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Between July 11th and July 31st, the zoo replaced their old visitor railings with new railings.

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On August 1st, the zoo announced they acquired (0.5) common emus named Freyja, Hela, Huginn, Muninn, and Sif respectively from a private owner, which are now on exhibit next to the American bison. The zoo plans to move the emus closer to the laughing kookaburra/bald eagle exhibits in the future.

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* Worth mentioning that the zoo acquired a male (1.0) Netherland Dwarf rabbit named Twix in December 2024, as well as sexed the lemur born in April 2024 as female (0.1) and named it Daisy. Also, the zoo hired a new Executive Director, Brenda Young, in August 2024.
 
On September 2nd, the zoo announced they acquired a male (1.0) Highland cow named Axl from Rolling Hills Zoo in Kansas which is now on display near the emus, and will be moved to a larger exhibit in the upcoming weeks. The zoo also announced they will be acquiring another cow in the future.

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On August 21st, the zoo announced they transferred a female (0.1) king vulture named Doodle to Nashville Zoo in Tennessee.

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