Bronx Zoo World of Darkness reopening

Any other animals and what month should we be looking at?

Also, if it is summer 2025 that they're opening it in, I think it's because the Bronx Zoo gets high visitor traffic during that time.
 
I emailed the zoo yesterday about world of darkness’s opening date and here’s the response:
“World of Darkness consisting of nocturnal animals is scheduled to be open this Summer between the end of July and early August. Feel free to check our Exhibits page periodically for updates on the exhibit opening.”
I also got confirmation that the zoo no longer hands out physical maps.
 
Just got an email from the zoo, here’s some new information! “WCS Membership is your passport to a full year of family fun, including the grand opening of World of Darkness this summer. You'll be there to discover the mysteries and secrets of amazing animals that thrive in the dark, including aye-ayes, vampire bats, naked mole rats and many more incredible species”
Tigerbat said:
Also, if it is summer 2025 that they're opening it in, I think it's because the Bronx Zoo gets high visitor traffic during that time.
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It will be late July-early August.
 
USZOOfan42 said:
Just got an email from the zoo, here’s some new information! “WCS Membership is your passport to a full year of family fun, including the grand opening of World of Darkness this summer. You'll be there to discover the mysteries and secrets of amazing animals that thrive in the dark, including aye-ayes, vampire bats, naked mole rats and many more incredible species”

It will be late July-early August.
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Thank you.
 
Tigerbat said:
That definitely sounds plausible.

I wonder. Might the zoo potentially have a return of their leopard cats (Prionailurus bengalensis) when World of Darkness reopens? I think they were there last time from what I could dig up.
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They did have them, but I highly doubt we'll see them again. They've largely disappeared from the US private trade by now so it would require an import from European zoos, where I don't think they're particularly common anymore either.

~Thylo
 
ThylacineAlive said:
They did have them, but I highly doubt we'll see them again. They've largely disappeared from the US private trade by now so it would require an import from European zoos, where I don't think they're particularly common anymore either.

~Thylo
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I understand World of Darkness has already committed to exhibiting Sand Cats again but I also believe it is unlikely for the to exhibit Leopard Cats again .

It would be nice to have a small Felid exhibited in the, currently, vacant former leopard enclosure in Jungle World.
Although, finding a diurnal species that fits in with the Indo-Malayan , Oriental zoogeographic themed exhibit might be challenging
 
AnActualFan said:
Seems every email gives us a new species so here is our WOD species list so far. TBQH if they just give a few more reptile species here I'm pretty satisfied
  • Pygmy Slow Loris
  • Sand Cat
  • Sloth
  • Caiman
  • Aye-Aye
  • Fruit bat
  • Vampire Bat
  • Naked Mole Rat
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This is honestly a pretty good roster. Did we ever establish what kind of caiman it might be?

I keep wanting to do speculative lists but I hate to derail the thread from actual news.
 
JVM said:
This is honestly a pretty good roster. Did we ever establish what kind of caiman it might be?

I keep wanting to do speculative lists but I hate to derail the thread from actual news.
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Not that I recall the teaser thing with the eyes just called it "caiman eye"
 
RaptorFan9000 said:
Hey guys! I checked the Bronx Zoo website. The World of Darkness page has a dark setting. And more animals have been confirmed!

Egyptian Fruit Bat
Seba’s Short-tailed Bat
Bushbaby
Broad-snouted Caiman
Northern Luzon Giant Cloud Rat
Blood Python
Timor Python
Glow-in-the-Dark Scorpions
Tarantulas
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Interesting. Wonder what they will do with the rest of the nocturnal galleries across the zoo.
 
The zoo has updated their website to include a section for world of darkness, giving us the zoo’s (likely) final roster.

• Hoffmans Two Toed Sloth
• Egyptian Fruit Bats
• Naked Mole Rats
• Broad Snouted Caimans
• Pygmy Slow Loris
• Aye-Aye
• Northern Luzon Giant Cloud Rat
• Moholi Bushbaby
• Sand Cat
• Blood Python
• Common Vampire Bat
• Seba’s Short Tailed Bat
• Asian Forest Scorpion
• Douroucouli
• Timor Python
This is likely close to the zoo’s final species list for World of Darkness. All species can be found here, along with pictures of the habitat. World of Darkness - Bronx Zoo
 
USZOOfan42 said:
The zoo has updated their website to include a section for world of darkness, giving us the zoo’s (likely) final roster.

• Hoffmans Two Toed Sloth
• Egyptian Fruit Bats
• Naked Mole Rats
• Broad Snouted Caimans
• Pygmy Slow Loris
• Aye-Aye
• Northern Luzon Giant Cloud Rat
• Moholi Bushbaby
• Sand Cat
• Blood Python
• Common Vampire Bat
• Seba’s Short Tailed Bat
• Asian Forest Scorpion
• Douroucouli
• Timor Python
This is likely close to the zoo’s final species list for World of Darkness. All species can be found here, along with pictures of the habitat. World of Darkness - Bronx Zoo
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I'd be willing to bet there will still be a surprise or two.

~Thylo
 
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