Here is another article about maggie the orangutan: Brookfield Zoo orangutan earns a distinction at 51 - Chicago Sun-Times
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The Brookfield Zoo is sending two orphaned Southern hairy-nosed wombats to the Toronto Zoo. The wombats were from the wild and arived on July 11 at the Brookfield Zoo and are under quarantine for 30 days before travelling to Toronto. This is from the Brookfield Zoos facebook page "On July 11, Brookfield Zoo welcomed two wombats that were orphaned in Australia. This marks the first importation of this species to the United States in several decades. The pair is part of a collaborative program with Zoos South Australia, a non-profit conservation organization that is sending rescued wombats to participating North American zoos."
Tawny frogmouth chicks were born on July 9 and 11!
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Here is a video of the zoo's 9-month-old white-cheeked gibbon:
9-Month-Old Gibbon Becoming More Adventurous at Brookfield Zoo - YouTube
Here is a video of pepe the humboldt penguin:
9-Month-Old Gibbon Becoming More Adventurous at Brookfield Zoo - YouTube
Here is a video of pepe the humboldt penguin:
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Here is the video of Karoo who was born in February. There are two more Black-footed cat cubs that were born recently too the same mother.
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Zoogoer2000
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Are these two new cubs being raised by the mother? Or have they also been pulled for hand-rearing?
This cub was rejected by its mother but I think the other cubs are being raised by their mother because there have not been any videos of them so I guess they want to leave the mother alone but I am not 100% sure.
team tapir
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On my last visit they had at least 2 and they were running around on the ground.
team tapir
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During our visit to the Brookfield Zoo today we had the pleasure of having a very insightful conversation with a primate keeper in Tropic World (formerly a pachyderm keeper)
The current plan to renovate the Pachyderm Building to house elephants once again, has hit a snag as the zoo has realized its going to cost much more than they had previously thought.The idea which is currently sketched in Pachy was to temporarliy house elephants until a new facility can be built on 31st street.The zoo is now pondering whether or not this is still financialy feasible.No matter if the current building ever houses elephants again it will be renovated to some degree and continue to exhibit Black Rhinos,Pygmy Hippos and Bairds Tapirs.They would like to establish a breeding program for Pygmy Hippos.Razing the current building is not going to be an option being that the building was so well built it would cost a massive amount of money to demolish it.(Same reason the old bear grottos still stand as well)They don't make em like they used too.
In other news Brookfield has acquired a breeding pair of Angolan Colobus Monkeys and two more Schmidts Red Tailed Guenons.
The zoo plans to do some infrastructure work on the back wall of the African Forest section of Tropic World.
Team Tapir
The current plan to renovate the Pachyderm Building to house elephants once again, has hit a snag as the zoo has realized its going to cost much more than they had previously thought.The idea which is currently sketched in Pachy was to temporarliy house elephants until a new facility can be built on 31st street.The zoo is now pondering whether or not this is still financialy feasible.No matter if the current building ever houses elephants again it will be renovated to some degree and continue to exhibit Black Rhinos,Pygmy Hippos and Bairds Tapirs.They would like to establish a breeding program for Pygmy Hippos.Razing the current building is not going to be an option being that the building was so well built it would cost a massive amount of money to demolish it.(Same reason the old bear grottos still stand as well)They don't make em like they used too.
In other news Brookfield has acquired a breeding pair of Angolan Colobus Monkeys and two more Schmidts Red Tailed Guenons.
The zoo plans to do some infrastructure work on the back wall of the African Forest section of Tropic World.
Team Tapir
The pachyderm building was a fallout shelter during the cold war.
Anything happening on the black rhino or Baird's tapir front?
(expecting births, new additions or transfers)
(expecting births, new additions or transfers)
Before every Chicago Bears game this season Jim and Axhi, the zoo's grizzley bears, will make a prediction and it will air on Fox Chicago's "Fox Kickoff Sunday" every sunday at 10 a.m.
Week 1 McMurray and the 3 Bears on Fox Kickoff Sunday on Fox Chicago - YouTube
Week 1 McMurray and the 3 Bears on Fox Kickoff Sunday on Fox Chicago - YouTube
Where did the Colobus come from and Red-Tailed Guenons come from?
I think we had the red-tailed guenons already because when I was looking at the ssp on the Brookfield zoo's website they were listed but they could have been off exhibit like the pygmy slow lorises are.
team tapir
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We were not informed as to where the Colobus or the Red Tailed Guenons were acquired from.
Team Tapir
Here is a video of the zoo's newest river otter:
Charlotte the River Otter Swims at The Swamp - YouTube
Charlotte the River Otter Swims at The Swamp - YouTube
Brookfield Zoo will be recieveing Allie, a 25-year-old dolphin, from the Minnesota Zoo. Allie is owned by the Brookfield Zoo and lived here from 1995 to 2000. She will be joining Tapeko, 30; Allison, 6; Spree, 10; Noelani, 8; Chinook, 29; and Tatem, 8.
MN Zoo dolphins arrive at their new homes | kare11.com
MN Zoo dolphins arrive at their new homes | kare11.com