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Brayden Delashmutt said:
Thank you. I don’t want to take this thread off topic, so I’ll make it quick…what exactly is “aliens among us”? Also, would improving the bison area involve adding more North American fauna?
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I think the zoo would add some new fauna both in and around the bison habitat (possibly Pronghorn, elk, a Lynx species) although this is probably the lightest rumor of them all, and again this is far from confirmed. There isn’t too much information about Aliens Among Us with the only confirmed animal being a chameleon. The exhibit was softly announced in 2022 with no opening date being announced. It will highlight “superpowers” (adaptations) that different animals posses to live in their ecosystem and contain mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians, ‘and more.’ The exhibit will take up the former World of Darkness building.
 
KiwiBirb said:
I think the zoo would add some new fauna both in and around the bison habitat (possibly Pronghorn, elk, a Lynx species) although this is probably the lightest rumor of them all, and again this is far from confirmed. There isn’t too much information about Aliens Among Us with the only confirmed animal being a chameleon. The exhibit was softly announced in 2022 with no opening date being announced. It will highlight “superpowers” (adaptations) that different animals posses to live in their ecosystem and contain mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians, ‘and more.’ The exhibit will take up the former World of Darkness building.
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Will Aliens Among Us be permanent?
 
Brayden-- I visited the Bronx Zoo for the first time last November and it was great despite not getting to ride the monorail. Obviously I was a bit disappointed to miss it, but I still ended up spending the entire day at the zoo and didn't even see everything,, so I comfort myself that I was able to see some exhibits I wouldn't have been able to make it to if I had taken the monorail. (The main thing I missed was JungleWorld-- I just couldn't find it! Which is a shame because I'm a big tree kangaroo fan. I realized months later that the entrance is at the same place as the monorail.)

The dholes were extremely active in the late afternoon and VERY cute to watch. The biggest surprise for me was how amazing the Congo Gorilla Forest was; I spent a MUCH larger portion of my day there than planned because the gorillas were so active and there were so many of them to watch. Visiting in November was incredible because the animals were all interacting with the fallen foliage. I also really loved the World of Birds despite not usually being a huge bird fan and half the building being closed; the presentation just felt so unique.

If you love hoof stock, there are still plenty to see without riding the monorail. I was straight-up enchanted by the huge herd of Pere David's deer and some nice variety on the African Plains. The other exhibit you really won't want to miss if you're looking for animals seldom found in US zoos plus cool mixed-species design is the Gelada Reserve, which has a large number of gorgeous geladas plus ibex and rock hyrax. Super cool to watch, plus the only other US zoo with geladas is San Diego on the other side of the country.
 
Mary said:
By April, the dholes should be out for the day vs. right now when they’re inside most of the time due to cold.
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In all of my many, many winter visits to the Minnesota Zoo over the years, their dholes, which have now sadly all passed, were almost always out, including on multiple visits when temperatures were below zero degrees Fahrenheit. I guess different zoos have different policies.
 
wild boar said:
In all of my many, many winter visits to the Minnesota Zoo over the years, their dholes, which have now sadly all passed, were almost always out, including on multiple visits when temperatures were below zero degrees Fahrenheit. I guess different zoos have different policies.
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I believe the Dholes have a choice between indoors and out.

StoppableSan said:
I personally believe Aliens Among Us will be permanent, but ultimately time will tell.
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I don't think it will be permanent, but rather a placeholder until they do something with that building. What that something is I have no clue, but that's the impression I've gotten whenever I've heard or read anything about it.

~Thylo
 
KiwiBirb said:
The Markhor and Himalayan Tahr can be seen from the Asia Parking lot and can be accessed from Wild Asia or the path between the Himalayan Highlands and African Plains. You might be able to see the animals in the first field of the monorail (Blackbuck, Chital, Barasingha, and Bactrian Deer) from an outdoor lookout in Jungleworld (although this view is limited and weather dependent.)
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I’ve been to Bronx at least 9 times and even I didn’t know this!
 
TheGytrash said:
Brayden-- I visited the Bronx Zoo for the first time last November and it was great despite not getting to ride the monorail. Obviously I was a bit disappointed to miss it, but I still ended up spending the entire day at the zoo and didn't even see everything,, so I comfort myself that I was able to see some exhibits I wouldn't have been able to make it to if I had taken the monorail. (The main thing I missed was JungleWorld-- I just couldn't find it! Which is a shame because I'm a big tree kangaroo fan. I realized months later that the entrance is at the same place as the monorail.)

The dholes were extremely active in the late afternoon and VERY cute to watch. The biggest surprise for me was how amazing the Congo Gorilla Forest was; I spent a MUCH larger portion of my day there than planned because the gorillas were so active and there were so many of them to watch. Visiting in November was incredible because the animals were all interacting with the fallen foliage. I also really loved the World of Birds despite not usually being a huge bird fan and half the building being closed; the presentation just felt so unique.

If you love hoof stock, there are still plenty to see without riding the monorail. I was straight-up enchanted by the huge herd of Pere David's deer and some nice variety on the African Plains. The other exhibit you really won't want to miss if you're looking for animals seldom found in US zoos plus cool mixed-species design is the Gelada Reserve, which has a large number of gorgeous geladas plus ibex and rock hyrax. Super cool to watch, plus the only other US zoo with geladas is San Diego on the other side of the country.
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Thank you so much! I absolutely can’t wait for WOB and the hoofstock, as well as all of the carnivorans (my favorites)
 
Cat-Man said:
It's closed in the winter months.
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It’s closed to cars, but anyone can easily walk through it thanks to the ticket window for that parking area being down the road, meaning your not leaving the park. I just saw the Markhor this way in December and the lot wasn’t closed off during my January visit.
 
KiwiBirb said:
It’s closed to cars, but anyone can easily walk through it thanks to the ticket window for that parking area being down the road, meaning your not leaving the park. I just saw the Markhor this way in December and the lot wasn’t closed off during my January visit.
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Ah I see, silly me. I wasn't reading correctly.
 
KiwiBirb said:
It’s closed to cars, but anyone can easily walk through it thanks to the ticket window for that parking area being down the road, meaning your not leaving the park. I just saw the Markhor this way in December and the lot wasn’t closed off during my January visit.
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Ah, didn’t realize it was open to pedestrians. Good to know.
 
Observations from my visit on Tuesday:

-The snow leopard cubs have moved over to the exhibit to the right of the one they were in before.
-Congo Gorilla Forest is currently free and included in general admission. Unsure of when this will end.
-The harvest mice in the Mouse House are off exhibit for habitat maitenance.
-The nyala were out in the smaller yard on the lion exhibit bridge; it's the first time I've seen them out since the fall. Spring is coming!
 
Thanks @Mary for the reminder to post some of my updates from last weekend!

Namely:
-There's a Mangshan Pitviper hatchling in the WOR nursery now.
-I can confirm the young Sunda Gharial are in the final pool in WOR mixed with the Painted River Terrapins and Bornean Pond Turtle.
-The zoo has added a small flock of Brazilian Teals to the ABH.
-The African Spoonbill aviary in ABH is currently under renovation.
-In WOB, the zoo has added Diamond Dove, Beautiful Fruit-Dove, Asian Emerald Dove, and White-Eared Bulbul to the collection.
-In the Mouse House, the entire left wall in the diurnal hall is now dedicated to Black-and-Rufous Giant Sengi.
-The mouse lemur enclosure appeared to be empty with the food dishes and nests removed.

~Thylo
 
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