Persephone
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Common names only because I’m on mobile and didn’t really record these. Only realized I could make a species list after the fact. Also no breeds for the domesticated species.
I didn’t have much time for this zoo. I only arrived an hour before closing but still got through everything without rushing too much. Just couldn’t linger. I wasn’t expecting much and it was a small zoo so I figured an hour might be fine.
This is an underrated zoo. They don’t have many species, but they have consistently interesting exhibits and some of their Asian species are rare in captivity. Having a pseudo-specialty for Asian highland species helps them get some interesting ones and display them in exhibits that are often built into hillsides. Much of the facility is forested with exhibits looking a lot like fenced off sections of a natural area.
Relatedly, the terrain is pretty steep at the zoo. Must be a nightmare with strollers.
I would have liked to linger more. Spend time with the goral, red panda, wallabies, eagle and cranes.
Also, in the last hour a lot of species are fed. Saw food given to the red pandas and hoofstock. Several other species were clearly eager for their meals when I passed them by. Oh, and the Pallas’s cat was in an elevated bucket being adorable. To be honest they have a really good small cat collection and solid exhibits for all but the serval.
Anyway, the map is super outdated so after the fact I figured I would put together a species list from memory:
Oglebay Species List
Fish
Unsigned Feeder Fish in Tentacled Snake Tank
Amphibians
Eastern Hellbender
Reptiles
Burmese Python
Eastern Box Turtle
Reticulated Python
Carpet Python
Day Gecko (Can’t recall species)
American Alligator
Burmese Mountain Tortoise
Radiated Tortoise
Green Tree Python
Tentacled Snake
Sulcatta Tortoise
Scarlet Macaw
Bald Eagle
Ostrich (unseen)
Emu
White-Naped Crane (Unsigned)
Domestic Chicken (Heard but unseen)
Barred Owl
Kookaburra (Unsigned in the hospital)
Red-footed Tortoise (Unseen)
Mammals
Golden Lion Tamarin
Cotton-Top Tamarin
Red Panda
Two-toed Sloth (sp?)
Three-banded Armadillo
Ring-tailed Lemur
Mongoose Lemur (unseen)
Naked Mole Rat
Patagonian Cavy
Chinese Goral
Domestic Goat
Domestic Sheep
Llama
Alpaca
Domestic Donkey
Snow Leopard
Red Wolf
Bobcat
Pallas’s Cat
Maned Wolf
Red Kangaroo
Red-Necked Wallaby
Black-and-White Ruffed Lemur
Serval
Cheetah
Red River Hog (Unseen)
Cape Porcupine
Grevy’s Zebra (Unseen)
Domestic Cat (Unsigned, Free Roaming, Might’ve been feral)
Not all of the signage was accurate. The armadillo and sloth were not in the exhibits they were signed for. The Burmese mountain tortoise was in only one of the three enclosures they were signed for. I couldn’t find a sign for the chickens but definitely heard them.
The map claims they had meerkats. I did not see them. I did, however, see an exhibit in the Discovery Center that opened in May 2022 (and didn’t seem to have anything in it). I think that was the old meerkat enclosure. Seems weird to get rid of meerkats to bring in tortoises and sloths from other exhibits they already seemed quite comfortable in. Maybe they just lost all their meerkats to transfer or death?
The Good Zoo lives up to its name. I wouldn’t travel far for it, but if you’re already visiting The Wilds (as I am tomorrow) it might be worth swinging by.
I didn’t have much time for this zoo. I only arrived an hour before closing but still got through everything without rushing too much. Just couldn’t linger. I wasn’t expecting much and it was a small zoo so I figured an hour might be fine.
This is an underrated zoo. They don’t have many species, but they have consistently interesting exhibits and some of their Asian species are rare in captivity. Having a pseudo-specialty for Asian highland species helps them get some interesting ones and display them in exhibits that are often built into hillsides. Much of the facility is forested with exhibits looking a lot like fenced off sections of a natural area.
Relatedly, the terrain is pretty steep at the zoo. Must be a nightmare with strollers.
I would have liked to linger more. Spend time with the goral, red panda, wallabies, eagle and cranes.
Also, in the last hour a lot of species are fed. Saw food given to the red pandas and hoofstock. Several other species were clearly eager for their meals when I passed them by. Oh, and the Pallas’s cat was in an elevated bucket being adorable. To be honest they have a really good small cat collection and solid exhibits for all but the serval.
Anyway, the map is super outdated so after the fact I figured I would put together a species list from memory:
Oglebay Species List
Fish
Unsigned Feeder Fish in Tentacled Snake Tank
Amphibians
Eastern Hellbender
Reptiles
Burmese Python
Eastern Box Turtle
Reticulated Python
Carpet Python
Day Gecko (Can’t recall species)
American Alligator
Burmese Mountain Tortoise
Radiated Tortoise
Green Tree Python
Tentacled Snake
Sulcatta Tortoise
Scarlet Macaw
Bald Eagle
Ostrich (unseen)
Emu
White-Naped Crane (Unsigned)
Domestic Chicken (Heard but unseen)
Barred Owl
Kookaburra (Unsigned in the hospital)
Red-footed Tortoise (Unseen)
Mammals
Golden Lion Tamarin
Cotton-Top Tamarin
Red Panda
Two-toed Sloth (sp?)
Three-banded Armadillo
Ring-tailed Lemur
Mongoose Lemur (unseen)
Naked Mole Rat
Patagonian Cavy
Chinese Goral
Domestic Goat
Domestic Sheep
Llama
Alpaca
Domestic Donkey
Snow Leopard
Red Wolf
Bobcat
Pallas’s Cat
Maned Wolf
Red Kangaroo
Red-Necked Wallaby
Black-and-White Ruffed Lemur
Serval
Cheetah
Red River Hog (Unseen)
Cape Porcupine
Grevy’s Zebra (Unseen)
Domestic Cat (Unsigned, Free Roaming, Might’ve been feral)
Not all of the signage was accurate. The armadillo and sloth were not in the exhibits they were signed for. The Burmese mountain tortoise was in only one of the three enclosures they were signed for. I couldn’t find a sign for the chickens but definitely heard them.
The map claims they had meerkats. I did not see them. I did, however, see an exhibit in the Discovery Center that opened in May 2022 (and didn’t seem to have anything in it). I think that was the old meerkat enclosure. Seems weird to get rid of meerkats to bring in tortoises and sloths from other exhibits they already seemed quite comfortable in. Maybe they just lost all their meerkats to transfer or death?
The Good Zoo lives up to its name. I wouldn’t travel far for it, but if you’re already visiting The Wilds (as I am tomorrow) it might be worth swinging by.
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I've been meaning to stop there but timing-wise it's never really worked. Thank you for mentioning that it's steep, that's important info for me!