Franklin Park Zoo Animal Ambassadors

MOG2012

MOG2012

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This week I contacted Franklin park zoo and they provided a list of the education animals (animal ambassadors) that they use for programs. They are housed behind the scenes in their respective facilities.

Franklin Park Zoo;
  • Madagascar Hissing Cockroach
  • Panamanian Golden Frog
  • Green and Black Poison à frog
  • Dyeing Poison Frog
  • Magnificent Tree Frog
  • Spotted Turtle
  • Blanding’s Turtle
  • Eastern Box Turtle
  • Chaco Tortoise
  • Red-Footed Turtle
  • Cuban Rock Iguana
  • Prehensile-Tailed Skink
  • Leopard Gecko
  • Blue-Tongued Skink
  • Ball Python
  • Kenyan Sand Boa
  • Desert Rosy Boa
  • Corn Snake
  • Eastern Screech Owl
  • White-Crowned Hornbill
  • African Pygmy Falcon
  • Linne’s Two-Toed Sloth
  • Long-Tailed Chinchilla
  • Domestic Polecat
Stone Zoo:
  • Madagascar Hissing Cockroach
  • Panamanian Golden Frog
  • Green and Black Poison Frog
  • Dyeing Poison Frog
  • Magnificent Tree Frog
  • Eastern Box Turtle
  • Leopard Tortoise
  • Spotted Turtle
  • Leopard Gecko
  • Desert Rosy Boa
  • Atlantic Central American Milksnake
  • California Kingsnake
  • Rat Snake
  • Common Barn Owl
  • Eastern Screech Owl
  • Prehensile-tailed Porcupine
  • Long-tailed Chinchilla
  • Domestic Rabbit

Interestingly, there are no cockatoos.
 
Wonder it Franklin has gone out of fennec fox and burrowing owl since they are not listed on the list provided to you.
 
A few corrections/updates:
  • Franklin Park does not have a Kenyan Sand Boa, it is at Stone Zoo.
  • Franklin Park recently acquired a Yellow-footed tortoise but he is not yet available for programs
  • The burrowing owl at Franklin Park was transferred to another facility in 2023
  • Franklin does have two Fennec foxes but they are not available for programs at this time
 
Critterkeeper said:
A few corrections/updates:
  • Franklin Park does not have a Kenyan Sand Boa, it is at Stone Zoo.
  • Franklin Park recently acquired a Yellow-footed tortoise but he is not yet available for programs
  • The burrowing owl at Franklin Park was transferred to another facility in 2023
  • Franklin does have two Fennec foxes but they are not available for programs at this time
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The Kenyan Sand Boa is at the Tropical Forest right? I got this sourced from Franklin Park Zoo so they might have made changes that aren't well known
 
Critterkeeper said:
A few corrections/updates:
  • Franklin Park does not have a Kenyan Sand Boa, it is at Stone Zoo.
  • Franklin Park recently acquired a Yellow-footed tortoise but he is not yet available for programs
  • The burrowing owl at Franklin Park was transferred to another facility in 2023
  • Franklin does have two Fennec foxes but they are not available for programs at this time
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Is Arial the fox ok? or is something else going on? Will the fox be the exhibit attached to penguin for small animal?
 
PercideRolo said:
Is Arial the fox ok? or is something else going on? Will the fox be the exhibit attached to penguin for small animal?
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Unfortunately, Ariel passed away in 2022. The 2 current foxes are new animals. They will not be in the exhibit next to penguin. I suspect that may be where they place the porcupines once they come back, but there hasn't been any information provided about those plans just yet.
 
Critterkeeper said:
Unfortunately, Ariel passed away in 2022. The 2 current foxes are new animals. They will not be in the exhibit next to penguin. I suspect that may be where they place the porcupines once they come back, but there hasn't been any information provided about those plans just yet.
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oh-em-gee! she was so cute without her tail. thank you for sharing.
I don't quite understand how the african experience ended up with a small penguin exhibit and a new entrance, offices and gift shop as well as new fencing for crossing. quite a bit of coin 19 million dollars. we’ll see how that fares with all the federal budget cuts.
 
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