They've been down to two for over a year now.
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0.4 are listed in ZIMS, but perhaps they are just slow to update. Sable are tricky to manage, not only because of their overall aggressive demeanor, but also because of their social hierarchy. They live in matriarchal herds with a very set hierarchy, so much so that it is extremely difficult to introduce new females to an established herd. Most facilities that manage them breed the herd up from the founding females and only rotate males. A lot of facilities are winding up the last round of breeding with this species before a moratorium because they’re capping out holders right now. If Omaha’s breeding stagnated or they produced mostly male calves, their herd could just be aging out, and they do not want to risk introducing new females. If they want to continue with the species after their current females pass, it would not be difficult for them to do so, although, if they wanted to switch to roan…. That population is at a much higher need for new holders!!
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There were only two when I visited in the Spring. Sad to see the group to be so small. They're such a brilliant species!
According to the Zoo's social media, two pink backed pelicans have died as a result of the avian influenza strain. The bird exhibits, including the Dessert Dome, Lied Jungle, and Simmons Aviary have been closed as a result of the discovery of the virus.
The Desert Dome and Lied Jungle have reopened and no further avian influenza cases have been detected.
Henry Doorly Zoo reopens exhibits after no further cases of Avian Flu detected
Henry Doorly Zoo reopens exhibits after no further cases of Avian Flu detected
I'm assuming this does not include the jungle's lower floor?
Correct, website has been updated to say it is still only the upper portion that is open. I was on a behind the scenes tour this summer and asked about the lower level. Sounds like it will re-open at some point, I was told that there was a lot of work going on in the caves and sounded like some path re-routing was happening. They also told me some various other things but I took them with a grain of salt.
1.0 Reeve’s muntjac named “Waylon” was born on October 11th to second time parents, “Willie” and “Loretta”. Only the second Reeve’s muntjac fawn born at the zoo in over 20 years!
Source: Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo
Source: Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo
Visited for the first time in longer than I'd like and took advantage of the record-breaking high temperature in Omaha today.
Here are a number of things that are going on around the zoo:
First, in the Lied Jungle, work continues on a lot of the forest floor and some roof fixes are in order with some tarp hanging over portions near the Treetop Cafe.
Access to this area is from some ropes from one of the "Kapok" trees that holds up the roof. Looks to either be a fun time scaling the tree or terrifying, your pick.
The biggest news in the Lied Jungle at the moment is that I can finally confirm that the Philippine Crocodile is still at the zoo! The top netting over the enclosure has been removed and for the first time in the history of the Lied Jungle you can actually peer into that enclosure from above without the camouflage netting. The photo below is from the Malayan Tapir side of the exhibit, whereas today the crocodile was easily seen from the White Handed Gibbon side of this enclosure (my cellphone photo of the croc was not the highest quality, so I didn't post it).
Over in the Asian Highlands, I might have missed this, but I looked back through the Omaha news and didn't see anything posted, nor from official channels, but it appears that there has been a Snow Leopard birth. I had not noticed this sign portion before until today.
It looks like there have been some drainage improvements made to the Indian Rhino habitat, as some additional drainage structures have been added. The thing that stood out to me the most however was the addition of "Flexamat" along the side of the exhibit that continually ruts from erosion. I've used this material in a bunch of my engineering projects in the City of Omaha and it cuts down erosion a ton. Good to see the zoo making use of it. Essentially it is a blanket of concrete cobbles that allows grass to grow through it over time and fortifies the earth below it.
In Gorilla Valley, you can only make it as far as the restrooms in the tunnel walk portion before it is completely blocked off due to the Orangutan overhaul.
From the reverse side of things, there is quite the mobilization of field office equipment on the grounds of the former Cat Complex for the Orangutan overhaul.
And lastly, the boardwalk for the Orangutan Forest outdoor portion has been removed. Funnily enough, there was a male orangutan in the exhibit hanging high on the net overseeing the construction site from high above (dark spot on the far left of the photo in the tree branches).
Here are a number of things that are going on around the zoo:
First, in the Lied Jungle, work continues on a lot of the forest floor and some roof fixes are in order with some tarp hanging over portions near the Treetop Cafe.
Access to this area is from some ropes from one of the "Kapok" trees that holds up the roof. Looks to either be a fun time scaling the tree or terrifying, your pick.
The biggest news in the Lied Jungle at the moment is that I can finally confirm that the Philippine Crocodile is still at the zoo! The top netting over the enclosure has been removed and for the first time in the history of the Lied Jungle you can actually peer into that enclosure from above without the camouflage netting. The photo below is from the Malayan Tapir side of the exhibit, whereas today the crocodile was easily seen from the White Handed Gibbon side of this enclosure (my cellphone photo of the croc was not the highest quality, so I didn't post it).
Over in the Asian Highlands, I might have missed this, but I looked back through the Omaha news and didn't see anything posted, nor from official channels, but it appears that there has been a Snow Leopard birth. I had not noticed this sign portion before until today.
It looks like there have been some drainage improvements made to the Indian Rhino habitat, as some additional drainage structures have been added. The thing that stood out to me the most however was the addition of "Flexamat" along the side of the exhibit that continually ruts from erosion. I've used this material in a bunch of my engineering projects in the City of Omaha and it cuts down erosion a ton. Good to see the zoo making use of it. Essentially it is a blanket of concrete cobbles that allows grass to grow through it over time and fortifies the earth below it.
In Gorilla Valley, you can only make it as far as the restrooms in the tunnel walk portion before it is completely blocked off due to the Orangutan overhaul.
From the reverse side of things, there is quite the mobilization of field office equipment on the grounds of the former Cat Complex for the Orangutan overhaul.
And lastly, the boardwalk for the Orangutan Forest outdoor portion has been removed. Funnily enough, there was a male orangutan in the exhibit hanging high on the net overseeing the construction site from high above (dark spot on the far left of the photo in the tree branches).
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Brayden Delashmutt
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Agreed! Hopefully we'll end up getting the Andean Foothills exhibit that Pate wanted for the future of the zoo
I wouldn't count on it. New director means new ideas and a new vision. Also, close proximity to Sea Lion Shores and the Glacier Bay Landing plaza likely indicates that space will be used for an Alaskan complex down the line. That was the plan under Pate and I'd anticipate something similar will eventually come to fruition under Padilla.
Brayden Delashmutt
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I guess. A new Alaskan area will be great, but I can't help but feel a bit disappointed that we may not end up getting maned wolves, giant anteaters and jaguars.
Does anyone on Zoochat happen to know the name of the Central Chinese goral and his (or her) parent's names, birth year, and birth location? I am trying to assemble a population list for this species because I couldn't find one in the forums. I believe that there are twenty-five in the population, but the second kid born in Duluth should have made twenty-four.
They have two I believe - 1.0 Lo Mein, and 0.1 Mei Lei. Not sure of their origins unfortunately.
When is this information from? I have nothing to contradict it but I am trying not use anything that is before the start of 2022.
From 2020:
Chinese Goral - Asian Highlands | Sorry (not sorry) for the chewing sounds! Mei Lei's hangry for browse biscuits. She's a goral and the young male that shows up behind her, that's Lo... | By Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium | Facebook
If you want, you could email each facility. They'd be sure to respond with the names of their goral, and then if you wish, you could further acquire about DOB's and parentage. I've done this in the past with some species i've been researching.
Thanks. I have had mixed success with messaging zoos about this species. It does not seem as if parentage records are documented by name, and staff members, administrative, PR, and animal care are unwilling to give identification numbers. This has proven fruitful, however, for names, genders, dates of birth, and birth locations. I have found a few posts on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter that have been helpful for determining the parentage of a few animals along with various articles, but they very rarely mention parents unless it is a birth announcement. I am waiting for a response back from the Omaha, The Wilds, and Los Angeles, but I do not expect to receive parentage information.
Is it annoying to open so many threads only to find that I have asked questions about gorals? It might just be too much work for the end result of having comprehensive population data.
I would highly suggest possibly creating a research thread in the North America forum, and then ask questions about the regions gorals relating to a specific zoo, and then members could answer if they know the required info.
The thing is though; gorals aren't a well publicised species, so i'm not sure a lot of the members would be able to answer specifics; which is why direct contact with the facility itself would probably work best. Sometimes it can take a bit of badgering to get the info out, but I find most zoos will be able to provide names, DOB's and even parentage if you ask.
I was fortunate enough to be invited to a "Coffee with the Zoo President" event that the zoo put on last Thursday and Saturday. My wife and I attended the Saturday morning event and got to meet the new President, Dr. Padilla, after he and Dennis Pate gave a presentation and had a Q&A session with the attendees (around 100 or so).
During their presentation, they discussed Padilla's background and some of Pate's stories during his time at the zoo. I have to say, I cannot be more excited with Dr. Padilla at the helm. He came across as a very personable, very funny, and very good with speaking to the public while there were some difficult questions asked.
One thing that absolutely stood out to me during his presentation, when talking about his goals for the zoo (I won't get into too much of those in detail, I will say though he didn't get into anything about future zoo exhibits), he talked about guest connections to animals, and the thing he said that greatly satisfied me was that he said any species or animal can make a connection to any one person, alluding that it doesn't have to be a popular species.
While he and Pate did acknowledge and state that the Orangutan exhibit is getting an overhaul, there were no renderings shown of what is to come, and later zoo staff did acknowledge they haven't released renderings to public yet. So still more to come there.
During the Q&A, a lot of folks asked about certain favorite species or animals, but my wife asked Dr. Padilla about one of his favorite "lesser known" species was, one that he would like to showcase more and educate the public more about and he responded with Giant Salamanders. Pate jumped in to then confirm that the zoo has recently acquired two giant salamanders, he didn't note the species, but I would imagine that soon giant salamanders will be back on exhibit at the zoo! Would be the first time since the zoo's Japanese Giant Salamander passed away a couple years ago.
During their presentation, they discussed Padilla's background and some of Pate's stories during his time at the zoo. I have to say, I cannot be more excited with Dr. Padilla at the helm. He came across as a very personable, very funny, and very good with speaking to the public while there were some difficult questions asked.
One thing that absolutely stood out to me during his presentation, when talking about his goals for the zoo (I won't get into too much of those in detail, I will say though he didn't get into anything about future zoo exhibits), he talked about guest connections to animals, and the thing he said that greatly satisfied me was that he said any species or animal can make a connection to any one person, alluding that it doesn't have to be a popular species.
While he and Pate did acknowledge and state that the Orangutan exhibit is getting an overhaul, there were no renderings shown of what is to come, and later zoo staff did acknowledge they haven't released renderings to public yet. So still more to come there.
During the Q&A, a lot of folks asked about certain favorite species or animals, but my wife asked Dr. Padilla about one of his favorite "lesser known" species was, one that he would like to showcase more and educate the public more about and he responded with Giant Salamanders. Pate jumped in to then confirm that the zoo has recently acquired two giant salamanders, he didn't note the species, but I would imagine that soon giant salamanders will be back on exhibit at the zoo! Would be the first time since the zoo's Japanese Giant Salamander passed away a couple years ago.
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