They are presented as an animal from South America that is used as an eco friendly domesticated food source in Africa.
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Yi Qi
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Unfortunately the only times I’ve visited the exhibit have been when I was working so I haven’t been able to take the time to go around and take the number of photos the exhibit deserves. I’ll take some on my next lunch break when I’m at the zoo.
An orphan mountain lion cub arrived at the zoo last night.
Bob Gives an Update on Giraffe Penny's Memorial Statue and Welcomes a New Mountain Lion Kitten
Bob Gives an Update on Giraffe Penny's Memorial Statue and Welcomes a New Mountain Lion Kitten
Zooplantman
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I will be very interested to see how that grass pasture holds up in a year
That was quick on opening the new exhibit. Nice to see a zoo committed to breeding common hippos!
How many hippos could the new exhibit possibly hold?
5. Two females, their calves, and a male.
A baby siamang was born yesterday morning.
CMZoo Welcomes Unexpected Bundle of Joy
CMZoo Welcomes Unexpected Bundle of Joy
Jungle Man
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Bailey the giraffe could be pregnant and if pregnant, the calf could be born anytime from now:
Cheyenne Mountain Zoos Monkey Pavilion will be closing at the end of October.
CMZoo Moves Forward with Plan to Close Monkey Pavilion
CMZoo Moves Forward with Plan to Close Monkey Pavilion
This is fascinating news, as North American zoos tend to demolish older buildings while European zoos preserve them for different uses. When I first visited Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in 2010 I was a little shocked at the outdated 'Monkey Pavilion', although I've come to realize that my viewpoint was mainly driven by aesthetics as the enclosures were clearly from a different era to what I was used to seeing at many other AZA zoos at that time. When I returned to the zoo in 2014 I did a quick walk-through of the house and I knew then that the building was on its last legs. The exhibits were adequate for marmosets and tamarins, but seeing gibbons in those cages with low ceilings was a bit grim.
The species list in 2010 was the following: White-handed Gibbon, White-cheeked Gibbon, Black Howler Monkey, Black Mangabey, Syke's Guenon, Goeldi's Monkey, Geoffrey's Marmoset, Ring-tailed Lemur, Black and White Ruffed Lemur, Coati and Hoffman's Two-toed Sloth. Back in the 1940s there would be a host of big cats inside!
It’s pretty much the end of an era for the zoo. While there is no plan currently for the space, it is still the oldest building in the zoo that has not been renovated. The issue of removing instead of renovating mostly is on the unknowns about the site. The building was built in 1942. Nobody knows what problems could be brewing under the building (the mountain moves more than people think). It will also allow the zoo to rethink the space as to what can be placed there. The building was surprisingly adaptable for the smaller primate species that replaced the big cats. The whole building is connected in a circle so you could move any animal to any space with some clever shifting. This way any species could have outdoor access and rotated through the day. Keepers also adapted the guest space with overhead trails for the caltrichids and the sloths. It’ll be sad to see the building go for me as that’s the building I had my first keeping experience in. That building and the keepers taught me a lot so I’m a bit sad to see it go. Luckily the nearby tapirs and bears won’t be affected by the demolition.
Bailey the giraffe had her calf this afternoon. Security Check Required
African lion, Zwena was euthanized this afternoon due to long term mobility issues.
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The zoo’s three Hoffmann’s two-toed sloths have moved to different buildings now that Monkey Pavilion has closed. Female, Chalupa and male, Bosco have moved to Scutes Family Gallery in the larger atrium room and their offspring from last year, Bean, has moved to the Loft. Unfortunately, due to the county moving to level red for COVID, all zoo buildings are closed for now.