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grandelover1 said:
I’ve seen them on posters and with Jack Hanna for a couple years now and I’m not sure if they will get an exhibit or not but that’d be a great addition to Asia Quest
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There are so many off exhibit species that would make great exhibits to the zoos on exhibit collection, and hopefully this guy will get the second tiger yard when it is older
 
They also have African penguins, red legged seriema, black Backed jackal, spotted Hyena, lesser flamingo, small toothed civet, and last time I heard a marbled polecat that would all make wonderful exhibits!
 
grandelover1 said:
They also have African penguins, red legged seriema, black Backed jackal, spotted Hyena, lesser flamingo, small toothed civet, and last time I heard a marbled polecat that would all make wonderful exhibits!
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Black-backed jackal and spotted hyena both rotate on exhibit in the Waterhole; until the acquisition of those species, the lesser flamingos did as well; though their signage at the Waterhole is since gone, they have been seen (along with Chileans) in the Animal Encounters Village (closed for the addition of the sea lion exhibit). The zoo has had snow leopards pretty consistently over the last 20+ years, though the only exhibit I can recall ever seeing them in was one of the small glass-fronted exhibits opposite the pachyderm house (formerly part of the predator/prey complex, now taken over by Asia Quest). But the cats have been consistently used for outreach and education, and there have been reports for several years that the former lion exhibits (now used as overflow for the Amur tigers and the male lion cubs) would be modified to exhibit snow leopards.

As for marbled polecat and small-toothed civet, both are extreme rarities, neither of which has ever been on exhibit at the zoo to my knowledge (I myself have not heard definitively that the zoo has either species); the other two species are relatively common in American collections and are unsurprisingly part of Columbus's extensive off-exhibit holdings. Of course, the most notable off-exhibit animals at Columbus are almost certainly the pangolins. In addition to these species, there are many other species that I would venture to guess the zoo may still maintain off exhibit, either for education or outreach purposes or simply because the zoo chooses not to exhibit them (whether for cost reasons, lack of suitable exhibit space, etc.) It's common practice at most (if not all) larger zoos, and I don't think Columbus has a much greater percentage of off-exhibit species than other comparable institutions.
 
jibster said:
Black-backed jackal and spotted hyena both rotate on exhibit in the Waterhole; until the acquisition of those species, the lesser flamingos did as well; though their signage at the Waterhole is since gone, they have been seen (along with Chileans) in the Animal Encounters Village (closed for the addition of the sea lion exhibit). The zoo has had snow leopards pretty consistently over the last 20+ years, though the only exhibit I can recall ever seeing them in was one of the small glass-fronted exhibits opposite the pachyderm house (formerly part of the predator/prey complex, now taken over by Asia Quest). But the cats have been consistently used for outreach and education, and there have been reports for several years that the former lion exhibits (now used as overflow for the Amur tigers and the male lion cubs) would be modified to exhibit snow leopards.

As for marbled polecat and small-toothed civet, both are extreme rarities, neither of which has ever been on exhibit at the zoo to my knowledge (I myself have not heard definitively that the zoo has either species); the other two species are relatively common in American collections and are unsurprisingly part of Columbus's extensive off-exhibit holdings. Of course, the most notable off-exhibit animals at Columbus are almost certainly the pangolins. In addition to these species, there are many other species that I would venture to guess the zoo may still maintain off exhibit, either for education or outreach purposes or simply because the zoo chooses not to exhibit them (whether for cost reasons, lack of suitable exhibit space, etc.) It's common practice at most (if not all) larger zoos, and I don't think Columbus has a much greater percentage of off-exhibit species than other comparable institutions.
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Thank you for the clarifications! :D
 
grandelover1 said:
Thank you for the clarifications! :D
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You're welcome. If you're trying to see a particular species at the waterhole, it never hurts to ask a docent or keeper - sometimes they don't know (especially docents), but sometimes you can get a heads up. One way to (usually) see a few different species in this space is to show up about 20 minutes before a scheduled cheetah run (before whatever animals in the Waterhole prior to the cheetah run are taken off), stay through the cheetah run, and hang out until the next species is rotated in. I always try to do that (and usually try to make it back to the savanna at least twice a visit).
 
jibster said:
You're welcome. If you're trying to see a particular species at the waterhole, it never hurts to ask a docent or keeper - sometimes they don't know (especially docents), but sometimes you can get a heads up. One way to (usually) see a few different species in this space is to show up about 20 minutes before a scheduled cheetah run (before whatever animals in the Waterhole prior to the cheetah run are taken off), stay through the cheetah run, and hang out until the next species is rotated in. I always try to do that (and usually try to make it back to the savanna at least twice a visit).
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I’ve been wanting to see the hyenas, jackals, and Hornbills but every time I go the warthogs are in there :( it’s upsetting I went back multiple times a day and it was nothing or warthogs
 
grandelover1 said:
I’ve been wanting to see the hyenas, jackals, and Hornbills but every time I go the warthogs are in there :( it’s upsetting I went back multiple times a day and it was nothing or warthogs
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Keep trying! The hornbills are most often out either just before or just after a cheetah run, when they do a brief flyover. As for me, I've seen all the species that rotate in the waterhole (as well as zebra and ostrich) except for one - aardvark. I don't believe the aardvark is out that regularly, but it's still signed, so I'm holding out hope...
 
jibster said:
Keep trying! The hornbills are most often out either just before or just after a cheetah run, when they do a brief flyover. As for me, I've seen all the species that rotate in the waterhole (as well as zebra and ostrich) except for one - aardvark. I don't believe the aardvark is out that regularly, but it's still signed, so I'm holding out hope...
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Thanks for all the tips I’ll probably spend a whole day at the watering hole since I live close to the zoo XD
 
Remember that construction by the front entrance I posted about earlier this summer? A picnic shelter has been built there and as soon as I saw that I guessed the reason was because a change was coming to their bag and cooler policy. Sure enough:

"The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is initiating a new bag policy at the Zoo and Zoombezi Bay in order to further enhance public safety. Effective Sept. 6, the new policy limits the size, type and storage of guest bags and coolers on Zoo grounds...In preparation for the rollout of this new policy, the Zoo recently opened a new picnic area conveniently located outside the Zoo entrance, adjacent to the parking lot. Guests have the opportunity to store oversized bags and coolers in the new Picnic Shelter, or enjoy use of the Picnic Shelter and then store the bags and coolers in their personal vehicles. Guests can reenter the Zoo on the same day after receiving a handstamp upon exiting."

Columbus Zoo and Aquarium - Zoo Policies
 
grandelover1 said:
They also have African penguins, red legged seriema, black Backed jackal, spotted Hyena, lesser flamingo, small toothed civet, and last time I heard a marbled polecat that would all make wonderful exhibits!
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They have African penguin on exhibit, the Humboldt penguin is a subspecies
 
Does anyone know what ever happened to the animals the zoo rescued from the Zanesville Escape? I know one of the leopards had to be euthanized. But what about the grizzly, two Celebes macaques, and other 2 leopards?
 
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