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Breckenridge said:
She was the only one. She had a sister with her that passed a few years earlier.
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That’s exactly what I thought. I mainly brought up my original comment because during my very first visit, I had managed to snap a decently good photo of her. Which I will eventually post on the gallery very soon. But regardless of that, I am sure that she will be greatly missed by many.
 
Just got back from the zoo!

  • Asia construction is coming along. The area looks much bigger than I thought.
  • The baboon habitat is also looking great!
  • Finally got to see the Grey Mouse Lemurs!! It wasn't for very long, but I did infact see them!
  • Something that I thought was cool is I saw a couple of the Red Wolves that are behind the scenes from the Black Bear viewing point.
Another great zoo trip in the books! It was such a beautiful day and most of the animals were out!
 
The ring-tailed lemurs have been removed from the lemur habitat and signage since the new female red ruffed lemur couldn't get along with them.
StoppableSan said:
That enclosure's officially empty... curious to see what new inhabitants they get!
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Don't think it's official yet but I heard the zoo is planning on getting brush-tailed bettongs to occupy the former sand cat habitat. Whether it will be both enclosures or only one and another species occupies the other is still to be seen.
 
Breckenridge said:
The ring-tailed lemurs have been removed from the lemur habitat and signage since the new female red ruffed lemur couldn't get along with them.

Don't think it's official yet but I heard the zoo is planning on getting brush-tailed bettongs to occupy the former sand cat habitat. Whether it will be both enclosures or only one and another species occupies the other is still to be seen.
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Knowing how small the bettongs are, I'd hope it's only one of the enclosures given their massive size relative.
 
Breckenridge said:
The zoo now has a "Desert Dome Gnome." A little toy gnome that they'll move around the Desert Dome throughout December for visitors to spot in the same vein as Elf on a Shelf.
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Hopefully they can keep the gnome safe and well (i.e. outside of visitor reach). Back when I volunteered at my local zoo, one summer there was a "gnome wars" challenge going on for volunteers (part of a bigger, every summer competition designed for morale, motivation, etc.) The point was basically to find the gnome, and then move it to a new hiding spot, so on so forth. Challenge was going great, and people were definitely *innovative* with where the gnome was hidden... until some little kid found the gnome, broke it's head off, and gave it a burial in the zoo's sandbox. Hopefully North Carolina's gnome gets a better life at the zoo than this gnome.
 
I just received my Winter 2022 issue of Alive and there are a few announcements that stuck out to me.
  • Construction for Asia is well underway and the groundwork for the future Australia and Amazon exhibits are also being laid.
  • Next summer there will be demonstrations with trained agility dogs taking place at the zoo through Stunt Dog Productions.
  • The zoo is refunding over 300 people who donated money towards bringing a stingray and shark touch tank to the zoo. The plan was to have the fish here in the warm weather months and ship them to winter holding in Florida at the end of the season. After unseen transportation and infrastructural issues arose, the zoo hesitantly decided to abandon the project and will be asking donors whether they want a full refund or for their donation to go towards another of the zoo's causes.
 
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