Smithsonian National Zoo Smithsonian National Zoo News 2022
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On May 14th, it was reported that the fox has been caught and euthanized.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/05/13/fox-killed-flamingos-caught-and-killed/
Not quite, it's stated "a fox", not "the fox". It's unknown whether the fox in question is actually the one.
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Rabbit the zoos 15 year-old male Harbor seal has passed
Rabbit the zoos 15 year-old male Harbor seal has passed
On May 20th, the zoo announced that 3 litters of black-footed ferrets have been born at the Conservation Biology Institute since April 20th.
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The zoo answered when/where these will go on exhibit recently, but they did it in one of their member exclusive emails and the info isn't yet on their website, so not sure if I should post anymore of what it said.
The zoo has a new sand cat named Najma. Not sure if they still have Lulu, but considering they listed the sand cat as off-exhibit on the website for basically just a week I'd guess not.
After not seeing them for a while on my most recent visit the ringed teal were back on exhibit in Amazonia.
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If they answered it in a member forum - it's public. Memberships don't hold exclusivity for zoo news.
Yeah I just tend to overthink things for stupid reasons, but I'll just post what it said.
This Friday (May 27th) the zoo will be opening a new exhibit called the Claws & Paws Pathway. The path will feature four species, North American porcupine, bobcats, binturongs, and Pallas's cats.
I believe the area is located next to the prairie dogs on the Olmsted walk.
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SaritaWolf
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I was wondering if they’d ever reopen that path! One of my favorite spots since it’s nice and quiet and out of the way. Binturongs and Pallas’ Cats are super exciting too!
The exhibit has now opened:
Claws and Paws Pathway Opens at Smithsonian’s National Zoo
Exhibits page on the website:
Claws & Paws Pathway
I've known about Claws & Paws Pathway since winter. Each vist I have been on Smokey the Bear trail looking over to see if I could see any animals in the enclosures. It wasn't until this month, with a super zoomed in camera, that I finally spotted one of the binturong. I'm very excited to see everyone up close!
The zoo announced on Facebook a female white-naped crane chick hatched on May 5th at SCBI. She is her parents 5th offspring (49th for SCBI), but prior to hatching was placed with surrogate parents (whose own egg was infertile) to give them parental experience.
The closest zoo I can think of that has Pallas's cats is the Prospect Park Zoo in New York City.
Yes. Prospect Park, Oglebay to the west, Mill Mountain to the south. Utica and Ross Park in NY, as well. Only other east coast are Cincinnati, Columbus, and Birmingham AL.
drill
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What did they have then?
Aardwolf
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It was a long time ago... I remember the fishing cats were there, cusimanse... I want to say tayra, but I could be wrong on that last one.
This old map states that bobcats, jaguars, pumas, porcupines, and tayras were on this trail. Another old map mentioned coatis.
Zoo map : [Washington D.C.]