San Diego Zoo List of Species On Exhibit 11-26-13

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List of Species On Exhibit at San Diego Zoo 11-26-13

This is an attempt to list every species on exhibit at the San Diego Zoo during my visit on 11-26-13. I am arranging the list by the current visitor map and its named zones, and further subdividing each zone by the exhibit complexes contained within each. I am including species for which there is a sign on each exhibit; I am not including education animals that have no permanent exhibit, such as those in the show at Wegeforth Bowl. Since the zoo is well-known to have many species off-exhibit, this is not intended to be a full account of the collection. Also, species on exhibit are often moved, so some that were there one day may have disappeared from public view the next. This list may be of more interest to those already familiar with the zoo since I am not arranging the species by animal type. I am posting one zone at a time to keep the list readable in small doses since it is a bewildering length!

ENTRANCE AREA: (2 Exhibits)
Although it is not labeled as a separate zone of the zoo, a few exhibits near the entrance do not really fit in with any other zone.

Lagoon between Rondavel and Warner Administration Center:
Mallard, Koi (do not worry, the list gets much more interesting than this quickly!)

Aviary next to Bus Tour Loading:
Kagu, Raggiana Bird-of-paradise, Purple-naped Lory, Collared Imperial-pigeon, Mount Goliath Lorikeet

DISCOVERY OUTPOST: (132 Exhibits)
To the left (South) of the entrance area is this zone primarily composed of the Children’s Zoo and the area formerly known as Reptile Mesa.

Lagoon at the base of the East Skyfari station:
Black-necked Swan

Hummingbird Aviary Area:

Two small aviaries in front of the Hummingbird Aviary:
Plate-billed Mountain-toucan
Green Aracari

Hummingbird Aviary: (walk-through)
White-necked Jacobin (the only hummingbird on exhibit), Purple Honeycreeper, Honduran Black-striped Sparrow, Golden-fronted Leafbird, Bananaquit, Guianan Turquiose Tanager, Northern Blue Dacnis, Crimson-breasted Finch, Spotted Tanager, Paradise Tanager, Eastern Blue-necked Tanager, Pink-eared Duck, Greater Sunbittern

Children’s Zoo: (listing the exhibits in roughly clockwise direction as they are encountered)

Small glass-enclosed room:
Empty

Former small walk-through aviary, now just a cage:
North American Porcupine

Small waterfowl lagoon:
White-faced Whistling Duck, Marbled Teal, Chiloe Wigeon

Small terrarium room:
Desert Tortoise

Mouse House:
House Mouse

Small yard:
Empty

Moated yard:
Indian Crested Porcupine

Petting Paddock:
Did not note the domestic species inside, rabbits (in a cage) and goats

2 cages:
Brazilian Tree Porcupine
Horned Owl

Spineless Marvels: (Insest house with 18 exhibits, listed in counter-clockwise direction)
Giant Leaf Insect
Jade-headed Buffalo Beetle
New Guinea Stick Insect
White-spotted Assasin Bug
Jumping Stick
Children’s Stick Insect
Dead Leaf Mantis
Hissing Cockroach
Whirligig Beetle
Giant Katydid
Water Scorpion
Jungle Nymph
Giant Cave Roach
Leaf Cutter Ant
Giant Millipede
Honey Bee (temporarily off-exhibit)
Bird-eating Spider
Ferocious Water Bug

Otter exhibit:
Spotted-necked Otter

3 macaw perch areas:
Hyacinth Macaw, Green-winged Macaw, Scarlet Macaw

Nursery: (no animals were present except the small permanent exhibit)
Naked Mole Rat

7 cages:
Thick-billed Parrot
Ocelot
Fossa
Andean Cock-of-the-rock, Guianan Red-capped Cardinal, Peruvian Black-faced Tanager
Andean Cock-of-the-rock, Guianan Red-capped Cardinal, Spotted Tanager
Peruvian Black-capped Squirrel Monkey
Fennec Fox

Small yard:
Southwest African Meerkat

Reptile House: (51 exhibits, listed in counter-clockwise direction from the Southeast corner)
West African Dwarf Crocodile (Southeastern corner exhibit)
Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
Gila Monster
Jerdon’s Pit Viper
Mang Mountain Pit Viper
Red-headed Ratsnake
Ethiopian Mountain Viper
Alligator Snapping Turtle
Chinese Crocodile Lizard
Rowley’s Palm Pit Viper
Red Coachwhip
Empty
Western Diamondback
Banded Rock Rattlesnake, Twin Spotted Rattlesnake
Side-striped Palm Pit Viper
Boelen’s Python (Northeastern corner exhibit)
Neotropical Rattlesnake
Suphan Cobra
Black-headed Python
Green Mamba
Timor Python
Huamantlan Rattlesnake
Indian Python
Asian Vine Snake
Ringed Water Cobra
Argentine Racer
Komodo Dragon (Northwestern corner exhibit)
Blood Python
Annulated Boa
Green Tree Python
Tentacled Snake
Banded Iguana
Caiman Lizard
Bushmaster
Common Cobra
Common Snapping Turtle
Terciopelo
Empty
Rinkhals
Anaconda, Plumed Basilisk (Southwestern corner exhibit)
Emerald Tree Monitor
Unsigned (cobra?)
Angolan Python
Brazilian Lancehead
Green Crested Lizard
Madagascan Tree Boa
Black Tree Monitor
Blue-spotted Tree Monitor
Eyelash Viper, Smooth-sided Toad
Santa Catalina Island Rattlesnake
Komodo Dragon (large outdoor exhibit)

3 older outdoor reptile yards near Reptile House:
Radiated Tortoise, Yellow-throated Plate Lizard, Western Great Plated Lizard
European Pond Turtle, Marginated Tortoise, Central Asian Tortoise, Jeweled Lacerta, Scheltopusik
Southern Leopard Tortoise

8 older outdoor reptile yards beyond Wegeforth Bowl:
Galapagos Tortoise (3 adjacent yards)
African Spurred Tortoise
Brown Tortoise
Cuban Iguana
Exuma Island Iguana
Southern Leopard Tortoise

Former Indian Gharial Exhibit: (at the far side of Reptile Mesa)
Johnston’s Crocodile, Chinese Stripe-necked Turtle, Fly River Turtle, Painted Terrapin, Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle, Malaysian Giant Turtle

Reptile Walk: (24 exhibits, one of the newest exhibit complexes at the zoo, it replaces some small older reptile and amphibian buildings with two small buildings and an outdoor yard. One building is Turtles, while the other is Amphibians and California Native Species. The California Native Species section was under refurbishment but the signs for each exhibit were still up so I am including them here)
San Diego Gopher Snake
Coastal Rosy Boa
Chuckwalla
California Kingsnake
San Diego Mountain Kingsnake
Giant Horned Lizard
Baja California Ratsnake
Green-and-black Poison Frog
White’s Tree Frog
Mossy Frog, Black-breasted Leaf Turtle
Emerald Tree Boa, Surinam Toad
Mexican Giant Tree Frog
Panamanian Golden Frog
Giant Waxy Tree Frog, Black-legged Poison Frog, Dyeing Poison Frog
Kaiser Newt
Satanic Leaf-tailed Gecko, Golden Mantella
Tomato Frog, Southern Leaf-tailed Gecko
Chinese Alligator (outdoor yard)
Fly River Turtle, Four-eyed Turtle, Yellow Pond Turtle, Parker’s Snake-necked Turtle
Mata Mata
Chinese Stripe-necked Turtle
Roti Island Snake-necked Turtle (juvenile)
Roti Island Snake-necked Turtle
South American Snake-necked Turtle, Red-headed River Turtle, Mata Mata
 
Incredibly ambitious and much appreciated. I believe the unsigned cobra is in fact the king cobra. I recall it being on the south side and having a rather nonspecific sign.
 
Ituri, I think you are right, the one I could not find a sign for in the Reptile House is likely to be King Cobra; it is in the middle of the wall and is about twice as big as the standard exhibits (except the corner exhibits). My last visit before this one was 2009, and since then I have given more attention to reptile and amphibian displays at other zoos; I must say that those in San Diego Zoo's Reptile House are mostly looking dated and light on the design details within. Even the species identification signs are one of the exceptions to the consistent signage found throughout the zoo now. And I realized this time that I hate the porch hallways of this Reptile House, with all the glare on the windows from the open arches.
 
Thanks for the list geomorph! I'm sure a lot of Zoochatters will greatly appreciate this!

I agree that the glare is a problem, and unfortunately it is also a problem with the new Reptile Walk exhibits.
 
Lost Forest

LOST FOREST: (80 Exhibits)
The mesa in front (West) of the zoo entrance as well as the canyon to the left of it (Southwest) compose this rainforest-themed zone, including the exhibit complexes known as Absolutely Apes (formerly Whittier Southeast Asian Exhibits), Australasia, Gorilla Tropics, Monkey Trails and Forest Tails, Tiger River (also known as Kroc Family Tropical Forest), and Ituri Forest. Collectively, this is one of the greatest experiences in zoo-dom and is superior to the entire facility of many zoos! This tour will roughly travel in a counter-clockwise direction from the zoo entrance around the mesa, and then travel down the canyon.

Flamingo Lagoon:
Caribbean Flamingo, Crested Screamer, Rosy-billed Pochard, Chiloe Wigeon, American Wood Duck, Patagonian Crested Duck, White-cheeked Pintail, Ashy-headed Goose, Hooded Merganser, Puna Teal, White-faced Whistling Duck, Red Shoveler

Absolutely Apes (formerly Whittier Southeast Asian Exhibits):
No sign appears to announce this exhibit complex any longer. It is composed of 5 exhibits that were originally opened (or in the case of Owens Aviary, renovated) in 1982, and have been renovated since then as well.

Monkey house:
Colombian Brown Spider Monkey

Ape yard:
Bornean Orangutan, Sumatran Orangutan, Siamang

Parker Aviary: (first exhibit is walk-through, smaller exhibit is not)
Curl-crested Aracari, Inca Tern, Blue-crowned Motmot, Ringed Teal, Black-spotted Barbet, Northern Hawk-headed Parrot, Sunbittern, Fawn-breasted Bowerbird (also spotted Andean Cock-of-the-rock)
Andean Cock-of-the-rock, Blue-headed Macaw, Capuchinbird, Scarlet Ibis, Crested Oropendola, Northern Helmeted Curassow

Owens Aviary: (walk-through, probably the greatest aviary I have seen) (there is a fish and turtle exhibit within as well, I will start the list with those 10 species)
Fly River Turtle, Chinese Algae Eater, Clown Loach, Common Pleco, Giant Danio, Rosy Barb, Green Scat, Banded Archerfish, Bala Shark, Asian Arowana, White-bellied Imperial-pigeon, Dollarbird, Nicobar Pigeon, Collared Imperial Pigeon, Red-billed Malkoha, Lesser Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Iris Lorikeet, Chinese Hwamei, Collared Lory, White-breasted Wood Swallow, Victoria Crowned Pigeon, Edward’s Pheasant, White-throated Ground-dove, Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush, Bali Mynah, Metallic Pigeon, Cotton Pygmy Goose, Fawn-breasted Bowerbird, Fairy Bluebird, Collared Finchbill, White-rumped Shama, Sulawesi Green Imperial-pigeon, Emerald Dove, Black-naped Oriole, Collared Imperial-pigeon, White-eared Catbird, Eclectus Parrot, Metallic Starling, White-eared Bulbul, Black-naped Fruit-dove, Red-tailed Laughing Thrush, Malay Great Argus Pheasant, Spotted Laughing Thrush, White-breasted Kingfisher, Mariana Fruit-dove, Papuan Mountain-pigeon

Australasia: (24 small bird aviaries)
Pink-necked Green Pigeon, Coronated Fruit-dove, Mountain Peacock-pheasant
Red-faced Liocichla, Crested Wood-partridge, White-throated Ground Dove, Silver-eared Mesia
Mount Goliath Lorikeet
Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot
Grosbeak Starling, Fairy-bluebird, Purple-tailed Imperial-pigeon
Golden-crested Mynah, Red-billed Leiothrix, Chestnut-bellied Hill-partridge
Collared Lory
Blue-eared Lory, Greater Yellow-naped Woodpecker
Raggiana Bird-of-paradise (4 exhibits)
Coronated Fruit-dove
Micronesian Kingfisher
Blue-crowned Lory
Mindanao Lorikeet
White-throated Ground-dove, Blue-crowned Laughingthrush, Black-chinned Fruit-dove, Hooded Pitta, Chestnut-backed Scimitar-babbler, Malayan Long-tailed Parakeet
Tricolored Parrotfinch, Magpie-robin, Mariana Fruit-dove, Temminck’s Tragopan, Blue-crowned Laughingthrush
Red-tailed Black Cockatoo
Wrinkled Hornbill
Superb Bird-of-paradise, Wompoo Fruit-dove, Blue Crowned-pigeon
Red-and-blue Lory, Beautiful Fruit-dove, Mountain Bamboo-partridge
Horned Parakeet
Sulawesi Tarictic Hornbill

Gorilla Tropics:
This African-themed exhibit complex was opened in two phases in the early 1990’s (including the renovated Scripps Aviary) along with the Treetops complex of two restaurants and a shop (now an education room) and has 9 exhibits.

Small bird aviary next to Bonobo Exhibit:
Snowy-crowned Robin-chat, Blue-capped Cordon-bleu, Stone Partidge, Black-billed Wood-dove, Gray-headed Silverbill, Purple Grenadier

Bonobo Exhibit:
Bonobo

5 netted enclosures:
Crowned Eagle
Angolan Colobus Monkey
Empty (normally has birds)
Purple Roller, White-bellied Go-away-bird, Emerald Starling, Madagascar Crested Ibis, Western Capuchin Babbler
Golden-breasted Starling, Snowy-crowned Robin-chat, Reichenow’s Weaver, Crested Coua, Racquet-tailed Roller, White-headed Buffalo Weaver, Bearded Barbet, Oriole Warbler, Yellow-necked Francolin

Scripps Aviary: (walk-through, another one of the greatest aviaries I have seen)
Hammerkop, African Open-bill Stork, African Spoonbill, Magpie Shrike, Gray Parrot, Amethyst Starling, Great Blue Turaco, African Olive-pigeon, Crested Coua, Golden-breasted Starling, Reichenow’s Weaver, Green Woodhoopoe, Blue-bellied Roller, Emerald Starling, Southern Bald Ibis, West African Long-tailed Hornbill, Blue-breasted Kingfisher, White-headed Buffalo Weaver, White-headed Lapwing, White-crowned Robin-chat, African Golden Oriole, White-faced Whistling Duck, Superb Starling, Red-eyed Dove, Tambourine Dove, Senegal Laughing Dove, Racquet-tailed Roller, Oriole Warbler, Yellow-necked Francolin, Blue-naped Mousebird, Purple Roller, Ferruginous Duck, Capuchin Babbler, Senegal Parrot, Rueppell’s White-crowned Shrike, Violet Turaco

Gorilla Exhibit:
Western Lowland Gorilla

Monkey Trails and Forest Tails:
This is the newest exhibit complex in Lost Forest and has 25 exhibits.

11 reptile terrariums:
Pancake Tortoise, Rainbow Skink, African Girdled Lizard, Schneider Skink, Gorongosa Girdled Lizard
Armadillo Girdled Lizard, Gorongosa Girdled Lizard
Pygmy Spiny-tailed Skink
Unsigned
Unsigned
Unsigned (Emerald Tree Boa?)
Unsigned (tarantula?)
Gaboon Viper
Puff Adder, Twig Snake (?)
Henkel’s Leaf-tailed Gecko
Empty

3 partial underwater viewing exhibits:
Unsigned (cichlids?)
African Slender-snouted Crocodile, unsigned (cichlids?)
Pygmy Hippopotamus, Wolf’s Guenon, unsigned (cichlids?)

7 netted enclosures:
Sociable Weaver, Amethyst Starling, Blue-naped Mousebird, Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse, Paradise Whydah, Egyptian Plover, Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird, Beautiful Sunbird, African Namaqua Dove, Melba Finch, Stone Partridge
Red-cheeked Gibbon
Bali Mynah, Yunnan Red-faced Liocichla, Yellow-naped Woodpecker, Wompoo Fruit-dove, Palawan Peacock-pheasant, Chinese Hwamei, Black Bulbul
Tufted Capuchin
Mandrill, Schmidt’s Spot-nosed Guenon, Wolf’s Guenon
Angolan Colobus Monkey, Black Mangabey
Lesser Spot-nosed Guenon

4 yards:
Babirusa (2 yards)
Yellow-backed Duiker (2 yards)

Tiger River (also known as Kroc Family Tropical Forest):
This Southeast Asian-themed exhibit complex has 11 exhibits.

Small outdoor aviary:
Blue-winged Pitta, Black-throated Laughingthrush, Green-naped Pheasant-pigeon, Ruby-throated Bulbul, Jambu Fruit-dove

Gharial and turtle exhibit:
Gharial, Fly River Turtle, Broad-shelled Turtle, Indo-Gangetic Flapshell Turtle, Red-bellied Short-necked Turtle, Spotted Pond Turtle, Parker’s Snake-necked Turtle, Chinese Stripe-necked Turtle

Small indoor aviary:
Coronated Fruit Dove, Blue-winged Siva, Lesser Green Broadbill, Sunda Parrot Finch, Red-billed Leiothrix

Fishing cat exhibit:
Fishing Cat

Marsh aviary:
Storm’s Stork, Milky Stork, Fawn-breasted Bowerbird, Cardinal Lory, Eurasian Spoonbill, New Guinea Masked Lapwing, Siamese Fireback, White-naped Pheasant-pigeon, Collared Lory, Marbled Teal, Pied Imperial Pigeon, Falcated Duck, Mandarin Duck, Black-naped Oriole, Black-throated Laughingthrush, Malay Great Argus Pheasant

Tapir exhibit:
Malayan Tapir

2 glass-enclosed exhibits next to tapir exhibit:
Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot, Pale-headed Mannakin, Yellow-breasted Fruit-dove, Mountain Bamboo-partridge
Burmese Python (albino)

Small glass-enclosed exhibit near tiger exhibit:
Pygmy Marmoset (contradicts the Southeast Asian theme)

Tiger exhibit:
Malayan Tiger

Pheasant exhibit:
Malayan Great Argus Pheasant, Black-throated Laughingthrush, Hooded Pitta, Fairy-bluebird, White-rumped Shama, Pink-spotted Fruit-dove, Chinese Hwamei

Ituri Forest:
This African-themed exhibit complex opened in 2 phases in the 1990’s and has 5 exhibits.

Okapi yard:
Okapi, Black Duiker

Hippopotamus exhibit:
Hippopotamus, unsigned (cichlids?)

Aviary:
Black-cheeked Lovebird, White-crowned Robin-chat, Great Blue Turaco, Madagascar Partridge, Magpie Shrike, Double-toothed Barbet, Emerald Starling, Oriole Warbler

2 yards:
Forest Buffalo, Red River Hog, African Spot-necked Otter, Allen’s Swamp Monkey, Schmidt’s Red-tailed Monkey
African Spot-necked Otter, Allen’s Swamp Monkey, Schmidt’s Red-tailed Monkey
 
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What a wonderful thread! You are right in praising the "Lost Forest" complex as between the massive walk-through aviaries (Scripps and Owens) and the superior primate enclosures there is a wealth of species on display in outstanding exhibits. I always think that the entire left-hand side of the map of San Diego Zoo is fantastic with stunning habitats in all directions. I wonder if there are not only more bird species at this zoo than any other in North America, but also more reptile exhibits as well. It seems that the final count of cold-blooded animals on exhibit must be #1 on the continent, but there are unfortunate issues with glare on many of the viewing windows.
 
Panda Canyon

PANDA CANYON: (13 Exhibits)
This zone is composed of some miscellaneous older exhibits as well as the fairly new exhibit complex called Panda Trek. This tour will begin at the lowest part of the canyon adjoining the lowest part of Lost Forest, and travel up the canyon to Panda Trek.

Hidden older yard near flood control dam:
Red-crowned Crane

2 waterfowl lagoons:
Great White Pelican, African Spoonbill, Great Egret, Saddlebill Stork, White-faced Whistling Duck, Red-billed Pintail, Mallard, Marbled Teal, Great Blue Heron, Common Shelduck
Caribbean Flamingo, Great Blue Heron, African spoonbill, Red-billed Pintail, African Darter, White-breasted Cormorant, Marbled Teal, Common Shelduck

4 birds of prey aviaries:
Stellar’s Sea Eagle
Ornate Hawk-eagle
Andean Condor
Harpy Eagle

2 older yards near Panda Trek:
Lowland Anoa
Visayan Warty Pig

Panda Trek:
Red Panda
Mang Mountain Pit Viper
Sichuan Takin
Giant Panda (I did not wait in line to see this one, and the main viewing area was closed for refurbishment while a smaller exhibit was open)
 
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Good stuff.

On this note, I was playing bar trivia last night and this question was asked: What zoo has the largest animal collection in the world?

My answer: Berlin
Trivia guy's answer: San Diego
 
FWC, I photographed what looked like a harpy eagle in the exhibit, so perhaps they have a new one?
 
Asian Passage

ASIAN PASSAGE: (25 Exhibits)
This zone includes the nice exhibit complex of Sun Bear Forest as well as a motley assortment of historic exhibits. This tour will begin at the bottom of the canyon near Panda Trek and proceed up the canyon formerly known as Bear Canyon.

3 older hillside yards next to the moving walkway traveling up to Lost Forest:
Western Tufted Deer
Siberian Musk Deer (2 yards)

Older hillside exhibit next to the moving walkway traveling up to Elephant Odyssey:
Southern Gerenuk, Southern Warthog

6 older exhibits near Africa Rocks, at base of moving walkway traveling up to Elephant Odyssey:
Indian Crested Porcupine
Empty (round cage)
Himalayan Monal, Fairy Blue-bird, Crested Wood-partridge (diamond-shaped cage)
Java Rhinoceros Hornbill (hornbill aviaries)
Red-knobbed Hornbill, Siamese Fireback (hornbill aviaries)
Empty (hornbill aviaries)

Sun Bear Forest:
This exhibit complex has 4 exhibits.

Macaque exhibit:
Lion-tailed Macaque

Aviary:
Chinese Hwamei, Chestnut-bellied Hill-partridge, Collared Finchbill, Golden-crested Mynah

Monkey house:
Francois’ Langur

Bear exhibit:
Bornean Sun Bear

Former Bear Canyon:

2 older bear grottoes:
Bornean Sun Bear, Andean Bear (rotational exhibit)
Bornean Sun Bear, Andean Bear (rotational exhibit)

4 small monkey cages:
DeBrazza Guenon, Schmidt’s Spot-nosed Guenon
Tufted Capuchin, White-fronted Capuchin Monkey
Kikuyu Colobus
Francois’ Langur

2 more older bear grottoes:
Grizzly Bear (2 connected grottoes)

Former pinniped exhibit:
Pacific Otter

2 more older bear grottoes:
Spotted Hyena
Andean Bear
 
geomorph said:
ASIAN PASSAGE: (25 Exhibits)
This zone includes the nice exhibit complex of Sun Bear Forest as well as a motley assortment of historic exhibits. This tour will begin at the bottom of the canyon near Panda Trek and proceed up the canyon formerly known as Bear Canyon.

3 older hillside yards next to the moving walkway traveling up to Lost Forest:
Western Tufted Deer
Siberian Musk Deer (2 yards)

Older hillside exhibit next to the moving walkway traveling up to Elephant Odyssey:
Southern Gerenuk, Southern Warthog

6 older exhibits near Africa Rocks, at base of moving walkway traveling up to Elephant Odyssey:
Indian Crested Porcupine
Empty (round cage)
Himalayan Monal, Fairy Blue-bird, Crested Wood-partridge (diamond-shaped cage)
Java Rhinoceros Hornbill (hornbill aviaries)
Red-knobbed Hornbill, Siamese Fireback (hornbill aviaries)
Empty (hornbill aviaries)

Sun Bear Forest:
This exhibit complex has 4 exhibits.

Macaque exhibit:
Lion-tailed Macaque

Aviary:
Chinese Hwamei, Chestnut-bellied Hill-partridge, Collared Finchbill, Golden-crested Mynah

Monkey house:
Francois’ Langur

Bear exhibit:
Bornean Sun Bear

Former Bear Canyon:

2 older bear grottoes:
Bornean Sun Bear, Andean Bear (rotational exhibit)
Bornean Sun Bear, Andean Bear (rotational exhibit)

4 small monkey cages:
DeBrazza Guenon, Schmidt’s Spot-nosed Guenon
Tufted Capuchin, White-fronted Capuchin Monkey
Kikuyu Colobus
Francois’ Langur

2 more older bear grottoes:
Grizzly Bear (2 connected grottoes)

Former pinniped exhibit:
Pacific Otter

2 more older bear grottoes:
Spotted Hyena
Andean Bear
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What is a "Pacific Otter?"
 
reduakari, that is exactly what I asked a docent..."what is a Pacific otter?" The docent was not sure. But the sign stated Lontra canadensis pacifica, which is a subspecies of North American river otter first described in 1898 and inhabits Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and Alaska.

Docents have access to a computer tablet that lists all the species in the collection by common name and states what zone of the zoo they are in, but it appears to not be entirely accurate. For instance, she found 'North American river otter' as being displayed in the Children's Zoo, but I had already seen that it was in fact Spotted-necked Otter there. We were also talking about the former Goat and Sheep Canyon, which for years has been closed to public access, and I was remembering some of the species I thought I had seen there in the late 1970's. As an example, she looked up European Mouflon but did not find anything (not that I thought they still did). Anyway, that list is probably a wealth of information about the current collection including off-exhibit animals. It is a shame that it cannot be browsed by the public, especially considering how limited the zoo's website is for any kind of comprehensive list. Being able to look at it would make my efforts here nearly unneccesary and would have saved me from taking hundreds of pictures of exhibit signs that are forming the basis of this task! (Which I am enjoying anyway). I decided one of my usual reviews of the zoo would be a monumental task and I would probably never get to it, so this will suffice. Besides, I still haven't written my reviews of Dallas Zoo or Dallas World Aquarium, and I visited those in April!
 
Outback

OUTBACK: (26 Exhibits)
This zone begins along a walkway to the right (North) of the zoo entrance and proceeds past the entrance of the adjacent zone called Urban Jungle. The major exhibit complex is called Australian Outback, which replaces various older exhibits. However, several older exhibits still remain within the zone (and would seem to be the logical choice to replace if an Australian Outback Phase 2 is ever planned).

Australian Outback:
This is the newest exhibit complex at the zoo, opened in 2013, and has 19 exhibits. It has been alternately named ‘Koalafornia’ for temporary (?) marketing purposes.

3 aviaries:
Emerald Dove, Double-barred Finch, Star Finch, Gouldian Finch, Long-tailed Grass Finch, Scarlet-chested Parrot, Plum-headed Finch, Blue-faced Parrotfinch, Diamond Dove, Painted Finch, Masked Lapwing, Squatter Pigeon, Superb Fruit-dove
Laughing Kookaburra, Blue-faced Honeyeater, Wonga Pigeon
Australian King Parrot, Masked Lapwing, Metallic Starling, Dollarbird, White-breasted Woodswallow, Squatter Pigeon, Fawn-breasted Bowerbird, Wompoo Fruit-dove

4 yards:
Tasmanian Devil (1 of the yards is behind another so it cannot be seen closely)

Queenslander House area:
Queensland Koala (7 outdoor exhibits for males)
Palm Cockatoo, Australian Rainbow Lorikeet (aviary)
Queensland Koala (2 outdoor exhibits, I’m not sure which sex occupies them)
Queensland Koala, Parma Wallaby (2 outdoor exhibits for koala females)

Older exhibits:

3 small yards:
Common Wombat
Matschie’s Tree Kangaroo (2 yards)

Small indoor room exhibit:
Short-nosed Echidna, Livingstone’s Turaco (odd pair!)

3 older yards:
Domestic Bactrian Camel (2 yards)
Llama
 
Urban Jungle

URBAN JUNGLE: (10 Exhibits)
This zone occupies what was once known as Elephant Mesa and is a sloppy mess located around a short loop road, composed entirely of older exhibit spaces. It feels like the dumping ground of animals the zoo did not know where to place. In reality, it is the area where many larger education animals are kept that are used in the zoo’s experential add-on tour called Backstage Pass.

6 older yards:
Indian Rhinoceros
Giraffe, Nubian Soemmerring’s Gazelle
Caribbean Flamingo
Red River Hog
Red Kangaroo, Grant’s Zebra, Sicilian Miniature Donkey (strange mix of education animals)
Cheetah, Arctic Wolf, Timber Wolf, New Guinea Singing Dog, Domestic Dog (rotational exhibit for hand-raised education animals and their domestic canine companions)

4 small cages:
Southern Ground Hornbill
Binturong
Clouded Leopard
Kookaburra
 
geomorph said:
FWC, I photographed what looked like a harpy eagle in the exhibit, so perhaps they have a new one?
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Oh, cool !! They didn't have any in Augest, so they very well could have gotten a new one. Could you perhaps PM me a picture of it/upload it to the gallery ?
 
FWC, I have just uploaded my picture of the harpy eagle to the gallery. Not a great photo, but it is the only one I have. It looks to be very light in color, is that typical of a juvenile?
 
Thank you so much for the update on one of my favorite collections in the world. It's been about 6 years since I was there but do they no longer have striped hyena, royal antelope and hairy nosed wombats either in the collection or just not on exhibit?
 
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