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I recently got the chance to visit the zoo yesterday during their “Winter Light Spectacular” event and while most animals were off-exhibit due to the time of day, I did get a glimpse of some new additions that were not present on my last visit (about a year ago). Please excuse me if I’ve already stated something that’s already been mentioned in older posts.

- The old Snowy Owl exhibit near the river otter exhibit now houses a Striped Skunk and an Eastern Screech Owl. I believe the Snowy Owl was relocated to the Birds of Prey section of the zoo.

- The ringtails are now present in the old Raccoon exhibit and the skunk exhibit.

- There is a White Cockatoo now in the old Kookaburra exhibit near the pond.

- Habitat Madagascar has now gone vertical.

- The old Leopard Tortoise exhibit by the zebra exhibit has been transformed into an area with a few benches. I believe the Leopard Tortoises are off-exhibit for now until Habitat Madagascar is built.
 
DartFrog said:
I recently got the chance to visit the zoo yesterday during their “Winter Light Spectacular” event and while most animals were off-exhibit due to the time of day, I did get a glimpse of some new additions that were not present on my last visit (about a year ago). Please excuse me if I’ve already stated something that’s already been mentioned in older posts.

- The old Snowy Owl exhibit near the river otter exhibit now houses a Striped Skunk and an Eastern Screech Owl. I believe the Snowy Owl was relocated to the Birds of Prey section of the zoo.

- The ringtails are now present in the old Raccoon exhibit and the skunk exhibit.

- There is a White Cockatoo now in the old Kookaburra exhibit near the pond.

- Habitat Madagascar has now gone vertical.

- The old Leopard Tortoise exhibit by the zebra exhibit has been transformed into an area with a few benches. I believe the Leopard Tortoises are off-exhibit for now until Habitat Madagascar is built.
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What happened to the raccoon, skunk and kookaburra?
 
Kevin2342 said:
What happened to the raccoon, skunk and kookaburra?
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The raccoon is in another corner of the zoo, the skunk is in the old snowy owl exhibit as I mentioned, and the kookaburra seems to have been long gone as it is not on their website no longer.
 
On January 12th, 2023, the zoo announced they started construction on permanent roofs over the birds of prey exhibits.

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On February 28th, the zoo announced they acquired (3.0) African penguins named Cogsworth, LeFou, and Lumiere from The Maryland Zoo in Maryland which are now on exhibit in the Penguin Pavillion.

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I think the zoo should try to get more large birds like flamingos, storks, or cranes. I could see them getting either Saddle Billed Storks Blue Cranes or Wattled Cranes to go with the African hoofstock. They could add Greater Flamingos to the main pond. That would be a nice touch and it would be a nice difference from Philly which has Caribbeans.
 
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Smaggledagle said:
On March 15th, the zoo announced they acquired a (0.1) North American river otter named Piper from the Maryland Zoo in Maryland.

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On March 31st, the zoo announced that Piper made her public debut on exhibit.

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On April 5th, the zoo announced they remodeled the ambassador animal exercise yard, constructing a new fence and installing enrichment opportunities, such as dig boxes and a new center perch.

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On May 4th, the zoo announced that they acquired (0.2) common elands from The Wilds in Ohio which are now on exhibit in the common eland/scimitar-horned oryx exhibit.

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On September 17th, the zoo announced that their (1.0) alpaca named White Lightning passed away at age 16.

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Milwaukee Man said:
Good news and bad news:

The good news is that a male scimitar-horned oryx was born, the bad news is that Mose the Tammar wallaby has passed away.

Lehigh Valley Zoo welcomes oryx calf, mourns wallaby
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On September 12th, the zoo announced that the oryx was named Scotty Jr.

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On September 15th, the zoo announced that they acquired a (1.0) Tammar wallaby named Tamale from The Buffalo Zoo in New York which is now on exhibit.

The zoo also announced they acquired a (0.1) eastern screech owl (later named Minerva) from the Cricket Wildlife Center in Pennsylvania which is now on exhibit adjacent to the North American river otters.

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On September 17th, the zoo announced that a (1.0) striped skunk named Oscar passed away at age 9. The zoo also announced that a (0.1) barn owl named Lindbergh passed away at age 16.

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On October 18th, the zoo announced that a (0.1) scimitar-horned oryx (later named Esme) was born on October 8th and is now on exhibit.

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On October 30th, the zoo announced they acquired a (1.0) tawny frogmouth named Fozzie from the Palm Beach Zoo in Florida which is now on exhibit.

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On November 14th, the zoo announced they moved their otters off-display for exhibit renovations and will reopen in early December.

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On November 20th, the zoo announced they are going to construct a new exhibit for red pandas in 2024 in the former black-tailed prairie dog exhibit.

We’re excited to announce our plans... - Lehigh Valley Zoo
LV Zoo announces campaign to bring red pandas to zoo in 2024
 
On January 5th, 2024, the zoo announced they acquired (1.1) blue-faced honeyeaters from the Sedgwick County Zoo in Kansas which will be on display in the lorikeet aviary alongside the tawny frogmouth in the coming months.

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On January 9th, the zoo announced they acquired (0.2) striped skunks named Fleur and Tonks from the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado which are now ambassador animals.

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