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Was it the enclosure next to the sun bears or the other side of boardwalk? That enclosure was empty and the one next to sunbears had wrinkled hornbill as of 2 weeks ago
 
PSO said:
Was it the enclosure next to the sun bears or the other side of boardwalk? That enclosure was empty and the one next to sunbears had wrinkled hornbill as of 2 weeks ago
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I think it’s the exhibit across from the hornbills and on ground level
 
It's a roughly triangle-shaped exhibit that's almost entirely sloped. I assume the new hornbills were placed in the previous hornbill exhibit, which is a bit higher up than the old tanuki yard.
 
 
0.1 Shalia, a 20 year old Western Lowland Gorilla, is pregnant and due in May/June 2023. This will be her second offspring and her mate, Willie B. Jr.‘s first offspring.

Zoo Atlanta on Instagram: "In an exciting continuation of a uniquely Atlanta legacy, the only son of Zoo Atlanta’s most famous gorilla will become a first-time father in 2023. Shalia, a 20-year-old female in Willie B., Jr.’s troop, is expecting an infant. The Veterinary and Animal Care Teams first detected the pregnancy in November. Gorilla gestation is around eight and a half months, with a birth window expected between early May and mid-June of 2023. Shalia has experience as a mother; she has one prior offspring living at another organization. The teams will continue to perform prenatal ultrasounds as her pregnancy progresses. Willie B., Jr., whose given name is Kidogo (Swahili for “a little”), is the third offspring and only male offspring of the legendary late Willie B., who died in 2000. Generations of Atlantans grew up visiting Willie B., who became an Atlanta icon and whose move from a solitary indoor environment to the nationally renowned Ford African Rain Forest in 1988 became symbolic of Zoo Atlanta’s transformation. Guests who remember Willie B. frequently note the remarkable resemblance between father and son. In addition to forming a special milestone in the Willie B. family legacy at Zoo Atlanta, Shalia’s infant will also make an individual contribution to the long-term viability of a critically endangered species. Western lowland gorilla populations have plummeted in the wild in recent years as a result of habitat loss, poaching, illegal hunting for the bushmeat trade, and emerging diseases. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), over a 25-year period, these combined threats have reduced wild populations by 60 percent, with declines of as much as 90 percent in some parts of their range in western Africa. Populations living within North American zoos are overseen by the Gorilla SSP, which seeks to maintain a self-sustaining, genetically diverse gorilla population for future generations. #OnlyZooATL"
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