Apologies if an annual news thread already exists, I did not find one in my quick search of the forums.
I visited the zoo last week and have a few changes to note:
-The former Blue-Fronted Amazon aviary in World of Birds has been updated to house Congo Peafowl, Congo Grey Parrot, Guinea Turaco, Tambourine Dove, and, strangely, Violaceous Euphonia.
-The zoo now have two Congo Peafowl after several years of having only one individual.
-The pair of Blue-Headed Wood-Doves are on-exhibit in the bee-eater aviary.
-The Lesser Bornean Crested Fireback is on-exhibit in one of the Lesser BOP aviaries.
-The zebra mouse enclosure in the Mouse House is currently empty and gutted.
-The mole-rat enclosure is undergoing intensive renovation to turn it into a multi-level complex of tubes we are used to seeing for mole-rat enclosures.
-The is an unspecified mouse on-exhibit in the flex habitat between the sengi and chinchilla (the one centered with the hallway in the diurnal area). I think it's a Peromyscus sp. but not sure which.
-The zoo's last antelope-squirrel is gone.
-The bts nursery room in World of Reptiles has been changed up slightly. The Trimeresurus insularis are no longer on-display here and have been replaced by what appear to be Weber's Sailfin Lizard hatchlings. The turtle shelves are housing McCord's Box Turtle, Yellow-Headed box Turtle, and Chinese Big-Headed Turtle. I believe the zoo shipped most of their Golden Coin Turtles out to Columbus, though I'm unsure why as they were successful with breeding them.
-Despite being on-show at the zoo for less than a year, it seems they no longer have Bothriechis bilineatus.
-The Komodo Dragon hatchlings are on-exhibit in their own habitat in WoR.
-A Mojave Desert Sidewinder has gone on-exhibit with the Southwest Speckled Rattlesnakes.
-It seems the remaining Sunda Gharial may be permanently or long-term off-exhibit as she has been replaced in that enclosure by the zoo's Cuban Crocodile, signage and all. The two smaller crocodilian habitats were drained and empty.
-The zoo has a new pair of Coscoroba Swan on-exhibit in the SeaBird Aviary. We will see how long they remain there, as I've seldom seen a waterfowl species go on-show in that habitat for more than one or two visits (ie. steamer duck, sheldgoose). They make for a welcome addition to the aviary following the trio of Grey Gulls which arrived last year.
-In the Pheasantry, I found no sign of the Australian Magpie or Plum-Headed Parakeets, both of which are usually out during the winter months.
-The zoo now has a female Cabot's Tragopan to join their male on-exhibit.
-It seems the zoo is down to one individual Madagascar Crested Ibis, which is on-exhibit in the large African free-flight room of WoB.
-The capercaillie male was displaying to the female on-exhibit, and the net was pulled down over their habitat to allow them some privacy.
-The fake model cock-of-the-rocks were put up in the aviary again, presumably meaning the zoo is going for another breeding attempt this year.
-The World of Birds nursery is under renovation it seems.
-Green Mantella have been added to the mantella/leaf-tailed gecko habitat in WoR.
~Thylo
I visited the zoo last week and have a few changes to note:
-The former Blue-Fronted Amazon aviary in World of Birds has been updated to house Congo Peafowl, Congo Grey Parrot, Guinea Turaco, Tambourine Dove, and, strangely, Violaceous Euphonia.
-The zoo now have two Congo Peafowl after several years of having only one individual.
-The pair of Blue-Headed Wood-Doves are on-exhibit in the bee-eater aviary.
-The Lesser Bornean Crested Fireback is on-exhibit in one of the Lesser BOP aviaries.
-The zebra mouse enclosure in the Mouse House is currently empty and gutted.
-The mole-rat enclosure is undergoing intensive renovation to turn it into a multi-level complex of tubes we are used to seeing for mole-rat enclosures.
-The is an unspecified mouse on-exhibit in the flex habitat between the sengi and chinchilla (the one centered with the hallway in the diurnal area). I think it's a Peromyscus sp. but not sure which.
-The zoo's last antelope-squirrel is gone.
-The bts nursery room in World of Reptiles has been changed up slightly. The Trimeresurus insularis are no longer on-display here and have been replaced by what appear to be Weber's Sailfin Lizard hatchlings. The turtle shelves are housing McCord's Box Turtle, Yellow-Headed box Turtle, and Chinese Big-Headed Turtle. I believe the zoo shipped most of their Golden Coin Turtles out to Columbus, though I'm unsure why as they were successful with breeding them.
-Despite being on-show at the zoo for less than a year, it seems they no longer have Bothriechis bilineatus.
-The Komodo Dragon hatchlings are on-exhibit in their own habitat in WoR.
-A Mojave Desert Sidewinder has gone on-exhibit with the Southwest Speckled Rattlesnakes.
-It seems the remaining Sunda Gharial may be permanently or long-term off-exhibit as she has been replaced in that enclosure by the zoo's Cuban Crocodile, signage and all. The two smaller crocodilian habitats were drained and empty.
-The zoo has a new pair of Coscoroba Swan on-exhibit in the SeaBird Aviary. We will see how long they remain there, as I've seldom seen a waterfowl species go on-show in that habitat for more than one or two visits (ie. steamer duck, sheldgoose). They make for a welcome addition to the aviary following the trio of Grey Gulls which arrived last year.
-In the Pheasantry, I found no sign of the Australian Magpie or Plum-Headed Parakeets, both of which are usually out during the winter months.
-The zoo now has a female Cabot's Tragopan to join their male on-exhibit.
-It seems the zoo is down to one individual Madagascar Crested Ibis, which is on-exhibit in the large African free-flight room of WoB.
-The capercaillie male was displaying to the female on-exhibit, and the net was pulled down over their habitat to allow them some privacy.
-The fake model cock-of-the-rocks were put up in the aviary again, presumably meaning the zoo is going for another breeding attempt this year.
-The World of Birds nursery is under renovation it seems.
-Green Mantella have been added to the mantella/leaf-tailed gecko habitat in WoR.
~Thylo
