's tree frog exhibit.
  • The Green-and-black poison dart frogs now have a second exhibit: in one of the tiny tanks which was formerly covered by a picture.
  • Jake the coati is apparently gone, as his exhibit is currently home to a new male red panda.
  • The birds in the Lower Lake (American white pelican, crested screamer, and Orinoco goose) have been moved to the Upper Lake. The wild ducks have also decided to move or were moved. The Lower Lake has been drained and part of the fencing has been removed. Construction workers were present and busy at work.
  • As @Great Argus already said the lion habitat has re-opend, here are some pictures: Sacramento Zoo - ZooChat.
  • Halloween decorations have been spread around the zoo. My favorite are gravestones with the names of extinct species (I saw at least two: Steller's sea cow and Malagasy pygmy hippo).
 
Hipporex said:
Rio Fuerte beaded lizard are now on display. They are in the fourth and final of the large exhibits of the Reptile House.
  • The former sidewinder habitat has a sign stating it will soon become a Santa Catalina rattlesnake exhibit.
  • Amazingly, the green tree python is still at the zoo, as there was one in the white's tree frog exhibit.
  • Jake the coati is apparently gone, as his exhibit is currently home to a new male red panda.
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Good to hear, I have not see Beaded Lizards before, I'll have to head down and see them. Same for the rattlesnake.

That is amazing on the Green Tree Python, I wonder if perhaps they briefly didn't have one?

Hmm, hopefully that stays temporary, I don't think that exhibit is big enough.
 
As I discovered on my visit yesterday, the zoo no longer offers printed maps. I was told to take a picture of the large map inside the entrance.

For a discussion on this trend (and the negative feelings some of us have towards it), view this thread: Zoos in Europe vs USA
 
Hipporex said:
Article about California Highway Patrol cadets volunteering at the zoo last Saturday. One thing not mentioned in the article is that all of the cadets are incredibly nice people (or at least they were to me and the other zoo teens)
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The CHP used to bring their truck scales to the zoo to weigh the elephants back in the 1980s. It was always a big publicity event, as well as a veterinary procedure.
 
 
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Great Argus said:
Wow, the Fulvous Whistlers have been there for years... pity though, another bird species lost... :(
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They have been there for decades. In the 1980s they were the unofficial mascot of the zoo.

Hopefully they will continue on in the animal ambassador program and resume their presence at the zoo if/when the new zoo is created.
 
DavidBrown said:
They have been there for decades. In the 1980s they were the unofficial mascot of the zoo.
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Interesting.

Yes now the only remaining anatids in the North Lake are the white-faced whistlers and the Orinoco geese. Oh and lets not forget the absolutely ridiculous amount of wild waterfowl that have made themselves home (mainly mallards and Mandarins). Seriously, yesterday when I was over there I saw at least over 200 wild ducks in that pond
 
Hipporex said:
Interesting.

Yes now the only remaining anatids in the North Lake are the white-faced whistlers and the Orinoco geese. Oh and lets not forget the absolutely ridiculous amount of wild waterfowl that have made themselves home (mainly mallards and Mandarins). Seriously, yesterday when I was over there I saw at least over 200 wild ducks in that pond
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I wonder if I am getting the fulvous whistlers mixed up with the white-faced whistlers? Which were the ducks in the animal show that stood on their special carpet square? At any rate, whistling ducks have been part of the Sacramento Zoo culture for a long time.
 
Hipporex said:
Interesting.

Yes now the only remaining anatids in the North Lake are the white-faced whistlers and the Orinoco geese. Oh and lets not forget the absolutely ridiculous amount of wild waterfowl that have made themselves home (mainly mallards and Mandarins). Seriously, yesterday when I was over there I saw at least over 200 wild ducks in that pond
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They're Wood Ducks, not Mandarins, but either way still plenty of them. The decline in notable waterfowl species over the years has been sad though, the Black-necked Swans, Red-breasted Geese, Rosybill Pochards, Chiloe Wigeons, all long gone now...

DavidBrown said:
I wonder if I am getting the fulvous whistlers mixed up with the white-faced whistlers? Which were the ducks in the animal show that stood on their special carpet square? At any rate, whistling ducks have been part of the Sacramento Zoo culture for a long time.
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They've had both species as long as I can remember, the Fulvous are the animal ambassadors though.
 
  • Butternut, a female prehensile-tailed porcupine, is the zoo's newest resident. She'll be used as an animal ambassador (aka she unfortunately won't be going on exhibit).
  • The Sambava tomato frog, thought long gone by me and @Great Argus, I surprisingly still in the Reptile House.
  • The Lower Lake is being converted in an alligator pond, presumably for the American species. This is why the Lower Lake waterfowl were recently moved to the Upper Lake. I love the idea of a new species coming to the zoo but I personally would of preferred a less common crocodilian *cough*cough* a gavialid *cough*cough*.
 
Hipporex said:
  • The Sambava tomato frog, thought long gone by me and @Great Argus, I surprisingly still in the Reptile House.
  • The Lower Lake is being converted in an alligator pond, presumably for the American species. This is why the Lower Lake waterfowl were recently moved to the Upper Lake. I love the idea of a new species coming to the zoo but I personally would of preferred a less common crocodilian *cough*cough* a gavialid *cough*cough*.
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Interesting, must be a good hider!

I'll second preferring a less common crocodilian, although I'm not surprised they went American Alligator. Easy to source and outdoor hardy in the region.
 
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Great Argus said:
Interesting, must be a good hider!

I'll second preferring a less common crocodilian, although I'm not surprised they went American Alligator. Easy to source and outdoor hardy in the region.
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I too assumed those were the reasons for this species's selection.
Hipporex said:
Yes now the only remaining anatids in the North Lake are the white-faced whistlers and the Orinoco geese. Oh and lets not forget the absolutely ridiculous amount of wild waterfowl that have made themselves home (mainly mallards and Mandarins). Seriously, yesterday when I was over there I saw at least over 200 wild ducks in that pond
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Correction: there are also American comb ducks
 
Me and fellow Zoo Teen, @Daniel_Francois_Langur have started making a list of the names of the animals at the zoo. We've already done most of the mammals but are a tad lost on birds. We of course plan on asking our supervisors for help but even then we figure it'd be good to get extra help. So I come to you, the fellow Sacramento Zoo Zoochatters for help. We've got most, but not all of the mammals, some of the birds, and even less of the herptiles (no we're not gonna try to find the names of the fishes, implying they even have names which I doubt). They so-far name list is at the bottom of the species list.
Sacramento Zoo Species List
 
Hipporex said:
Me and fellow Zoo Teen, @Daniel_Francois_Langur have started making a list of the names of the animals at the zoo. We've already done most of the mammals but are a tad lost on birds. We of course plan on asking our supervisors for help but even then we figure it'd be good to get extra help. So I come to you, the fellow Sacramento Zoo Zoochatters for help. We've got most, but not all of the mammals, some of the birds, and even less of the herptiles (no we're not gonna try to find the names of the fishes, implying they even have names which I doubt). They so-far name list is at the bottom of the species list.
Sacramento Zoo Species List
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Umm... I don't see a name list at the bottom of the sheet... I'm only seeing the species lists.
 
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