It’s very unlikely the female was out and about the day before she gave birth. They likely moved her into the den a few days to a week prior to the birth so that they could start the birth watch and monitor her closely.
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Fair enough, but I saw two outside, does that mean they have three?
Yes, they have the new mom Zari and her two half-sisters Cleo and Hasira (plus the male Jabari, of course).
However, you may be correct that one of the other girls was looking big and is pregnant as well and due in a few months. Hopefully!
A friend of mine did see her the day she gave birth, before she entered the den.
25 year old male black rhino, Ricko, died earlier today.
RIP. I've always looked forward to seeing him every visit. I guess this means the female may need a new mate or they will just leave the second exhibit empty.
She will be allowed to breed, far too important in the next 2-3 years to get her to calve.
Here is an article about the recently renovated lion house and exhibit; it focuses on the architecture, and especially the exhibit viewing windows:
Goettsch Partners designs new home for lions at Lincoln Park Zoo (archpaper.com)
Goettsch Partners designs new home for lions at Lincoln Park Zoo (archpaper.com)
The African lion cub has been named Pilipili:
Lincoln Park Zoo Chicago names new African lion cub in honor of Pepper family
Lincoln Park Zoo Chicago names new African lion cub in honor of Pepper family
African lion cub makes debut:
New African lion cub makes debut at Lincoln Park Zoo
Pilipili, which means 'pepper' in Swahili, explored the outdoor habitat along with mom Zari and dad Jabari, while "aunts" Cleo and Hasira remained behind the scenes.
The new cub was born on March 15 and has been bonding behind the scenes with Zari.
New African lion cub makes debut at Lincoln Park Zoo
Pilipili, which means 'pepper' in Swahili, explored the outdoor habitat along with mom Zari and dad Jabari, while "aunts" Cleo and Hasira remained behind the scenes.
The new cub was born on March 15 and has been bonding behind the scenes with Zari.
^ I was at the zoo this morning and got to see him! He is truly so adorable. Jabari and Zari walked around the exhibit together first, presumably to make sure it was safe, before he came out. Jabari sometimes walked off on his own but Pilipili didn't stray too far from Zari.
A couple other observations I made:
- The wooden fence around the hoofstock loop is being replaced with a stronger fence. I think it's the same fencing used around the other side of the Lion House. Half of the loop has the new fence, half of it still has the wooden fence.
- Speaking of the hoofstock loop, the long-vacant yard that used to house the Patagonian Cavy and the alpacas is now occupied; it's a secondary habitat for the Pere David's Deer, so they have access to two yards. This means there are now three species that have access to two yards in that area of the zoo (the other two are the Sichuan Takin and Grevy's Zebra, although I think those two are separated for breeding purposes, as I believe the males of those species live alone unless the zoo is trying to breed them). All three of the Pere David's Deer were out and fairly active, although they all ran inside when the crowd got a bit bigger.
- Ricko's old exhibit, the secondary rhino habitat, is now where Romeo is living. Curiously, the animal signage has been removed. Until I saw Romeo there, I thought they were planning on moving another animal there. I have no idea why they're replacing the signage, since it's the same animal occupying the exhibit.
- There's a new lizard species in the Small Mammal Reptile House; I didn't take a picture of the signage but from what I remember it was the Iraqi Spiny-Tailed Lizard. Interestingly, it's on the small mammal side in one of those dark exhibits.
- The Southern Three-Banded Armadillo, which used to be in that exhibit, now lives with the Prehensile-Tailed Porcupines.
- Both polar bears were out in the same portion of the exhibit and active; Siku was swimming in a small "pond" water feature and Talini was rolling around in a bed of woodchips.
Other than that, the outdoor birds are still off-exhibit (although I saw a few indoor bird species at Regenstein African Journey) and the children's zoo is closed again because of the Black-Crowned Night Herons nesting.
A couple other observations I made:
- The wooden fence around the hoofstock loop is being replaced with a stronger fence. I think it's the same fencing used around the other side of the Lion House. Half of the loop has the new fence, half of it still has the wooden fence.
- Speaking of the hoofstock loop, the long-vacant yard that used to house the Patagonian Cavy and the alpacas is now occupied; it's a secondary habitat for the Pere David's Deer, so they have access to two yards. This means there are now three species that have access to two yards in that area of the zoo (the other two are the Sichuan Takin and Grevy's Zebra, although I think those two are separated for breeding purposes, as I believe the males of those species live alone unless the zoo is trying to breed them). All three of the Pere David's Deer were out and fairly active, although they all ran inside when the crowd got a bit bigger.
- Ricko's old exhibit, the secondary rhino habitat, is now where Romeo is living. Curiously, the animal signage has been removed. Until I saw Romeo there, I thought they were planning on moving another animal there. I have no idea why they're replacing the signage, since it's the same animal occupying the exhibit.
- There's a new lizard species in the Small Mammal Reptile House; I didn't take a picture of the signage but from what I remember it was the Iraqi Spiny-Tailed Lizard. Interestingly, it's on the small mammal side in one of those dark exhibits.
- The Southern Three-Banded Armadillo, which used to be in that exhibit, now lives with the Prehensile-Tailed Porcupines.
- Both polar bears were out in the same portion of the exhibit and active; Siku was swimming in a small "pond" water feature and Talini was rolling around in a bed of woodchips.
Other than that, the outdoor birds are still off-exhibit (although I saw a few indoor bird species at Regenstein African Journey) and the children's zoo is closed again because of the Black-Crowned Night Herons nesting.
I was also at the zoo today for Pilipili's debut. To add off of what has already been said, some sort of wooden float (I guess to make it easier for the animals to access the land portion) and multiple potted plants have been added to the West African dwarf crocodile enclosure located in the African Journey.
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According to the latest zoo member email;
“Over the course of the next month, species will return to their respective areas beginning with ostriches, then birds of prey, then African penguins and the reopening of McCormick Bird House. It is still to be determined when the most at-risk species, including chickens at Farm-in-the-Zoo and the species at Swan Pond will return as these habitats are freely accessible to wild birds.”
“Over the course of the next month, species will return to their respective areas beginning with ostriches, then birds of prey, then African penguins and the reopening of McCormick Bird House. It is still to be determined when the most at-risk species, including chickens at Farm-in-the-Zoo and the species at Swan Pond will return as these habitats are freely accessible to wild birds.”
Anyone know if the McCormick Bird House is open again?
From their website:
"Bird exhibits and Pritzker Family Children’s Zoo are closed until further notice."
Now open, currently looking at the Guam rail!
Their website still says the exhibits are closed. Just to clarify, you’re able to confirm this?
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Persephone
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The Guam Rail tweeted out that the aviary is open.
What does that mean?
Persephone
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He’s looking at the Guam rail in the aviary. The aviary is open. Birds famously make tweeting noises. A tweet is also a way to make an online announcement. I suggested that the rail, the same bird that confirmed the aviary’s opening, had done so via tweet. This is humorous because birds cannot use Twitter but do ‘tweet’ nonetheless.
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