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Elena said:
If I remember correctly from when it was first mentioned awhile back, the cape vulture exhibit is supposed to go where the former Nubian ibex exhibit is, although maybe the plans have since changed.
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Is that the exhibit that is in between the zebras and gerenuk yards? It would be a premium spot to see the vultures!
 
As a general volunteer of the zoo, I was told of the plans for the cape vulture and trumpeter swan exhibits. It’s nice to have cape Vultures on exhibit again and more visible to visitors. Their current exhibit is located near the Jaguar exhibit in the Rainforest of the Americas, but cut off from the public and two vultures Thelma and Louise participate in the bird show.

The trumpeter swan renovation mostly has to do with the aging waterfall feature.

as for the upcoming education/event space that is new and I don’t know where in the zoo would it be placed in?
 
Thomas said:
As a general volunteer of the zoo, I was told of the plans for the cape vulture and trumpeter swan exhibits. It’s nice to have cape Vultures on exhibit again and more visible to visitors. Their current exhibit is located near the Jaguar exhibit in the Rainforest of the Americas, but cut off from the public and two vultures Thelma and Louise participate in the bird show.

The trumpeter swan renovation mostly has to do with the aging waterfall feature.

as for the upcoming education/event space that is new and I don’t know where in the zoo would it be placed in?
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So will all features of the old monkey island in the trumpeter exhibit be removed? Also do you know where the vulture exhibit will be/confirm it will be in the ibex enclosure. I only have doubts because if I remember the master plan correctly there are supposed to be African primates or Okapis somewhere in that area. I thought the old plan was to put the vultures on the hill side at the end of the new African exhibit.
 
Does anyone know the last time Black Rhinos were at the LA Zoo? I know there were three Black Rhinos here back in 2001, and I hear that a female that is about to move to Honolulu from San Diego Safari Park is currently owned by this zoo.
 
RhinoHippoElephantGiraffe said:
Does anyone know the last time Black Rhinos were at the LA Zoo? I know there were three Black Rhinos here back in 2001, and I hear that a female that is about to move to Honolulu from San Diego Safari Park is currently owned by this zoo.
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You've asked this before, with the post quoted below.

RhinoHippoElephantGiraffe said:
What year did the last Black Rhinoceros die or get transferred to another zoo? A Black Rhino died there in 2001 and in that article, it said that they still had two other ones.
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Julio C Castro said:
My guess is CJ the tiger had already left the zoo since I haven’t seen him in more than a month :( Tiger Plaza is feeling a bit more lonely these days but hopefully we can see some new residents soon.
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CJ is still there. It was Seattle who was born in Los Angeles to the prior pair - Lulu and Manning - who already moved from Baton Rouge to Honolulu.
 
Elena said:
CJ is still there. It was Seattle who was born in Los Angeles to the prior pair - Lulu and Manning - who already moved from Baton Rouge to Honolulu.
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Thank you for letting me know, I haven’t even seen him in any visits during the last month including him sleeping so I assumed he had left when I saw the transaction :oops:
 
I noticed during my visit today that Leadbottom the Andean Condor now also has access to the apparently former scarlet macaw exhibit next to his usual exhibit. There is no sign on that space to show he has access to it but I saw him in there. The Andean Condor sign remains on his usual/longtime exhibit.
 
SharkFinatic said:
The controversy over Billy’s treatment continues, to the exhaustion and irritation of all involved.

Councilman renews complaint over L.A. Zoo's treatment of Billy the elephant
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"Recently moved"? I mean if you count more than a decade as "recent"... and what exactly is he and the vocal minority complaining about? Billy's got ample space, is well socialized with Shaunzi, Tina and Jewel, boatloads of enrichment... what could they possibly be complaining about? That Billy's still in a zoo? I'm utterly perplexed. :confused:
 
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