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TeamTapir223 said:
Phase 2 of the African Forest was originally supposed to exhibit red river hogs in addition to gorillas.This article in the Houston Chronicle however makes no mention of it and the blueprint shown in the article is too small to really analyze whats included in any kind of detail.Our guess is for 28 mil a few other african species are to be included in the project.

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Red river hogs will be exhibited WITH the gorillas--a first as far as I know. They will be confined within a wide dry streambed bisecting the habitat, which the gorillas can enter or cross over on fallen logs. Bongos will be visible as a backdrop to the gorillas, but not in this first phase. All of this is clear on the siteplan in the article. Future phases will incude hippos, okapis, small primates and crocodiles.
 
reduakari said:
Red river hogs will be exhibited WITH the gorillas--a first as far as I know. They will be confined within a wide dry streambed bisecting the habitat, which the gorillas can enter or cross over on fallen logs. Bongos will be visible as a backdrop to the gorillas, but not in this first phase. All of this is clear on the siteplan in the article. Future phases will incude hippos, okapis, small primates and crocodiles.
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It was mentioned in the 2011 annual report !Surely this plan very well could have changed.We were unable to find a 2012 annual to possibly get some more up to date information.But the fact is at one point other species were to be included, in this case red river hogs.

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The Houston Zoo participated in a TV show a few years back called Zoo Confidential in which during one episode they did a similar thing with its tigers.

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Lowland nyala born at Houston Zoo :
Houston Zoo Welcomes Baby Nyala

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On Wednesday April 3, at 3:55 pm, the Houston Zoo's four and a half year old Nyala antelope named Ginger went into labor. By 4:02, the healthy baby boy had already kicked his way out of his mom and onto the ground, making this one of the fastest deliveries seen by staff. The baby was very quick to get on his feet and to begin nursing and even to start exploring his new world.

The new baby has yet to be named, but he is now spending afternoons in the newly constructed west hoof run exhibit at the Houston Zoo with the entire Nyala antelope family. Please stop by the new west hoof run exhibit to see our newest addition to the family.

A word of caution though, Nyala antelope like to “stash” their babies so that predators in the wild would not find them. So if you don’t see him running around chasing his bigger brother, then you may have to look deep into some of the foliage we have in the exhibit for a glimpse of him.

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Photo Credit: Stephanie Bledsoe-Adams/Houston Zoo

This is the second birth for mom Ginger and for dad Niles. Their first offspring, a boy named Cashew, was born July 14th 2012

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According to Dr. Kristen Lukas Curator of Conservation and Science at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo and head of the Gorilla SSP ,the Houston Zoos African Forest phase 2 (Gorillas) is going to have separate spaces to house both bachelor and family groups of gorillas.This is in most cases going to become a staple of all new facilities in the US for gorillas.

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Hand-raising a Plush-crested jay :
April 30, 2013
Plush-Crested Jay Chick Gets Special Care at Houston Zoo

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Bird keepers at the Houston Zoo have been busy lately as they have been providing care for their newest resident, a Plush-Crested Jay chick. The chick, who was the lone hatchling from its clutch, is being closely monitored by keepers. Caretakers in the zoo's bird department have been feeding the chick daily and closely monitoring its weight to make sure that it's growing at an acceptable rate.

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Plush-Crested Jays are a type of Corvid native to the central regions of southern South America in Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. These medium sized birds have dark coloration with a whitish cream colored chest. Plush-Crested Jay chicks, like most birds, are very dependent on their parents after hatching, and don't even open their eyes until they are a week old.
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