Ugh. Hope they're fixed for my visit in two weeks!
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Ugh. Hope they're fixed for my visit in two weeks!
Zooplantman
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It might well be back open by then. Looked like most of the needed work was almost complete.
Two-toed sloth Emmett has returned to the aviary in Unseen New World.
Article and short video of the fanaloka-infant :
Nashville Zoo welcomes 1st spotted fanaloka born in U.S.
A king vulture chick has hatched on May 7th. This is the zoo's first chick of that species.
The chick seem to be a female and is being hand-raised.
The zoo has added Blue-bellied Rollers to its collection. A pair of them are now living in the Critter Encounters area.
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JurassicMax
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On the 29th of May a cotton-top tamarin was born.
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Now that they've publicly announced it, it can finally be posted 
Nashville has yellow-throated martens behind the scenes! https://twitter.com/nashzoovet/status/1536350550547124227?s=20&t=P6EfFXTMqA4NxUuRwobnqQ
Nashville has yellow-throated martens behind the scenes! https://twitter.com/nashzoovet/status/1536350550547124227?s=20&t=P6EfFXTMqA4NxUuRwobnqQ
Nashville really is the ultimate tease for zoo nerds, acquiring and breeding all of these rare small carnivores just to keep them behind the scenes.Now that they've publicly announced it, it can finally be posted
Nashville really is the ultimate tease for zoo nerds, acquiring and breeding all of these rare small carnivores just to keep them behind the scenes.
They are! I'm glad I got to see the baby fanaloka, but it was painful going there a few weeks ago and knowing they had the martens and palm civets just within my reach, but behind walls.
Their success in breeding means they’ll likely send animals out to other zoos (like their palm banded civets) which will hopefully exhibit them. Hopefully Nashville itself will construct some habitats for all their rare bts animals eventually as well. That would really raise Nashville to another level.Nashville really is the ultimate tease for zoo nerds, acquiring and breeding all of these rare small carnivores just to keep them behind the scenes.
They've had the civets for years and haven't mentioned building a habitat for them
For now it's important to remember the fanaloka was pregnant when she arrived, as well. Assuming their male is the sire, it's at least a successful pair, which is a plus.
It's not all bad, they'll probably be on display at Memphis zoo soon enoughNashville really is the ultimate tease for zoo nerds, acquiring and breeding all of these rare small carnivores just to keep them behind the scenes.
I had just visited the Nashville zoo on Monday and at the veterinary center, they had the fanaloka kit and the king vulture that had hatched (separate of course).They've had the civets for years and haven't mentioned building a habitat for them
Not mentioned here yet but:
On June 14th, the zoo announced that a (1.0) banded palm civet named Vinnie is being transferred to the San Diego Zoo in California.
https://twitter.com/nashzoovet/status/1536700477311791104?s=20&t=P6EfFXTMqA4NxUuRwobnqQ
On June 14th, the zoo announced that a (1.0) banded palm civet named Vinnie is being transferred to the San Diego Zoo in California.
https://twitter.com/nashzoovet/status/1536700477311791104?s=20&t=P6EfFXTMqA4NxUuRwobnqQ
Those are the two in the nursery rooms, yes. Other species are sometimes viewable when visiting the vet in the viewable exam room.
Now that they've publicly announced it, it can finally be posted
To add to this, the zoo's martens are JAVAN Yellow-Throated Martens, not the north/central Asian subspecies kept by European zoos.
~Thylo
A male bontebok calf, named Rhoden, was born on May 6th and is finally on habitat in the mixed-species Africa habitat. Lots of exciting births at the zoo recently, looks like they’re in the midst of a baby boom!
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