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Simba the African Lion will be moving to the Great Plains Zoo after living in Detroit for more than a decade.
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I must admit that I'm a bit nostalgic for the purple-ish 1998 design, but at least the new tower is very colourful. The 11 animals highlighted are a giraffe, tiger, penguin, flamingo, scarlet ibis, some kind of small yellow bird, emerald tree boa, poison dart frog and 3 butterflies. There's also a tail from a peacock.
That's a Panamanian Golden Frog, not a poison dart frog.I must admit that I'm a bit nostalgic for the purple-ish 1998 design, but at least the new tower is very colourful. The 11 animals highlighted are a giraffe, tiger, penguin, flamingo, scarlet ibis, some kind of small yellow bird, emerald tree boa, poison dart frog and 3 butterflies. There's also a tail from a peacock.
The website has been completely redesigned, too. Home - Detroit Zoo
Has anyone heard more about the stingrays, llamas, or an expansion of the Asia section? I thought someone had heard rumors of these things. Also, any idea when the cassowaries go back on exhibit? They're exhibit looked great when I was there a few days ago although my phone camera doesn't work for pictures. Volunteers just said soon.
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Simba the lion will be introduced to the female lion Amahale from the Smithsonian zoo. They are still in quarantine.
Lion pair arrives at Great Plains Zoo in anticipation of exhibit opening next month
Piece of March 2024 News Not Mentioned:
On March 19th, it was announced that the zoo transferred a (0.1) common chimpanzee named Zuhura to the John Ball Zoo in Michigan.
https://www.facebook.com/JBZoo/post...SdLzEhuk7PxzBj9WYYrnjGd1RnSDFATG78QtRNgBFr9Rl
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On May 24th, the zoo announced that their (1.0) Asian water monitor named Solair passed away due to a decline in health caused by old age and arthritis.
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On March 19th, it was announced that the zoo transferred a (0.1) common chimpanzee named Zuhura to the John Ball Zoo in Michigan.
https://www.facebook.com/JBZoo/post...SdLzEhuk7PxzBj9WYYrnjGd1RnSDFATG78QtRNgBFr9Rl
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On May 24th, the zoo announced that their (1.0) Asian water monitor named Solair passed away due to a decline in health caused by old age and arthritis.
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Aww man, Solair passed away? I wonder what will move into that space.
I have heard rumors that the zoo is trying to acquire a komodo dragon for the space but I don't have a good source for that, nor do I know where they are in that process.
On May 27th, the zoo announced that the southern cassowary is now back on display in the Australian Outback Adventure area.
The Detroit Zoo is open and hoppin'! Get reacquainted with Neo the southern cassowary at her brand-new habitat in the Australian Outback Adventure. The... | By Detroit ZooFacebook
On May 31st, it was announced that the zoo will acquire a (0.1) southern sea otter named Kit from the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California later in the summer.
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This is a new exhibit being constructed behind the eland and ostrich yard that's available from the Arctic ring of life. It looks like it's for tortoises. Hopefully giant tortoises, like Aldabra tortoises and not just Tubby.
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Nothing on an Asian expansion, with dinosaurs coming back it might be used as event space. I visited recently and heard nothing of the stingrays and llamas but I did hear of bush dogs and anteaters being the main focus of this project, they put up signs saying discovery trails which included prairie dogs. She also mentioned aardvarks might be there.
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Does anyone know when Detroit Zoo might have held Tasmanian Devils? They have been entered as a former holder in ZTL with no sources and I haven't been able to corroborate this from anything online besides a single media comment from 10+ years ago.
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It was many years ago in the reptile house along with galagos and pangolins. It is confirmed in the 75 year anniversary book.
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I came across this pdf for the budget of the zoo from march of last year, it includes sting rays and opening date of March 2025.https://detroitmi.gov/sites/detroit...03/2023-03-23_Detroit Zoo Response to LPD.pdf
Even if it does end up just being for Tubby, it’s still cool to see them construct* a new outdoor habitat for a large(ish) animal, I believe this and the new cassowary exhibit in the Australian Walkabout are the first new ones since the wolf exhibit. Even cooler that it’s being built on what was previously not being used as exhibit space.
*not counting expansions of existing outdoor habitats like for the giraffes, red pandas, and tigers.
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