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Animallover360 said:
I was at the park on Tuesday, and the family troop wasn’t out, so that’s explains why they weren’t out! Also, I saw the baby hippo’s mother on the safari, but I couldn’t get a view of the baby, but you could tell it was the mother because she was far off from all of the other hippos.
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how many hippos does Disney Animal Kingdom have? I’ve never been able to figure it out :rolleyes:
 
John Marchwick said:
Could Animal Kingdom Add an Australia Expansion? Imagineer Responds - Inside the Magic

A possibility for an Australian Section?
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The quote below struck me as just weird, and incorrect:
However we tended not to group by national identity, but by habitat range. Epcot is nations. DAK is habitat ranges. Where savanna is. Where tigers are.
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True, DAK is not exactly countries, but it also kind of is. "Africa" is clearly an east African village. "Asia" is clearly south Asian. Each area has divisions internally showing other parts, such as Tibet/Nepal in Asia and forested areas of Africa. At best it might be "continental" divided, but it isn't "habitat range".

Australia, being also a continent fits in just fine IMO.

That said, I doubt they will make an Australian section, or really any other expansion like that any time soon. Dinoland USA is in sore need of a major update, and they seem to be investing some in that.
 
To me, that sounds like Joe Rohde being Joe Rohde. I love the guy as a huge Disney Parks fan as I am, but he talks like this all the time. You could tell the wheels are always turning in his mind and what he says sometimes doesn't come out the way he is probably thinking them.

I also don't believe Australia will ever be fully on its way to Animal Kingdom and I'm not entirely sure there are any major new plans to DAK any time soon. I mean they do have kangaroos around the base of the Tree of Life, so there is at least some Australian representation.

I don't think a huge massive overhaul of Dinoland, U.S.A. is coming either, and aside from the Chester and Hester's Carnival area, I actually really enjoy Dinoland. I love the Dino Institute premise, and am a huge fan of DAK sticking to their ideas of looking at the past, present, and possible future (previously wanted to explore fantastical) areas of wildlife or evolution.
 
John Marchwick said:
Could Animal Kingdom Add an Australia Expansion? Imagineer Responds - Inside the Magic

A possibility for an Australian Section?
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If they are going to add a third continent, I would much rather see a South America area. South America has more opportunities for unique new animal species, such as a variety of primates, tropical birds, jaguars, ocelots, andean bears, maned wolf, giant anteater, bush dog, and more. I'm not saying Australia is lacking in animals, but there are certainly less choices in US Zoos than for South America.
 
John Marchwick said:
Could Animal Kingdom Add an Australia Expansion? Imagineer Responds - Inside the Magic

A possibility for an Australian Section?
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I’ve have been very lucky to have a few actual conversations with Joe Rhode (amazingly wonderful guy who is always very cheerful and open). Joe is a story guy, he uses stories to explain things, in the parks and in his dialect. That being said this is not a story about and Austin section, this is a story about how they decided lands in Animal Kingdom. His answer is no they never considered it because they didn’t think about Australia they thought about kangaroos. So no this is not proof of an Australian section coming to Animal Kingdom.
 
Does animal kingdom still keep the following species
-Yellow-backed duiker
-Elds deer
-Naked mole rat
-Cotton-top tamarin
-Miniature donkey
And how many gorillas does the park currently have?

I haven’t visited since November 2019. There may have been lots of changes since covid.
 
Kevin2342 said:
And how many gorillas does the park currently have?
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They should have 12 (7.5) living in two different troops:

Bachelor troop (4.0):
1.0 Augustus (1981) - Kejana's dad
1.0 Kejana (1991) - Augustus' son
1.0 Zawadi (1991) - M'bizi's brother
1.0 M'bizi (1993) - Zawadi's brother

Breeding troop (3.5):
1.0 Gino (1980)
0.1 Kashata (1993)
0.1 Azizi (1997)
0.1 Lily (2010, Gino x Kashata)
1.0 Cory (2014, Gino x Azizi)
1.0 Flint (2014, Gino x Kashata)
0.1 Grace (2019, Gino x Kashata)
0.1 Ada (2021, Gino x Azizi)
 
Kevin2342 said:
Does animal kingdom still keep the following species
-Yellow-backed duiker
-Elds deer
-Naked mole rat
-Cotton-top tamarin
-Miniature donkey

I haven’t visited since November 2019. There may have been lots of changes since covid.
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Now @Kevin2342. In order for me to answer your questions in a way that would not be too long to read, I will group up the listed animals above into three separate categories, depending on if they are still around or not:

First, in terms of the Yellow-backed Duiker. I was able enough to ask one of the keepers about this not too long ago, and what she told me was that they still have a few individuals on display, although they are more or less difficult to find, given due to their shy and elusive nature.

In the case of the Tamarins and Mole Rats, I can confirm that they are still on display and thus they should be easy enough to find within their own individual habitats. Although, I should also mention that the mole rats are currently roped off from guests, mostly due to issues involving social distancing. Along with the fact that the tamarins currently share the same enclosure with a single Red-Footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonarius), as well.

As for the the Eld’s Deer and Miniature Donkey, I am not so certain if both species are still around. But in the case of the deer, it is more than likely that the deer had already passed away, likely due to its old age. Although, I am not so certain about the donkey, simply because of the fact that I have not visited the “Affection Section” area of the park in quite some time. But when I do have the opportunity, I would see if they still have any, and will hopefully find out if they do have plans to bring in some more.

~ @Austin the Sengi
 
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Austin the Sengi said:
Now @Kevin2342. In order for me to answer your questions in a way that would not be too long to read, I will group up the listed animals above into three separate categories, depending on if they are still around or not:

First, in terms of the Yellow-backed Duiker. I was able enough to ask one of the keepers about this not too long ago, and what she told me was that they still have a few individuals on display, although they are more or less difficult to find, given due to their shy and elusive nature.

In the case of the Tamarins and Mole Rats, I can confirm that they are still on display and thus they should be easy enough to find within their own individual habitats. Although, I should also mention that the mole rats are currently roped off from guests, mostly due to issues involving social distancing. Along with the fact that the tamarins currently share the same enclosure with a single Red-Footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonarius), as well.

As for the the Eld’s Deer and Miniature Donkey, I am not so certain if both species are still around. But in the case of the deer, It is more than likely that the deer had already passed away, like due to its old age. Although, I am not so certain about the donkey, simply because of the fact that I have not visited the “Affection Section” area of the park in quite some time. But when I do have the opportunity, I would see if they still have any, and will hopefully find out if they do have plans to bring in some more.

~ @Austin the Sengi
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I went in late august and saw no Eld's deer but I did see 2-3 miniature donkeys at the Affection Section.
 
Austin the Sengi said:
As for the the Eld’s Deer and Miniature Donkey, I am not so certain if both species are still around. But in the case of the deer, It is more than likely that the deer had already passed away, likely due to its old age.
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So does the zoo currently mix anything with the water Buffalo? Do they still have blackbuck or bar-headed geese in there?
 
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