Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden News From the Cincinnati Zoo 2011 #1
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The bridge to the under water viewing window and former turkey exhibit was closed off, and it said "Improving the zoo" or something like that, so that means something else is gonna be there soon.
The komodo dragon (whats his name?) was outside today
saw every animals in the night hunters moving except the palla's cat but you know, even saw the bearcat and her new cub.
the cougar exhibit still doesnt even look close to being done
so glad the okapi is back, does anyone think the duiker will be with it?
The komodo dragon (whats his name?) was outside today
saw every animals in the night hunters moving except the palla's cat but you know, even saw the bearcat and her new cub.
the cougar exhibit still doesnt even look close to being done
so glad the okapi is back, does anyone think the duiker will be with it?
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Thanks for the information on the okapis. I knew that Lisala Li had died, and I thought that I had put "Lisala Li's daughter". I guess I was in such a rush to get out the door I didn't! What I didn't know was who exactly the male was. I was told by a docent that their male was Lisala Li's son. I guess I was misinformed then!
@Cinzoo man - Thanks for the update!
It'll be interesting to see what becomes of the area.-Have you seen the new Tayra cub yet? I haven't heard if it's been out on exhibit yet. It was born about the same time as the young Binturong.
Thanks for the information on the okapis. I knew that Lisala Li had died, and I thought that I had put "Lisala Li's daughter". I guess I was in such a rush to get out the door I didn't! What I didn't know was who exactly the male was. I was told by a docent that their male was Lisala Li's son. I guess I was misinformed then!
@Cinzoo man - Thanks for the update!
-Have you seen the new Tayra cub yet? I haven't heard if it's been out on exhibit yet. It was born about the same time as the young Binturong.
Ive only seen one tayra
do you know if the duiker will be with the okapi?
-The male must be the only one on exhibit then. The female and young must still be off-exhibit.
-I don't know if the duiker will be going back on exhibit with the Okapis or not. As far as I know, they only have a single male Yellow-backed Duiker, and he's been off-exhibit longer than the Okapis have. It's likely that he is getting older and just chooses to stay inside. Back when the zoo had several Yellow-backed Duikers, the duikers used to lived with bongos.
Interesting thanks. I was going to post this when i got home bu someone beat me to it, i was going to post last week that the 1st bongo exhibit was fenced in even more.
How do you delete a photo? so i can delete 1 of my 2 same pics
Zuri, the zoo's three month old Masai Giraffe calf, was euthanized today. Veterinarians determined that her leg had become severely fragmented, ending any hopes for recovery.
Baby giraffe at Cincinnati Zoo dies
I knew that with a broken leg her future was bleak, but it is still very sad news
Zuri was greatly loved by the community and she will be greatly missed. The zoo has lost two giraffes within a year. First, in November they lost a three year-old female to a heart attack after her ossicones were caught in the netting around a tree, which has since been removed, and now they have lost a three month-old female to a broken leg.
Baby giraffe at Cincinnati Zoo dies
I knew that with a broken leg her future was bleak, but it is still very sad news
Zuri was greatly loved by the community and she will be greatly missed. The zoo has lost two giraffes within a year. First, in November they lost a three year-old female to a heart attack after her ossicones were caught in the netting around a tree, which has since been removed, and now they have lost a three month-old female to a broken leg.
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team tapir
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R.I.P. Zuri. You will always be loved and missed.
dpatters28
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I'm devestated by the loss of Zuri. Just devestated.
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I was just looking at the animal list on the Zoo's website and I noticed a few changes. The lions are now listed as "African Lions", not "White Lions" and the "Yellow-Backed Duiker" has been added. I wonder if it will be placed in the abandoned emu exhibit down in the Wildlife Canyon.
I also noticed that the lions were changed from being listed as "White Lions" to being listed as "African Lions". However, the Yellow-backed Duiker was never taken off of the website to begin with.
The idea of the duiker moving to the old emu yard is a possibility. The yard is of a nice size, lush and shady, and would allow the old fellow some privacy, something that wouldn't be as easy to find if he went back in with the okapis or bongos. It would make a much more appropriate home for a forest-dwelling duiker than for the emus and wallabies (the two Bennett's Wallabies shared the yard with the emu before they moved into the Children's Zoo) that inhabited the yard last.
The idea of the duiker moving to the old emu yard is a possibility. The yard is of a nice size, lush and shady, and would allow the old fellow some privacy, something that wouldn't be as easy to find if he went back in with the okapis or bongos. It would make a much more appropriate home for a forest-dwelling duiker than for the emus and wallabies (the two Bennett's Wallabies shared the yard with the emu before they moved into the Children's Zoo) that inhabited the yard last.
The lions are actually African and not White
Since the Large-spotted genet is still on the website, where is it? or have they just not taken it off
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Really, I never noticed the duiker on the website before. Sometimes I wonder how well-kept the list is. They don't list sugar gliders, still have feathertail gliders listed, there is no mention fo the emu, etc. It's kind of hard to know the true inventory of animals when it appears to be so many discrepencies.
oh ya never noticed that before
can someone please try to answer my question, where is the genet?
The zoo's lions were donated to the zoo by Siegfried and Roy and are 'white' lions. That is why the lion exhibit is/was (I'm not sure if it still is) called "Siegfried and Roy's White Lions of Timbavati". The zoo currently holds a pair of brothers and a mother and daughter pair. The two pairs of lions rotate to prevent breeding, since white lions, like white tigers, are horribly inbred. I'm glad that the zoo is now listing them as African Lions instead of 'White' Lions, as this better promotes wild lions and wild lion conservation, and not the poor inbred 'show' animals.
The Large-spotted Genet is not currently on exhibit. Seeing how it has remained on the website, I suspect that it will be going back on exhibit sometime. Perhaps it will go on exhibit in the previous galago exhibit in Jungle Trails?
@dpatters28- I have to agree, though most zoos do not list all of the species they hold on their websites. Often times there are just too many species and the zoos just choose to list a few animals from each area of the zoo, a few animals of each group, or a few animals that are more endangered or are more of a drawcard species. Just look at the Columbus Zoo's website, they list very few of their total number of species.
The Large-spotted Genet is not currently on exhibit. Seeing how it has remained on the website, I suspect that it will be going back on exhibit sometime. Perhaps it will go on exhibit in the previous galago exhibit in Jungle Trails?
@dpatters28- I have to agree, though most zoos do not list all of the species they hold on their websites. Often times there are just too many species and the zoos just choose to list a few animals from each area of the zoo, a few animals of each group, or a few animals that are more endangered or are more of a drawcard species. Just look at the Columbus Zoo's website, they list very few of their total number of species.
Ya maybe, but they are still in Jungle Trails, i think they need to get rid of the Grey Bamboo Lemur, you can rarely see them and they just seem like they arent enertaining at all.
All of the galagos haven't moved over to Night Hunters? Perhaps they will in the future and the genets will move into their exhibit then. Jungle Trails is really the only place I can see the genet being exhibited in. Unless the genet will not be exhibited and will become a part of the education program.
I have to disagree with you when it comes to the bamboo lemurs. Animals are not kept in captivity solely for entertainment; animals are also kept for conservation and education. The bamboo lemurs are a big part of both conservation and education efforts at the Cincinnati Zoo. The Cincinnati Zoo is one of only four ISIS listed institutions in the world to hold this vulnerable species. Not only that, but the zoo is able to educate visitors about the lesser known ecosystems and species of Madagascar by exhibiting this species. It shows the visitors a different Madagascar and its inhabitants that they did not see in the movies or from the more common Ring-tail and Black-and-White Ruffed Lemurs elsewhere in the zoo. Many people have no idea that there are lemurs that eat eat bamboo or that there are even bamboo forests in Madagascar. Not to mention that when they are active, it is almost magical to see them as they quickly leap from stalk to stalk in the dark.
Now, that's just my two-cents on the subject.
I have to disagree with you when it comes to the bamboo lemurs. Animals are not kept in captivity solely for entertainment; animals are also kept for conservation and education. The bamboo lemurs are a big part of both conservation and education efforts at the Cincinnati Zoo. The Cincinnati Zoo is one of only four ISIS listed institutions in the world to hold this vulnerable species. Not only that, but the zoo is able to educate visitors about the lesser known ecosystems and species of Madagascar by exhibiting this species. It shows the visitors a different Madagascar and its inhabitants that they did not see in the movies or from the more common Ring-tail and Black-and-White Ruffed Lemurs elsewhere in the zoo. Many people have no idea that there are lemurs that eat eat bamboo or that there are even bamboo forests in Madagascar. Not to mention that when they are active, it is almost magical to see them as they quickly leap from stalk to stalk in the dark.
Now, that's just my two-cents on the subject.
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