Construction Updates:
Exhibits Closed Due to Construction: Komodo dragon; giraffe; cheetah
The Komodo dragon exhibit is closed because they are building a new holding building on that side of the exhibit. The zoo’s red panda lives on the other side of the outdoor exhibit and in the indoor exhibit.
The giraffe exhibit is closed due to the construction of the new cheetah exhibit. I also suspect the new zebra barn will be built during this construction. The old wild dog exhibit looks nothing like it did. It is gone. It has been flattened. There are construction vehicles and dirt in places. I do not know what the reopening date is but I expect summer at the earliest. I may even opening in mid-summer.
Other News:
The Working Wild interactive classroom area was open today in the Animal Care Center. It is open on the weekends. There signs to say whether it is open or not. There is also new viewing spot for the gorillas.
There are new coral propagation display tanks in the coral propagation area at PPG Aquarium.
I actually saw black rhino baby Janine out on exhibit with her father Jomo. Mother Azizi was out earlier by herself.
Large Marge and the other sand tiger sharks were photogenic. This is probably because they are about to lose their home to the zoo’s newest celebrity, Coolio the elephant seal.
