That’s interesting. I’ve always felt like they’d move the hyenas over to that part of the zoo, even when Christopher the lion died. Obviously they got the two current lions for that exhibit. Also, where did you get the confirmation that the hyenas are moving to the old tiger exhibit? Makes me wonder what they’re gonna do with the current hyena exhibit. Hope there’s something new!
It would hopefully be a more tropical species. Or what if they made it an outdoor exhibit for one of the animals currently in Tropical Forest? Or what if they made it another gorilla yard? Dhole would be very cool and I would love to see, but where would they get dholes from?
As for the exhibit in question, dhole would be next-to-impossible to acquire, as there's a very small population in US zoos and no breeding (all individuals are closely related). If there was interest, I suppose an import from Europe could happen, but that wouldn't really be a feasible option unless substantial interest existed. Furthermore, I wouldn't want to see a good exhibit like that be wasted on a species that the AZA doesn't manage, especially when so many other managed species are in desperate need of more holding space. If a large canid is the direction the zoo wants to go, African Wild Dogs or Maned Wolves would be the best options. Either of those species would probably be the easiest replacements with the least renovations necessary, but the zoo could easily go in a different direction and use that space for something else entirely. It's a fairly versatile exhibit that wouldn't take much renovation work for any similarly-sized, terrestrial mammal.
That’s exciting. Wish it said when they hope to open it.
An interesting proposal. It's not an exhibit I'm particularly excited about, but I'm glad to see the zoo moving forward in a positive direction. African Penguins don't personally excite me, and I do think they are overrepresented nationally, plus already present at New England Aquarium nearby to the zoo. I can understand why the zoo may want them, and it is a crowd-pleaser species (something FPZ needs more of), but not a species I would choose to invest in if I was in charge.
I do like that the point of difference with New England Aquarium'll be featuring underwater viewing for the penguins, and I also like how the savanna'll get a MAJOR glow up. I don't see anything in particular about *additional* hoofstock species, but I do think the zoo should definitely prioritize getting more to populate the savanna. At the very least, more wildebeest, more zebras and more ostrich since they're all in threes at the moment. Maybe throwing in some sitatunga or lechwe'd be cool too.
What is a Kamaia?
look very nice. hope more than just zebra, ostrich and wildbeast. hope no ankle cattle. repeat roger williams. gorilla grove, raptor ridg and africa experience. zoo is adding near 30 million in investment between just those. awemasing!
He has been mentioned multiple times on this thread.
