Persephone
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This is how I learned there was a stork exhibit.
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This is how I learned there was a stork exhibit.
If I remember correctly, there used to be Saddle-billed Storks in the exhibit next to the White Storks. This goes back probably about a decade ago.
Yeah, fwiw to anyone else, the stork exhibit and additional okapi exhibit are on the path between Salt Creek Wilderness/Nature Trail/Indian Lake/Swan Lake/my god how many names does it have, and the rest of the zoo, between Hoofstock Yards to the north and Great Bear Wilderness to the south.
zoo fan55
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The bottlenose dolphin calf has died at four days old Log in to Facebook
That is heart breaking omg
We need sad reacts on ZooChat for messages like this.
Heartbreaking news. My thoughts are with the whole team who were greatly looking forward to this calf. Unfortunately Allie hasn't had the best of luck with her calves - her last three have now passed quite young.
What does the future hold for breeding new cetacean offspring at the zoo? Allie has had a poor breeding record and I don't know why the zoo would choose her as the new mother (unless it was accidental). Most of the other females in the exhibit also have a poor breeding record.
It's iffy at best. Topeka's likely too old to breed now. Her two daughters (Spree and Allison) both had calves in 2014, but both failed to raise the calves and they subsequently passed. The best option for those two would've likely been to witness Allie raising this youngster.
The best option aside from Allie would likely be Noelani who also birthed in 2014, but also lost her calf in infancy. Although from all reports - she at least made the attempt to raise it.
Spree is not Tapeko’s daughter. Spree, Noelani, and Allison have witnessed the raising of youngsters before, when Tapeko had Merlin and Spree had Magic in 2013, and Allie had Maxine in 2014.
However it's worth noting that they haven't witnessed the raising of a calf in a while now - and both Spree and Allison failed to raise their calves even after witnessing the raising of the two calves the year before.
Nevertheless, it will be interesting to see where Brookfield go from here. Giving Allie another chance, but I will be interested to see whether they give some of the other younger females another chance.
GibbonGuy95
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I always hold my breath whenever a dolphin calf is born as I know how difficult survival is. I feel like polar bears and Dolphins are a struggle for most zoos to breed. Hopefully research can find a way to one day give dolphin calves a fighting chance.
Here's a film about Brookfield's pangolin: Brookfield Zoo’s pangolin at centre of new wildlife documentary | Watch
The zoo hasn’t announced the date yet. The official announcement should happen soon.
I actually heard from the zoo themselves that it was going to be sometime in July, but a definitive date hasn't been reached yet.
Thats nice! hopefully the opening date will be mid July and not July 31 lol
pinnipedpal93
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This is a random question, and it has been some time since I visited it, but are there any plans for Dragonfly Marsh in the Master Plan? When I decided to take a trip over last year, I was surprised to see it seemed virtually untouched and most of the murals and walls succumbed to sun damage and peeling. I have this photo from that time:
Dragonfly Marsh 5/9/2024 - ZooChat
Dragonfly Marsh 5/9/2024 - ZooChat
The master plan shows the planned elephant exhibit stretching around the dragonfly marsh with the existing boardwalk maintained. It's in such a remote part of the zoo and incredibly easy to miss (I myself haven't seen it in years) so there probably hasn't been much motivation to revitalize it.