Indianapolis Zoo - African Wild Dog Exhibit

July 2008. Average size, but a good amount of shade.

This looks like a really nice exhibit!

Almost all of the African exhibits at the Indy zoo are above average, and if only the zoo was larger it might attract more of a following as there are some very innovative habitats there.

If it hasn't been announced already... the exhibit was torn down.

Moebelle said:

If it hasn't been announced already... the exhibit was torn down.

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Why? What are they building on it?

What! We had african wild dogs?? Did not know this! Anyone know where this exhibit was and/or what it was replaced with?

@evalynwrites If you look at this 2008 map that I uploaded, you can see that the African Wild Dogs were located directly across from the Guinea Baboons on the far left-hand side of the map.



When I returned to the zoo in 2012, the African Wild Dogs were still there and this map is slightly more detailed.



In November 2012, a young boy was tragically killed when he fell into the African Wild Dog exhibit at Pittsburgh Zoo. Several U.S. zoos phased out the species after that, but that might not be the reason why Indy got rid of the species.

@snowleopard Thank you!

I did hear about the Pittsburgh Zoo incident. Very sad.

I think African Wild Dogs are such an interesting species though -- wish I could remember when we had them but I was just a kid.

So, looks like Tembo Camp possibly replaced the exhibit?

Correct, Tembo Camp replaced the old painted dog exhibit, although it was empty for several years prior.