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Lol I agree. Johari is pretty popular too. But they are probably so popular because all of us English speakers can easily pronounce the name where as there are lots of others we would stumble over or never even figure out how to pronounce. I get why they might want African sounding names but how many people really ever know the animals names other than us zoo nuts.
 
Some news from my visit today:

* I vaguely remember hearing about it, but they are definitely renovating the aviary in Maryland Wilderness. There's a detour path right by it and it's completely demolished! They said it should be back up sometime in 2014.
* The foundation for the main building of the penguin exhibit is up. The sign also crossed out "Opening 2015" to "Fall 2014".
* My husband asked when and if they plan to get back snowy owls. They said they have a difficult time with them due to the heat in the summer. Right now, the penguin construction is happening right behind their exhibit so they did not want to acquire one and have them disturbed by the noise and chaos. A replacement for that exhibit should come some time after the penguin exhibit opens up.
* The male and female polar bear are still separated. They said they will start their reintroduction very slowly. They said there are some good signs as they seem to interact between their bedroom barrier. It has been positive interaction as well. In the past, the male was attached to the other female and he was rather rough with this one. And the current female is a bit sassy herself. Both were having a ball in the snow and I got some great photos.
 
I have seen photos on facebook of the the female elephant, Felix, being in one of the back exhibits right next to the male, Tuffy. Their trunks were embracing one another. A docent of the zoo commented on the photo and said the two are meant to breed naturally this year. It was attempted last summer, but there was no success.
 
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blospz said:
I have seen photos on facebook of the the female elephant, Felix, being in one of the back exhibits right next to the male, Tuffy. Their trunks were embracing one another. A docent of the zoo commented on the photo and said the two are meant to breed naturally this year. It was attempted last summer, but there was no success.
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I'm dubious as to his fertility or more likely his ability to mate successfully.
The same applies to "Artie" at the North Carolina Zoo...
 
Yes, I was a bit surprised myself as I did not know those two were a SSP match and I did not really think the current elephant exhibit had enough room to house another elephant. Whenever I visit next, I'll try to observe what is going on in that area.
 
The zoo is gearing up for spring with a lot of new additions. In addition to having the lion cubs to enjoy there is a baby black and white colobus named Gonzo, two new giraffes named Anuli and Juma.

The Marsh Aviary and African Aviary are reopening since damage closed them in 2010.

And the fall will bring the opening of the penguin exhibit.

New At The Zoo | Baltimore magazine
 
vogelcommando said:
Great succes with the Panamanian Golden Frogs :
Panamanian Golden Frog Conservation | The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
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Considering that they lay 200-900 eggs and the Zoo says that approximately 250-300 are reared ever year, does only one female reproduce? How many of the eggs laid are destroyed for population control? This is one thing that frustrates me. If an animal is so endangered, why not spread them out even further than AZA-facilities? I can see if they were a large species and were a drain on resources. They aren't. Zoos flush the eggs, then make such a claim in the role of conservation, is such horse-poop! Frustrating, that they make such claims, even though, they kill hundreds, thousands, yearly per institution.
 
I am behind with this sifaka update. I saw it on the zoo's email newsletter today and I had no idea it was born late March. I saw all three older sifakas on April 3, so I am assuming the baby camouflaged right into its mother. The sifakas and colobus monkeys at this zoo are having very successful breeding results.
 
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