The oldest lynx to live in the AZA, Lexy, has died at age 19.
Lehigh Valley Zoo loses oldest captive lynx on record in U.S.
Lehigh Valley Zoo loses oldest captive lynx on record in U.S.
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- A male scimitar-horned oryx calf was born in early April to mother Ducati.
- 24-year old Sparkles the "palomino" horse passed away in early March, she was the chestnut colored one.
-Mexican gray wolf Alpha passed away in February. He was the largest one.
Does anyone know which of their two ringtails they still have? I know they only have one now, but they haven't posted photos in two years. Scrolling back through social media to when they had 2 of them, it looks like one was/is a ringtail and one was/is actually a cacomistle.
- 24-year old Sparkles the "palomino" horse passed away in early March, she was the chestnut colored one.
-Mexican gray wolf Alpha passed away in February. He was the largest one.
Does anyone know which of their two ringtails they still have? I know they only have one now, but they haven't posted photos in two years. Scrolling back through social media to when they had 2 of them, it looks like one was/is a ringtail and one was/is actually a cacomistle.
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A 5 year old female from Wolf Conservation Center in NY has joined the zoo's two male Mexican gray wolves. The Mexican Gray Wolf Exhibit Has Added a 5-Year-Old Female, Magdalena - Lehigh Valley Zoo
Beta, a Mexican Wolf has passed away at 13.
Does anyone know about their fox? I saw that he's labeled as a Gray Fox, but he looks larger, has a longer coat, and the tip of his tail of white, not black. These signs point to a Red Fox. So then, I started doing research on Red Fox morphs and realized his colors look most like a cross fox, but lacks the black "cross" on his back. So then I was really confused and thought that maybe he was either a domesticated Red Fox that was bred to look this way, a Red Fox/Gray Fox hybrid, or an entirely different species of fox. Does anyone have any idea about this.
Yes, it is a Red Fox mutation. See, e.g., this photo in the gallery: Lehigh Valley - Louie the Gray Fox - ZooChat
What happened to the other ringtail?
I know the zoo still has Beta’s last brother and the female. What is Beta’s brothers name?
The other one died.
Not sure, sorry
Edit: the brother's name is Alpha
Alpha passed away before Beta.
Oh, okay, then I'm not sure
Update:Beta’s brothers name is Omega. The zoos only wolves now are Omega(M) and Magdalena(F).
Also, the zoo seems to/has had quite a few elderly animals. Here is a list of some of the elderly animals the zoo has/had:
-Whiskers the palomino horse-1994-26 years old
-Murphy the Masai giraffe-2000-19 years old
-Omega the Mexican wolf-2007-13 years old
-Spanky the goat-2008-12 years old
-Beta the Mexican wolf-age 13-2007-9/2020
-Alpha the Mexican wolf-age 13-2007-2/2020
-Devlyn the mongoose lemur-age 23-1997-8/2020
-Lexy the Canada lynx-age 19-1998/99?-2/2018
-Sparkles the horse-age 24-1995/96?-.3/2020
-Whiskers the palomino horse-1994-26 years old
-Murphy the Masai giraffe-2000-19 years old
-Omega the Mexican wolf-2007-13 years old
-Spanky the goat-2008-12 years old
-Beta the Mexican wolf-age 13-2007-9/2020
-Alpha the Mexican wolf-age 13-2007-2/2020
-Devlyn the mongoose lemur-age 23-1997-8/2020
-Lexy the Canada lynx-age 19-1998/99?-2/2018
-Sparkles the horse-age 24-1995/96?-.3/2020
Omega has passed away. Lehigh Valley Zoo Mourns the Loss of Mexican Gray Wolf, Omega - Lehigh Valley Zoo
Is she the one kept by the small carnivores, or the one by the otters?
I would assume she would be the one near the otters, because on my visit a few days ago she was off-exhibit and there was a sign that said “Animal Under Veterinary Care.”