The rendering shows California condor.
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Guess I should have looked at it again before commenting
For that I'd assume they used a graphic of the wrong species, then. I doubt any zoo this far east would be able to get the species.
Aardwolf
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2019, but yeah, hasn’t exactly been a regular feature of on grounds programs, even before COVIDI am. They only got the genet late last summer, and I imagine it won't be an animal that goes out and about, like their badger. Even when I did camp there last July, I couldn't convince them to let us see the badgerShe only does virtual stuff.
That long ago?! He wasn't on their USDA or website before, and wasn't mentioned as an ambassador animal. If I had known I would have asked about him at camp, too
I'm honestly not sure if the zoo would go the whole nine yards to get California condors, and they already display Andean condors in their Eagle Eyrie area. Turkey vultures are the next best alternative, as they would fit nicely in a mixed species habitat and provide an opportunity for the zoo to teach a vital conservation message about local scavengers.
A piece of news not mentioned:
Last year a (1.0) emu named Mel was transferred to the Scovill Zoo in Illinois.
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Zooplantman
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A litttle update from the zoo on Bear Ridge and other developments
Black Bears and Sea Otters Coming to Cincinnati Zoo - Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden®
Black Bears and Sea Otters Coming to Cincinnati Zoo - Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden®
A rhinoceros viper is now on exhibit in the Reptile House and Burmese brown mountain tortoise are in an outdoor exhibit at Jungle Trails in that small exhibit just before the bonobos.
Been that way for the last couple years (technically summers), really wish there was a better replacement for the pelicans and saddle-billed stork.
I wish that the zoo would go with any other bear species. Polars are obviously hard to come by right now, but Black Bears are a non-SSP species that has more than enough holders. I wish they'd get either Andean or Sloth Bears, to provide much-needed space to an SSP program that would hugely benefit from more new, state-of-the-art breeding facilities.
The exhibit couldn’t hold a breeding pair of either species though. It has only one bear exhibit and no off exhibit yards. Also no room in the off-show area from the schematics for a cubbing den.
My belief is that this exhibit will be a bare minimum black bear exhibit and nothing more. It won’t be large and the off exhibit area is small. It can be viewed from multiple sides as well offering little privacy. It’ll look okay but not too different from something built 3 decades ago. But honestly thats my assumption of most of the Cincinnati Zoo renovations and new exhibits (bar the coming elephant exhibit).
Two itty bitty tidbits of Night Hunters news: the barrier in front of fennec fox has been removed. Also, the lone 1.0 galago has moved from Night Hunters to Jungle Trails (exhibit unspecified by the keeper I talked to), although I was unable to find it today. I guess he's behind the scenes presently before being put on habitat.
ZooNerd
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The Cincinnati Zoo has announced on their youtube channel that the Chinese Alligator has been fully renovated. The new renovated exhibit houses 1 male Alligator. The "new" exhibit has a completley new land area in the center with natural substrate and heating lamps built into the what looks like to be hollowed out tree stump and comes with a new filtration system for the water. The one question I have about this renovation is what happened to all the other alligators. I know most of the turtles that were in with them got moved to manatee springs or another zoo but I am still unsure of what happened with the other Chinese Alligators.
They were moved to a facility in Texas (don't know which) last spring.
Persephone
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Feels like maybe not the best long term use of that area, but wallabies are good in the short term.
Mai Thai
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Gorilla Update
After the recent passing of Jomo the gorilla, Chewie has been moved to his old troop from Ndume’s Troop to be the alpha female. Chewie is known as a very dominant gorilla so she will hopefully fit in well with the less dominant M'Linzi. Now this leaves the family group with M'Linzi, Chewie, Gladys, Mondika, and Elle while Ndume‘s troop just has him and Mara.
After the recent passing of Jomo the gorilla, Chewie has been moved to his old troop from Ndume’s Troop to be the alpha female. Chewie is known as a very dominant gorilla so she will hopefully fit in well with the less dominant M'Linzi. Now this leaves the family group with M'Linzi, Chewie, Gladys, Mondika, and Elle while Ndume‘s troop just has him and Mara.
Polar bear fan
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Is there a reason they didn’t just introduce the two troops? Or are they just waiting for a new male to arrive? It kind of seems like a temporary thing since they go out of their way to say the troop needs an alpha male.
Mai Thai
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Ndume is not a very dominant male and he is more of a loner as far as silverbacks go. Therefore he would not be great choice to live in the family group. The zoo will most likely wait until Gladys, Mondika, and Elle are sexually mature before brining in a new silverback.
Just went to the zoo today and it looks like they've rolled back their avian flu restrictions a bit. The African penguins, African savannah birds, and New Zealand scaup (on exhibit with the blue penguins) are back out. The Amazon and Australasia exhibits in Birds of the World remain closed. The barred and Eurasian eagle owls and I think blue penguins remain off exhibit.