Alaska Zoo November visit to the Alaska Zoo

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I stopped into the Alaska Zoo this afternoon. It was a frosty 15f. The Polar Bears were enjoying some frozen fruit treats in honor of Cranbeary’s birthday. The zoo has apparently welcomed back the Arctic Fox into its collection. The Tibetan Yaks had a calf in their exhibit. I got the chance to view the new Amur Tiger. There were a few new exhibit enclosures for species already present at the zoo. The old Moose habitat looks to have been removed. The area is now bisected by a new pathway and the old Moose yard now divided between an “orphan” enclosure and what looks like (based on the reinforced barriers) an expansion of the Muskox enclosure. Pictures in the gallery.

Just for fun here is a list of the creatures signed and on display. * will mark animals not seen.

Polar Bear
Wolverine
Peregrine Falcon
Canada Lynx*
Golden Eagle
Great Grey Owl
Common Raven
Ermine*
Sitka Black-tailed Deer
Alpaca
American Black Bear*
Caribou
Bald Eagle
Snow Leopard
Brown Bear*
Rocky Mountain Goat
Trumpeter Swan (with wild Mallards)
Coyote
Amur Tiger
Great Horned Owl
American Red Squirrel
Arctic Fox
North American Porcupine
Arctic Ground Squirrel*
Domestic Ass
Domestic Goat
Domestic Rabbit
American Mink*
Harbor Seal*
River Otter*
Virginia Opossum*
Red Fox
Bactrian Camel
Tibetan Yak

In addition to the Mallards, other wild species sighted on the grounds were:
Common Raven
Black-billed Magpie
Boreal Chickadee (a first for this year)
American Red Squirrel