I visited the zoo today for the first time in over 2 years. Here's a complete list of changes since that visit. Some of these have been reported on previously but most I don't think have been mentioned (I'm also not going to mention some obvious ones like Hippo Haven and animals moving to Adventure Africa):
-The Whooping Crane exhibit is open again (and they have a chick).
-Lots of minor changes in the aviary (species switching habitats, ect) but the biggest changes are the loss of 4 species (Laughing Kookaburra, White-faced Whistling-Duck, Blue-faced Honeyeater, Scarlet Ibis) and the gain of 2 species (Spangled Cotinga, Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat).
-The adult chicken exhibit near the south entrance to the farm is now empty.
-The old Barred Owl exhibit is now home to a North American Porcupine.
-The previously empty exhibit adjacent to that exhibit is now home to a Domestic Cat.
-The previously empty exhibit to the right of the old squirrel exhibit is now home to a Domestic Rabbit.
-The previously empty exhibit to the left of the old squirrel exhibit is now home to a Groundhog.
-The Domestic Duck exhibit is now empty.
-There are now two Black Crowned Cranes on the African Savannah.
-The prairie dogs are now gone. The future of this species in Wisconsin is looking bleak.
-The Sandhill Crane is gone.
-Small Mammals is looking emptier than ever now with the night monkey, Ring-tailed Lemurs, Golden Lion Tamarins, Common Dwarf Mongooses, and Fennec Foxes now all gone. And that's even with the addition of Prehensile-tailed Porcupine.
-The Moon Jellys have been replaced with a cuttlefish! What a cool animal!
-The Kelp Forest tank is undergoing some sort of renovation. Currently only the Striped Surfperch and one other species I didn't recognize.
-The smaller Kelp Forest tank now has Striped Surfperch, as well. I couldn't find the chiton or the sculpin in there, they might be gone.
-The anaconda has been replaced by a Red-tailed Boa.
-The snake exhibit adjacent to the alligators is now christened "Snakes of Indonesia". Halmehera Python and Red-tailed Green Ratsnake have replaced the Amazon Tree Boa and Brazillian Rainbow Boa, with the Green Tree Python remaining in the exhibit.
-The Common Suriname Toad is gone and has been replaced with a Clouded Archerfish and several Green Spotted Pufferfish.
-As mentioned before the piranhas have moved to the Madagascar tank. The old piranha tank is now home to Amazon Milk Frogs.
-The Prehensile-tailed Skink has been replaced by a False Water Cobra.
-The Chacoan Horned Frog has been replaced by a Brazilian Black Tarantula.
Also, some births (I don't these ones have been mentioned yet, but I could be wrong):
-A Japanese Macaque was born.
-A Whooping Crane was born.
-A Prehensile-tailed Porcupine was born.
-Two bushbabies were born.
-A camel was born.
-The Whooping Crane exhibit is open again (and they have a chick).
-Lots of minor changes in the aviary (species switching habitats, ect) but the biggest changes are the loss of 4 species (Laughing Kookaburra, White-faced Whistling-Duck, Blue-faced Honeyeater, Scarlet Ibis) and the gain of 2 species (Spangled Cotinga, Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat).
-The adult chicken exhibit near the south entrance to the farm is now empty.
-The old Barred Owl exhibit is now home to a North American Porcupine.
-The previously empty exhibit adjacent to that exhibit is now home to a Domestic Cat.
-The previously empty exhibit to the right of the old squirrel exhibit is now home to a Domestic Rabbit.
-The previously empty exhibit to the left of the old squirrel exhibit is now home to a Groundhog.
-The Domestic Duck exhibit is now empty.
-There are now two Black Crowned Cranes on the African Savannah.
-The prairie dogs are now gone. The future of this species in Wisconsin is looking bleak.
-The Sandhill Crane is gone.
-Small Mammals is looking emptier than ever now with the night monkey, Ring-tailed Lemurs, Golden Lion Tamarins, Common Dwarf Mongooses, and Fennec Foxes now all gone. And that's even with the addition of Prehensile-tailed Porcupine.
-The Moon Jellys have been replaced with a cuttlefish! What a cool animal!
-The Kelp Forest tank is undergoing some sort of renovation. Currently only the Striped Surfperch and one other species I didn't recognize.
-The smaller Kelp Forest tank now has Striped Surfperch, as well. I couldn't find the chiton or the sculpin in there, they might be gone.
-The anaconda has been replaced by a Red-tailed Boa.
-The snake exhibit adjacent to the alligators is now christened "Snakes of Indonesia". Halmehera Python and Red-tailed Green Ratsnake have replaced the Amazon Tree Boa and Brazillian Rainbow Boa, with the Green Tree Python remaining in the exhibit.
-The Common Suriname Toad is gone and has been replaced with a Clouded Archerfish and several Green Spotted Pufferfish.
-As mentioned before the piranhas have moved to the Madagascar tank. The old piranha tank is now home to Amazon Milk Frogs.
-The Prehensile-tailed Skink has been replaced by a False Water Cobra.
-The Chacoan Horned Frog has been replaced by a Brazilian Black Tarantula.
Also, some births (I don't these ones have been mentioned yet, but I could be wrong):
-A Japanese Macaque was born.
-A Whooping Crane was born.
-A Prehensile-tailed Porcupine was born.
-Two bushbabies were born.
-A camel was born.
