A Mindanao Bleeding-Heart recently hatched.
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JollyGreenGiant94
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Where in the park are they kept? This is the first I have heard of this species. I know they have nesting Nicobar Pigeons with at least one hatchling.
Presumably they're kept in the aviary on Mahajarah Jungle Trek.
JollyGreenGiant94
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I will have to make a note to ask Cast Members about them next time. I know the aviary recently got Galahs which I've also yet to see.
That is correct.
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Well Hannover at least gives a reason for having African penguins in a North American area to keep the geographic theme correct. Animal Kingdoms aviary additions are just a lazy inclusion of Asian looking species.
Some changes from my visit before.
-The ring-tailed lemurs have passed away recently, they were both in their late 20s-early 30s and had age-related health issues. They died within days of each other as one was also very sad alone.
-In the Affection Section, we are down to 3 goats and 5 sheep from the original herd. Two of the newer Nigerian dwarf goats were in with the old herd. The goats are 15 years old which is really old, and 4 out of the 5 sheep are 11 and one is 14.
-Many animals not out today in the heat, such as the lions, cheetahs, Eld’s deer, blackbuck and greater kudu.
-The ring-tailed lemurs have passed away recently, they were both in their late 20s-early 30s and had age-related health issues. They died within days of each other as one was also very sad alone.
-In the Affection Section, we are down to 3 goats and 5 sheep from the original herd. Two of the newer Nigerian dwarf goats were in with the old herd. The goats are 15 years old which is really old, and 4 out of the 5 sheep are 11 and one is 14.
-Many animals not out today in the heat, such as the lions, cheetahs, Eld’s deer, blackbuck and greater kudu.
With the goats/sheep, I roughly have a list on who is still alive/dead.
Goats(Alpine x African Pygmy)
Kit(F) living, black coloration
Bueller(M) living, dark gray to black coloration with patches of white hairs
Tubbs(M) living, tan coloration with black on face
Maverick(M) dead 2020?
Willis(M) dead November 2019
Leia(F) dead 2021
Frackel(M) dead
McFly(F) dead 2021?
Magnum(M) dead 2019?
There were a few more Idk the names, and some Nubian goats and one Arapawa goat and idk what else which have been gone for a long time now.
Sheep
Swan(F) living, Southdown sheep
Sophia(F) living, Katahadin Sheep
Blanche(F) living, Katahadin Sheep
Rose(F) living, Katahadin Sheep
Flemming(M) dead 2022
Neiffer(M) dead 2020?
Sage(F) dead December 2021
Pearl(F) dead 2020?
Clover(F) dead 2021?
There are more I do not know their names, but there is one more living one I forget her name and what breed of sheep she is.
I even dislike some zoogeographial themeing in my hometown Zoo, Zoo Zurich (although quality wise it is one of the best worldwide). E.g. the meerkats at the Lewa exhibit...
To be fair to DAK and Zoo Hannover: Both have - beside some zoogeographical lack of accuracy - very good if not superb immersion exhibits.
I calculated and total number left is 8/48 which is 16.66 percent(since last year someone told me 37 already died, plus three this year.)Very few left and in the next one or two years I expect them all to die out and the new Nigerian dwarf goats all in the contact yard.
Piece of 2022 News not mentioned:
On May 1st, it was announced that a (1.0) northern ground hornbill named Mayhem was transferred to the Little Rock Zoo in Arkansas.
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On May 1st, it was announced that a (1.0) northern ground hornbill named Mayhem was transferred to the Little Rock Zoo in Arkansas.
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JollyGreenGiant94
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Sumatran Tiger Anala has been transferred to the Honolulu Zoo. Still no word on when or if we are still getting a male (Last I heard was Conrad from Kansas City)
On July 28th, it was announced that a (0.1) African barbet was born in June and transferred to the Memphis Zoo in Tennessee.
What's New at the Zoo... Baby Edition!
What's New at the Zoo... Baby Edition!
JollyGreenGiant94
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I think the article is meaning to say that the baby was born in June at Memphis not the female transferred was born in June.
JollyGreenGiant94
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I'm quoting from the article itself, "The female hatched at Disney’s Animal Kingdom in June of 2022." This is referring to the female who bred with the male.
That is clearly a typo for some other year. The article also says "The baby barbets [at Memphis] fledged July 2-3." Fledging age is about one month, which means they hatched around the start of June. The female couldn't have been hatched at Disney during the same month she laid the eggs at Memphis.
JollyGreenGiant94
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DAK is now home to two Coscoroba Swans in the Oasis section