What zoo did she go to? Also by retired do you mean off exhibit? Also, the ibis have moved to other zoos a while back.
I do not know where she has gone to. She will not be on exhibit at her new home due to her advanced age, that is what retired means. And I am aware all the ibis that used to live at the Philadelphia Zoo have moved to different zoos. I believe the northern bald ibis flock went to Dallas a few years ago. The exhibit is now inhabited by the zoo's southern ground hornbill pair.
The southern ground hornbills are in the former Andean condor exhibit, you’re correct. Plus I’m not sure where the sacred ibises went and so as the leopard tortoise that used to inhabit the ibis exhibit in the south end. Also I guess they moved Princess cause since the hornbills live in her exhibit now, they have no space to keep her. Plus she’s now off exhibit. In recent years her back door was always open so she could go in- and I guess she doesn’t like the outdoor crowds anymore and can’t handle it so they retired her. Lastly princess is about 67 although we don’t know exactly how old she is. If you could get the answers to my questions as soon as possible that would be great!
The sent her away because the exhibit was never meant for condors anyway.
You should be correct, but even if she remained in the Philadelphia Zoo you wouldn’t see her since she’s retired.
I think long-tenured zoo animals are a great endorsement of a zoo’s quality and care.
If he’s not in the Phase, he should be in Bird Valley or McNeil Avian Center because that’s the places where mostly birds are kept although I’m not 100% sure. He might not get along with the other animals in the Phase or he might, I don’t know. Currently in the Phase, there are 3 red river hogs, the remaining Mhorr gazelle and the remaining saddle billed stork.
I really hope they bring in more gazelles as the hogs are turning a lush, grassy field that replicates the African Plains beautifully into a mud pit. Lesser kudu, Thomson's gazelle, impala, guineafowl and the storks would be nice to see. Maybe a wildebeest or two.
I looked at photos at the zoo, the zoo has three white storks on exhibit in the phase.
Where did you find the photos?
Instagram under the hashtag #philadelphiazoo
I found the media. Although I like the new white storks, I would rather have the zoo bring in more antelopes to make the Phase less dismal. Birds don’t take up too much space. Now there are 8 animals in the phase: 1 mhorr gazelle, 3 red river hogs, 3 white storks and the remaining saddle billed stork. The other saddle billed stork died shortly before the COVID-19 shutdown.