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StoppableSan said:
The Cincinnati Zoo was willing to expand the viewing deck of Giraffe Ridge many years ago, in addition to a presumed expansion of the yard. Modifying existing exhibits despite being relatively new is nothing new for Cincinnati. Additions such as a "pride rock" in the lion habitat, an artificial tree in one of the tiger yards and the snow leopard habitat in in Cat Canyon, among others have been prevalent throughout the "More Home to Roam" campaign. Because giraffes naturally thematically tie to Africa, an expansion of the barn is necessary as well as feasible. It could be under the premise that the zoo would want to expand its giraffe herd, following the motif of "More Home to Roam". (What potential is there for expanding the Hippo Cove area as well?)

As for the whole reptile house argument, if a zoo wants to present reptiles in an engaging way, they need to do away with long, nondescript hallways. Fort Worth went amazingly creative with MOLA, Los Angeles has the LAIR, Atlanta has Scaly, Slimy, Spectacular!, and now Zoo Knoxville has the ARC. Ed Maruska, Cincinnati's former director has expressed want for a new reptile building, however he couldn't find enough people/higher-ups who would be interested in such a project.
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Ed Maruska is missed. He did wonderful things for your zoo back in that day. I remember seeing dwarf caiman hatchlings in tour behind the scenes of reptile house. I was there!!! I've almost seen all those new reptile complexes, except Knoxville as I haven't got there yet. I only seen it via youtube channel. Reptile houses work especially well given the environmental needs of those species. Also I seen the environmental effects of a major thunderstorm one morning visiting the older St. Louis Herpetarium where atmosphere pressure outside caused the reptiles inside to move throughly in the enclosures. It was awesome!
 
junglejim said:
Ed Maruska is missed. He did wonderful things for your zoo back in that day. I remember seeing dwarf caiman hatchlings in tour behind the scenes of reptile house. I was there!!! I've almost seen all those new reptile complexes, except Knoxville as I haven't got there yet. I only seen it via youtube channel. Reptile houses work especially well given the environmental needs of those species. Also I seen the environmental effects of a major thunderstorm one morning visiting the older St. Louis Herpetarium where atmosphere pressure outside caused the reptiles inside to move throughly in the enclosures. It was awesome!
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Maruska was a giant. He brought in species I'd only seen in books and on television when I was a kid. The zoo is better in some ways, but in terms of species exhibited, it most definitely has not changed for the better. The idea that they are a zoo that caters to human amenities also carries over into species selection. As long as they keep the ABC species, pop out a few babies, and have some playgrounds and zip lines, nobody will notice the collection becoming run of the mill. Well, nobody except for dorks like us, lol.
 
groundskeeper24 said:
Wow, amazing journalistic effort in this article. Can't even respect your readers enough to specify the species of cat that is the subject of the piece.

Not far off from being "An animal died at the zoo today. The end. I like turtles."
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The first line of the article specifies Ocelot.

~Thylo
 
Wow I love the meaning behind the name but tough decision as to which one to vote for.
 
Mai Thai said:
The Cincinnati Zoo has partnered with The Wilds, Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Science and Environment, George Mason University, South-East Zoo Alliance for Reproduction & Conservation, and Steelenbosch University to create the American Institute of Rhinoceros Science otherwise known as (AIRS). This project was created to help research and save the rhinoceros.

Rhino Experts from Six Facilities Form Coalition to Save Species with Science - Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden®
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I’m quite surprised San Diego hasn’t joined this partnership, as they are one of the largest rhino breeders in the states, and do quite a lot of conservation work for the species.
 
NOVAElephantEnthusiast said:
The zoo announced that their three hippos have all be introduced. The even included a picture of the three of them!
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It surprises me that Tucker did not undergo the 30 day quarantine period before meeting the other hippos. Tucker arrived on September 6 and it is September 27 so it has only been 21 days.

Here is a video of the introduction:
 
Mai Thai said:
It surprises me that Tucker did not undergo the 30 day quarantine period before meeting the other hippos. Tucker arrived on September 6 and it is September 27 so it has only been 21 days.

Here is a video of the introduction:
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Especially with large animals, it is nearly impossible to do a true quarantine as traditional quarantine housing is not adequate for them even on a temporary basis so they are often "quarantined" in the normal indoor stalls for the exhibit. Also AZA to AZA transfers can often have shortened quarantine times as both facilities work within the same veterinary standards and there is usually a low risk of disease transfer.
 
Echobeast said:
Especially with large animals, it is nearly impossible to do a true quarantine as traditional quarantine housing is not adequate for them even on a temporary basis so they are often "quarantined" in the normal indoor stalls for the exhibit. Also AZA to AZA transfers can often have shortened quarantine times as both facilities work within the same veterinary standards and there is usually a low risk of disease transfer.
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As noted, some animal populations are managed as a single population regardless of facility, so they don't always undergo a 30 day medical quarantine. For example, belugas in the US are managed as a single population and are often in the exhibit with the resident animals within days of moving.
 
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