The lemurs have now been moved to the islands. Also, the black and white tufted lemurs are now in the former aviary next to the Sadler Building. The turacos are currently being held in the howdy cage in Raibforest because they were irritating other birds and visitors.
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Do you know the name of the female red panda or what zoo she came from? Thanks!
Not sure- but I will ask my boss the next time I am in.
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Kayla the african lion has been diagnosed with a kidney infection.
Kayla the african lion has been diagnosed with a kidney infection.
A 52 year old man got drunk and broke into the zoo on June 1st, 2020. His explanation was that he wanted to see the lemurs up close. It’s a pretty interesting read.
Police: Man charged with breaking into Capron Park Zoo in Attleboro said he wanted to see the lemurs
Police: Man charged with breaking into Capron Park Zoo in Attleboro said he wanted to see the lemurs
Can anyone blame him?
Also according to the zoo’s Facebook page, the zoo will reopen in the next 2 weeks. They are still ironing out the kinks and said to che k out the website or Facebook page for updates.
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On June 4th, 2020, it was announced that the zoo proposed to have a 50 cent increase on tickets as well as new membership plans to go into effect on January 2nd, 2021. The zoo hasn’t raised the ticket prices since 2016, and the city council must approve what the zoo is proposing.
Changes
Tickets
Children under 3 - Free
Children 3-12 - from $6.50 to $7
Adults/Children 13-64 - from $7.50 to $8
Senior Citizens 65+ - from $5.75 to $6.25
Military - from $4.75 to $5.25
Non-residential - $1 to $1.50 (does not apply to people in the military)
Group Rates - no increase
Membership Packages
Zoo Two (2 people for unlimited visits) - $45
Zoo Three (3 people unlimited visits) - $55
Zoo Six (6 people unlimited visits) - $85
Zoo Seven (7 people unlimited visits) - $125
Senior Zoo Six - from $60 to $75
Zoo officials also want to bring in more packages, like supporter, patron/business, and sustaining packages.
Individual membership packages would also go up from $35 to $40.
Capron Park Zoo in Attleboro wants to hike admission cost, offer new membership packages
Changes
Tickets
Children under 3 - Free
Children 3-12 - from $6.50 to $7
Adults/Children 13-64 - from $7.50 to $8
Senior Citizens 65+ - from $5.75 to $6.25
Military - from $4.75 to $5.25
Non-residential - $1 to $1.50 (does not apply to people in the military)
Group Rates - no increase
Membership Packages
Zoo Two (2 people for unlimited visits) - $45
Zoo Three (3 people unlimited visits) - $55
Zoo Six (6 people unlimited visits) - $85
Zoo Seven (7 people unlimited visits) - $125
Senior Zoo Six - from $60 to $75
Zoo officials also want to bring in more packages, like supporter, patron/business, and sustaining packages.
Individual membership packages would also go up from $35 to $40.
Capron Park Zoo in Attleboro wants to hike admission cost, offer new membership packages
Capron Park Zoo will reopen it’s doors to the general public on Friday, June 19th. Zoo members get to visit on the 17th and 18th of June before the general public. The Rainforest, Nocturnal, and Sadler buildings (as well as the splash pad kids area) will be closed off due to state regulations, and visitors must be wearing masks, conforming to social distancing, and only go through one set trail with the entry and exit points in different places.
Capron Park Zoo in Attleboro will open next week
Capron Park Zoo in Attleboro will open next week
On July 28th, it was reported that Kayla, a 15-year-old white lion that was diagnosed with kidney disease in November 2019 has suffered a relapse from kidney disease since June 2020.
Kayla, a 15-year-old lion at Capron Park Zoo in Attleboro, again fighting kidney disease
Kayla, a 15-year-old lion at Capron Park Zoo in Attleboro, again fighting kidney disease
Sad news, it has been reported that Kayla the white African lion was euthanized on August 13th, due to a steady decline in health from August 8th.
Capron Park Zoo in Attleboro euthanizes popular lion Kayla after battle with kidney disease
Capron Park Zoo in Attleboro euthanizes popular lion Kayla after battle with kidney disease
Over the summer, a nonprofit support group named Friends of Capron Park Zoo donated $50,000 for the setup and use of wireless Internet access in the zoo. With the money, the zoo also was able to put in place a wireless public address system.
Friends group donates $50K to provide wireless internet service at Capron Park Zoo
Friends group donates $50K to provide wireless internet service at Capron Park Zoo
On November 14th, it was announced on the zoo's Facebook page that they have received a female red panda named Leela.
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I assume that’s Leela from Oklahoma City. I knew I didn’t see her in OKC on Monday. This is likely a breeding recommendation. She previously birthed Khyana (still in OKC) and Ravi (now at Sedgwick County.)
I can confirm that the new red Panda came to us from OKC zoo.
On December 22nd, it was announced that the zoo's male Visayan warty pig was euthanized due to an age-related illness. His name was James, and he was 19 years old at the time of his passing.
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He was only 18.5- the facebook said almost 19.
On January 14th, 2021, the zoo announced that it had recently acquired a 10-year-old male fennec fox named Clyde from the Milwaukee County Zoo as part of their SSP.
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On March 14th, the zoo announced that their female DeBrazza's monkey named Georgie has died at age 24 after a battle over a short illness.
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