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Does anyone know if the Bronx Zoo has a coat room or lockers / somewhere to leave bags without lugging them around all day?
 
On October 1st, it was announced that the zoo transferred a male (1.0) Komodo dragon to Saint Louis Zoo in Missouri*.

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On October 14th, the zoo announced that 3 Magellanic penguins hatched, which are now on display in the Sea Bird Aviary.

Also on October 14th, it was announced that the zoo transferred a male (1.0) Malayan tiger named Rukayah back to Busch Gardens Tampa in Florida.

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* Speculation on my part, but is this the Komodo dragon that was taken off exhibit back in January?
 
Visited yesterday. Thought I would have a nice quiet visit on a weekday but didn't realize there would be hundreds (at least) of school kids. I will say that they were remarkably well-behaved and they were all gone by early afternoon, so the latter part of the visit was indeed nice and quiet.

Didn't take notes but a few things I remember:

Despite three visits to Jungle World (10:15, 11:00 and 3:30) the Clouded Leopard(s) was/were a no show. And there was nothing in the mangrove monkey exhibit the whole day, too.

A Siberian Tiger was in the Wild Asia exhibit. So was Happy.

Saw both the hyena and one of the Painted Dogs.

The two male lions were out. The nyala herd seems to have dwindled in size unless there were a bunch in the barn.

All the male pheasants (except the peacocks) seemed to be in full breeding plumage, which I didn't expect.

Chilean Flamingos were out.

I think there were at least three different exhibits signed for the Luzon Giant Cloud Rat and I still never saw one. World of Darkness was a bit frustrating--couldn't find many of the animals,either because of very weak lighting or lack of movement. That's life, I guess, in a nocturnal exhibit/. Overall impression was that the remodeling was pretty good but nothing spectacular.

Nothing in the Sifaka exhibit, and neither the Ring-tailed nor Brown Lemurs were on exhibit.

There were several adolescent Scarlet Ibis in the early stages of getting their adult plumage. Were they hatched at the Bronx?

Kagu was visible in the second WOB aviary and signed. Nursery alcove still blocked off for the Kiwi chick.
 
ZooElephantMan said:
I'm going this weekend. Does anyone know if I should expect the same in terms of not seeing the lemurs or if your visit might have been a fluke?
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Since I've been visiting the exhibit since it opened in 2008, my best memory is that there was/were only one or two other occasions when they weren't out on exhibit, so it was probably a fluke. There was no sign of anyone working on the exhibit, so that doesn't seem to have been the issue, but I can't say for certain.
 
Gomphothere said:
Since I've been visiting the exhibit since it opened in 2008, my best memory is that there was/were only one or two other occasions when they weren't out on exhibit, so it was probably a fluke. There was no sign of anyone working on the exhibit, so that doesn't seem to have been the issue, but I can't say for certain.
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It's also worth mentioning that the habitat is much taller than the viewing area. It can be pretty easy for them to hide sometimes.

~Thylo
 
Gomphothere said:
Since I've been visiting the exhibit since it opened in 2008, my best memory is that there was/were only one or two other occasions when they weren't out on exhibit, so it was probably a fluke. There was no sign of anyone working on the exhibit, so that doesn't seem to have been the issue, but I can't say for certain.
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I word of advice when your doing Zoo Views in naturalized habitats : Look where their not.
It so the natural inclination of any wild animal to hide - under a rock, behind a tree, within a branch.
They are eating or being eaten and, in any case , stealth is instinctual.
As to the Sifaka: Look up !
They seem to want to hide in their nesting boxes at the upper perimeter of their enclosure .
You may have to crane your neck to see them.

As to the , furtive, singleton Clouded leopard - look down : into the entry way into the main enclosure . If ever ( Big if) this in the exhibit it will be balked there - unless you win the lottery

As to the nocturnal residents of World of Darkness they are always hiding in plain sight.
The armadillos, in particular , stay stay buried under the bedding on the floor - until it’s time to eat. Look for the little lumps in the sand and be patient .
As to the Fat Tailed Dwarf lemur I am starting to believe that they are unable to integrate them with the Aye Ayes in that they are not compatible. Although it may just be taking longer than expected to acclimate them
I suppose there is always the nocturnal exhibit in Madagascar ! Or Mouse House as last resort
 
Hello, does anyone know the names of the aardvarks at the Bronx Zoo? I know there is Arthur and Amani, what about the other one?
Thank you.
 
Visited the zoo earlier today for a grad school alumni event. A few updates and mostly words of advice.

For the zoo nerds, DO NOT visit the zoo on the last weekend of Boo at The Zoo/weekend before Halloween. Or at the very least, GO AT YOUR OWN RISK. There was mad traffic just to get into the Southern Boulevard Parking Lot! Sat for almost 10 minutes right at the turn into the lot! And the lines just to get into the zoo ticket gate were LONG (from the S Blvd gate all the way to the street itself)! Even the lines for Congo and the Monorail were LONG! So much that I skipped both! At least there was no long line at JungleWorld thankfully.

The few updates:

-Did see one of the Dholes behind a tree thankfully.

-Must be some new tragopans/birds in the exhibit at Himalayan Highlands. Columns of soap spread on the glass.

-Most significant update to me: The egg in Madagascar! that you would touch to show a skeleton of an elephant bird WAS ACTUALLY FIXED! It’s working again! When I last updated about this I suspected it was just gonna be removed. I’m very happy to have been proven wrong!

-Seems that they are no longer exhibiting Guam kingfishers in ABH. There’s no signage for them anymore and I still didn’t seem them.

-I have learned from an alumni who’s a bird keeper at the Zoo that they still have burrowing owls, they’re just housed inside the Pheasantry Building now. To be clear, they are NOT on exhibit at the Pheasantry, just housed in the indoor holding building at the Pheasantry. I also learned from this keeper that the snowy owls and king vultures at birds of prey are seasonal. Snowy owls will be out in the winter/colder temperatures, while King vultures will be out in the summer/warmer temperatures. Essentially they replace each other in different temperatures.
 
I went to the zoo on Saturday. It was great, but I didn't see the Javan Langur or Clouded Leopard even though I went to Jungle World right as the zoo opened.

This might be a niche complaint, but something else that was disappointing was that the movie in Congo wasn't running. I went with my friend and really wanted him to experience the curtains opening to reveal the beautiful gorilla exhibit after the movie ends. We waited a bit to see if the movie would start, but it didn't so we had to just go straight to the gorillas without watching it beforehand.
 
ZooElephantMan said:
I went to the zoo on Saturday. It was great, but I didn't see the Javan Langur or Clouded Leopard even though I went to Jungle World right as the zoo opened.

This might be a niche complaint, but something else that was disappointing was that the movie in Congo wasn't running. I went with my friend and really wanted him to experience the curtains opening to reveal the beautiful gorilla exhibit after the movie ends. We waited a bit to see if the movie would start, but it didn't so we had to just go straight to the gorillas without watching it beforehand.
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I think I saw you because I went as well and went first thing. Will say I went later and I saw something behind the rocks in the Javan Langur exhibit, think it might have been the otters.
 
Andrew Mazza said:
Visited the zoo earlier today for a grad school alumni event. A few updates and mostly words of advice.

For the zoo nerds, DO NOT visit the zoo on the last weekend of Boo at The Zoo/weekend before Halloween. Or at the very least, GO AT YOUR OWN RISK. There was mad traffic just to get into the Southern Boulevard Parking Lot! Sat for almost 10 minutes right at the turn into the lot! And the lines just to get into the zoo ticket gate were LONG (from the S Blvd gate all the way to the street itself)! Even the lines for Congo and the Monorail were LONG! So much that I skipped both! At least there was no long line at JungleWorld thankfully.

The few updates:

-Did see one of the Dholes behind a tree thankfully.

-Must be some new tragopans/birds in the exhibit at Himalayan Highlands. Columns of soap spread on the glass.

-Most significant update to me: The egg in Madagascar! that you would touch to show a skeleton of an elephant bird WAS ACTUALLY FIXED! It’s working again! When I last updated about this I suspected it was just gonna be removed. I’m very happy to have been proven wrong!

-Seems that they are no longer exhibiting Guam kingfishers in ABH. There’s no signage for them anymore and I still didn’t seem them.

-I have learned from an alumni who’s a bird keeper at the Zoo that they still have burrowing owls, they’re just housed inside the Pheasantry Building now. To be clear, they are NOT on exhibit at the Pheasantry, just housed in the indoor holding building at the Pheasantry. I also learned from this keeper that the snowy owls and king vultures at birds of prey are seasonal. Snowy owls will be out in the winter/colder temperatures, while King vultures will be out in the summer/warmer temperatures. Essentially they replace each other in different temperatures.
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It’s like a zoo during Boo Zoo ;)
 
After a two-week excursion to Southern California, I am back in New York and the Bronx Zoo! I visited on Monday and Tuesday, and had a few things I noticed.

-My major concern is for the dholes. Their exhibit is now completed closed with a sign in the center noting the closure. I have heard a rumor they are down to one dhole. Can anyone confirm this? If true, I would think it very doubtful that this species will be on display again at Bronx, which is extremely unfortunate. The only way I see them on display again is if they import from either The Wilds or Zoo de Granby, or from Europe, but Granby is already in that process from what I understand, and it is lengthy and difficult.

-Major gorilla updates! Johari the silverback has been moved on habitat with four females: Barbara, Halima, Kamara and Layla. I am so hopeful for babies, as it's now been many years since Bronx has had a gorilla birth. It was so interesting to watch them all together and see this new social dynamic. The girls seem to be interested in Johari, but are also wary of him.

-There is an unsigned pancake tortoise in the weaver exhibit in World of Birds

-This could very well be a case of me just overlooking it, but I did notice sinage for socorro doves in the pheasant aviaries behind Congo now.

-I found out about the deaths of two iconic Bronx animals within this year: Chicky, a well-known ambassador fennec fox, and Tunko, a legendary and beloved gorilla, both passed away this year. Very sad that popular individuals die and we don't hear anything about it, but I'm used to it at this point. :(
 
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