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Also side question about Akron- Was the hospital always closed to the public? I swear you used to be able to go in but maybe I'm mixing it up with Cleveland's
 
CMZman said:
Also side question about Akron- Was the hospital always closed to the public? I swear you used to be able to go in but maybe I'm mixing it up with Cleveland's
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There were windows to peek inside. I have toured it several times. When the new hospital opens, I expect it to be used for duck and geese hatching and rearing. They do a lot of that in there already.
 
CMZman said:
Question: Is Wild Asia getting a Phase II? I swear I heard it and Africa were both getting one we've only heard about Africa
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Wild Asia is getting a bird habitat. The new animal hospital is being built beside Wild Asia. There has been nothing about an actual expansion. If there is one, it would not be until the 2030s.
 
Akron Zoo Year in Review

Births
  • June 12 - White Stork (1.0) Rhine
  • July 1, 3, 6 - Snowy Owl (2.1) Flurry, Squall, Stratus
Deaths
  • January 16 - Komodo Dragon (0.1) Draco
  • April 12 - Mountain Chicken Frog (1.0) Dominic
Arrivals
  • January 4 - Virginia Possum (1.1) George, Penny
  • January- Tufted Deer
  • March 26 - Ring Tailed Lemur (0.1) Persephone
  • June 8- Patagonia Mara (0.2) Bonnita and Bennita
  • September 8 - Komodo Dragon (1.0) Jasper
  • October 26 - Red Wolves (2.2) Diego, Brave, Sentinel, Sabine
  • December 14- Cinerous Vultures (1.1) Ivy, Bondi
  • December 14- Sumatran Tiger (0.1) Sumini
  • December 21 - Trumpeter Swan (0.1)
Departures
  • May - Red Wolves (0.0.3) Manny, Poco, Hawk
  • November 15 - Sumatran Tiger (0.1) Diburu
 
Smaggledagle said:
Should also be noted that the zoo transferred a (1.0) white-naped crane named Khing to Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo in Connecticut around November.

Help us welcome our new... - Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo
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Coco the red panda left at some point because she was not getting along with her sisters, but I am not sure if it was early this year or last year. I would expect more red panda changes coming in 2024.

Kling and Yena are siblings. Not surprised. I saw two cranes when I was there for Wild Lights, but that was right before the Beardsley post.

The new swan is named Sakari.

The zoo got the Baron's racer this year too.
 
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