The exhibit at North Carolina Zoo is nocturnal? That is disappointing.
Greensboro Science Center Greensboro Science Center: News & Expansion Updates
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OkapiFan
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Yah, but once you let your eyes adjust for a minute you can see pretty well.
An interesting replacement. I mean Maggie did need a much larger exhibit but it’s almost too large. Maybe some other species can be mixed with Maggie.
OkapiFan
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Maybe Bonecrusher the Alligator Snapping Turtle could move in. (not with Maggie of course)
OkapiFan
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Lots of updates here
Peanut, the giant Pacific octopus passed away earlier this week. Two giant deep-sea isopods will be kept in her enclosure while they wait for a new octo to arrive.
Riverbanks Zoo dropped off some new fish on Wednesday. It has not been confirmed what kind of fish they are.
15 potbelly seahorses were sent last week to Kansas City Sealife as part of the AZA SSP.
Shark Reef feed, Penguin feed, and Shark Reef dives will be daily starting June 3rd
Starting Tomorrow the OmniSphere shows will be operating daily
A female trumpeter hornbill arrived this Saturday. She came from Reid Park Zoo and her name is Ronnie. She will be in the new quarantine space for 30 days and then will move to the old red panda exhibit when it's ready.
Hedgehog BB8 lost a lot of weight over the course of a month and stopped eating this week. Vet staff looked at him earlier this week and found a large tumor on his liver so unfortunately the best course of action was euthanasia. Two female tenrecs arrived on Wednesday from the NC Museum of Natural Sciences. They will be in quarantine for 30 days then will move to Discovery House.
Tallulah Fishing Cat had her first exam in the new hospital
Peanut, the giant Pacific octopus passed away earlier this week. Two giant deep-sea isopods will be kept in her enclosure while they wait for a new octo to arrive.
Riverbanks Zoo dropped off some new fish on Wednesday. It has not been confirmed what kind of fish they are.
15 potbelly seahorses were sent last week to Kansas City Sealife as part of the AZA SSP.
Shark Reef feed, Penguin feed, and Shark Reef dives will be daily starting June 3rd
Starting Tomorrow the OmniSphere shows will be operating daily
A female trumpeter hornbill arrived this Saturday. She came from Reid Park Zoo and her name is Ronnie. She will be in the new quarantine space for 30 days and then will move to the old red panda exhibit when it's ready.
Hedgehog BB8 lost a lot of weight over the course of a month and stopped eating this week. Vet staff looked at him earlier this week and found a large tumor on his liver so unfortunately the best course of action was euthanasia. Two female tenrecs arrived on Wednesday from the NC Museum of Natural Sciences. They will be in quarantine for 30 days then will move to Discovery House.
Tallulah Fishing Cat had her first exam in the new hospital
Any pictures or a review? I won’t be able to visit until fall probably.
OkapiFan
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Pics will be coming on the next few days!!!
A nice addition. The exhibit might not be the largest but it should work nicely for them. The center originally wanted to mix them with the otters in the aquarium. That obviously never happened though.
https://www.greensboroscience.org/visit/hours/documents/gsc-map.pdf
Here's the updated map. It has the aforementioned binturongs mentioned. It does not mention the giant anteater, previously mixed with the maned wolves. He may still be alive (he was real old) but never really goes out on exhibit anymore, so maybe it makes sense to take him off the map. The exhibit for Burmese star tortoises is not shown. I know they still have them though.
I also stumbled along the initial master plan for the site. It obviously changed a lot.
Here's the updated map. It has the aforementioned binturongs mentioned. It does not mention the giant anteater, previously mixed with the maned wolves. He may still be alive (he was real old) but never really goes out on exhibit anymore, so maybe it makes sense to take him off the map. The exhibit for Burmese star tortoises is not shown. I know they still have them though.
I also stumbled along the initial master plan for the site. It obviously changed a lot.
I hope sooner than later; I'll have to put off a visit until they arrive!
OkapiFan
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Orangutans would have been so cool!! But I'm glad they went with the animals that they did.https://www.greensboroscience.org/visit/hours/documents/gsc-map.pdf
Here's the updated map. It has the aforementioned binturongs mentioned. It does not mention the giant anteater, previously mixed with the maned wolves. He may still be alive (he was real old) but never really goes out on exhibit anymore, so maybe it makes sense to take him off the map. The exhibit for Burmese star tortoises is not shown. I know they still have them though.
I also stumbled along the initial master plan for the site. It obviously changed a lot.