The zoo posted a video of their Von der Decken Hornbill on their Instagram. It appears that “Mosi” is living in Meerkat enclosure.
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Huh, not where I would have thought.
Rosie the African Penguin has been transferred to the Lincoln Park Zoo:
Bird Arrivals - Lincoln Park Zoo
Bird Arrivals - Lincoln Park Zoo
Henry Vilas has confirmed that their two 1.1 Von Der Decken's Hornbills, Mosi and Karama, live with the Meerkats.
On March 6th, it was reported that the carousel is now open to the public. There is a max capacity of 15 people at a time, while families can pay $100 for a cardboard cutout of their kid to "ride" the carousel for a month.
Henry Vilas Zoo carousel returns
Henry Vilas Zoo carousel returns
Henry Vilas plans to open up the Children's Zoo soon. This will be the first exhibit area to be reopened.
It didn't make much sense to close it in the first place.
Henry Vilas Zoo has had three North American River Otter pups born to first-time parents Dragonroll and Elva. Their names are Lily, Montello, and Fisher.
Henry Vilas Zoo announces new otter pups
Henry Vilas Zoo announces new otter pups
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The gender of the three pups was revealed on the zoo's instagram, 2 males and 1 female.
Source:
Instagram of Henry Vilas Zoo (https://www.instagram.com/p/CNSd_zJj5c9/
Amboseli, an African Lion born at Henry Vilas Zoo four years ago, has been transferred to Little Rock Zoo to form his own pride. Ansel is still at the zoo, but will most likely be moved to another facility soon.
Henry Vilas Zoo
Henry Vilas Zoo
According to a keeper’s Instagram, Andapa the female black-and-white ruffed lemur - one of the females that had babies a few years ago - is moving to another facility.
Henry Vilas Zoo Updates (5/2/2021)
- There are a few new signs around the zoo in front of some of the exhibits.
- The indoor meerkat exhibit has been revamped to house Von der Decken's hornbills. (I'll post photos of it later.)
- There's a new wooden shelter in the African lion exhibit.
- The outdoor aardvark area is done. It isn't too fancy, it's mostly just an outdoor area.
- The little aviary in front of the pavilion was still empty, but it had lots of enrichment items in it. It is definitely for some kind of parrot-like bird.
- The Barbados sheep exhibit is still empty.
- The area in front of the old American badger exhibit has a sign that says: "Badger Exhibit: Under Construction" and "Badgers can be seen in the badger house."
- Everything else was typical. It was just your standard visit. One of the Somali wild ass tried to attack a service dog, so that was interesting.
- There are a few new signs around the zoo in front of some of the exhibits.
- The indoor meerkat exhibit has been revamped to house Von der Decken's hornbills. (I'll post photos of it later.)
- There's a new wooden shelter in the African lion exhibit.
- The outdoor aardvark area is done. It isn't too fancy, it's mostly just an outdoor area.
- The little aviary in front of the pavilion was still empty, but it had lots of enrichment items in it. It is definitely for some kind of parrot-like bird.
- The Barbados sheep exhibit is still empty.
- The area in front of the old American badger exhibit has a sign that says: "Badger Exhibit: Under Construction" and "Badgers can be seen in the badger house."
- Everything else was typical. It was just your standard visit. One of the Somali wild ass tried to attack a service dog, so that was interesting.
Have the indoor areas reopened yet?
Unless you count the areas where you can see the indoor exhibits for the meerkats and stuff, no.
Henry Vilas Zoo posted a photo of 11 young piranhas, so I'm assuming that these new individuals have been reintroduced into the Aviary building after their renovation as completed. The tank that formerly held the adult piranhas was empty for several months before the building was closed due to COVID-19.
According to the Henry Vilas Zoo’s Instagram, they now have Kaiser Mountain Newts. They have at least two of them.
According to a keeper’s Instagram, a new North American Porcupine named “Claude” went on exhibit for the first time today.
Kawan the Bornean Orangutan has been transferred to Utah's Hogle Zoo on breeding recommendation.
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I see they no longer list any areas as closed on their website. Is the zoo open yet? I would assume so as it doesn’t seem they are even requiring masks anymore.