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cloudedleopard611

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First update of the year from today's visit, and its a good one:
-To get the bad stuff out of the way first, the South Lake boardwalk and waterfowl viewing dock between Lakeside Cafe and Stingray Cove are closed.
-The curtains are still drawn on the Bird House central garden, but I saw two things of interest when I was peaking through. First, I saw two Nicobar pigeons, which are new to the collection. Second, I saw crested wood partridges in the mix as well.
-Red-legged seriema is now back in its larger exhibit. The door has been opened between the smaller exhibit it was in temporarily to allow the adjacent group of gray-winged trumpeters access.
-A new species has been added to the area outside behind the Bird House- a male-female pair of Reeve's pheasant. They have replaced laughing kookaburra in the exhibit that is historically used for king vulture in warmer months..
-There is another new bird species at the end of the Bird Garden trail- an unsigned male Temminck's tragopan.
 
Went for the first time in a little bit today. Surprisingly, little has changed since the last visit.
-Pink-headed fruit doves have been added to the Bird House central garden mix and are signed. Oddly, the Nicobar pigeons still aren't signed. The exhibit is still covered by the curtain, but you can still see inside if you try.
-Puerto Rican boa has official signage now (was previously just signed with a piece of printer paper with the common and scientific name).
 
Updates from today's visit:
-Jamaican boa no longer on exhibit
-Marbled teal has been moved into a Bird House exhibit previously used for horned guan (next to Chinese hwamei. There are still two horned guan exhibits in the Bird House.
-The Speke's gazelle has been taken out of the mix with lesser kudu and saddlebill stork
-Much to my surprise, there was a red river hog in the Chacoan peccary exhibit. This had been happening regularly a while back after the peccaries moved in, but I have not seen red river hogs at the zoo in a while and assumed the zoo no longer had them. I was under the impression that the red river hog was going to another facility and was being rotated with the Chacoan peccaries while that was being set up.
 
I know she did have a breeding recommendation with Rocket at Toledo zoo! I don’t recall an announcement with either facility of departure/arrival though.
 
A female Sichuan takin was born on January 28th and has been named Cornelia.

Saint Louis Zoo on Instagram: "Introducing baby Cornelia This newborn Sichuan takin (rhymes with rockin’) was born on Jan. 28 to first-time mother Dawn and father Yadier, marking the first takin birth at the Saint Louis Zoo since 2016. Cornelia weighed 19.4 pounds at her neonatal exam, but is expected to grow to about 500 pounds over the next 2 years! Her name comes from the Latin term for “horn” — perfect for this species of antelope-goat where both males and females grow small horns. Takin live in remote bamboo forests in the mountains of Asia and are considered a national treasure protected by the Chinese government. Mom and baby Cornelia are doing well and recently made their first trip into their outdoor habitat. Stop by Red Rocks for a chance to see Cornelia as she learns to climb and explore. Talk about cute!"
 
Updates from today's visit:
-Nicobar pigeons are signed now
-the horned guan in the back left corner of the Bird House now has access to the adjacent exhibit that was briefly used for marbled duck
-Part of the Bird House is blocked off. This fully cuts off viewing for the northern carmine bee-eater/ spur-winged plover mixed exhibit and rhinoceros hornbill exhibit, and partially blocks viewing for Chinese hwamei, ring-necked dove, and pheasant pigeon. Apparently, this is because there is a rhinoceros hornbill chick, though I did not see it for myself.
-the horned guan in between the elegant-crested tinamous and gray winged trumpeters now has access to its adjacent exhibit. I am very happy to see this change because while I am not an expert, the exhibit always seemed too small for the species.
-The bateleur eagle was moved to its outdoor exhibit, replacing the laughing kookaburra pair. Said pair are now mixed with Reeve's pheasant. I actually saw this move take place during my visit.
-I haven't been to this part of the zoo in a while, so this may have been the case for a bit already, but the Tammar wallaby is no longer on exhibit and no longer signed. Only the red kangaroos occupy that exhibit now.
-In addition to the takin calf, there is now a clearly very young addax calf as well.
-Puerto Rican boa has moved out of its previous exhibit and into the former Jamaican boa exhibit, which is much larger.
 
cloudedleopard611 said:
-I haven't been to this part of the zoo in a while, so this may have been the case for a bit already, but the Tammar wallaby is no longer on exhibit and no longer signed. Only the red kangaroos occupy that exhibit now.
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Do you remember when you last saw the animal? The wallaby was still signed and present in September. I recall being so far away I thought it was a young kangaroo before I noticed the differences in the legs once it moved.
 
I forgot to post updates from my last visit on 3/3/24. Anyways, here they are. Better late than never, I suppose:
-Red mountain racer has moved into the former Rio Pescado stubfoot toad exhibit
-Mexican lance-headed rattlesnake has moved back into its exhibit. It seems like this species is consistently taken off exhibit in the winter.
-Virgin Island boa is now on exhibit in the exhibit that Puerto Rican boa was in before it was moved.
 
Some updates from today's visit:
-Columbian giant toad has official signage now. The signage calls them "Blomberg's giant toad".
-Bateleur eagle has moved back inside in the same exhibit she was in last. The Reeve's pheasants and laughing kookaburras have access to her outdoor exhibit for the time being.
-The father is now on exhibit with the takin calf and mother.
 
Updates from today's visit:
-A male Edward's pheasant has moved in between the horned guan and gray-winged trumpeters in the Bird House.
-Great egrets are back out for the season in Cypress Swamp.
-There was a lesser kudu bull out on exhibit with the females of that species and saddlebill storks
StoppableSan said:
Any updates on Rivers' Edge?
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I did check today and nothing seems to have changed since the last time I mentioned River's Edge in the updates. Neither of the River's Edge Suiformes were out, so I was not able to get any kind of clarity on that whole situation. Its still signed only for Chacoan peccary, but that is not necessarily conclusive.
 
I got to visit on the 10th and noticed a few things:

1) African Wild Dogs were actively on exhibit in the former Andean Bear habitat, and seemed to REALLY be enjoying the space. At a certain point, I wonder if it’s worth doing away with the South American part of River’s Edge entirely and just letting these dogs remain in this larger habitat. Still funny to see climbing frames in a wild dog enclosure.
2) I spotted signage along with the actual animal of a Pink-Headed Fruit Dove in the central pond/aviary of the Bird House. According to my life list, this is a new species for the zoo.
3) There was, once again, a red river hog in the “chacoan peccary” enclosure. I think they moved out the river hog sign a little too early…
4) I am curious if anyone knows what the situation for St. Louis’s gorillas is currently, as the individuals I saw did not seem to be the same ones I had seen some time ago. From my point of view, they almost looked like females, though I know we had a bachelor group of males recently.
 
Forge said:
4) I am curious if anyone knows what the situation for St. Louis’s gorillas is currently, as the individuals I saw did not seem to be the same ones I had seen some time ago. From my point of view, they almost looked like females, though I know we had a bachelor group of males recently.
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Most likely Kayin and Zachary- two young males who recently moved to Saint Louis from Buffalo and Brookfield Zoos, respectively. Since they are sub-adults, Kayin and Zachary won't have the defining silverback and other features that the older males have. Saint Louis should have four males, although they might be managing them in two groups still.
 
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