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Sad news to start the year at Adelaide Zoo - two deaths, including one of particular note - the male sloth. This means Adelaide's female is now the only Xenarthran in Australasia.

From Facebook:

It’s been a sad morning for Adelaide Zoo as we bid farewell to two much loved animal residents. Al G, our male Hoffmann’s Two-toed Sloth, passed away overnight after battling a gastro infection. While the difficult decision this morning was made to humanely put Hoss, the patriarch of our Ring-tailed Lemur troop, to sleep as his quality of life had significantly deteriorated due to complications associated with old age.

As two older residents, we always knew our time with these beautiful creatures was nearing its end and we’re lucky to have called them members of our zoo family for as long as we have. RIP Al G and Hoss.
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oh no! That is such sad news about the sloth. He had been at the zoo for about twenty years. The female is forty years old, so she probably won't be around too much longer either sadly.
 
Enjoyed watching the two sloths being far more active than I ever imagined sloths could be when I visited back in August. Another species (and as Zooboy points out, an entire superorder) on its way out of the country.
 
In some good news for the year, Adelaide Zoo's South East Asian Aviary was officially reopened today, after being closed for more than a year and renovated throughout 2014.

Story here: South East Asian Aviary Takes Flight - Adelaide Zoo

Adelaide Zoo is pleased to announce the re-opening of the much loved South East Asian Aviary after a series of redevelopments over 2014.

During an official ribbon cutting ceremony today, Zoos SA Chief Executive, Elaine Bensted will welcome visitors into the newly renovated aviary to hear a special keeper presentation about the aviary’s 200 new feathered friends.

As the name suggests, the aviary houses species of birds found in the tropical rainforests of South East Asia. Species housed include Black Capped Lories, Red Lories, Java Sparrows, Golden Pheasants, New Guinea Ground Dove, Mandarin Ducks, Chattering Lories, Metalic Starlings and Malabar Parakeets among others.

Upgrades over 2014 included an extension to the height of the aviary, re-netting and a new platform viewing boardwalk which will be utilised for presentations and enhanced viewing.

Daily feeds will be held at 10:45am, giving visitors the opportunity to get up close to South East Asia’s spectacular birds and chat with zoo keepers.

The aviary includes a suite of informative signage which encourages visitors to learn about rainforests and the important role they play in global biodiversity and the health of our planet.

The beautiful serene setting will also provide visitors an area to sit down and enjoy the tranquil city oasis during their visits to Adelaide Zoo and offers the ideal spot for budding photographers.
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zooboy28 said:
Sad news to start the year at Adelaide Zoo - two deaths, including one of particular note - the male sloth. This means Adelaide's female is now the only Xenarthran in Australasia.
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It turns out the death of the male Ring-tailed Lemur, Hoss, was also rather significant, as he was the second oldest lemur known (I read this yesterday I think, but now I can't find the source!), at almost 37 years old! He was born in 1978 at Calgary Zoo. The zoo now has 5 ring-tailed lemurs, a bachelor troop of animals recieved from Taronga and Auckland Zoos.
 
Adelaide Zoo has taken in 9 Western Grey Kangaroo joeys, injured in the Adelaide Hills bushfires.

Story here: Adelaide zoo cares for joeys injured in Sampson Flat bushfire - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Nine kangaroo joeys injured in the Adelaide Hills bushfires are being cared for by the Adelaide Zoo Animal Health Centre.

The bushfire survivors started arriving at the zoo last Thursday from the South Australian Veterinarian Emergency Management which has been coordinating the care and distribution of animals affected by the bushfires.

Countless stock and wildlife were injured and killed in the fire, which started on January 2 and burnt through 12,500 hectares of land.

The Country Fire Service has since brought the fire under control.

Adelaide Zoo Veterinarian Dr David McLelland said it was all hands on deck to care for the Western grey kangaroo joeys.

"The joeys in our care require more intensive treatment," Dr McLelland said.

"In order to care for our nine little visitors, on top of our normal zoo cases, we put a call out to zoo staff and volunteers to lend a helping hand."

The cases the zoo are dealing with require around the clock care treating sores and blisters, removing dead skin and cleaning and dressing burns to feet, tails, claws and ears to avoid infection.

"We're happy with their progress to date; the joeys have settled in well and are enjoying lots of treats like milk and vegetables on top of their normal diet of grass, while staff are enjoying lots of cuddles," Dr McLelland said.

Zoo veterinarians were hopeful the joeys would be released back to the wild after the being rehabilitated.

Adelaide Zoo Animal Health Centre cares for about 250 wildlife cases each year that are brought in by wildlife organisations, government agencies and the public.
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zooboy28 said:
It turns out the death of the male Ring-tailed Lemur, Hoss, was also rather significant, as he was the second oldest lemur known (I read this yesterday I think, but now I can't find the source!), at almost 37 years old! He was born in 1978 at Calgary Zoo. The zoo now has 5 ring-tailed lemurs, a bachelor troop of animals recieved from Taronga and Auckland Zoos.
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I read it yesterday in the zoo's email newsletter, so probably the same for yourself.

Last Thursday morning the difficult decision was made to humanely put Hoss to sleep as his quality of life had significantly deteriorated due to complications associated with old age. At just under 37 years of age, Hoss was the second oldest Ring-tailed Lemur in the world, and although his passing is a sad event, his long life was a true testament to the stellar care provided over the years.
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Adelaide Zoo have added a grazing area to their hippo enclosure, which is certainly a great improvement, although I'm not sure that the area the hippos have is any larger (but hopefully it is!).

Photo on Facebook.
 
Unfortunately the area for the hippos is not any larger. They just hotwired off part of the enclosure and allowed the grass to grow then took the wire down. It has made hippo viewing a lot better now as one always seems to be out of the water.

Also a few other notes from my recent visits

- The bug wall has opened in the envirodome. The species line up includes leaf insects, giant millipedes, rainforest snails, hooded katydids, australian tarantuala, blistered pyglomorph, wolf spider and carnivorous plants. It's a good addition that is very well done and adds something to be seen in that part of the zoo.

- Karta and Kluet are now time sharing with puspa. It turns out that karta and kluet did not get along so they are not going to keep them together.
 
Sunbear12 said:
Karta and Kluet are now time sharing with puspa. It turns out that karta and kluet did not get along so they are not going to keep them together.
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So does this mean that Adelaide have three orangs all kept seperately time-sharing one exhibit?
 
Sunbear12 said:
Unfortunately the area for the hippos is not any larger. They just hotwired off part of the enclosure and allowed the grass to grow then took the wire down. It has made hippo viewing a lot better now as one always seems to be out of the water.
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Oh. Still good that they are able to provide some grazing, although sounds like it will only be temporary. Would be great to see them out of the water and up close.
 
tetrapod said:
So does this mean that Adelaide have three orangs all kept seperately time-sharing one exhibit?
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No it means I need to edit better. That should read Kluet and Puspa did not get along. Kluet and Karta remain inseparable.
 
Adelaide Zoo has released a new masterplan featuring seven precincts: "Nature's Playground and Aussie Icons" (essentially a playground), "Jewels of Asia", "Bamboo Forest", "Into Africa", "The Tropical North", "Jungle Journey" and "Conservation Oz". Notable species include gorilla, Sri Lankan leopard and komodo dragon.

http://www.zoossa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/az_masterplan_web-FINAL.pdf

EDIT: Nisha and I posted this news at the exact same time! Look to the main thread if needed! :D

EDIT of the EDIT: Zooboy has gone to even more detail as well!!!
 
Jabiru96 said:
Adelaide Zoo has released a new masterplan featuring seven precincts: "Nature's Playground and Aussie Icons" (essentially a playground), "Jewels of Asia", "Bamboo Forest", "Into Africa", "The Tropical North", "Jungle Journey" and "Conservation Oz". Notable species include gorilla, Sri Lankan leopard and komodo dragon.

http://www.zoossa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/az_masterplan_web-FINAL.pdf

EDIT: Nisha and I posted this news at the exact same time! Look to the main thread if needed! :D

EDIT of the EDIT: Zooboy has gone to even more detail as well!!!
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And that was why I posted the news last... :D

For discussion, see here: http://www.zoochat.com/24/adelaide-zoo-masterplan-401974/
 
A few updates from a recent visit to the zoo

- A new tamarin 'walkway' has opened it is an overhead tunnel which goes in a loop from the tamarin enclosures. The pygmy marmosets, squirrel monkey and golden lion tamarins will be sharing access to the tunnel.
- The capybara exhibit has been halved with the family group on one side and four of the juvenile males on the other. A sign notes that the males had become aggressive to their family members and would leave soon for another zoo.
- The former pheasant avaries near the nocturnal house had been renovated and now house a number of rainbow lorikeets. Most of the birds formerly housed here are now in the south east Asian aviary.
 
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