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Mortica, the zoos female Wrinkled Hornbill has been euthanized due to worsening age related issues. She was 31yrs old making her the oldest wrinkled Hornbill in the AZA, the median life span for a female wrinkles Hornbill is 10.6yrs so she had a long life. After her mate passed earlier this year, this will leave the zoo without anymore Wrinkled Hornbills

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Too bad! Any information on whether or not a pair of hornbills will return / come back in?
 
Recently, the zoo announced the arrival of nine Black-Faced Whistling Ducks (0.0.9), and a five-year-old Black Howler Monkey named (1.0) Reggie, who has since been paired with (0.1) Raina, one of the zoo’s female howlers.

All ten animals arrived back in January, and are now on display in the Rainforest Revealed’s Flooded Forest enclosure.
 
What a shame, but now I’m glad I got to see her right before her passing.:(

Pepper will be dearly missed by many, and I hope her successors will make good use of her now-vacant retirement home in Wild Florida, regardless of their species.
 
Normally, I wouldn’t cover announcements that are actively developing until the respective zoo makes an official statement.

However, in this particular case, it was confirmed by the Brevard Zoo that a keeper was “scratched” by a jaguar earlier today; which happened while they were feeding the animal through protective mesh.

At the time this post was written, the extent of the employee’s injuries are not yet known.

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