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Chlidonias said:
that was me and what I said was "that does not look like a Daurian pika." (Daurian pika (Ochotona dauurica) | ZooChat). I didn't say it was definitely not that species, I said it didn't look like one.There's a big difference.

The animals were caught wild in Mongolia but nobody (on Zoochat) knows where, and pikas all look very similar in general. They probably are Daurian pikas; simply that individual does not look like one. Apparently there are only two left now anyway.
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Although Minnesota no longer has the species, another well-known zoo did receive the rest of their stock, but has not revealed it yet. Hopefully they do better at each of the two zoos.
 
AnaheimZoo said:
I've been out of the loop lately, so a couple of questions:

- Now that the slender-horneds have been moved, are there any plans for their former exhibit? Does the Zoo still have an nyala bull in their collection? What's the deal with him?

- How long has it been known that the Javan langurs are being phased out? Any idea what will eventually replace them, if anything? I find it hard to believe they'll leave that exhibit entirely to the waterfowl, haha.

- As for the pika... so does the Zoo really have Daurian pika? I recall seeing someone comment something like "that definitely isn't a Daurian pika" on a photo of it posted a while back - could that have been the "normal" individual you're talking about? I guess there's no guesses as to what species it could be?

Also, very happy to hear about the crowned lemurs! I haven't seen them in years; I thought for the longest that they had gone!

Lots of babies at the Zoo these days, it seems! We've got the geladas, the hyraxes, the slender-horned gazelles, colobus... am I missing any others? I'm hoping to visit sometime soon and want to get a peek at all of them!

Anyone have a chance to check out the burrowing owls, by the way? How are they faring at the Birds of Prey exhibit?
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The former enclosure was completely empty with the signage for all three species (nyala, gazelle, and duiker) removed.

Well Bronx has the last Javan Langurs in the US so there isn't much of a chance they can continue. Unfortunately it seems the one-eyed individual (my personal favorite) has gone now. I have no idea what they'll do with that enclosure. I know Prospect Park currently has some Lion-Tailed Macaques off-show and it seems the AZA is interested in that species again so perhaps those will move to Bronx, though they don't exactly fit in the langur enclosure. Anyone know how the zoo (and US) is doing with the Silvered Leaf Monkeys?

The zoo only has a pair of pika and they look quite different from one another. There are now photos of the two of them in the gallery. One is slimmer with black markings while the other is larger and a pale grey all over.

The Burrowing Owls are doing well and the enclosure looks quite good.

~Thylo
 
ThylacineAlive said:
Well Bronx has the last Javan Langurs in the US so there isn't much of a chance they can continue. Unfortunately it seems the one-eyed individual (my personal favorite) has gone now. I have no idea what they'll do with that enclosure. I know Prospect Park currently has some Lion-Tailed Macaques off-show and it seems the AZA is interested in that species again so perhaps those will move to Bronx, though they don't exactly fit in the langur enclosure. Anyone know how the zoo (and US) is doing with the Silvered Leaf Monkeys?
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Not quite the last, Tanganyika Wildlife Park imported a group from Howletts a few years back. Not sure how they're doing there, though. Lion-tailed macaques are a good suggestion, and I can see that working out. The Indianapolis Zoo plans to acquire crab-eating macaques, perhaps those would also become an option if their group breeds well? Silvered leaf langurs seem to be breeding at a steady rate in Columbus and San Diego, not sure about other groups.
 
Bronx's Silvered Leaf Monkeys were breeding regularly for years but I only spotted three or four when with Anton so I'm not sure. That enclosure has an odd viewing set-up, though.

It's a shame there aren't more endangered langur species around in US zoos.

~Thylo
 
Went to the zoo today. It was wonderful weather and nice to be back since spring. I was able to see some of the noted changes others have posted including the new gazelle exhibit and some of the new species in the World of Reptiles, JungleWorld and Mouse House. Some other highlights:

1) New snow leopard cup. Must be 3-4 months old in the smallest exhibit.
2) There is a newborn gelada in the troop along with the youngest from last year and the one from earlier this year.
3) Natal Red duiker were out (only one)
4) Several exhibits were emptied in Congo (python/fish building) with the old monitor/turtle exhibit walled up with some construction going on. Maybe the baby dwarf crocodile will go on exhibit.
5) Some new species were in Jungle World, or at least new from last year including the Borneo Eared frog, dead leaf mantis, Asian crayfish and several stick insect species.
6) Both langur species only had four individuals. I am not sure what is going on with the silver leaf langurs since they have always have bred well in the Bronx. I also saw more painted storks (at least 6) and a large colony of Indian fruit bats active. The gharials also looked great; active on the beach and in the water. The last room is also hotter then I can ever recall.
7) World of Reptiles: I feel like several species moved around and Thylacinealive already mentioned the new bushmaster, four eyed turtles and other species. Three new species I saw were the evergreen toads (with the golden toads), Solomon Island Monitors (replacing the lace monitor) and in one of the tiny exhibits there was a bright blue gecko, not sure the species.
8) Saw the Madagascan Jumping rat in Mouse House; but in Madagascar the tenrec now has a snake species (tree boa maybe) in its place. Also saw no brown collared lemurs- but both ring tailed mongoose and fossa were out and active.
9) Lastly, I did go on the Nature Trek. As sad as it is that it replaced a long empty antelope yard; my nephew (and all young kids) had a blast on it. I have to say, even as an adult going across the different bridges and play spaces was fun. I do hope the extra revenue will help build something in the old and empty exhibit next door (the old blesbok yard).

All in all a wonderful day; still very curious what will be next for the zoo. Didn't see any major construction (except for what looks like parking machines in the Bronx River and Asia lots) so at least for next year it might only be some minor updates.
 
Jealous about that duiker! That was one of my highlight species, but I missed it at both visits earlier this month. Were they in the rather empty exhibit on the opposite side of the path as the Nyala pen?

EDIT: Sorry, just realized you said natal red, not red-flanked. I thought they only had the latter species? Either way, still interested in what exhibit they were. :D
 
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To be honest they may have been red flanked as opposed to natal red; they were unsigned. However the one individual I saw was in the small yard across from the nyala. At times there have been a bull nyala and a small herd of slender horned gazelle; but every once in awhile the duiker have been out.
 
My only thing about the Javan Langur enclosure that throws a monkey wrench *no pun intended* into the speculation at hand is that that exhibit is supposed to stimulate a Mangrove habitat. I personally think an aquatic primate would suit the habitat best (Proboscis monkeys, but that's wishful thinking. Then again, if Taronga is considering sending Platypus over to San Diego and Indianapolis is mulling over Crab Eating Macaques of all primates, anything is possible.)
 
I think they would have more options if they drained some of the water out to increase the land area. I do agree that a return of proboscis monkeys would be great; but I doubt it. Crab eating macaques would at least use the water too.

I also forgot to add. The mudskipper exhibit was emptied entirely. I assume it would be for a cleaning, but even the signage was off.
 
Incase anyone doesn’t know much about the electric blue gecko, they are a critically endangered dwarf gecko that are only found on 8km of Tanzania
 
natel12 said:
Incase anyone doesn’t know much about the electric blue gecko, they are a critically endangered dwarf gecko that are only found on 8km of Tanzania
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The pair of geckos the zoo has were born at the Brookfield Zoo and the zoo received them in september
 
According to twitter and Facebook; Tundra the Bronx's Zoos polar bear was euthanized today. He was 26 years old and had been diagnosed with kidney disease. It's sad to hear since I saw him a month ago and he has been at the zoo for most of my life. However; it will be interesting now to see what they will do with his exhibit.
 
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