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The pintails in the South American Aviary are actually the South Georgia subspecies, Anas georgica georgica.

By a quick search in the gallery, it looks like the only other place with South Georgia Pintail in the US is Sylvan Heights.
 
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red river hog said:
The pintails in the South American Aviary are actually the South Georgia subspecies, Anas georgica georgica.

By a quick search in the gallery, it looks like the only other place with South Georgia Pintail in the US is Sylvan Heights.
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Buttonwood Park Zoo also keeps South Georgia Pintail, and I think a few other places also keep the species.
 
TinoPup said:
Savannah the serval has passed away :( She had been at the zoo since 2003, when she arrived as an escaped pet, putting her at a minimum of 21 years old.
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That is actually really sad news - I enjoyed seeing her whenever I'd visit and telling her story when I was volunteering.
 
Brandywine Zoo has binturong again! Siblings Bintang and Zulla from the Potter Park Zoo are residing in the serval's former exhibit.

Brandywine Zoo on Instagram: "Please welcome our newest zoo residents! Bintang (male) and Zulla (female) recently arrived from Potter Park Zoo in Lansing, MI. This is a brother and sister who were born last year, August 2022. Binturongs, also known as bearcats, live in the canopies of tropical rain forests in southeast Asia. They use their prehensile tail, which can be as long as their body, as another limb to help them climb. They have an important role in the rainforest ecosystem. Through their feces, they spread seeds from the fruits they eat, helping to replant the forest. Their conservation status is listed as vulnerable in some areas and endangered in others due to habitat destruction, poaching for traditional medicines and the pet trade. Keepers find the male binturong to be a bit more outgoing as they both adjust to their new home. You may find them lounging in their perch or just hanging around!"
 
TinoPup said:
There's now caracal in the old swift fox exhibit.

I went to see the pudu the other day but they're off exhibit for the week due to refurbishments :( The toucans and tortoises were still out.
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Wait, a caracal? Really?! That would be the only one in the northeast. I've never seen a caracal. Might need to take another trip.
 
Mary said:
Wait, a caracal? Really?! That would be the only one in the northeast. I've never seen a caracal. Might need to take another trip.
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It's not the only one in the northeast, they've suddenly been popping up everywhere! Last year it was the only felid with 10+ holders that I didn't see, this year I've seen them several times now, without going anywhere specifically to see one.
 
TinoPup said:
It's not the only one in the northeast, they've suddenly been popping up everywhere! Last year it was the only felid with 10+ holders that I didn't see, this year I've seen them several times now, without going anywhere specifically to see one.
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Who else in the northeast has one? Other than Erie Zoo (if you count that as Northeast) and Hawk Creek Wildlife Center (which has very limited hours), I can't think of anywhere that has one. I know I've seen seventeen different felid species in zoos, and caracal is not one of them.
 
Neil chace said:
Who else in the northeast has one? Other than Erie Zoo (if you count that as Northeast) and Hawk Creek Wildlife Center (which has very limited hours), I can't think of anywhere that has one. I know I've seen seventeen different felid species in zoos, and caracal is not one of them.
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Claws N Paws.Why wouldn't Erie be northeast? If you want to stretch it further there's Metro Richmond and Creation Kingdom in VA and 3+ holders in NC, all 5 of which added the species in the last year or two.
 
TinoPup said:
Why wouldn't Erie be northeast?
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Different people define "northeast" in different ways. While it's still part of Pennsylvania, it is very far west in the state, regionally with a lot more in common with the midwest than northeast. As someone from New England but going to college in western New York, those areas are culturally and geographically quite different, so one could make a fair argument that they belong in a different region. That's not to say they don't belong in the Northeast, I'm just saying that it depends on how you want to define the region.
 
Neil chace said:
Different people define "northeast" in different ways. While it's still part of Pennsylvania, it is very far west in the state, regionally with a lot more in common with the midwest than northeast. As someone from New England but going to college in western New York, those areas are culturally and geographically quite different, so one could make a fair argument that they belong in a different region. That's not to say they don't belong in the Northeast, I'm just saying that it depends on how you want to define the region.
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PA is northeast :) I've never seen anyone split the state up (or any state) when using more broad terms with directionals. If we were getting into stuff like "Appalachia" and whatnot, then yes.
 
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