Excellent news! Any idea on sex (hopefully some females this time)?
Any further pronghorn coming in from Mexico as has been planned for ages?
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Excellent news! Any idea on sex (hopefully some females this time)?
Any further pronghorn coming in from Mexico as has been planned for ages?
Blackduiker
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They were probably born in March, so that makes them less than a month old. They should make the next edition ZooScape. Thanks for the information polar bear. I'm overdue for another visit.
They were probably born in March, so that makes them less than a month old. They should make the next edition ZooScape. Thanks for the information polar bear. I'm overdue for another visit.
Blackduiker
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Somali's would make a welcome addition to the collection. They were exhibited here back in the 1960s. The yard in question, actually was a second Giant Eland yard several years ago. And for many years before that exhibited a very successful breeding herd of Sable Antelopes.
Somali's would make a welcome addition to the collection. They were exhibited here back in the 1960s. The yard in question, actually was a second Giant Eland yard several years ago. And for many years before that exhibited a very successful breeding herd of Sable Antelopes.
Blackduiker
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Recent Animal Activities
March 1 - 31
Births and Hatchings:
1.1.0 Peninsular Pronghorn
0.0.1 Tufted Deer
0.0.1 Three-banded Armadillo
0.0.2 Tammar Wallaby
Arrivals:
0.1.0 Emperor Tamarin
1.0.0 Yellow-footed Rock Wallaby
0.2.0 Hoolock Gibbon
0.0.2 Armenian Viper
Departures:
0.0.3 Gerenuk (Phoenix Zoo)
0.0.2 Yellow-footed Rock Wallaby (San Antonio Zoo)
0.0.1 Yellow-backed Duiker (San Diego Zoo)
0.0.1 Tadjik Markhor (Safari Enterprises)
0.0.2 Komodo Dragons (Clyde Peeling's Reptiland in Allenwood, Pennsylvania)
Recent Animal Activities
March 1 - 31
Births and Hatchings:
1.1.0 Peninsular Pronghorn
0.0.1 Tufted Deer
0.0.1 Three-banded Armadillo
0.0.2 Tammar Wallaby
Arrivals:
0.1.0 Emperor Tamarin
1.0.0 Yellow-footed Rock Wallaby
0.2.0 Hoolock Gibbon
0.0.2 Armenian Viper
Departures:
0.0.3 Gerenuk (Phoenix Zoo)
0.0.2 Yellow-footed Rock Wallaby (San Antonio Zoo)
0.0.1 Yellow-backed Duiker (San Diego Zoo)
0.0.1 Tadjik Markhor (Safari Enterprises)
0.0.2 Komodo Dragons (Clyde Peeling's Reptiland in Allenwood, Pennsylvania)
mstickmanp
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Thanks for the news Blackduiker!
Will the LA Zoo be the only zoo in the Western Hemisphere with Hoolock gibbons? According to ISIS there is none in Europe and other North American zoos, with the only ones in India. That leads to another question, I wonder where they came from?
Will the LA Zoo be the only zoo in the Western Hemisphere with Hoolock gibbons? According to ISIS there is none in Europe and other North American zoos, with the only ones in India. That leads to another question, I wonder where they came from?
Blackduiker
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That's a good question. And what's strange is that less than a week ago, I was reading something on Hoolock Gibbon conservation which included a photo, and thinking; "wouldn't that be a nice species to exhibit and begin a breeding program with?" Now hopefully, they're not just passing through on a temporary basis in our quarantine facilities, and headed to another institution." And now that the Buff-cheeked Gibbons are in the African section of the zoo, and they're former roundhouse has been off-exhibit for some time. Could that space now be getting readied for the Hoolocks do you think?
That's a good question. And what's strange is that less than a week ago, I was reading something on Hoolock Gibbon conservation which included a photo, and thinking; "wouldn't that be a nice species to exhibit and begin a breeding program with?" Now hopefully, they're not just passing through on a temporary basis in our quarantine facilities, and headed to another institution." And now that the Buff-cheeked Gibbons are in the African section of the zoo, and they're former roundhouse has been off-exhibit for some time. Could that space now be getting readied for the Hoolocks do you think?
polar bear
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I was told that the Hoolock gibbons are going where you said, i.e., the first roundhouse after the markhor. I keep poking my head in there, but haven't seen any change in the last couple of weeks.
Blackduiker
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One day, hopefully, a newly designed modern habitat for all our gibbons. But for now, with the excellent breeding success the zoo has had with Buff-cheeked Gibbons, the roundhouse should prove just fine for the Hoolocks.
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Recent Animal Activities
April 1 - 30
Births and Hatchings:
0.0.1 Colobus Monkey
0.0.1 Koala
0.0.3 California Condor
0.0.200+ Mountain Yellow-legged Frog
Arrivals:
1.0.0 Chinese Giant Salamander
2.0.0 Steller's Sea Eagle
0.0.1 Crested Caracara
Departures:
0.0.1 Dunn's Hog-nosed Pit Viper (Saint Louis Zoo)
0.0.2 Red-rumped Agouti (Central Park Zoo)
0.0.2 California Condor (one released back into the wild after medical treatment; the other, a zoo born chick, was placed in a wild nest on April 9)
There was also an undisclosed number of Komodo Dragons, the remaining babies that were hatched here last year, sent to the following zoos: San Diego, Dallas, and Tulsa.
Recent Animal Activities
April 1 - 30
Births and Hatchings:
0.0.1 Colobus Monkey
0.0.1 Koala
0.0.3 California Condor
0.0.200+ Mountain Yellow-legged Frog
Arrivals:
1.0.0 Chinese Giant Salamander
2.0.0 Steller's Sea Eagle
0.0.1 Crested Caracara
Departures:
0.0.1 Dunn's Hog-nosed Pit Viper (Saint Louis Zoo)
0.0.2 Red-rumped Agouti (Central Park Zoo)
0.0.2 California Condor (one released back into the wild after medical treatment; the other, a zoo born chick, was placed in a wild nest on April 9)
There was also an undisclosed number of Komodo Dragons, the remaining babies that were hatched here last year, sent to the following zoos: San Diego, Dallas, and Tulsa.
polar bear
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Black Duiker, sorry to keep supplementing your list from ZooNews, but on May 5 (after the cutoff date) markhor twins were born. Two more does are pregnant and are expected to give birth at any time. I haven't been to the Zoo for about a week so one or both of the does may have given birth by now.
Blackduiker
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Polar bear, your supplements and updates are greatly appreciated. That's what ZooChat is all about, keeping members informed of the latest zoo news.
Polar bear, your supplements and updates are greatly appreciated. That's what ZooChat is all about, keeping members informed of the latest zoo news.
polar bear
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I went to the zoo yesterday and there is a second bighorn sheep lamb. The keeper said it was born about a week ago.
No more markhor kids yet.
No more markhor kids yet.
Blackduiker
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Recent Animal Activities
May 1-31
Births and Hatchings:
0.0.1 Yellow-backed Duiker
0.0.5 Tadjik Markhor
0.0.1 Bighorn Sheep
0.0.1 Royal Antelope
0.0.1 Black Duiker
0.0.1 Koala (joey born in April discovered during a May pouch check)
0.0.2 Greater Flamingo
0.0.3 Crested Screamer
Arrivals:
0.0.8 California Condor (arrived in need of medical attention)
0.0.1 Thick-billed Parrot
0.0.1 Keel-billed Toucan
0.0.2 Yellow-blotched Palm Pit Viper
0.0.5 Poison Dart Frog
0.1.0 Gerenuk (arrived from Miami MetroZoo)
Departures:
0.0.6 California Condor (re-released after medical treatment)
0.0.2 Lady Ross's Turaco (one to Zoo New England, the other to the San Francisco Zoo)
0.0.1 Red-flanked Duiker (to Seattle Woodland Park Zoo)
0.0.4 Tadjik Markhor (to Safari Enterprises)
0.0.1 Red-rumped Agouti (to Salisbury Zoo in Maryland)
0.0.1 Mexican Beaded Lizard (to Chattanooga Zoo)
0.2.0 Hoolock's Gibbon (previously on loan, returned to the Gibbon Conservation Center)
Recent Animal Activities
May 1-31
Births and Hatchings:
0.0.1 Yellow-backed Duiker
0.0.5 Tadjik Markhor
0.0.1 Bighorn Sheep
0.0.1 Royal Antelope
0.0.1 Black Duiker
0.0.1 Koala (joey born in April discovered during a May pouch check)
0.0.2 Greater Flamingo
0.0.3 Crested Screamer
Arrivals:
0.0.8 California Condor (arrived in need of medical attention)
0.0.1 Thick-billed Parrot
0.0.1 Keel-billed Toucan
0.0.2 Yellow-blotched Palm Pit Viper
0.0.5 Poison Dart Frog
0.1.0 Gerenuk (arrived from Miami MetroZoo)
Departures:
0.0.6 California Condor (re-released after medical treatment)
0.0.2 Lady Ross's Turaco (one to Zoo New England, the other to the San Francisco Zoo)
0.0.1 Red-flanked Duiker (to Seattle Woodland Park Zoo)
0.0.4 Tadjik Markhor (to Safari Enterprises)
0.0.1 Red-rumped Agouti (to Salisbury Zoo in Maryland)
0.0.1 Mexican Beaded Lizard (to Chattanooga Zoo)
0.2.0 Hoolock's Gibbon (previously on loan, returned to the Gibbon Conservation Center)
mstickmanp
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Thanks once again Blackduiker for posting them. Interesting that the Hoolock gibbons were returned so fast. They weren't even on exhibit a single day...
Blackduiker
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My thoughts exactly. And since they were both females, it couldn't have been a breeding attempt unless plans to acquire a male fell through. Fortunately, I still plan to make the trip to the Gibbon Conservation Center, which is here in the Saugus area of Santa Clarita where I live. So I can possibly get a view of them then. It's just been a matter of the right date that fits my calendar, they have limited tour dates there.
My thoughts exactly. And since they were both females, it couldn't have been a breeding attempt unless plans to acquire a male fell through. Fortunately, I still plan to make the trip to the Gibbon Conservation Center, which is here in the Saugus area of Santa Clarita where I live. So I can possibly get a view of them then. It's just been a matter of the right date that fits my calendar, they have limited tour dates there.
Blackduiker
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Recent Animal Activities
June 1 - July 31
Births and Hatchings:
0.0.1 Black Duiker
0.0.1 Red-flanked Duiker
0.0.1 Chacoan Peccary
0.0.1 Speke's Gazelle
0.0.1 Japanese Serow
0.0.1 Buff-cheeked Gibbon
0.0.2 Giant Otter
0.0.3 Rock Hyrax
0.0.7 Rattle-less Rattlesnake
0.0.1 Black-necked Swan
0.0.2 California Condor
0.0.7 White-faced Whistling Duck
0.0.1 Roti Island Snake-necked Turtle
0.0.10 Madagascar Hissing Cockroach
Arrivals:
0.0.7 California Condor (arrived in need of medical attention)
0.1.0 Royal Antelope
0.0.1 Roadrunner
0.0.1 Koala
0.0.1 Black Howler Monkey
0.0.1 Green-winged Macaw
0.1.0 Bornean Orangutan
0.0.6 Rattle-less Rattlesnake
0.0.4 Baja Blue Rock Lizard
0.0.3 Desert Iguana
0.0.2 Side-blotched Lizard
0.0.3 Chuckwalla
Departures:
0.0.3 California Condor ( from the 7 recent arrivals, already rereleased)
0.0.100 Mexican Leaf Frog (from the 400 tadpoles hatched at the zoo in June)
0.0.160 Mountain Yellow-legged Frog (tadpoles released into the San Bernardino National Forest)
0.0.3 Pygmy Chameleon (to the Steinhart Aquarium in San Francisco)
0.0.2 Mexican Beaded Lizard (to the Detroit Zoo)
0.0.2 Giant Horned Lizard (to the MetroZoo in Miami)
June 1 - July 31
Births and Hatchings:
0.0.1 Black Duiker
0.0.1 Red-flanked Duiker
0.0.1 Chacoan Peccary
0.0.1 Speke's Gazelle
0.0.1 Japanese Serow
0.0.1 Buff-cheeked Gibbon
0.0.2 Giant Otter
0.0.3 Rock Hyrax
0.0.7 Rattle-less Rattlesnake
0.0.1 Black-necked Swan
0.0.2 California Condor
0.0.7 White-faced Whistling Duck
0.0.1 Roti Island Snake-necked Turtle
0.0.10 Madagascar Hissing Cockroach
Arrivals:
0.0.7 California Condor (arrived in need of medical attention)
0.1.0 Royal Antelope
0.0.1 Roadrunner
0.0.1 Koala
0.0.1 Black Howler Monkey
0.0.1 Green-winged Macaw
0.1.0 Bornean Orangutan
0.0.6 Rattle-less Rattlesnake
0.0.4 Baja Blue Rock Lizard
0.0.3 Desert Iguana
0.0.2 Side-blotched Lizard
0.0.3 Chuckwalla
Departures:
0.0.3 California Condor ( from the 7 recent arrivals, already rereleased)
0.0.100 Mexican Leaf Frog (from the 400 tadpoles hatched at the zoo in June)
0.0.160 Mountain Yellow-legged Frog (tadpoles released into the San Bernardino National Forest)
0.0.3 Pygmy Chameleon (to the Steinhart Aquarium in San Francisco)
0.0.2 Mexican Beaded Lizard (to the Detroit Zoo)
0.0.2 Giant Horned Lizard (to the MetroZoo in Miami)
mstickmanp
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Thanks for posting this once again Blackduiker! I really need to get another membership so that I could get the Zoo Scape once again...
Zoogoer2000
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Did the giant otter pups actually survive this time ? If so, this is there third litter now, no ? I know there was atleast one unsucessful birth before
Blackduiker
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Third litter, there were no surviving pups from the first two. The two current giant otter pups, a male and a female born on July 10th, had to be taken from the mother and supposedly went on exhibit a couple of days ago in the zoo's nursery.
Blackduiker
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Blackduiker
Recent Animal Activities
August 1 - 31
Births & Hatchings:
0.0.21 Komodo Dragon (To remain off exhibit until placed with other zoos)
0.0.2 Dunn's Hog-nosed Pit Viper
0.0.3 Roti Island Snake-necked Turtle
0.0.1 White-crested Turaco
0.0.1 Crested Capuchin Monkey
0.0.1 Chinese Goral
0.0.1 Southern Gerenuk
0.0.1 Red-flanked Duiker
3.0.0 Sumatran Tiger (1 recently deceased)
Arrivals:
0.0.1 Desert Hairy Scorpion
0.0.3 California Condor (For medical treatment)
0.0.1 Golden Conure
0.0.1 White-bellied Caique
1.4.0 Peninsular Pronghorn
Departures:
None mentioned
Recent Animal Activities
August 1 - 31
Births & Hatchings:
0.0.21 Komodo Dragon (To remain off exhibit until placed with other zoos)
0.0.2 Dunn's Hog-nosed Pit Viper
0.0.3 Roti Island Snake-necked Turtle
0.0.1 White-crested Turaco
0.0.1 Crested Capuchin Monkey
0.0.1 Chinese Goral
0.0.1 Southern Gerenuk
0.0.1 Red-flanked Duiker
3.0.0 Sumatran Tiger (1 recently deceased)
Arrivals:
0.0.1 Desert Hairy Scorpion
0.0.3 California Condor (For medical treatment)
0.0.1 Golden Conure
0.0.1 White-bellied Caique
1.4.0 Peninsular Pronghorn
Departures:
None mentioned