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Another article about th Reticulated giraffe :
Isn't She Lovely? - ZooBorns
Isn't She Lovely? - ZooBorns
Right after the new female Snow Leopard, Grace, arrived, the zoo's male Dwaine died.
Snow leopard at Buffalo Zoo dies
Snow leopard at Buffalo Zoo dies
Kali is scheduled to move back to St Louis, but Anana at Brookfield Zoo will soon be coming back to Buffalo: Buffalo Zoo Blog: Polar Bear Kali expected to move to Saint Louis Zoo
I feel I have seen a couple exhibit renderings, but I still do not know where in the area the wolf, lynx, and bald eagle exhibits are going. When I walked by it on my past visits, I only see the two polar bear exhibits. Maybe the other exhibits are behind that right across from elephants.
A new nature playground, located in the Heritage Farm area, is now open.
Buffalo Zoo opens nature playground
Buffalo Zoo opens nature playground
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Here is a visitor album of preview pictures of the Arctic Edge exhibit. The signs look basic, yet very cool graphics. The polar bear exhibit looks large with greenery and and hill in the middle. Still no pictures of the pool areas. But I am liking the look so far. A disadvantage is you can go completely around the exhibit so for people who like naturalistic exhibits where the illusion is still there, you'll lose that. A HUGE improvement from the old, concrete grottoes!
Here is a visitor album of preview pictures of the Arctic Edge exhibit. The signs look basic, yet very cool graphics. The polar bear exhibit looks large with greenery and and hill in the middle. Still no pictures of the pool areas. But I am liking the look so far. A disadvantage is you can go completely around the exhibit so for people who like naturalistic exhibits where the illusion is still there, you'll lose that. A HUGE improvement from the old, concrete grottoes!
Looks much better than the slop put forth by STLZoo. Both yards look really nice with the second being nice and long heading towards the old exotic domestic animals exhibit. Lynx looks nice and spacious. Will the Wolves go in Arctic Edge? That are looks small, some length and extremely narrow and no privacy from prying eyes. I was hoping they'd use the exotic domestics area for them.
Arctic Edge at last opens next week.
Buffalo Zoo Set To Unveil Arctic Edge
Judging by the video in the article, the new area looks quite promising to me. The polar bear habitat actually looks similar to the recently opened Arctic Passage.
Buffalo Zoo Set To Unveil Arctic Edge
Judging by the video in the article, the new area looks quite promising to me. The polar bear habitat actually looks similar to the recently opened Arctic Passage.
Buffalo Zoo Opens New Polar Bear Exhibit
The exhibit is open! I very much like the grassy yards as I'm sure the bears do as well! The only thing that stands out is that the pools don't seem very deep from the viewing windows, maybe theres additional lower viewing? I do have to say though I'm very surprised at the quality of the exhibit and i think this is better than the concert modern grotto St. Louis opened up.
The exhibit is open! I very much like the grassy yards as I'm sure the bears do as well! The only thing that stands out is that the pools don't seem very deep from the viewing windows, maybe theres additional lower viewing? I do have to say though I'm very surprised at the quality of the exhibit and i think this is better than the concert modern grotto St. Louis opened up.
I was unable to open the video, but I have seen some photos of the exhibit. I agree it did look like both pools were not that deep. Luna is supposed to be in the exhibit with the shallow pool and Anana in the exhibit with the deeper one. I guess their pools remind me of how San Diego's polar bear pools are set up. Perhaps a design flaw, but at least the rest of the exhibit is naturalistic. I read somewhere that the zoo's president, Donna Fernandes, saw a lot of polar bear exhibits try to resemble the winter months and you'll have rock work with snow on it. Because Buffalo will already supply real snow in the winter months, she wanted the exhibit to look like the tundra in the summer time.
I am hoping this is not the same video that was posted above, but this one gives a nice overlook of the new Arctic Edge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=183&v=QsXUgofpWwU
Different video. Complex looks really nice. I like how the water is shallower near the viewing windows and deeper towards the back. Interp center looks really fun and engaging. Glad the girls have two yards. Was surprised at the size of lynx being so large and the gray wolves yard being small-ish. Of the four exhibits opened up recently, NCZoo takes the win, followed by Buffalo, HVZoo and STLZoos horribly, puny exhibit.
Oh, I guess I didn't notice the pools are deeper in the back. That's better then. For your ranking, based on photos I have seen of all exhibits and being to NC Zoo, I would agree with you! I was afraid the secondary exhibits may not have as much detail and I'll have to go to the zoo to get a feel for the wolf exhibit. The interpreter center used to be a secondary gift shop. I am glad they incorporated it in the exhibit.
Talking with some visitors, it seems Luna is adjusting well and loves interacting with visitiors. Being cooped up inside for a year, who can blame her! Anana on the other hand, is slowly adjusting. Yesterday she was seen pacing in the same area. Some docents believed it may have been in the spot of her old exhibit where she paced and even thought she looked like she recognized the Rainforest building in the distance. I hope she's able to adjust. I'm sure it's not easy to return home, to a new exhibit and being at another zoo for two and half years. If she was/is pregnant, I think the stress of the move will probably eliminate a positive outcome.