Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden News From the Cincinnati Zoo 2011 #1

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Yeah, the Mueller's Gibbons live on one of the gibbon islands now.

As far as the primate species in Jungle Trails, here they are:

Asian Trail:
-Diana Monkey
-Sumatran Orangutan
-White-handed Gibbon
-Buff-cheeked Gibbon
-Francois Langur
-Lion-tailed Macaque
-Pygmy Slow Loris

African Trail:
Bonobo
Garnett's Galago
Gray Bamboo Lemur
Black-and-White Ruffed Lemur
Potto

Babies for this year's "Zoo Babies" will include:
-Masai Giraffe
-Florida Manatee
-Garnett's Galago
-White-handed Gibbon
-Bonobo
-Pancake Tortoise
-Little Blue Penguin
-Black Rat Snake
-Naked Mole Rat
-Leaf-cutter Ant

Specifics haven't been released yet.
 
I was thinking and the Aye-Ayes could just be replacing one of the primate species from Jungle Trails that is moving to Night Hunters, as the Garnett's Galagos, Pottos, and Pygmy Slow Lorises are all moving to Night Hunters and the Aye-Aye hasn't been added to the species list for Night Hunters.
 
I do, but there are quite a few!

Amazon Display:
-Black Curassow
-Guira Cuckoo
-Peruvian Dove
-Golden Conure
-Red-capped Cardinal
-Yellow-rumped Cacique
-Black-faced Ibis
-Scarlet Ibis
-Roseate Spoonbill
-Sunbittern
-Crested Screamer
-Chiloe Wigeon
-Matamata Turtle

Australasia Display:
-Crested Wood Partridge
-Jambu Fruit Dove
-White-naped Pheasant Pigeon
-Victoria Crowned Pigeon
-Nicobar Pigeon
-Collared Imperial Pigeon
-Ornate Fruit Dove
-Rhinoceros Hornbill (Not in main aviary)
-Ragianna Bird of Paradise (Not in main aviary)
-Pesquet's Parrot
-Bali Myna
-Blue-crowned Laughing Thrush
-Asian Fairy Bluebird
-Guam Rail
-Indian Flying Fox

Mountain Display:
-Thick-billed Parrot
-Masked Bobwhite Quail

Savannah & Grassland Display:
-Northern Carmine Bee-eater
-Yellow-billed Hornbill
-Red-and-Yellow Barbet
-Violet-backed Starling
-Black-winged Red Bishop
-Buff-crested Bustard

Wetland Display:
-Double Crested Cormorant
-Tri-colored Heron
-Ruddy Duck
-Assorted Turtles

Assorted Aviary Row:
-Superb Parrot
-Bourke's Parakeet
-Gouldian Finch
-Scarlet-chested Parrot
-Other song birds and small parrots


Arctic Display:
-Horned Puffin
-Whiskered Auklet
-Crested Auklet
-Least Auklet
-Common Murre
-Pigeon Guillemot
-Harlequin Duck
-Spectacled Eider
-Smew


Antarctic Display:
-King Penguin
-Rock Hopper Penguin
-Magellanic Penguin
-Imperial Shag
-Inca Tern

Outdoor Aviaries and Islands:
-Barred Owl
-Laughing Kookaburra
-Blue-throated Macaw
-Blue-and-Gold Macaw

Lorikeet Landing:
-Black-capped Lory
-Rainbow Lorikeet
-Chattering Lory
-Olive-headed Lorikeet
-Scaly-breasted Lorikeet
-Ornate Lorikeet
-Red-collared Lorikeet
-Weber's Lorikeet
-Kea


Those are the ones I know for sure. There are likely to be others that I missed. Next time I visit I'll make sure to make note of all of the species.
 
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Kudu21 said:
I do, but there are quite a few!

Amazon Display:
-Black Curassow
-Guira Cuckoo
-Peruvian Dove
-Golden Conure
-Red-capped Cardinal
-Yellow-rumped Cacique
-Black-faced Ibis
-Scarlet Ibis
-Roseate Spoonbill
-Sunbittern
-Crested Screamer
-Chiloe Wigeon
-Matamata Turtle

Australasia Display:
-Crested Wood Partridge
-Jambu Fruit Dove
-White-naped Pheasant Pigeon
-Victoria Crowned Pigeon
-Nicobar Pigeon
-Collared Imperial Pigeon
-Ornate Fruit Dove
-Rhinoceros Hornbill (Not in main aviary)
-Ragianna Bird of Paradise (Not in main aviary)
-Pesquet's Parrot
-Bali Myna
-Blue-crowned Laughing Thrush
-Guam Rail
-Indian Flying Fox

Mountain Display:
-Thick-billed Parrot
-Masked Bobwhite Quail

Savannah & Grassland Display:
-Northern Carmine Bee-eater
-Yellow-billed Hornbill
-Red-and-Yellow Barbet
-Violet-backed Starling
-Black-winged Red Bishop
-Buff-crested Bustard

Wetland Display:
-Double Crested Cormorant
-Tri-colored Heron
-Ruddy Duck
-Assorted Turtles

Assorted Aviary Row:
-Superb Parrot
-Bourke's Parakeet
-Gouldian Finch
-Scarlet-chested Parrot
-Other song birds and small parrots


Arctic Display:
-Horned Puffin
-Whiskered Auklet
-Crested Auklet
-Least Auklet
-Common Murre
-Pigeon Guillemot
-Harlequin Duck
-Spectacled Eider
-Smew


Antarctic Display:
-King Penguin
-Rock Hopper Penguin
-Magellanic Penguin
-Imperial Shag
-Inca Tern

Outdoor Aviaries and Islands:
-Barred Owl
-Laughing Kookaburra
-Blue-throated Macaw
-Blue-and-Gold Macaw

Lorikeet Landing:
-Black-capped Lory
-Rainbow Lorikeet
-Chattering Lory
-Olive-headed Lorikeet
-Scaly-breasted Lorikeet
-Ornate Lorikeet
-Red-collared Lorikeet
-Weber's Lorikeet
-Kea


Those are the ones I know for sure. There are likely to be others that I missed. Next time I visit I'll make sure to make note of all of the species.
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That's a very long list!! A fantastic bird collection.
 
The Cincinnati Zoo has a magnificent bird collection. Besides the birds in Wings of the World, there are many other birds scattered around the zoo. These include:

Eagle Eyrie:
-Steller's Sea Eagle
-Andean Condor

Discovery Forest:
-Keel-billed Toucan
-Blue-and-Gold Macaw

Giraffe Ridge:
-Greater Flamingo

Lords of the Arctic:
-Steller's Sea Eagle

Swan Lake:
-Ruddy Shelduck
-Trumpeter Swan
-Red-crowned Crane
-Sandhill Crane
-Bar-headed Goose
-Native Waterfowl

Jungle Trails:
-Lesser Adjutant
-Speckled Pigeon
-Congo Peafowl
-Blue-naped Mousebird
-Gold-breasted Starling
-White-naped Raven
-Saddlebill Stork
-Pink-backed Pelican
-Other African rainforest birds that I can't recall at the moment.

Children's Zoo:
-Little Blue Penguin
-African Penguin
-Cape Barren Goose
-Magpie Goose
-Domestic Chicken
-Domestic Turkey

Wolf Woods:
-Thick-billed Parrot
-Eastern Wild Turkey

Rhino Reserve:
-Greater Flamingo
-Abyssinian Blue-winged Goose
-Grey Crowned Crane

Nocturnal House:
-Barn Owl

Insect House:
-African Pygmy Goose
-Other tropical birds that I can't recall at the moment

Night Hunters (Opens May 21st):
-Eurasian Eagle Owl

Wildlife Canyon:
-Emu

Reptile House:
Major Mitchell's Cockatoo

Free-Range:
-Indian Blue Peafowl
 
The specifics for "Zoo Babies" were released!

-Masai Giraffe - Zuri
-Bonobos - Zeke & Maddie
-Cougars - Joseph & Tecumseh
-White-handed Gibbon - Possum
-Florida Manatee - Wooten
-Parma Wallaby - Adams
-Screaming Hairy Armadillos
-Naked Mole Rats
-White-faced Owl - Goblin
-Eurasian Eagle Owl - Caspian
-Little Blue Penguin - Herschey
-Stellar's Sea Eagle
-Trumpeter Swan
-Black Rat Snakes
-Pancake Tortoises
-Hissing Cockroaches
-Giant Walking Sticks
 
Will the new puma and snow leopard exhibits open at the same time as Night Hunters? Or are they open now? (If not, how can they be advertising that people can see the pumas in ZooBabies, which already started May 1?).
 
I was wondering about that myself. Originally the cougar exhibit was supposed to open with Night Hunters and the snow leopard exhibit was going to open later on in the summer. However, last I heard they were off schedule and the cougar exhibit is going to open with the snow leopard exhibit later this summer. I'll have to ask to find out for sure though.
 
I believe the cougars will be on display in the cheetah encounter yard - much like Tommy and Nia have been in past years as they will be involved in the show this summer.
 
tigertiger said:
I believe the cougars will be on display in the cheetah encounter yard - much like Tommy and Nia have been in past years as they will be involved in the show this summer.
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I guess the cougars could be displayed there until the exhibit is completed, but as far as the demostration goes the Night Hunters blog says the cougar demonstration will take place in the cougar exhibit.

Also, not only are the Stellar's Sea Eagles nesting, but so are the Andean Condors!
 
The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden’s 47-year-old Nocturnal House will be closing its doors to the public, With the opening of the new Night Hunters exhibit on May 21, the last day to experience the Zoo’s Nocturnal House will be Sunday, May 15.

some history on the building from the website
The Zoo’s Nocturnal House was converted in 1964, from the depression-era animal hospital to 12 individual exhibits. At that time, the Nocturnal House was one of only three in the United Sates and was one of the earliest exhibits where the normal light cycles were switched allowing Zoo visitors to look into the life of Nocturnal animals when they were most active.

With the success of the original exhibit and the growing number of animals, in the mid 1970’s, the Nocturnal House went through another renovation into the current-day exhibit. The new walk-in exhibit style created a coexisting environment where multiple animals could live within the same display and the lighting was changed to a dim blue light decreasing the harshness of the original red.
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Nocturnal House at the Cincinnati Zoo Says Goodnight - The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
 
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Under Construction: Night Hunters XVII | Cincinnati Zoo Blog

We have 10 days to go until I have to change the title of my posts to “Night Hunters Opens!”

The aardwolves have moved into their new home. , there is also a picture of the new entrance posted, and a picture of the Bearcat exhibit from far away posted on the blog, under the The Horticulture team is bringing in natural materials for the animal exhibits. caption

Construction has begun of the outdoor cougar exhibit that will open later this summer.
 
Let's see how long we'll be left to speculate about what will be done with the vacant Nocturnal House. I'd love to see the area become home to a new reptile building or a neotropical exhibit.
 
It'll be interesting to see how they utilize the Nocturnal House building. It's not the largest building, so they're really going to be limited in what they can do. Either of those would be great additions to the zoo. We really need a new reptile house and "Dragons" exhibit is right next door. Also, the only thing close to a neotropical display at the zoo is the "Discover Forest", which, as far as animals go, is rather disappointing. Not to mention that the coatimundis, cacomistles, three species of armadillos, sloths, and the two species of douroucoulis are not on the list of species for Night Hunters and therefor would not be on display.
 
UCBearcat said:
Construction has begun of the outdoor cougar exhibit that will open later this summer.
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I just saw that photo and caption on their latest blog entry. I assume this means the cougar exhibit will open first (July or August) and the snow leopard exhibit has been pushed further back.

I am also curious about what exactly the Cat Canyon addition is that is supposed to open in 2013. At first I thought they were going to completely redo Cat Canyon, but now it sounds like it will stay as is and the new part is the cougar and snow leopard connecting that canyon with the new night hunters. But that will be done before 2013, so I don't really know what is going on. Any ideas?
 
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