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Westcoastperson said:
3 1/2 - 4 years ago. She lived in the two exhibits around the hippo exhibit.
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I thought so. Will be good to see them back as I really felt like their presence was missed when I last visited.

The whole area of the zoo around the hippos, black bears and tigers is in need of a bit of TLC, and is looking quite tired.
 
Cat-Man said:
I thought so. Will be good to see them back as I really felt like their presence was missed when I last visited.

The whole area of the zoo around the hippos, black bears and tigers is in need of a bit of TLC, and is looking quite tired.
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Have you seen the new master plan? the area is going to be made into an Asian section.
 
There will be Indian Rhinos in the Asia Section in which they'll rotate with the Asian elephants (Elephants of Asia Area) and White Rhinos for the Africa area and hopefully the hippos will return with underwater glass viewing.
 
Thomas said:
There will be Indian Rhinos in the Asia Section in which they'll rotate with the Asian elephants (Elephants of Asia Area) and White Rhinos for the Africa area and hopefully the hippos will return with underwater glass viewing.
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It's going to be many years before they have the time and money to build this exhibit. Really disappointing. I assume they'll just fill the existing exhibit with more tapirs, as usual...
 
jpc323 said:
It's going to be many years before they have the time and money to build this exhibit. Really disappointing. I assume they'll just fill the existing exhibit with more tapirs, as usual...
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As much as I’d want to see greater one horned rhinoceros back and it’s been a hot minute since they’ve been here, it’s important that we have the proper space/exhibits for such large animals in the LA Zoo collection. The Asia section is supposed to take place in more than 10 years from our current timeline and it being a city owned zoo, anything can further impede plans such as pandemic or economic struggles. And if they do place tapirs in the current habitats, would that be such a bad thing? Tapirs are currently more endangered at the moment compared to the greater one horned rhinoceros.
 
I like the tapirs as much as anyone else, just saying I don’t understand shipping out both hippos and am skeptical about how they’ll repurpose the hippo exhibit
 
jpc323 said:
I like the tapirs as much as anyone else, just saying I don’t understand shipping out both hippos and am skeptical about how they’ll repurpose the hippo exhibit
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The hippo exhibit was outdated as is many of the exhibits predating the early 2000’s and perhaps it was deemed the right choice to move them out to proper homes that can care for them better or exhibited properly. As for that they can do with the exhibit, maybe can be repurposed for an ungulate specie that can utilize the space better and therefore being much more fit due to their smaller size :)
 
Julio C Castro said:
As much as I’d want to see greater one horned rhinoceros back and it’s been a hot minute since they’ve been here, it’s important that we have the proper space/exhibits for such large animals in the LA Zoo collection. The Asia section is supposed to take place in more than 10 years from our current timeline and it being a city owned zoo, anything can further impede plans such as pandemic or economic struggles. And if they do place tapirs in the current habitats, would that be such a bad thing? Tapirs are currently more endangered at the moment compared to the greater one horned rhinoceros.
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I could see them putting in lowland anoas, giant ant eaters, capybara, babirusa, maybe one of their rarer pig of duiker species.
 
IMO moving the hippos is the best thing for both the husbandry/life quality of those two animals and for the overall health and reproduction of the population. LA's hippos went to quality facilities where they will thrive (especially at DAK) and I applaud LA for recognizing that their current facilities are not fit to continue housing species like rhinoceros, hippopotamus, and Lion despite retaining them in the collection likely being very tempting from a publicity standpoint. The zoo is smart to make deals for the future in which they can assure they have access to replacement animals once their new habitats are constructed.

~Thylo
 
Westcoastperson said:
Maybe we will see a birth in a few years and we could have a larger heard for the new exhibit opening.
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I agree and with the potential of Billy’s genes to be finally represented within the US or worldwide can further diversify the gene pool for the Asian Elephants breeding programs.

Great Argus said:
I didn't realize this was the elephants til I clicked on the link! :p
Good to see this though!
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I was so happy that I almost screamed in joy right in the middle of the supermarket :D I’ll try to make a visit this week to see if I can photograph the herd together, this is a big step forward for the LA Zoo.
 
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