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King of Komodo Dragons said:
I will admit I did not know this until today, I was under prior assumption that parent rearing was the AZA's desire for all species that provide parental care(when possible)
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For virtually all species, yes. There are a few exceptions, clouds being the most prominent. It’s customary to hand raise them and introduce them to their future mates at a very young age. It’s the best workaround we’ve found for the whole mate-killing issue

Some hoofstock are also often handraised so they’ll be easier to manage as adults (less apt to run into a fence and break their neck every time they see their keeper)
 
In a Facebook post today, the zoo highlighted two more species for Expedition Africa: African butterfly fish and green spotted puffer. To my knowledge, cichlids were the only fish ever mentioned for this exhibit prior to today.

Unfortunately, the post still just says Expedition Africa will open “soon.” ‍
 
I love going through my old zoo maps, and when I visited Oklahoma City Zoo in 2008 I received the map pictured below. There's certainly been a LOT of changes since then. However, I'm a little bit nostalgic for the old "Hooved Stock" row of ungulate enclosures at the top, as well as "Wild Dog Drive" along the right-hand side of the map. The elephants were still in the center of the zoo back then and Oklahoma Trails had just opened.

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Visited today, Expedition Africa is still not open, however the lemurs were introduced this morning at about 8:20 according to keepers, everything went well. The zoo has two honey badgers, saw both of them today. Exhibit is nice, watched the male dig up one of the new plantings and bring it into the indoor holding. They are still working on most of the Expedition Africa exhibit, saw a trailer coming out of the mixed species habitat, they were digging in the new flamingo exhibit, and had all the entrances blocked show you could not go into the Loves building or see the meerkats. Saw a giraffe in the holding building. All in all had a good time and was impressed with the exhibits.
 
Piece of June/August 2023 News Not Mentioned:

On June 14th, it was announced that the zoo acquired a (0.1) Bali myna from the Los Angeles Zoo in California.

https://lazoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Animal-Transaction-Commission-Report-June-2023.pdf

On August 16th, the zoo announced that (0.0.2+?) flamingos (species(s) not specified) hatched.

We’ve got an overload of cuteness to cleanse your timeline thanks to the new kids on the block! | We’ve got an overload of cuteness to cleanse your timeline thanks to the new kids on the block! The OKC Zoo recently welcomed a number of flamingo... | By Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden | Facebook

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On September 19th, the zoo announced that they released (0.0.16) Texas horned lizards into the wild.

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Okie said:
Red Panda Birth
From the zoo’s Facebook:

We are bursting with excitement to announce the arrival of a healthy male red panda cub! The cub was born on Thursday, July 20, at the Zoo’s red panda habitat in Sanctuary Asia to first-time mom, Khyana, 4, and father, Benjamin, 8.

The OKC Zoo's expert veterinary care team performed a neo-natal exam on our newest family member and say that the little guy is healthy and growing as he should! Caretakers also report that first-time mother Khyana is demonstrating appropriate maternal behaviors such as a grooming and nursing her offspring and all are in good health. At birth, Khyana's little cub weighed 131 grams or only about 1/4 pound!

Khyana and her cub are spending time bonding behind-the-scenes and will not on public view. Stay tuned on social media for more updates on the newest member to the OKC Zoo animal family!
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On September 15th, the zoo announced its name, Kiran.

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Smaggledagle said:
On October 25th, the zoo announced they moved their American flamingos to the new Flamingo Coast exhibit in the Expedition Africa area.

A dip in the pool, a trip to the Zoo! Our flamboyance of American flamingos have moved to their new habitat, Flamingo Coast sponsored by Don and Carolyn Zachritz within Expedition Africa and are clearly loving every second of it. While this habitat is brand-new, the area may look familiar to some of our long-time fans, previously known as the Island Life habitat! Flamingo Mingle will still be held at the Children's Zoo flamingo habitat but will be moving to Flamingo Coast in the future. Head to the OKC Zoo to see these feathered friends and their new habitat! | Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden
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Man! Even though their homes were completed, I was unable to see the flamingos, honey badgers, or lemurs when I visited the OKC zoo around four months ago. Hope to visit the zoo as soon as possible again. But Expedition Africa looks stunning in my opinion.
 
ZooBoy99 said:
It appears that the OKC zoo updated their map, adding species that will be present in Expedition Africa. Most of the species are ones I am familiar with, but I am clueless about the frog species next to the honey badger and the hoofstock species beneath the red river hog. Are there any guesses or theories about the species?

https://www.okczoo.org/map-directions-tips
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Not sure on the frog, but the ungulate is a red-flanked duiker.
 
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