Milwaukee County Zoo Milwaukee County Zoo Former Species

birdsandbats said:
There were never any turkeys in that exhibit other than wild ones that may have flown in.
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It's kind of a gray area, I'm sure the turkeys were originally wild but they put some effort into keeping them there (feeding etc) and there were signs for them alongside the mule deer and moose as if they were an intentional part of the exhibit.
 
turkeyfox said:
It's kind of a gray area, I'm sure the turkeys were originally wild but they put some effort into keeping them there (feeding etc) and there were signs for them alongside the mule deer and moose as if they were an intentional part of the exhibit.
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I've seen wild turkeys while visiting the zoo before. I wouldn't be surprised if - like you said - they were fed to encourage them to stay there and make a more immersive North American exhibit. I don't know if I'd count them as a formal species kept by the zoo, though.
 
birdsandbats said:
There were never any turkeys in that exhibit other than wild ones that may have flown in.
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There actually was in fact at least one turkey in the moose yard that was part of the zoo's collection. I recall a visit to the zoo sometime during the winter between 2009-2012 and was surprised to see a turkey in a normally empty exhibit in the Australia building! There was a sign up that explained that the turkey, named Bob, was quite old and spending the winter inside rather than out on the moose yard due to his advanced age. So there was at one point at least one wild turkey that belonged to the zoo.
 
Wild wolverine said:
There actually was in fact at least one turkey in the moose yard that was part of the zoo's collection. I recall a visit to the zoo sometime during the winter between 2009-2012 and was surprised to see a turkey in a normally empty exhibit in the Australia building! There was a sign up that explained that the turkey, named Bob, was quite old and spending the winter inside rather than out on the moose yard due to his advanced age. So there was at one point at least one wild turkey that belonged to the zoo.
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That's awesome, LOL. I don't even remember the Australia building at Milwaukee.
 
Late response, my parents had a guidebook from the late 70’s. I remember they had Grevy’s Zebras that were mixed in the gazelle/impala yard at the time. I also remember them having Orang-utans, Wallaroos, and Black Leopards listed in the book as well.
(Just a interesting note, the book also had a picture of the Humbolt Penguins sharing a pool with the Brazilian Tapirs at the time with llamas in the background).
 
HowlerMonkey said:
Late response, my parents had a guidebook from the late 70’s. I remember they had Grevy’s Zebras that were mixed in the gazelle/impala yard at the time. I also remember them having Orang-utans, Wallaroos, and Black Leopards listed in the book as well.
(Just a interesting note, the book also had a picture of the Humbolt Penguins sharing a pool with the Brazilian Tapirs at the time with llamas in the background).
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Just to edit, just remembered Milwaukee has Orang-utans. Don’t know why I thought they didn’t.
 
HowlerMonkey said:
Late response, my parents had a guidebook from the late 70’s. I remember they had Grevy’s Zebras that were mixed in the gazelle/impala yard at the time. I also remember them having Orang-utans, Wallaroos, and Black Leopards listed in the book as well.
(Just a interesting note, the book also had a picture of the Humbolt Penguins sharing a pool with the Brazilian Tapirs at the time with llamas in the background).
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Any chance you could find that book? I’d love to see scans or pictures of those pages.
 
HowlerMonkey said:
Late response, my parents had a guidebook from the late 70’s. I remember they had Grevy’s Zebras that were mixed in the gazelle/impala yard at the time. I also remember them having Orang-utans, Wallaroos, and Black Leopards listed in the book as well.
(Just a interesting note, the book also had a picture of the Humbolt Penguins sharing a pool with the Brazilian Tapirs at the time with llamas in the background).
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I remember black leopards in the old cat house in either the late 90s or early 2000s
 
EsserWarrior said:
I don't understand how they mess it up that badly, though.
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It is almost always possible to figure out the sources of the errors, which seem to be basically due to auto-fill messing up. Note that this particular report is missing both lions and tigers -- seems clear that the oncilla entry (aka "tiger cat") is supposed to be tiger, and the liger entry is supposed to be lion.
 
Thanks to the recent photos from the 1973 guidebook uploaded by @Wild wolverine, we can add these species to the list:

Primates of the World:
Celebus Crested Macaque
Bald Ukari

Aviary:
unspecified pelican species
Coscoroba Swan
unspecified hummingbird species

South American Exhibit:
Green-winged Macaw
Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Llama

African Exhibits:
Hartebeest

Asian Exhibits:
Demoiselle Crane
Bengal Tiger (possibly pure)
 
Just thought I'd make a post covering all of the known former species. Phase-out years are listed, when known:

Adventure Africa:
Yellow-backed Duiker

African Exhibits:
African Spurred Tortoise
Black Rhino (2021)
Giant Eland
Goliath Heron
Grant's Gazelle
Grevy's Zebra
Hartebeest
Kori Bustard
Llama
Ruppell's Griffon Vulture
Secretarybird
Speke's Gazelle
Springbok
Vulturine Guineafowl
White Stork
White Rhino

Asian Exhibits:
Asian Black Bear
Asian Elephant
Axis Deer
Blackbuck
Demoiselle Crane
Indian Rhino
Malayan Tapir
Sarus Crane

South American Exhibits:
Capybara
Coscoroba Swan
Giant Anteater
King Vulture
Lowland Paca
Patagonian Cavy
Green-winged Macaw
Blue-and-yellow Macaw
pelican (species unknown)
hummingbird (species unknown)

North America:
American Bison
American Black Bear
Black-tailed Prairie Dog
Dall Sheep
Great Horned Owl
Mule Deer
Polar Bear (2021)
Sandhill Crane
Steller's Sea Lion
Gray Wolf
White-tailed Deer
Wild Turkey
Wolverine

Australia (Former Exhibit):
Bennett's Wallaby
Common Wallaroo
Emu (2017)
Laughing Kookaburra (2021)
Red Kangaroo (2017)
Red Lionfish (2017)
Matschie's Tree Kangaroo
Koala
Wild Turkey

Big Cat Country:
Amur Leopard
Caracal
Cougar

Monkey Island:
American Mink
Rhesus Macaque

Aviary:
Adelie Penguin
African Spoonbill
Asian Fairy-Bluebird
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Black-necked Swan
"Blue-crowned Motmot"
Blue-faced Honeyeater (2021)
Crimson-backed Tanager
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Golden-backed Woodpecker
Green Aracari
Guam Rail
King Penguin
Laughing Kookaburra (2021)
Red-billed Teal
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Sora
White-faced Whistling-Duck (2021)

Primates of the World:
Barbary Macaque
Celebes Crested Macaque
Crested Mangabey
Debrazza's Monkey
Diana Monkey
Gelada
Lar Gibbon
Lion-tailed Macaque
Proboscis Monkey
Patas Monkey
Red Uakari
Sclater's Guenon
Skye's Guenon
Spectacled Langur
Stump-tailed Macaque
Tufted Capuchin

Aquatic and Reptile Center:
African Rock Python
Alligator Snapping Turtle
Amazon River Dolphin
Amazon Milk Frog
Amazon Tree Boa
American Alligator
Asian Water Monitor
Brazilian Rainbow Boa
Chacoan Horned Frog (2021)
Common Cuttlefish (2022)
Common Suriname Toad (2021)
Green Anaconda
Green Basilisk
Indian Rock Python
Lined Red Chiton (2021)
Moon Jelly
Ornate Flying Snake
Prehensile-tailed Skink (2021)
Roti Island Snake-necked Turtle
Russel's Viper

Small Mammal House (Daylight Room):
Bat-eared Fox
Black-backed Jackal
Common Dwarf Mongoose
douroucouli
Fisher
Golden-headed Lion Tamarin
Golden Lion Tamarin (2021)
Greater Grison
Jaguarundi
Meerkat
Ring-tailed Lemur (2021)
Rock Hyrax
Squirrel Monkey
Tree Shrew

Small Mammal House (Nocturnal Room):
Binturong
Black-footed Cat
Bush-tailed Galago
Ferret Badger (species unknown)
Genet (species unknown)
Giant Pangolin
Hog Badger (species unknown)
Kinkajou
Masked Palm Civet
Pale Fox
Palm Civet
Potto (2022)
Pygmy Slow Loris

Family Farm:
Barred Owl
Eastern Gray Squirrel

Birds of Prey Show:
Bald Eagle (2022)
Barn Owl
Eurasian Eagle-Owl
Military Macaw
Red-crowned Parrot
Red-tailed Hawk
Wedge-tailed Eagle

African Apes:
Rainbow Lizard

Wong Family Pheasantry:
Golden Pheasant
King Vulture
Satyr Tragopan
Silver Pheasant

Aquatics Show (currently Oceans of Fun):
Common Bottlenose Dolphin
 
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