Am currently at the park, saw at least one Eld's deer in with the blackbuck and water buffalo (along with sarus crane and some kinda goose).
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Am currently at the park, saw at least one Eld's deer in with the blackbuck and water buffalo (along with sarus crane and some kinda goose).
I was at Animal Kingdom yesterday for my Disney vacation.
-First, in term of the yellow-backed duiker. The old pair of females passed away. For many years there was only one female, Pringle, who passed away last year. She was 25 and the second-oldest of her species in the world. The park has a new pair who is currently behind-the-scenes, should be for breeding purposes.
-The park still has one elderly Elds deer, Emma. Sometimes they time share the exhibit. Emma usually comes out with the blackbuck and likes to hang on the right side of the exhibit although sometimes she hides. However, on my visit it was the Buffalo and bar-headed geese on exhibit, and the blackbuck, cranes and Elds deer were off-show. All the other Elds deer passed away a while back, there were 2 other females and a male.
-One of the Angolan colobus monkeys has passed away. He was well into his 20s and was the grandfather of the troop. He was actually retired for a while before he died due to difficulty navigating the habitat due to his ongoing arthritis. The zoo still has five, mom, dad, grandma and two youngesters.
-Schmitar horned oryx are gone, and there old area has a fenced yard for four male Nigerian dwarf goats who came last year.
-There are a lot less goats and sheep to pet in the Affection Section. There were only about 10 or so left, and many are well over 10 years old. All were the old geriatric ones except a couple Oberhasli goats that are 2-3 years old. With an older population, over the past year the park has lost 37 goats and sheep, with more slowed down recently, but lost one just a week ago. At the beginning they were losing several every month. Last year they started a new population of goats, and the younger goats are in the side yards. When they grow older, they will be able to be pet.
-Chickens are no longer on exhibit and only 2 left in the back, they are both 8 years old which is very old. Disney had six chickens on exhibit, the others died of old age. Alpaca is also gone but not sure what happened to it.
-There is a rope blocking the naked mole-rat and reptile room inside in the Gorilla Trail due to covid.
-Prehensile tailed skink was replaced by Henkel’s leaf-tailed gecko in Planet Watch. The park has prehensile tailed skink in Jungle Trek. A lot of times they rotate the reptiles on exhibit.
-In JungleTrek, a black tree monitor is in the former green tree monitor exhibit in the bat room. The green tree monitor is permanently retired due to its old age. The black tree monitor has been there for a while, but it was mot always on exhibit.
-The male Sumatran Tiger moved to another zoo, and the park is left with mom and her daughter.
-Crested porcupines are gone and sign is blocked.
-Didn’t see the anteater or collared brown lemurs.
-The otters were picking on the pacu and the Pacu are now at Epcot in a behind the scenes area.
-First, in term of the yellow-backed duiker. The old pair of females passed away. For many years there was only one female, Pringle, who passed away last year. She was 25 and the second-oldest of her species in the world. The park has a new pair who is currently behind-the-scenes, should be for breeding purposes.
-The park still has one elderly Elds deer, Emma. Sometimes they time share the exhibit. Emma usually comes out with the blackbuck and likes to hang on the right side of the exhibit although sometimes she hides. However, on my visit it was the Buffalo and bar-headed geese on exhibit, and the blackbuck, cranes and Elds deer were off-show. All the other Elds deer passed away a while back, there were 2 other females and a male.
-One of the Angolan colobus monkeys has passed away. He was well into his 20s and was the grandfather of the troop. He was actually retired for a while before he died due to difficulty navigating the habitat due to his ongoing arthritis. The zoo still has five, mom, dad, grandma and two youngesters.
-Schmitar horned oryx are gone, and there old area has a fenced yard for four male Nigerian dwarf goats who came last year.
-There are a lot less goats and sheep to pet in the Affection Section. There were only about 10 or so left, and many are well over 10 years old. All were the old geriatric ones except a couple Oberhasli goats that are 2-3 years old. With an older population, over the past year the park has lost 37 goats and sheep, with more slowed down recently, but lost one just a week ago. At the beginning they were losing several every month. Last year they started a new population of goats, and the younger goats are in the side yards. When they grow older, they will be able to be pet.
-Chickens are no longer on exhibit and only 2 left in the back, they are both 8 years old which is very old. Disney had six chickens on exhibit, the others died of old age. Alpaca is also gone but not sure what happened to it.
-There is a rope blocking the naked mole-rat and reptile room inside in the Gorilla Trail due to covid.
-Prehensile tailed skink was replaced by Henkel’s leaf-tailed gecko in Planet Watch. The park has prehensile tailed skink in Jungle Trek. A lot of times they rotate the reptiles on exhibit.
-In JungleTrek, a black tree monitor is in the former green tree monitor exhibit in the bat room. The green tree monitor is permanently retired due to its old age. The black tree monitor has been there for a while, but it was mot always on exhibit.
-The male Sumatran Tiger moved to another zoo, and the park is left with mom and her daughter.
-Crested porcupines are gone and sign is blocked.
-Didn’t see the anteater or collared brown lemurs.
-The otters were picking on the pacu and the Pacu are now at Epcot in a behind the scenes area.
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Does the park still have the following species:
Addax
African Crested Porcupine
Black Swan
Spotted Hyena
Ellipsis Waterbuck
Caiman Lizard
Green Tree Python
Millitary Macaw
Southern Giant Anteater
Collared Brown Lemur
Alpaca
Painted Stork
Patagonian Cavy
Addax
African Crested Porcupine
Black Swan
Spotted Hyena
Ellipsis Waterbuck
Caiman Lizard
Green Tree Python
Millitary Macaw
Southern Giant Anteater
Collared Brown Lemur
Alpaca
Painted Stork
Patagonian Cavy
They have collared brown lemur as I saw one a the day before you were there. In with the ring tailed lemurs.
1. - Probably not, but I think they might still have a few on display at the DAK Lodge.
2. - Just as you previously noted, they are no longer on display, and were thus moved bts.
3. - After the recent passing of the male “Rebecca”, they no longer have any living swans at the moment.
4. - Yes
5. - It is more than likely that they still have them, but I would have to double check to make sure.
6. - I do not know
7. - Again, I do not know
8. - Probably not
9. - Yes
10. - Just as what @MGolka mentioned above, the park still has at least one on display at the moment.
11. - Probably not
12. - I do not know, but probably not
13. - No
Per the latest USDA inspection in June 2021, there are 7 addax at the Lodge but none at the actual park.
There were 3 waterbuck at the park and 11 at the lodge in June so I would assume they are still there.
There were 2 in June but one may have passed away since then.
Again according to the June inspection there is a single alpaca at DAK but again it may have passed away since then.
1. The park had addax until a few years ago, were the ones at the lodge originally from the actual park?
2. I never noted the porcupines were bts, I have no evidence of where they are. Anyone on here know?
3. I just saw the article today of the swans passing. Even though it already happened last year it just came out today. I always looked forward to seeing them as soon as I entered, and a shame they are gone.
4. I never see the hyenas, do they rotate with the wild dogs? Idk where else to find them.
9. I just didn’t see the anteater all day so I wasn’t sure. I checked back 2 or 3 times.
10. This spring, I heard there was only one collared brown lemur. There were two males for a while. The male that is left is around 24 years old already. The second one(his father) would be around 33 years old if he was still alive. I saw two in 2019 but haven’t been at the park since, so it’s more than likely that he passed away. Note this statement is not real news just kind of a speculation. Both have been there since the park opening in 1998.
11. I didn’t see the alpaca but I don’t have evidence where it is. There has always only been a single female.
This past week, 4-month old Southern White Rhino calf "Mylo" made his public debut and met the rest of his crash for the first time including his elder half-brother "Ranger".
Also, the park's youngest SWR calf and only female calf has been named "Logan" which is a combination of her parents' names, mother "Lola" and father "Dugan". She will be joining the rest of the crash including both her elder half-brothers in the coming months.
Also, the park's youngest SWR calf and only female calf has been named "Logan" which is a combination of her parents' names, mother "Lola" and father "Dugan". She will be joining the rest of the crash including both her elder half-brothers in the coming months.
Per december inspections:
Addax - No, 8 at lodge
African Crested Porcupine - No, 3 cape
Spotted Hyena - 2
Ellipsis Waterbuck - 3, 11 at lodge
Southern Giant Anteater - 2
Collared Brown Lemur - 2
Alpaca - 1
Patagonian Cavy - No
Here's all of the species from the inspections, since it's harder to track things at this place (and it gets less visits due to cost).
Lodge
Addax - 8
Cattle - 6
Eland, Common - 5
Gazelle, Thomson's - 1
Giraffe - 10
Impala - 18
Kudu, Lesser - 3
Nyala - 7
Okapi - 3
Red River Hog - 8
Roan - 4
Sitatunga - 3
Springbok - 4
Steenbok - 3
Waterbuck - 11
Wildebeest, Brindled - 11
Zebra, Mountain - 8
Zebra, quagga - 2
Park
Ungulates
Alpaca - 1
Babirusa - 4
Blackbuck - 6
Bongo - 6
Bontebok - 1
Buffalo, Asiatic Water - 6
Cattle - 5
Deer, Eld's - 1
Duiker, YB - 2
Eland, Common - 2
Giraffe - 8
Goat, Domestic - 26
Hippopotamus - 11
Kudu, Greater - 3
Muntjac, Reeve's - 1
Okapi - 3
Oryx, Scimitar - 3
Pig, Domestic - 2
Red River Hog - 1
Sable - 4
Sheep, Domestic - 6
Springbok - 11
Rhino, Black - 2
Rhino, White - 9
Warthog - 3
Waterbuck - 3
Wildebeest, Brindle - 16
Zebra, Grevy's - 4
Zebra, Mountain - 7
Carnivores
Cheetah - 5
Dog, African Wild - 6
Hyena, Spotted - 2
Lion - 3
Meerkat - 6
Otter, ASC - 7
Tiger - 2
Primates
Colobus, Angolan - 5
Gibbon, White-cheeked - 3
Gorilla - 12
Lemur, Brown - 2
Lemur, Ringtailed - 2
Macaque, Lion-tailed - 3
Mandrill - 11
Siamang - 2
Tamarin, Cotton-top - 2
Tamarin, Golden Lion - 2
Rodents
Agouti, Brazilian - 2 (probably red rumped)
Mole-rat, Damaraland - 1
Mole-rat, Naked - 51
Mouse, Cairo Spiny - 3
Opossum, VA - 1
Porcupine, Cape - 3
Porcupine, NA - 1
Porcupine, Prehensile-tailed - 2
Others
Aardvark - 2
Anteater, GIant - 2
Armadillo, Screaming - 1
Flying Fox, Large - 11
Elephant, African - 9
Kangaroo, Red - 3
Kangaroo, Western Grey - 3
Tenrec, Lesser Madagascar - 9
Wallaby, Tammar - 2
Lodge
Addax - 8
Cattle - 6
Eland, Common - 5
Gazelle, Thomson's - 1
Giraffe - 10
Impala - 18
Kudu, Lesser - 3
Nyala - 7
Okapi - 3
Red River Hog - 8
Roan - 4
Sitatunga - 3
Springbok - 4
Steenbok - 3
Waterbuck - 11
Wildebeest, Brindled - 11
Zebra, Mountain - 8
Zebra, quagga - 2
Park
Ungulates
Alpaca - 1
Babirusa - 4
Blackbuck - 6
Bongo - 6
Bontebok - 1
Buffalo, Asiatic Water - 6
Cattle - 5
Deer, Eld's - 1
Duiker, YB - 2
Eland, Common - 2
Giraffe - 8
Goat, Domestic - 26
Hippopotamus - 11
Kudu, Greater - 3
Muntjac, Reeve's - 1
Okapi - 3
Oryx, Scimitar - 3
Pig, Domestic - 2
Red River Hog - 1
Sable - 4
Sheep, Domestic - 6
Springbok - 11
Rhino, Black - 2
Rhino, White - 9
Warthog - 3
Waterbuck - 3
Wildebeest, Brindle - 16
Zebra, Grevy's - 4
Zebra, Mountain - 7
Carnivores
Cheetah - 5
Dog, African Wild - 6
Hyena, Spotted - 2
Lion - 3
Meerkat - 6
Otter, ASC - 7
Tiger - 2
Primates
Colobus, Angolan - 5
Gibbon, White-cheeked - 3
Gorilla - 12
Lemur, Brown - 2
Lemur, Ringtailed - 2
Macaque, Lion-tailed - 3
Mandrill - 11
Siamang - 2
Tamarin, Cotton-top - 2
Tamarin, Golden Lion - 2
Rodents
Agouti, Brazilian - 2 (probably red rumped)
Mole-rat, Damaraland - 1
Mole-rat, Naked - 51
Mouse, Cairo Spiny - 3
Opossum, VA - 1
Porcupine, Cape - 3
Porcupine, NA - 1
Porcupine, Prehensile-tailed - 2
Others
Aardvark - 2
Anteater, GIant - 2
Armadillo, Screaming - 1
Flying Fox, Large - 11
Elephant, African - 9
Kangaroo, Red - 3
Kangaroo, Western Grey - 3
Tenrec, Lesser Madagascar - 9
Wallaby, Tammar - 2
There are no red river hogs in the main park. And there have always only been three Asiatic water Buffalo, not six.
FYI, African crested and cape porcupine are the same species.
On my visit in December they were at 26 goats and 8 sheep, is this list as of January 2021? If so, it’s possible that the park has lost two sheep within the past month, given their age. The number has just kept dwindling and dwindling, although it has slowed down recently. I always figure out that when there is a large group of short-lived animals, for a while they keep dying, but there are always a lucky few that stay around a long time. As in my case the Philadelphia Zoo kept losing ducks for a while, they were down to six for a while and now they are stable at four.
A quick google search will show you that the African Crested Porcupine (Hystrix cristata) and the Cape Porcupine (Hystrix africaeaustralis) are most certainly NOT the same species. Although African Crested Porcupine can sometimes be used to refer to a Cape Porcupine (However confusing it may be).
These could include animals that are behind the scenes that you don't know about.
As @Dhole dude said, crested and cape are not the same species.
biggest_dreamer
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I've been looking for clarification on some of the species lists I've seen floating around as I prepare for my visit in a few weeks. Are several of the smaller species (namely the agoutis, non-African porcupines, aardvarks, screaming armadillo, and opossum) typically off-exhibit? I can't seem to locate where they'd be kept otherwise.
I've also seen other lists on different sites that claim to be accurate and up to date list a wide range of smaller species in Rafiki's Planet Watch, including fennecs, kinkajous, and tamanduas. I've assumed that these lists are outdated (if they were ever accurate to begin with) due to the lack of corroborating evidence, but I also wanted to reaffirm that the inspection list a few posts up is complete and probably as close to a definitive list as I can expect at this time, right?
I've also seen other lists on different sites that claim to be accurate and up to date list a wide range of smaller species in Rafiki's Planet Watch, including fennecs, kinkajous, and tamanduas. I've assumed that these lists are outdated (if they were ever accurate to begin with) due to the lack of corroborating evidence, but I also wanted to reaffirm that the inspection list a few posts up is complete and probably as close to a definitive list as I can expect at this time, right?
All infos about the species kept (or not kept anymore) at DAK Park (AND DAK Lodge) are very welcome. Thanks in advance for your efforts.
Personally, I wonder what the future plans for the exhibit for the lion-tailed macaques are, when those critters are a phase-out species in North American zoos (which is such a shame by the way). And I wonder if there is any chance for a return of Gerenuks and Malayan tapirs in near future.
And if you have the time to ask: I also wonder if there are plans for another animal themed exhibit, specially Australia (Bernhard and Bianca goes Down Under) with Koalas.
Although the Pandora part is brilliant, it is time for more REAL ANIMALS at ANIMAL KINGDOM
Personally, I wonder what the future plans for the exhibit for the lion-tailed macaques are, when those critters are a phase-out species in North American zoos (which is such a shame by the way). And I wonder if there is any chance for a return of Gerenuks and Malayan tapirs in near future.
And if you have the time to ask: I also wonder if there are plans for another animal themed exhibit, specially Australia (Bernhard and Bianca goes Down Under) with Koalas.
Although the Pandora part is brilliant, it is time for more REAL ANIMALS at ANIMAL KINGDOM
I know the prehensile-tailed porcupines are at Planet Watch (from the "Magic of Disney's Animal Kingdom" television program), I would assume agoutis, armadillos, opossum, etc would be too, basically ambassador animals. The USDA list is as good of information as we are ever likely to get.
For mammals, you aren't going to get something better than the USDA list, though some of those species may be ambassadors and/or behind the scenes. Most of the website lists are put out by people who are fans of theme parks, so the animals aren't really a priority to them.
A female North Sulawesi babirusa named “Nutmeg”, who also happens to be the second individual of her species to be born at the park. Has recently made her public debt after she had been housed backstage with her mom for a few months, before she eventually made her first on-stage appearance to visiting guests.
Yes, they are still located in the Oasis area of the park, (and will likely remain there for who knows how long).