Updates for 12/27/2022 Visit
Overall, there wasn't much to touch on about the zoo. I thought it was going to be a day with no one there, as it was a random Tuesday in December, but I guess it happened to be a free day, so there were more people there than I thought!
- There was a new, unsigned bird species in the aviary with the Luzon-Bleeding Heart
- There is a Boat-Billed Heron chick in the free-flight aviary, according to a volunteer
- There were posts in front of two aviaries - the one with the Victoria crowned-pigeons, and the one with the pheasant pigeons next to it.
- The old Cuttlefish tank is still empty, but it has an "Animal Habitat Temporarily Closed" sign on it
- The new Green Anaconda, who is a female who apparently arrived a few weeks ago, was quite active. (I know people have been saying Henry Vilas is down to one anaconda, so may she came from there?)
- I saw the new Chuckwallas!
- That large enclosure in the corner is still boarded up, hopefully, they are working on it.
- There is an exhibit that says: "This exhibit is being renovated." It has an Ornate Box Turtle sign on it, so maybe this is the species that is moving in? I believe there was a pair of young Leopard Tortoises in there before?
- I saw the new De Brazzas! Very interesting species.
- There is still the Goeldi's Monkey/Cotton-Top Tamarin pair in the large exhibit. I am still confused about why they only have that pair in that exhibit, while the larger family groups remain in the Small Mammals Building.