Other 2021 news:
On February 4th, the zoo announced that the male reticulated giraffe born on January 23rd will be named Raza.
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On March 11th, the zoo announced that the 2 flamingo chicks born last year have now integrated into the flock after getting surgery.
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On April 2nd, the zoo announced that its train and carousel have arrived, but won't be operational until a later date.
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On May 9th, the zoo announced that a (
0.1) laughing kookaburra was born on April 15th.
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On June 14th, the zoo announced the name of the baby kookaburra (Dottie) and announced she is now on exhibit.
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On June 17th, the zoo announced the birth of (
0.0.2) tawny frogmouth chicks, the first time in the zoo's history (already mentioned by birdsandbats but still important).
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On June 30th, the zoo announced the births of (
2.0) addaxes named Louie and Artie respectively. Louie was born on April 18th, while Artie was born "a couple days later".
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On July 1st, the zoo announced the arrival of (
1.1) yellow-back duikers. The female is named Sammie, hailing from the Dallas Zoo in Texas while the male is named Mochi, hailing from the Jacksonville Zoo in Florida.
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On July 5th, the zoo announced that they were renovating 2 new exhibits for their ambassador animals Jersey the boa constrictor, and Moche the iguana.
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On July 19th, the zoo announced they have acquired "another new species of poison dart frog" (name not given) and are now on display at the Discovery Center building.
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On August 14th, the zoo announced that sometime in the near future they will be tearing down the prairie dog exhibit, and replacing it with "something new". The zoo's last prairie dogs passed away over the 2020-2021 winter season.
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On August 15th, the zoo announced the names and gender of the tawny frogmouth chicks, (
1.1) named Big Mac and Small Fry respectively.
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On September 7th, the zoo announced that their ambassador turtles and tortoises have gotten newly rennovated exhibits.
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On October 19th, it was reported that on October 14th, the zoo gave their lions, tigers, rhinos, otters, and a giraffe their first COVID-19 vaccine, with plans to give their red pandas and ferrets the shot as well, as part of the APE program.
Blank Park Zoo, Ape Initiative vaccinate animals against COVID-19
