San Diego Zoo Safari Park San Diego Zoo Safari Park News 2022
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Sadly no. My understanding is three birds died and the remaining bird was sent to Tampa.
Such a shame. They're really unusual yet beautiful birds that I would love to have the opportunity to see.
Out of curiosity, where in the zoo were they? I can't quite place the exhibit photos in the gallery to memory.
They were in the Mombasa Lagoon iirc, they had a small island with cranes and geese on it which is located closer to the Mombasa Cooker. I saw one when I first visited in 2019 and I wish I had captured a photo of it
One of my fondest memories from my last visit to the Safari Park was eating an excellent lunch at the Mombasa cooker on the patio deck while watching the shoebills and other wading birds. It's been a few years, but I still remember that experience vividly. They are my favorite birds and I concur that it is absolutely tragic that they have become so scarce. Here is a photo I was able to capture during my visit.They were in the Mombasa Lagoon iirc, they had a small island with cranes and geese on it which is located closer to the Mombasa Cooker. I saw one when I first visited in 2019 and I wish I had captured a photo of it
One of my fondest memories from my last visit to the Safari Park was eating an excellent lunch at the Mombasa cooker on the patio deck while watching the shoebills and other wading birds. It's been a few years, but I still remember that experience vividly. They are my favorite birds and I concur that it is absolutely tragic that they have become so scarce. Here is a photo I was able to capture during my visit.
Seeing them on my visit was one of my highlights as well, they were one of the species I most wanted to see and I'm glad I was able to. They're so cool and wierd at the same time. Pity the species just doesn't breed well in captivity.
If I’m correct shoebills with pinioned wings have less success with breeding compared to free flight shoebills in aviaries. San Diego giving theirs to Tampa might have been for breeding reasons.
Does anyone know the approximate dimensions of the parks condor aviary?
California or Andean?
San Diego Zoo Safari Park has only California, unless they *just* acquired Andeans.
It is also mentioned in species lists dating back to at least 2018.
Edit: my mistake I thought this was the zoos thread not the Safari park.
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They actually do have both afaik, but only California is on exhibit. Their Andeans are ambassador birds.
Perimeter: 85 m
Area 4790 sq
A domesticated dog was captured from the gorilla exhibit after roaming around the safari parks grounds. The dog has since been sent to a shelter to find his owner.
Dog safely removed from gorilla exhibit at San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Dog safely removed from gorilla exhibit at San Diego Zoo Safari Park
splendens
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A very rare COOKS PETREL ( Pterodroma cookii)
has been sighted three days ago at the african outpost in the lower lagoon.
https://ebird.org/checklist/S112626...00.114021697.1655146863-1105274724.1642209682
has been sighted three days ago at the african outpost in the lower lagoon.
https://ebird.org/checklist/S112626...00.114021697.1655146863-1105274724.1642209682
Now that was definitely not a piece of news I was expecting! Very odd!
A short bit on Cook's Petrel for those unfamilar: a uncommon threatened species that breeds on three islands off New Zealand, and travels northeast to the Eastern Pacific in winter. They are generally rare far off the West Coast of the US, but there are several summer records from the Salton Sea which are presumed to be birds cutting back over to the Pacific from the Gulf of California. Thus this record is not unprecedented, but very unusual indeed!
That dog is extremely lucky it didn't get hurt! I wonder how it got in, and what happened to the other dog.