Dallas Zoo Dallas Zoo News 2011

-On my last visit, half of the snout route enclosures were closed off, shielded by a fence.
-They have finally installed glass sliding doors at the reptile house.
-The rhinoceros hornbill enclosure has gotten a new wood frame (RATHER THAN THE GREEN RUSTY METAL)
-A llama was born in the old giraffe/elephant house.
-A baby colobus monkey was born at primate place, the fourth year in a row one has been born.
 
-At elephant appreciation day today, I found out that the zoo is getting ready to build a fenced in path that goes all the way from the current barn to the elephant quarantine barn to provide more space for the elephants during the winter.
-Five elephants have been together at one time, the problem animal at this time is 40 year old mama.
-In the elephant barn they are in the process of welding calf bars/chains making one of the stalls into a birthing stall, for the future of their program.
-The entire barn is capable of holding bull elephants although just two stalls were designed specifically for bulls.

It was really neat, and I loved going to see where the elephants live:).
 
Here's something rather amusing from the zoo's Facebook page:

The Saint Louis Zoo has challenged The Dallas Zoo and the Fort Worth zoo to a World Series bet!

If the Texas Rangers win, Dr. Jeffrey Bonner, the Dana Brown President and CEO of the Saint Louis Zoo, will shovel 1,000 pounds of animal dung while wearing a Texas Rangers jersey.

However, in the unlikely event the Cardinals win, the chief executives of the Fort Worth and Dallas zoos must each shov...el 500 pounds of dung while wearing St. Louis Cardinals jerseys.

Let's hear it for the Rangers! Say it loud and proud folks.....

LET'S GO RANGERS!!!!
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Chimpanzee Coco, escaped her holding enclosure earlier today. Some misinformed articles are calling it a cage or ape house, making it seem like she escaped the public exhibit. This is not the case, she escaped her holding area, and was tranquilized in another section of the barn. The zoo was evacuated because of the code red status of the chimpanzee.
 
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