Columbus Zoo and Aquarium Columbus Zoo and Aquarium News - 2013
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TeamTapir223
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Two ten month old Clouded Leopard brothers are now on exhibit in the indoor Sun Bear exhibit and have been on display for about 2 weeks now.The Sun Bears can still be seen in their outdoor exhibit.The Clouded Leopards are on display courtesy of the zoos Promotions Department (Education/Jack Hannahs traveling animals)and despite efforts via multiple docents,interns and keepers their origin remains a mystery.
A lot of changes in the Columbus Zoos Road House-
Fishing Cats have been deaquisitioned !
1.0-breeding male to Cleveland Zoo
2.0-brothers to Birmingham Zoo
1.0-sister to the 2 brothers to Greenville Zoo
1.0-breeding female to San Fransisco Zoo
Binturongs are now on exhibit in the old Fishing Cat exhibit
Tiger Quolls are no longer at the zoo
A Indian Crested Porcupine and Slow Loris are in the old Tiger Quoll exhibit
In the African Aviary -Blue Throated Carmine Bee Eaters and Hammerkops are no longer on exhibit.
A Blackpoll Warbler is now on exhibit in the North American Aviary.
The Zoo is losing a significant amount of trees due to a Emerald Ash Borer outbreak.A lot of the trees are located in or near the African Forest.
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A lot of changes in the Columbus Zoos Road House-
Fishing Cats have been deaquisitioned !
1.0-breeding male to Cleveland Zoo
2.0-brothers to Birmingham Zoo
1.0-sister to the 2 brothers to Greenville Zoo
1.0-breeding female to San Fransisco Zoo
Binturongs are now on exhibit in the old Fishing Cat exhibit
Tiger Quolls are no longer at the zoo
A Indian Crested Porcupine and Slow Loris are in the old Tiger Quoll exhibit
In the African Aviary -Blue Throated Carmine Bee Eaters and Hammerkops are no longer on exhibit.
A Blackpoll Warbler is now on exhibit in the North American Aviary.
The Zoo is losing a significant amount of trees due to a Emerald Ash Borer outbreak.A lot of the trees are located in or near the African Forest.
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arcticwolf
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Noooo!!!!
I'm visiting the columbus zoo this summer and I was really looking forward to seeing my first tiger quoll and fishing cat. At least I'll get to see a binturong, slow loris and baby clouded leopards.
Oh well the quolls were really the only species drawing me to stretch my Cincinnati trip to include Columbus but now I don't have much of an excuse to force the expansion.
Now are you 100% positive the quolls are gone? And aren't there plans for Australia to import more species like Tiger Quolls to more American? At least there is with Tasmanian Devils but I know San Diego got at least one quoll.
~Thylo
Now are you 100% positive the quolls are gone? And aren't there plans for Australia to import more species like Tiger Quolls to more American? At least there is with Tasmanian Devils but I know San Diego got at least one quoll.~Thylo
TeamTapir223
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Spoke with the Road House lead keeper and can confirm 100 percent that that the zoos 2 tiger quolls are in fact gone.We never discussed the possibility of obtaining more.
Team Tapir223
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What a shame that the quolls are gone. On the other hand, I suppose it does give me more drive to visit Australia itself one day.
TeamTapir223
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What happened to them?
~Thylo
One had to be euthanized and they lost the other at another time
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Phoebe the Angora Goat gave birth to her female kid on June 8th.
Two Markhors born on May 13th are on exhibit.
Two Markhors born on May 13th are on exhibit.
The gorilla infant was named Kamoli. He's on exhibit from noon to 3 PM daily.
TeamTapir223
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06xRPFSa4B4&feature=player_embedded
The first animals for the African Safari have arrived !
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The first animals for the African Safari have arrived !
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TeamTapir223
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Totally agree ! Its a very Vanilla list of whats been confirmed ! It also remains unclear if there is going to be multiple phases as was once stated.
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uszoo
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- I was thinking about that. Any new phase would be extremly far from the rest of the zoo. The design for the exhibit made additional phases harder to connect.
jbnbsn99
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With 70 available acres, there should be a lot more creativity than this, plus a bigger species draw. Even if you give yourself 50 acres for traditional savanna animals, you have 20 more left over. Why not 10 acres for Saharan species and 10 for wetlands species? Each of these could highlight animals of conservation needs. You can't tell me that an African desert exhibit will cost more than a savanna one will?
It's certainly a letdown after seeing all of the speculation about so many species. This is a huge exhibit that has limitless potential. Hopefully there will be other phases to come.
Reading their goals for the exhibit, it's almost as if they're saying "Hey, we brought back giraffes and zebras, ain't it great?".
I'd almost be willing to bet that the zoo is going to promote the people-centric features of Safari Africa more than the actual animals residing in it. This seems to be a prevalent trend in zoos these days, and an unfortunate one at that.
Zooplantman
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As you well know, even if you can fund the construction of new exhibits, they need to be maintained. Operating costs would increase greatly and admissions would not cover them.
To expand an existing zoo quickly with 70 acres of new exhibits and new animals is a potential disaster for running the zoo well. Such an expansion ought not to be undertaken lightly.... and the construction costs would be astronomical.
I have a feeling that the addition of the Wilds to the zoo's operations a few years back, complicated the vision for an African savanna at the zoo. This current development has a lot more to do with bringing giraffes and zebras back to the zoo. In time, once the zoo figures out how to make the Wilds successful and plan its development, then you will probably see more extensive changes to this part of the zoo in the future.