To the best of my knowledge, yes she is.
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I spoke to one of the keepers for Faces of the Rainforest, and they identified these species as no longer being a part of the collection. It was indicated, however, that one or more of them might return. I believe that the guans will be off exhibit in Cincinnati.
I agree that it was not necessary to state that those animals were off exhibit, I should have caught myself there. The fruit doves, though, might be an exception, because I spent quite a while looking for them. I do enjoy watching them, so I spent at least five minutes looking for them.
I mentioned the tortoises because I assumed that the sulcata tortoise would have moved with them.
I have been reading off of Zoochat for years and visiting the zoo for two decades, so every bit of news is interesting to me. I should have known that it might not be for everyone. In my over eagerness, I may not have used common sense in my posting, and for that, I am sorry.
I agree that it was not necessary to state that those animals were off exhibit, I should have caught myself there. The fruit doves, though, might be an exception, because I spent quite a while looking for them. I do enjoy watching them, so I spent at least five minutes looking for them.
I mentioned the tortoises because I assumed that the sulcata tortoise would have moved with them.
I have been reading off of Zoochat for years and visiting the zoo for two decades, so every bit of news is interesting to me. I should have known that it might not be for everyone. In my over eagerness, I may not have used common sense in my posting, and for that, I am sorry.
the fruit doves have been really tricky to spot, even being 6"1 such as myself lol
I was wondering how you were able to determine that the giraffe was moving to this zoo based on that article. I don't think it mentions Rhode Island or the Roger Williams Park Zoo. You were correct, as I found out today, but it would be interesting to know where you learned this because the keeper that I spoke to said that this news was not supposed to be public, yet.
I believe the article formerly stated she was headed to Roger Williams Park Zoo but it appears to have been edited. Also, since you visited the zoo recently, would you happen to know if Cora, the zoo's current female giraffe, is pregnant? She's been at the zoo for a few years now and is at the perfect age to have her first calf.
I do not think Cora is pregnant because the keeper I was speaking with said that she was not quite old enough to breed, and I didn't want to press her for an elaboration to this. She did say, though, that our male has been having foot issues for a couple of months, so he has not been breeding with her. He is usually kept separate for this reason.
Note that there is also a very large size difference between Jaffa and Cora, with Jaffa being amongst the largest in the population and Cora being on the smaller side. This complicates the prospects of breeding them, and is why it makes sense for the zoo to consider waiting to breed Cora.
While inherently I understand the apprehension, as I have been there before, in my experience, there really is not much to be concerned about there. I have had very young, very small females fall pregnant to much larger males and easily give birth to proportionately smaller-sized calves. In my opinion, it is always better to breed earlier rather than later. You’re much more likely to see complications from an older female that has been barren for multiple years than a younger female that is just beginning to cycle.
As it is currently, the zoo's primate enclosure is home to adults in the numbers of two male sakis and a female, three male and two female howlers, along with three titis. There is also a juvenile howler. Is it unusual for there to be so many males of these species with females?
Neither situation is uncommon. There is currently an extreme male bias in the US Saki population, hence a lot of zoos having multiple male sakis. As for howlers, they tend to live in family groups, with the males sticking around for a while after their color change before going to a permanent home. A few of the howlers you saw were born at the zoo within the past few years, and I wouldn't be surprised if a permanent home is found for them soon. But also not an uncommon situation at all.
On November 7th, the zoo announced that a (0.1) cheetah named Johari passed away at age 8 due to a decline in health caused by gastritis.
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Sad news. How many cheetahs does the zoo have now?
RWPZ should still have 0.3 cheetahs left - Johari's sisters and littermates; Janga, Abbey, and Becca.
Roger Williams currently has an aging collection, with a lot of elderly individuals. This cheetah death, however, came as a complete surprise to me. She was such a gorgeous cat, so it's sad to see her go, at least we still have her three sisters. Although not unexpected with an aging collection, it's certainly been a rough year for the zoo, losing Bubba the harbor seal (yes, I know he's still alive, but irregardless it felt like a loss given how long term of a resident he was), plus the deaths of the final aoudad, one of the zoo's red pandas, the male takin, one of the bison, and now a cheetah. And it was only December of last year when Sukari, the zoo's long-time masai giraffe passed away. While these losses all certainly add up and are very sad, cheetah aside all of these individuals out-lasted the expected lifespan for their species. There are still quite a few other elderly individuals in the collection, so it's likely to be a rough few years, but hopefully plenty of new, younger individuals are brought in as well. Plus, it's impossible to mention the bad without mentioning the good as well: this year saw the first red wolf cub at the zoo in over a decade, along with a baby tamarin and baby tamandua!
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Who are some of the other remaining elderly animals, besides George and Gracie the moon bears?
For starters, the remaining red panda is seventeen years old, quite old for a red panda. The remaining bison is over twenty, again quite elderly. Two of the three zebras are also over twenty, so while they aren't ancient, certainly not young either. Same with the elephants, who are quickly approaching forty. If we're lucky, the elephants will have a good three decades left- but the recently deceased elephant at San Diego was only a few years older than our three girls. The howler monkey patriarch, Ramone, is nineteen, and has had some health issues (detailed early on this thread) as well. Goofy and Nubs, the king vultures, were already thirty when they arrived from Staten Island a decade ago, so are also quite old. Some of the flamingos are also up there in age (the zoo's oldest resident is actually one of the flamingos- he'll turn 50 next year). Of course, as you mentioned, there's also George and Gracie, who should be turning 27 next month. And that's not mentioning any of the smaller animals that call the zoo home- some of which could also certainly fit the criteria for elderly.
Wow, I never realized how old the elephants are. I just looked it up, and they were all estimated to be born in 1985, which would mean they are all 37 years old today. I think the record for oldest African Elephant in North America was around mid 50s, so they could live another 15 years if we are lucky. If they lived another three decades that would really be pushing it, as it seems more common for Asian elephants to live into their 70s than for African elephants to do so.
huh, I didn't realize Africans were that much shorter lived than Asians. I always think of Buttonwood's girls when thinking of old elephants, so go with the Asian number of sometimes hitting seventy. Didn't realize Africans were so far off from that.