new animals

I am starting this thread to document all the parks that have announced major projects for 2026. This could include anything like a new exhibit or new attraction that you are excited for and wanted to share. I was really just looking for a place to talk about the new attractions that zoos have...

I got some information about the Silverback I saw earlier, his name is Moe, and he moved in recently He’s still getting used to the females, and vice versa, but they seem to be getting along

Found this guy hanging out with the girls, he doesn’t seem as big as either Jim or Bolingo, but I’ve heard no announcements about a new gorilla I’m happy to see, just very surprised

Former bearcat exhibit current idk maybe echinda‍ I hope in the Australian nocturnal house at the columbus zoo

Arrived In October，2 Males And 1 Female In Total

A new adquisition, confiscated from an illegal smuggling ring; its light colour is due to it being a domestic variant. Young animal, about 45cm long.

Scientists have recorded that a species of dumbo octopus live 4 miles deep in the Indian Ocean. It’s not known if the species is an entirely different subspecies of the dumbo octopus, or it’s just a newly found fact that these cephalopods can dive this deep. The article also briefly mentions a...

Northern bald ibis (Geronticus eremita) with a violet turaco (Musophaga violacea)

Banded gila monster (Heloderma suspectum cinctum); there are two of them in an enclosure that belonged to the now sadly deceased African rock python (Python sebae)

Female Visayan hornbill (Penelopides panini)

A rock monitor, Varanus albigularis. Check the 1st comment for a description of her intense life story

The orangutan baby was born. Bornean Orangutan Born at Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo