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Kansas City Zoo Kansas City Zoo News 2022
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Black Rhino Zuri is pregnant and due with her first calf sometime from December 2022 to January 2023.
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By the way, the sire of the calf is Ruka, who will be a first-time-dad. This will be the first Black Rhino born at Kansas City Zoo since 2010, when Layla (Brookfield Zoo) was born to Luyisa (now deceased) and Tucker (Busch Gardens Tampa).
...they already state that Ruka's a first-time father in the article.
1.1 red panda cubs were born at the zoo on May 23rd to first time mom, Kashmir, and dad, Randy. The cubs are doing well and have been named Zhuzi and Sundara.
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On August 5th, the zoo announced that a (0.0.1) rhinoceros hornbill was born on April 24th.
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Update on the aquarium:
Sneak peek: Kansas City Zoo's new aquarium under construction
The aquarium will feature 34 exhibits, the largest of which will be 20ft deep and house over 1000 fish including Sand tiger and Sandbar sharks.
Opening of the aquarium is scheduled for fall 2023.
Sneak peek: Kansas City Zoo's new aquarium under construction
The aquarium will feature 34 exhibits, the largest of which will be 20ft deep and house over 1000 fish including Sand tiger and Sandbar sharks.
Opening of the aquarium is scheduled for fall 2023.
The zoos website actually now has an in-depth breakdown of each exhibit. It includes the name of the exhibit, main-species featured, amount of gallons, and a rendering of what it'll look like. I summarized the tank names and species lists below.
- Warm rocky shore (14,475 gallons) - fish, urchin, anemone
- Mangrove Forest (6,500) - red drum, toadfish, burrfish, sheepshead, spiny lobster, sailfin molly, hermit crab
- Mangrove Forest - Cotton-Top Tamarin
- Mangrove Forest - Toco Toucan
- Tidal Creek (300) - Upside-down jelly
- Shallow Beach (500) - Shore birds, flatfish
- Sandy Shore (31,420) - Sea turtle, small sharks
- Tropical Lagoon (23,385) - Colorful fish, stingrays, sharks
- Lagoon Touch Pool (355) - horseshoe crab, starfish, giant hermit crab
- Salt Marsh (390) - Fiddler Crab, Lined Seahorse
- Sand Flats (202) - garden eel
- Shallow Lagoon (161) - Clownfish
- Shallow Bottom (202) - Eyed Flounder
- Sea Grass (960) - Gulf Pipefish
- Reef Surface (28,876) - Bermuda chub
- Live Coral (9,950) - Coral, urchin, fish
- Pacific Reef (362,262) - Shark
- Warm Open Ocean (120) - Comb Jelly
- Shallow Open Ocean (1,200) - white-spotted jelly
- Pelagic (3,000) - Blubber Jelly
- Oceanic (750) - Pacific Sea Nettle
- Deep Ocean (1,420) - Giant Japanese Spider Crabs
- Deep Ocean Bottom (1,170) - Isopod
- Pacific Shelf (3,013) - Giant Pacific Octopus
- Rocky Cove (150) - Peacock Mantis Shrimp
- Kelp Forest (20,817) - Fish, Horn Shark, Leopard Shark
- Cold Reef (975) - American Lobster
- Eel Grass Bed (175) - Pacific Spiny Lumpsucker
- Cold Ocean Floor (340) - Monkeyface Prickleback
- Temperate Reef (3,800) - Moray Eel
- Sandy Bottom (600) - Cuttlefish
- Ocean Forest (1,110) - Pot-bellied seahorse
- Rocky Shore (67,306) - Sea Otter
- Tide Pool Touch Pool (470) - Urchin, Sea Star, Horn Shark
On August 12th, the zoo announced that starting in September, they will be renovating the Sea Lion Splash exhibit including increased indoor space, increased seating capacity, and making the exhibit ADA accessible. The exhibit will reopen again by March 2023.
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On August 15th, the zoo announced that a (0.0.1) cotton-top tamarin was born on June 29th.
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On August 22nd, the zoo announced the hornbill is now out of the nest and on exhibit.
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Piece of 2022 News I missed:
On January 20th, it was announced that a (1.0) Asian small-clawed otter named Han was transferred to the Georgia Aquarium in Georgia.
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On January 20th, it was announced that a (1.0) Asian small-clawed otter named Han was transferred to the Georgia Aquarium in Georgia.
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On September 26th, the zoo announced they acquired a (0.1) dwarf crocodile (species not specified) named Lua which is now on exhibit in the Africa area.
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On October 3rd, the zoo provided some updates with the aquarium, namely that most of the structure is now enclosed, and several exhibits, including the Pacific Reef tank are being water-tested.
On October 11th, it was announced that the zoo acquired a (1.0) Masai giraffe named Aiden from the Brevard Zoo in Florida.
We recently said "see you later" to Aidan the giraffe! The 3-year-old is headed to Kansas City Zoo to join a new tower. Moving any of our animal... | By Brevard Zoo | Facebook
We recently said "see you later" to Aidan the giraffe! The 3-year-old is headed to Kansas City Zoo to join a new tower. Moving any of our animal... | By Brevard Zoo | Facebook