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AnaheimZoo said:
Thanks so much for the confirmation. I arrived at the Zoo two hours later than expected, and my itinerary for the day—which started off with the World of Birds—had to be scrapped completely, but I was still able to run over and see the Kagu just before closing. He was right in plain sight when I showed up. A couple of kids were also there; they left pretty quickly, but not before the Kagu raised his crest at them. It seemed they'd gotten too close to the glass for his liking. I was honestly pleasantly surprised to see this—of course, I don't like that he felt bothered, but I'd thought the crest display was strictly an interspecific one and didn't expect to see it. Once the kids left, I had several quiet minutes with him, which was nice.

I spoke briefly to the keeper who was ushering guests out and locking up WoB for the evening and asked him a few questions about the Kagu. Because the exhibit wasn't part of his work zone—I learned that the exhibit is in the "N2" subdivision of the WoB, for anyone curious, haha—he didn't have answers for everything I asked (for instance, what institution the Kagu came from), but he did confirm that the male is the only Kagu in the Zoo's collection. He also said that the Zoo is actively searching for a female to pair with him, and that they may also send him out too if if they can't find one. I asked how long they would search before coming to that decision, but he didn't know. I wonder if this explains why the Kagu has been thrown into that seemingly haphazard mix of species he lives with, and why he still has no signage; maybe the Zoo itself is unsure how long they'll have him. I'd like to return sometime next month and talk to a keeper who oversees the exhibit to see if they can provide more information.

Aside: I hadn't been inside Jungleworld in at least two years, I think. The larger gharial specimens look fantastic—how long has the Zoo had them? Or are these simply those youngsters from years past all grown up? In any case, that final room is so much more characterful with them around! I remember when the Giant Gouramis were the most exciting things in there, haha.
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Not necessarily, I have been threat displayed to by Kagu before, and I have seen keepers subject to this behavior as well. I believe their male came from Toledo Zoo. The zoo's current bird curator came over from Toledo and brought representatives of a lot of their rare bird species with him (Many-Colored Fruit-Dove, Pink-Headed Fruit-Dove, Cheer Pheasant, Blue Eared-Pheasant, Berlioz's Silver Pheasant, and of course Kagu to name a few).

To my knowledge, the gharial in JW are the same individuals they imported back in 2014-ish. I do miss the Iridescent Shark-Catfish that used to be in that pool, but the gharials are a superior addition.

~Thylo
 
ThylacineAlive said:
I believe their male came from Toledo Zoo.
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That would explain his behavior. If it's the same individual who was there (Toledo) a couple years ago, he did the same when I saw him in his exhibit and would also follow me in whatever direction I walked.
 
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ThylacineAlive said:
Not necessarily, I have been threat displayed to by Kagu before, and I have seen keepers subject to this behavior as well. I believe their male came from Toledo Zoo.
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blospz said:
That would explain his behavior. If it's the same individual who was there (Toledo) a couple years ago, he did the same when I saw him in his exhibit and would also follow me in whatever direction I walked.
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I similarly had this happen to me at Toledo Zoo- one of the kagus was displaying at me and following me back and forth each time I walked through that exhibit (and I wandered through there around three times). It's not too uncommon for animals (and especially birds) to dislike a certain trait about people to warrant some sort of display- whether that be not liking men, not liking a particular color of shirt, or something else entirely. I knew one turaco that had to be removed from an aviary due to a severe dislike of bald people.
 
Updates from todays Visit;
-There is a Pied Avocet chick on display in the World of Birds Nursery
-The White-Naped Cranes were off exhibit
-The Silver Leaf Monkeys are back on exhibit
-Cotton Pygmy Geese have left the Guam Kingfisher exhibit
-There are now African Pygmy Geese in that smaller exhibit between the Little Blue Penguins and Scarlet Ibis in the ABH
-Tufted Duck and Bufflehead signed for the Pygmy Falcon exhibit (although I only saw Tufted Duck)
-The Coscoroba Swans have moved to the Lesser Adjutant Exhibit
-There are now Flying Streamer Ducks in the Sea Bird Aviary
-I am trying to contact the zoo about this but there was a beautiful stray cat at the Pecking Order restaurant
-Several things have changed in the Pheasant Aviaries, I will post the species list below
From Congo side to Dancing Crane Plaza side. Signed but unseen species will be in Italics (although I believe most cases are ether me not being that good at spotting the birds or the bird in question being inside, every door was open)
1) Cheer Pheasant, Golden-Crested Myna
2) Pink-Necked Fruit Dove, Cabot’s Tragopan, Von Der Decken’s Hornbill
3) Lady Amherst’s Pheasant, Blue Whistling Thrush
4) Reeve’s Pheasant, Blue-Faced Honeyeater, Laughing Kookaburra
5) Himalayan Monal, Plush-Crested Jay
6) Siamese Fireback, Chestnut-Backed Thrush
7) Great Argus, Sri Lankan Junglefowl, Victoria Crowned Pigeon, Black-Necked Aracari, Red Bird-of-Paradise
8) Golden Pheasant, Red-Billed Blue Magpie
9) Lesser Bird-of-Paradise, Bornean Crested Fireback
10) Blue-Eared Pheasant, Sulawesi Hornbill
11) Western Capercaillie
12) Mountain Peacock-Pheasant, Von Der Decken’s Hornbill
13) Lord Derby’s Parakeet, Berlioz’s Silver Pheasant, Lesser Bird-of-Paradise
14) Australian Magpie
15) Keel-Billed Toucan (unsigned in an exhibit semi-obstructed behind Australian Magpie exhibit)
 
KiwiBirb said:
-Several things have changed in the Pheasant Aviaries, I will post the species list below
From Congo side to Dancing Crane Plaza side. Signed but unseen species will be in Italics (although I believe most cases are ether me not being that good at spotting the birds or the bird in question being inside, every door was open)
1) Cheer Pheasant, Golden-Crested Myna
2) Pink-Necked Fruit Dove, Cabot’s Tragopan, Von Der Decken’s Hornbill
3) Lady Amherst’s Pheasant, Blue Whistling Thrush
4) Reeve’s Pheasant, Blue-Faced Honeyeater, Laughing Kookaburra
5) Himalayan Monal, Plush-Crested Jay
6) Siamese Fireback, Chestnut-Backed Thrush
7) Great Argus, Sri Lankan Junglefowl, Victoria Crowned Pigeon, Black-Necked Aracari, Red Bird-of-Paradise
8) Golden Pheasant, Red-Billed Blue Magpie
9) Lesser Bird-of-Paradise, Bornean Crested Fireback
10) Blue-Eared Pheasant, Sulawesi Hornbill
11) Western Capercaillie
12) Mountain Peacock-Pheasant, Von Der Decken’s Hornbill
13) Lord Derby’s Parakeet, Berlioz’s Silver Pheasant, Lesser Bird-of-Paradise
14) Australian Magpie
15) Keel-Billed Toucan (unsigned in an exhibit semi-obstructed behind Australian Magpie exhibit)
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I have seen the Sri Lankan Junglefowl and Victoria Crowned Pigeon there. As for the others you posted about not seeing, I'm glad I'm not the only one who couldn't find them!
 
Updates from yesterday's visit:
  • Rock Hyrax has babies
  • Two Sakishima Grass Lizards are on exhibit at World of Reptiles
  • Pied Avocet chicks 'fledged' from the World of Birds nursery
  • No Western Capercaillie at Pheasant Aviary (sign removed)
  • No Flying Streamer Duck in the Sea Bird Aviary (sign is still there)
 
Notes from a visit yesterday (I haven't been in over a year because of hip replacement surgery, so I might be repeating things from previous posts. SIAP)
- Leopard Exhibit in Jungle World is still all closed off.
-Malayan Tapirs were not out and didn't see either gibbon.
-Where you have the view into the Jungle World rainforest near the Tree Shrew there is now a modest sized area for a pair of Chevrotains. The barriers are fairly well camouflaged but still obvious to the experienced eye. (There is also at least one Chevrotain in with the Red Bird of Paradise in WOB.)
-In the first yard at Wild Asia saw only the Axis deer and the Brow-antlered deer.
-Justin was the monorail guide and he is an irrepressible piece of work. His jokes are forehead-slapping.
-Happy was in the outdoor yard.
-There was just one Wolf's Monkey on display in the Congo Forest (where the DeBrazza's used to be), who seemed fairly agitated.
-As already reported, there is construction at the Somba Village, which is blocking all the paths that converge there, so you can't get to the lions (the two brothers were out yesterday) and nyala from the Thompson gazelles and the Ethiopian Highlands or vice versa.
- Saw two male kudu with the gazelles.
- Giraffes were visible both outside (several) and inside (one).
-The new Pheasant cages are quite nice and I spotted everything that was signed, which is unusual luck.
-Budgie Landing is fun. The variety of plumage patterns and the colors on some of the birds are both amazing.
- There are several Bolivian Gray TiTi Monkeys in the outdoor cages at the Mouse House and also at least a pair in with the Trumpeters at WOB.
-Reptile House nursery still has Radiated Tortoises (cute beyond belief), Baja Blue Rock Lizard, Brongersma's and Mangshan Pit Vipers (this has been previously posted).
-The Ethiopian Mountain Viper may be the most beautiful snake I've ever seen.
-Couldn't spot a single turtle at the turtle pond.
-Two brown bears were out, up on the top area.
-Several pelicans on the pond by the Health Center.
-First time not a single prairie dog was visible.
-Otters in the children's zoo were very active.
-None of the lemur species was on display except the sifakas.
-Neither the Golden Eagle nor any of the Andean Condors were on display. This could not possibly be because of weather. It was in the 60s and they're temperate birds.
-Very active kiwi, hunting for worms. Fascinating to watch.
-Saw the Steamer Duck in the Sea Bird Aviary.
-There are Sulawesi and Forsten's tortoises in with the Argus pheasant and other birds in the second aviary you encounter in WOB.
-Second floor of WOB is very nice, although I don't think it's a dramatic difference. The background painting for the African jungle is now a savannah scene, apparently intended to be as if we were at the edge of the forest.
-There are Bali mynahs in the South American jungle exhibit. This does not compute, zoogeographically that is.
-Saw no Kagu, neither the sign nor the bird.
-Nothing on display in the WOB nursery.
-All three dholes were out and visible.
-Two snow leopards were out, but don't know which ones they were (both looked full grown).
-No visible signs of construction at the old World of Darkness.
 
Gomphothere said:
Notes from a visit yesterday (I haven't been in over a year because of hip replacement surgery, so I might be repeating things from previous posts. SIAP)
- Leopard Exhibit in Jungle World is still all closed off.
-Malayan Tapirs were not out and didn't see either gibbon.
-Where you have the view into the Jungle World rainforest near the Tree Shrew there is now a modest sized area for a pair of Chevrotains. The barriers are fairly well camouflaged but still obvious to the experienced eye. (There is also at least one Chevrotain in with the Red Bird of Paradise in WOB.)
-In the first yard at Wild Asia saw only the Axis deer and the Brow-antlered deer.
-Justin was the monorail guide and he is an irrepressible piece of work. His jokes are forehead-slapping.
-Happy was in the outdoor yard.
-There was just one Wolf's Monkey on display in the Congo Forest (where the DeBrazza's used to be), who seemed fairly agitated.
-As already reported, there is construction at the Somba Village, which is blocking all the paths that converge there, so you can't get to the lions (the two brothers were out yesterday) and nyala from the Thompson gazelles and the Ethiopian Highlands or vice versa.
- Saw two male kudu with the gazelles.
- Giraffes were visible both outside (several) and inside (one).
-The new Pheasant cages are quite nice and I spotted everything that was signed, which is unusual luck.
-Budgie Landing is fun. The variety of plumage patterns and the colors on some of the birds are both amazing.
- There are several Bolivian Gray TiTi Monkeys in the outdoor cages at the Mouse House and also at least a pair in with the Trumpeters at WOB.
-Reptile House nursery still has Radiated Tortoises (cute beyond belief), Baja Blue Rock Lizard, Brongersma's and Mangshan Pit Vipers (this has been previously posted).
-The Ethiopian Mountain Viper may be the most beautiful snake I've ever seen.
-Couldn't spot a single turtle at the turtle pond.
-Two brown bears were out, up on the top area.
-Several pelicans on the pond by the Health Center.
-First time not a single prairie dog was visible.
-Otters in the children's zoo were very active.
-None of the lemur species was on display except the sifakas.
-Neither the Golden Eagle nor any of the Andean Condors were on display. This could not possibly be because of weather. It was in the 60s and they're temperate birds.
-Very active kiwi, hunting for worms. Fascinating to watch.
-Saw the Steamer Duck in the Sea Bird Aviary.
-There are Sulawesi and Forsten's tortoises in with the Argus pheasant and other birds in the second aviary you encounter in WOB.
-Second floor of WOB is very nice, although I don't think it's a dramatic difference. The background painting for the African jungle is now a savannah scene, apparently intended to be as if we were at the edge of the forest.
-There are Bali mynahs in the South American jungle exhibit. This does not compute, zoogeographically that is.
-Saw no Kagu, neither the sign nor the bird.
-Nothing on display in the WOB nursery.
-All three dholes were out and visible.
-Two snow leopards were out, but don't know which ones they were (both looked full grown).
-No visible signs of construction at the old World of Darkness.
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Do you happen to have a species list for the second floor of world of birds and I am asking because when I was last at the Bronx zoo the second floor wasn’t open.
 
Tigeanderson said:
Do you happen to have a species list for the second floor of world of birds and I am asking because when I was last at the Bronx zoo the second floor wasn’t open.
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I don't. Because it includes the two large jungle aviaries, and upper level views of two of the largest first floor aviaries, you're talking many dozens of species.
 
Gomphothere said:
Oh, and no capercaillie to be seen anywhere, although still signed in WOB.
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They removed the one in the pheasantries, but I did see one in World of Birds a few weeks ago. Although, on my previous visit, it was not there on exhibit or it was hiding. Commenting on your previous post, the kagu is across the hall from the capercaillie exhibit where the Andean cock of the rock and golden headed quetzal is located. They do not have a sign up for him and he hides in the back. There were quite a few visits I didn't know he was there until I looked all over.
 
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