I figured thats where the other male was when scrolling through the photos. It would be good if there were some plants planted to overhang the water or plants that could float above it. Papyrus worked really well for the gharials in San Diego.
Does anyone know how LA acquired false gharials, and why? Are they going to breed them? I thought they would be phase outs, and I cannot think of enough zoos in the US that have them. It would sense for San Diego to look into putting these guys back in their old Tiger River habitat if the AZA wants to maintain their populations.
LA got a major collection of reptiles several years ago that had been confiscated at the LA airport. This is how they got their original Komodo dragons (including the one that bit Sharon Stone's husband). There were also 4 juvenile tomistomas from this collection that lived in the old reptile house for several years. When the old reptile house was closed they went to other facilities (including the St. Augustine alligator place in Florida from what I have heard). LA brought two of them back now that they have a suitable enclosure. I do not know their long term plans - obviously no breeding planned at the moment with 2 males.
