Bronx Zoo Bronx Zoo News 2019

Maybe I'm biased because I've been going on a super regular basis ever since I was born. Also, we may be getting live reindeer for Holiday Lights. Don't quote me but it's a strong maybe.
 
NVP said:
Well, since this is a species the average person wouldn't be familiar with, I'd say that's a bit more understandable than, say, someone calling a chimp or any other ape a monkey.
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I agree but these were on a post literally explaining how Dholes are wild dogs :p

Ebirah766 said:
Honestly the zoo needs a lot of work. I'm waiting for the old primate house to become an insect house.
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That's not going to happen... As discussed before and later linked to, the zoo's latest announced plan for the building is a Pygmy Hippo and small primates exhibit.

~Thylo
 
Ebirah766 said:
Wait, what? I read somewhere there was going to be an insect house there :confused:
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Unless someone can find an official source for this that I haven't heard about, that was speculation posted on here because that idea was "liked" more than what the zoo said..

~Thylo
 
Decided to pop into the zoo yesterday and unsurprisingly there were no Dholes to be seen, although still plenty of comments about the dead Polar Bear to be heard from random visitors.

In other news:
-The zoo no longer keeps helmeted curassows.
-There was a transport crate in the condor exhibit, not sure if this means the zoo is crate training their bird for departure.
-There's a Rock Hyrax baby on-exhibit.
-I don't think the Rodrigues Flying Foxes are on-exhibit in the tree-kangaroo enclosure anymore
-New hiding logs have been added to the old Mangrove Snake enclosure, though no animals currently inhabit the enclosure.
-All of the lights were on in the Mouse House for some reason, which made for very interesting views of the area and its inhabitants.
-The zoo's monal are now on-exhibit in the old Kea enclosure, which has been upgraded with plants.
-The Sri Lankan Junglefowl now appears to be mixed with the Great Indian Hornbill in World of Birds.
-Standing's Day Gecko is now exhibited with the spider tortoises.
-Four nyala cows were let in with the bull, so we can probably expect up to four calves come next Spring.
-There don't appear to be any Asian Yellow-Spotted Toads on-exhibit anymore, with additional Splendid Toads having taken their place.
-The zoo's Guinea Turacos have moved into the Aquatic Bird House.
-I don't think the zoo is keeping chevrotain in that tiny loris enclosure anymore, and instead is exhibiting multiple animals across several enclosures in World of Birds.
-I think the zoo is finally taking signage updating more seriously. There's still a lot of work to do, especially in JungleWorld, but I noted a lot of new and restored signage across World of Birds, the Aquatic Bird House, and World of Reptiles in particular. While many of the newer signs in the bird houses are those simple, laminated paper printouts they sometimes use, at the very least most species are now accurately signed. The ex-Kea enclosure still needs its signs removed, however, though they were covered over so people wouldn't mistake the pheasant for the parrot. In WoR, the Nile Monitor now has signage, and that entire row of enclosure in the center of the house have had their lights restored so I think the day someone found them out was just a temporary issue (thankfully). Additionally, while those electronic signs outside of JW are (unfortunately) still broken, there are rainforest acre countdowns and Human population counts working in CGF. The Dholes in particular have some great signage, which partially talked about the WCS' work with the species both in the wild and at the zoo with them being one of the few US zoos to keep them. There's also a neat little sign about the different "kinds" of canids, such as foxes, jackals, wolves, etc. There's even a little section about the mystery of the Dingo.

Finally, and I know I may sound a little silly here, but has anyone ever looked at the ceiling in the first indoor section of CGF? There are some absolutely beautiful preserved leaves across the entire room. Maybe I'm just slow on the uptake but I don't think I've ever noticed it before! Never really thought to look up I guess... Fantastic detail.

~Thylo
 
ThylacineAlive said:
Decided to pop into the zoo yesterday and unsurprisingly there were no Dholes to be seen, although still plenty of comments about the dead Polar Bear to be heard from random visitors.

In other news:
-The zoo no longer keeps helmeted curassows.
-There was a transport crate in the condor exhibit, not sure if this means the zoo is crate training their bird for departure.
-There's a Rock Hyrax baby on-exhibit.
-I don't think the Rodrigues Flying Foxes are on-exhibit in the tree-kangaroo enclosure anymore
-New hiding logs have been added to the old Mangrove Snake enclosure, though no animals currently inhabit the enclosure.
-All of the lights were on in the Mouse House for some reason, which made for very interesting views of the area and its inhabitants.
-The zoo's monal are now on-exhibit in the old Kea enclosure, which has been upgraded with plants.
-The Sri Lankan Junglefowl now appears to be mixed with the Great Indian Hornbill in World of Birds.
-Standing's Day Gecko is now exhibited with the spider tortoises.
-Four nyala cows were let in with the bull, so we can probably expect up to four calves come next Spring.
-There don't appear to be any Asian Yellow-Spotted Toads on-exhibit anymore, with additional Splendid Toads having taken their place.
-The zoo's Guinea Turacos have moved into the Aquatic Bird House.
-I don't think the zoo is keeping chevrotain in that tiny loris enclosure anymore, and instead is exhibiting multiple animals across several enclosures in World of Birds.
-I think the zoo is finally taking signage updating more seriously. There's still a lot of work to do, especially in JungleWorld, but I noted a lot of new and restored signage across World of Birds, the Aquatic Bird House, and World of Reptiles in particular. While many of the newer signs in the bird houses are those simple, laminated paper printouts they sometimes use, at the very least most species are now accurately signed. The ex-Kea enclosure still needs its signs removed, however, though they were covered over so people wouldn't mistake the pheasant for the parrot. In WoR, the Nile Monitor now has signage, and that entire row of enclosure in the center of the house have had their lights restored so I think the day someone found them out was just a temporary issue (thankfully). Additionally, while those electronic signs outside of JW are (unfortunately) still broken, there are rainforest acre countdowns and Human population counts working in CGF. The Dholes in particular have some great signage, which partially talked about the WCS' work with the species both in the wild and at the zoo with them being one of the few US zoos to keep them. There's also a neat little sign about the different "kinds" of canids, such as foxes, jackals, wolves, etc. There's even a little section about the mystery of the Dingo.

Finally, and I know I may sound a little silly here, but has anyone ever looked at the ceiling in the first indoor section of CGF? There are some absolutely beautiful preserved leaves across the entire room. Maybe I'm just slow on the uptake but I don't think I've ever noticed it before! Never really thought to look up I guess... Fantastic detail.

~Thylo
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1. That's just tragic
2. Good to see the signage is getting updated, though I do prefer the current signage style.
 
Ebirah766 said:
1. That's just tragic
2. Good to see the signage is getting updated, though I do prefer the current signage style.
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I agree, though they do still keep Blue-Billed Curassow.

What's the current signage style? There are various styles from across the zoo.

~Thylo
 
ThylacineAlive said:
Decided to pop into the zoo yesterday and unsurprisingly there were no Dholes to be seen, although still plenty of comments about the dead Polar Bear to be heard from random visitors.

In other news:
-The zoo no longer keeps helmeted curassows.
-There was a transport crate in the condor exhibit, not sure if this means the zoo is crate training their bird for departure.
-There's a Rock Hyrax baby on-exhibit.
-I don't think the Rodrigues Flying Foxes are on-exhibit in the tree-kangaroo enclosure anymore
-New hiding logs have been added to the old Mangrove Snake enclosure, though no animals currently inhabit the enclosure.
-All of the lights were on in the Mouse House for some reason, which made for very interesting views of the area and its inhabitants.
-The zoo's monal are now on-exhibit in the old Kea enclosure, which has been upgraded with plants.
-The Sri Lankan Junglefowl now appears to be mixed with the Great Indian Hornbill in World of Birds.
-Standing's Day Gecko is now exhibited with the spider tortoises.
-Four nyala cows were let in with the bull, so we can probably expect up to four calves come next Spring.
-There don't appear to be any Asian Yellow-Spotted Toads on-exhibit anymore, with additional Splendid Toads having taken their place.
-The zoo's Guinea Turacos have moved into the Aquatic Bird House.
-I don't think the zoo is keeping chevrotain in that tiny loris enclosure anymore, and instead is exhibiting multiple animals across several enclosures in World of Birds.
-I think the zoo is finally taking signage updating more seriously. There's still a lot of work to do, especially in JungleWorld, but I noted a lot of new and restored signage across World of Birds, the Aquatic Bird House, and World of Reptiles in particular. While many of the newer signs in the bird houses are those simple, laminated paper printouts they sometimes use, at the very least most species are now accurately signed. The ex-Kea enclosure still needs its signs removed, however, though they were covered over so people wouldn't mistake the pheasant for the parrot. In WoR, the Nile Monitor now has signage, and that entire row of enclosure in the center of the house have had their lights restored so I think the day someone found them out was just a temporary issue (thankfully). Additionally, while those electronic signs outside of JW are (unfortunately) still broken, there are rainforest acre countdowns and Human population counts working in CGF. The Dholes in particular have some great signage, which partially talked about the WCS' work with the species both in the wild and at the zoo with them being one of the few US zoos to keep them. There's also a neat little sign about the different "kinds" of canids, such as foxes, jackals, wolves, etc. There's even a little section about the mystery of the Dingo.

Finally, and I know I may sound a little silly here, but has anyone ever looked at the ceiling in the first indoor section of CGF? There are some absolutely beautiful preserved leaves across the entire room. Maybe I'm just slow on the uptake but I don't think I've ever noticed it before! Never really thought to look up I guess... Fantastic detail.

~Thylo
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One thing I forgot before: the Damaraland Mole-Rat enclosure has been renovated a bit and not includes more deep sand as well as several buried pipes for the animals to burrow through.

~Thylo
 
ThylacineAlive said:
Decided to pop into the zoo yesterday and unsurprisingly there were no Dholes to be seen, although still plenty of comments about the dead Polar Bear to be heard from random visitors.

In other news:
-The zoo no longer keeps helmeted curassows.
-There was a transport crate in the condor exhibit, not sure if this means the zoo is crate training their bird for departure.
-There's a Rock Hyrax baby on-exhibit.
-I don't think the Rodrigues Flying Foxes are on-exhibit in the tree-kangaroo enclosure anymore
-New hiding logs have been added to the old Mangrove Snake enclosure, though no animals currently inhabit the enclosure.
-All of the lights were on in the Mouse House for some reason, which made for very interesting views of the area and its inhabitants.
-The zoo's monal are now on-exhibit in the old Kea enclosure, which has been upgraded with plants.
-The Sri Lankan Junglefowl now appears to be mixed with the Great Indian Hornbill in World of Birds.
-Standing's Day Gecko is now exhibited with the spider tortoises.
-Four nyala cows were let in with the bull, so we can probably expect up to four calves come next Spring.
-There don't appear to be any Asian Yellow-Spotted Toads on-exhibit anymore, with additional Splendid Toads having taken their place.
-The zoo's Guinea Turacos have moved into the Aquatic Bird House.
-I don't think the zoo is keeping chevrotain in that tiny loris enclosure anymore, and instead is exhibiting multiple animals across several enclosures in World of Birds.
-I think the zoo is finally taking signage updating more seriously. There's still a lot of work to do, especially in JungleWorld, but I noted a lot of new and restored signage across World of Birds, the Aquatic Bird House, and World of Reptiles in particular. While many of the newer signs in the bird houses are those simple, laminated paper printouts they sometimes use, at the very least most species are now accurately signed. The ex-Kea enclosure still needs its signs removed, however, though they were covered over so people wouldn't mistake the pheasant for the parrot. In WoR, the Nile Monitor now has signage, and that entire row of enclosure in the center of the house have had their lights restored so I think the day someone found them out was just a temporary issue (thankfully). Additionally, while those electronic signs outside of JW are (unfortunately) still broken, there are rainforest acre countdowns and Human population counts working in CGF. The Dholes in particular have some great signage, which partially talked about the WCS' work with the species both in the wild and at the zoo with them being one of the few US zoos to keep them. There's also a neat little sign about the different "kinds" of canids, such as foxes, jackals, wolves, etc. There's even a little section about the mystery of the Dingo.

Finally, and I know I may sound a little silly here, but has anyone ever looked at the ceiling in the first indoor section of CGF? There are some absolutely beautiful preserved leaves across the entire room. Maybe I'm just slow on the uptake but I don't think I've ever noticed it before! Never really thought to look up I guess... Fantastic detail.

~Thylo
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When I was at the zoo two weeks ago I remember seeing the former kea habitat in world of birds and because the sign had not been updated I was disappointed not to see any of the New Zealand parrots but instead some sort of pheasant in the corner that obviously wasn’t a kea (not that I have anything against Himalayan monal of course).
 
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