Here is a new interview with zoo Director Michael Adkesson:
Brookfield Zoo's Dr Mike Adkesson on the importance of good zoos
Brookfield Zoo's Dr Mike Adkesson on the importance of good zoos
Brookfield Zoo Brookfield Zoo News 2023
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GibbonGuy95
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Seems the hoofstock at Brookfield have been getting rather ahem...."busy"
Kambora wasn't the only wombat left at the zoo, was she? I've only seen one in recent years.
Very surprised to see the crocs leave considering they were basically the main attraction of The Swamp. Regardless of its new individuals or a new crocodilian species, I don't foresee that enclosure staying empty for long.
GibbonGuy95
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Her daughter, I want to say Gia, is still there!
I'm going to miss Carlita and Buttercup, I wonder what happened? @MeiLover got the scoop on why?
Her name is actually Mia, but yes, she is still at Brookfield.
They were transferred to the Crocodile Conservation Center of Florida.
Is the wombat population healthy enough for Brookfield to eventually request a male to mate with Mia? I would hate to see the species leave the zoo.
I'm surprised about the crocodiles, especially since Carlita was major for the zoo's social media for many years, though I know it has been a good while, and the zoo seemed particularly excited about them when they came in. I wonder if they'll be replaced by a new crocodilian species?
I'm surprised about the crocodiles, especially since Carlita was major for the zoo's social media for many years, though I know it has been a good while, and the zoo seemed particularly excited about them when they came in. I wonder if they'll be replaced by a new crocodilian species?
Current North American holders of hairy-nosed wombat are Columbus, Los Angeles, Memphis, Miami, and Toronto. Not sure how viable the population is as a whole (I actually think Mia was the most recent birth, six years ago), but regardless I don't see the zoo going out of wombats any time soon. I actually heard a rumor a few months back that suggested the zoo would be switching to common wombat, but that very easily could have been a miscommunication so take that with a grain of salt.
GibbonGuy95
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That's kinda cool! (I'll see myself out)
An epaulette shark pup hatched behind the scenes at The Living Coast. This is an unusual birth as she was born without a father.
The male addax born Aug 8 has been named Ike.
Nine American flamingos ranging in age from 1 to 3 months old arrived last week. Following a brief quarantine, they will be on exhibit in The Swamp.
The male addax born Aug 8 has been named Ike.
Nine American flamingos ranging in age from 1 to 3 months old arrived last week. Following a brief quarantine, they will be on exhibit in The Swamp.
Is The Swamp going to be their permanent home? Seems a bit snug.
I would imagine so.
Definitely not what I expected to replace the crocodiles. Although I agree the exhibit really wouldn't be appropriate in the long term, it could work for a smaller group of juveniles. I'm hoping that a larger outdoor enclosure is planned for the future and this is just temporary holding, similar to how the toucans and seriema (and currently the bird-of-paradise) were temporarily kept in Feathers and Scales before their proper accommodation was finished.
This has been mentioned previously on this thread.
The meerkat news wasn't?
I posted about it on page 8. A mob of 1.4.
Right, but weren't they off-exhibit for renovations since then?
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