On August 23rd, the zoo announced that a (0.0.1) cotton-top tamarin was born on August 1st and is now on exhibit.
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On August 24th, the zoo announced they are going to start construction on a new red panda exhibit (a first for the facility) beginning in autumn 2021, with the exhibit opening in spring 2023.
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A male Chinese goral was born in September:
Lake Superior Zoo Welcomes Second Baby Chinese Goral - Fox21Online
Lake Superior Zoo Welcomes Second Baby Chinese Goral - Fox21Online
How exciting to have two births in one year!
Is this zoo worth visiting in winter? What species would I miss?
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Most of the primates seemed to have indoor housing. I think you’d only miss the lions and the larger, outdoor Australia species. Most of their outdoor collection is North / East Asian, European, or North American.
Almost Everything should be visible, as almost of their outdoor inhabitants are cold hardy. The only species that would be off-exhibit would be the Kangaroos & Wallabies, which I would assume wouldn't be a huge priority
. Part of the entrance building was also closed for renovations last time I visited, but they didn't look to major, and I'd assume they would be open again by now.
Two pygmy slow lorises were born.
https://www.wdio.com/ticker/two-more-pygmy-slow-lorises-born-at-lake-superior-zoo/
https://www.wdio.com/ticker/two-more-pygmy-slow-lorises-born-at-lake-superior-zoo/
From Facebook:
"It is with broken hearts that we announce the twin baby pygmy slow lorises born in February have passed away. Initially, keepers discovered one of the babies inside of a next box, and several days later the staff noticed the second infant having trouble successfully latching and nursing. Keeper and vet staff intervened and attempted to feed the baby, but their efforts were unsuccessful. The little one took its last breath surrounded by keeper staff.
Samples were sent to the University of Minnesota to see if a cause of death could be found. In the case of the slow loris twins, findings were that they failed to thrive. Failure to thrive is a term used to describe insufficient weight gain or physical growth in infants."
"Colby and Georgio's twins from 2022 are thriving. We hope to give these two another chance to be parents again in the future.
This is a devastating loss for you Lake Superior Zoo team who are deeply devoted to the animals in their care and who did and who did all they could to care for these babies."
It is always really sad to learn about young animals passing way. The family seemed comfortable when I visited yesterday, though.
"It is with broken hearts that we announce the twin baby pygmy slow lorises born in February have passed away. Initially, keepers discovered one of the babies inside of a next box, and several days later the staff noticed the second infant having trouble successfully latching and nursing. Keeper and vet staff intervened and attempted to feed the baby, but their efforts were unsuccessful. The little one took its last breath surrounded by keeper staff.
Samples were sent to the University of Minnesota to see if a cause of death could be found. In the case of the slow loris twins, findings were that they failed to thrive. Failure to thrive is a term used to describe insufficient weight gain or physical growth in infants."
"Colby and Georgio's twins from 2022 are thriving. We hope to give these two another chance to be parents again in the future.
This is a devastating loss for you Lake Superior Zoo team who are deeply devoted to the animals in their care and who did and who did all they could to care for these babies."
It is always really sad to learn about young animals passing way. The family seemed comfortable when I visited yesterday, though.
Also on April 11th, the zoo announced that a person was arrested on April 10th on zoo grounds after breaching the perimeter fence. Said person did not breach any exhibits, and no animals were harmed.
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I think I saw this guy! As I drove out of the parking lot on Monday, there was a man lying on the sidewalk, seemingly dead.
I wonder where they are putting it. did you happen to see any evidence of a new exhibit on your last visit?
I have compiled some of the notes from my recent visit. I might post more later.
1. a new cottontop tamarin has arrived from somewhere on the West Coast
2. there is a fence around what was the bird cages outside the main entrance with a sign on it saying that the enclosed space is an animal exercise area
3. The upcoming red panda enclosure looked like it was nowhere near being complete. Strangely, its grand opening was about five weeks out from then. The only thing that I saw was the basic wood frame and a lot of general clutter. It is past the snow leopards from that path at the back of the zoo and almost across from the turkey vultures, if I remember correctly.
4. A new enclosure out of the same temporary wall material as most of the zoo's terrarium fixtures is at the entrance to the nocturnal section; the zoo's yellow-billed hornbill was inside.
5. an eastern screech owl was in the old hornbill enclosure as a replacement
1. a new cottontop tamarin has arrived from somewhere on the West Coast
2. there is a fence around what was the bird cages outside the main entrance with a sign on it saying that the enclosed space is an animal exercise area
3. The upcoming red panda enclosure looked like it was nowhere near being complete. Strangely, its grand opening was about five weeks out from then. The only thing that I saw was the basic wood frame and a lot of general clutter. It is past the snow leopards from that path at the back of the zoo and almost across from the turkey vultures, if I remember correctly.
4. A new enclosure out of the same temporary wall material as most of the zoo's terrarium fixtures is at the entrance to the nocturnal section; the zoo's yellow-billed hornbill was inside.
5. an eastern screech owl was in the old hornbill enclosure as a replacement
I guess the green tree python has a whole new enclosure still within the Australia building. The old one wasn't that great so I'm happy for the animal and the staff for being able to provide him with better accommodations. I unfortunately won't be back in Duluth for a few years so, optimistically, someone will be able to post photographs of the enclosure on Zoochat.
This news is from a Facebook post: Lake Superior Zoo
This news is from a Facebook post: Lake Superior Zoo
Updates from todays visit:
The Red Panda exhibit was completed on schedule and has opened to the public. Its a very simple enclosure, but it's decently attractive and fulfils its purpose just fine.
It appears American Crows have been phased out, ad their signage was removed from the exhibit they shared with the resident North American Porcupine
Six-Banded Armadillos also appear to have been phased out, as signage for them has also been removed.
There was signage on the old Great Barrier Reef tank stating the fish were transferred to the aquarium and that the exhibit will soon house Eastern Hellbenders.
Cane Toads have been moved to the old White's Treefrog terrarium in the Australia building. It looks like they were updating their old terrarium for a new species.
it appears that the Military Macaw and Moulccan Cockatoo have been phased out.
The Red Panda exhibit was completed on schedule and has opened to the public. Its a very simple enclosure, but it's decently attractive and fulfils its purpose just fine.
It appears American Crows have been phased out, ad their signage was removed from the exhibit they shared with the resident North American Porcupine
Six-Banded Armadillos also appear to have been phased out, as signage for them has also been removed.
There was signage on the old Great Barrier Reef tank stating the fish were transferred to the aquarium and that the exhibit will soon house Eastern Hellbenders.
Cane Toads have been moved to the old White's Treefrog terrarium in the Australia building. It looks like they were updating their old terrarium for a new species.
it appears that the Military Macaw and Moulccan Cockatoo have been phased out.
How can you be sure that any mousebirds actually hatched? There is no mention of any birds hatching. The image included could suggest that they are chicks, but I doubt the facility has the accommodations to be breeding small birds. Most facilities either crush bird eggs if they're not capable of raising the chicks or, in rare cases, send them to another zoo.
EDIT: No mousebirds have hatched.
Where did the mousebirds come from then?