A pair of Big-headed Amazon River Turtles have been added to the flooded Amazon exhibit in the Animal Lifestyles Building - reported on their FB page.
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On June 10th, the zoo announced they have acquired (1.1) Hamadryas baboons named Mousa and Muriu from the Oakland Zoo in California in April. They also announced that they will be acquiring (1.2) Hamadryas baboons from the San Diego Zoo in California this month.
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Any indication of Hall of Animals reopening?
SusScrofa
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I emailed them a couple of days ago to find out but have not yet received a response.
PercideRolo
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Sand Cat are now on exhibit.
Not to be rude, but do you mind linking the information on where you got this from? Or is it from a private source?
PercideRolo
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curater of animals
The old Pallas Cat exhibit maybe. Idk if to trust this source as its kind of unprofessional in the way he has presented the information. But I thought Bronx had Sand Cat behind the scenes in the last few years, according to the last USDA report.
PercideRolo
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Animal lifestile bilding.
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Sorry for that. No harm was meant but it happens all the time on websites like this, where all people see are usernames.
I believe people have laid out the problem recently, so maybe just read through the other posts. But generally information on here is backed up by news articles, Facebook posts, or photographs. Sometimes when these are not possible one can explain that, or provide greater detail on it to help people understand its validity.
Sand cats are featured in a short segment in Season 5 Episode 3 of “The Zoo”. The segment documents the quarantine period of two 40-day-old sand cats, who are transferred to the Bronx Zoo to be used as future program animals.
In the episode, staff explain that the WCS was also considering participating in the sand cat breeding program. I don’t know if the sand cats featured in the show would be the same individual(s) as the ones apparently at Prospect Park, as I thought it was unusual for program animals to be held in public exhibits.
PercideRolo
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Same cats that were at bronx on telly programme.
PercideRolo
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2 of 3 cats are yes.No they weren't
~Thylo
No they aren't.
I spoke to a friend of mine with ZIMS access, the zoo has brought in three brothers from Boise.
~Thylo
SusScrofa
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For the first time in a while, Hall Of Animals is showing up as open in the interactive map on Prospect Parks website, but the website itself still says its closed. I'll try to visit on Thursday to confirm the situation; free entry and I'm currently staying about 10 minutes away via subway.
SusScrofa
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I'm at the zoo. I can indeed confirm that Hall Of Animals has reopened!
Also, @PercideRolo is correct, there are now 3 Sand Cats on display in the Animal Lifestyles building! This is a bittersweet addition however, as they have replaced the Geoffroy's Tamarin, a rarely seen species.
Also, @PercideRolo is correct, there are now 3 Sand Cats on display in the Animal Lifestyles building! This is a bittersweet addition however, as they have replaced the Geoffroy's Tamarin, a rarely seen species.