An orangutan infant was born this morning to parents, Berani and Bandar. This is their second infant together after Kasih in 2019.
Little Rock Zoo announces birth of baby orangutan
Little Rock Zoo announces birth of baby orangutan
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The orangutan infant has been sexed as a male:
Little Rock Zoo reveals gender of baby orangutan | KARK
The newborn is a male and was born Feb. 23 to two Bornean Orangutans at the zoo, Berani and Bandar.
On March 7th, the zoo announced that the penguin was sexed as (1.0).
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On March 11th, the zoo announced that (0.0.2) blue-eyed black lemurs were born in late February.
Little Rock Zoo
On April 3rd, the zoo announced they are constructing a new exhibit for Komodo dragons which will open in summer 2024.
Little Rock Zoo
Little Rock Zoo
On April 18th, the zoo announced they acquired a (1.0) binturong named Merlin from The Loveland Living Planet Aquarium in Utah which is now on display in the Small Carnivore Area next to the servals.
Little Rock Zoo
Little Rock Zoo
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On May 2nd, the zoo sexed the lemurs as (1.1), and were named Radcliffe and Swift.
Little Rock Zoo
On May 6th, the zoo announced that they acquired a (0.1) sloth bear named Hani from the Brookfield Zoo in Illinois in early April which is now on exhibit.
Little Rock Zoo
Looking through the various holding lists for Ibis after seeing Omaha add Black-Faced Ibis, I wanted to note that when I visited Little Rock a couple of weeks ago, there were a pair of Southern Bald Ibis in their tropical bird house aviary. I was a little shocked to see them, as they seem to be way less prevalent than their northern cousins in AZA collections these days.
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Sophie, a female Asian elephant , has been placed on "hospice care" because of her declining health, according to a news release the zoo issued Monday.
Elephant at Little Rock Zoo enters ‘hospice care’ amid declining health | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Elephant at Little Rock Zoo enters ‘hospice care’ amid declining health | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
On August 21st, the zoo announced they acquired 2 ringtails named Austin and Amethyst from the Oklahoma City Zoo in Oklahoma in April and the Phoenix Zoo in Arizona in July respectively which are now on exhibit.
Little Rock Zoo
Little Rock Zoo
On August 22nd, the zoo announced they acquired a (1.0) southern giant pouched rat named Rambo which is now an ambassador animal.
Little Rock Zoo
Little Rock Zoo
@Smaggledagle I am curious to know where this sudden influx of Giant Pouched Rats came from? Especially with all of the importation restrictions that would’ve prevented these rodents from being so widespread in zoos.
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I think they still see some use as lab specimens. There’s also an invasive population in the Keys. I imagine Florida wouldn’t mind some help rounding them up if any zoo really wanted some.
I've seen on Zootierliste that (at least some of) the population may have come from Cornell University in New York.
Now that’s interesting, I wonder why they made the decision to send them out to these other zoos?
The psychology department at Cornell has been conducting research with the pouched rats - funded by the Army to see if the rats are a good option for mine detection and if they can be bred sufficiently in captivity. It's possible that research resulted in surplus animals that the lab is now rehoming to zoos.
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It's not unusual for exotic animals used in scientific research to end up in zoos - either due to space limitations during the project, or when the research concludes and the animals are no longer needed.
Another example of this was when the University of California, Berkeley's former spotted hyena research colony ended and the animals were sent to zoos.
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Kianga the chimpanzee gave birth to her first infant today! The baby’s gender is unknown at the moment and the chimpanzee area will be off public view for a few days to give the mother and baby time to adjust.
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