What a comeback honestly. I don't think many expected this a decade ago with Omaha's aging cows.
None of these cows were at Omaha a decade ago, back when they only had some post-reproductive cows which is what @MonkeyBat was referring to
None of these cows were at Omaha a decade ago, back when they only had some post-reproductive cows which is what @MonkeyBat was referring to
On that note, I completely agree that this is certainly a very impressive comeback! It’s wonderful how fast Omaha’s herd has grown in the last couple years. We can only hope the success they are having right now doesn’t die down 10-15 years from now when Eugenia, and Callee’s future daughters start hitting breeding age.
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Sad to hear the African Wildcat is gone, although not a surprise as I knew it was old.Finally got to visit the zoo for the first time this year, got a nice bunch of updates.
In the Desert Dome:
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- There has been some height added to the Plover exhibit just before the Klipspringer area.
- There are now Bush and Rock Hyrax in the old African Wildcat exhibit above the Klipspringer exhibit.
- The stream in front of the Dwarf Mongoose exhibit has been converted to a sand dig pit the length of the enclosure.
- The Centralian Pythons and Lace Monitors have swapped exhibits in the first cave.
- There are a couple of the young new Perentie that are in the Taipan exhibit.
Kingdoms of the Night:
- Lots of new signage that looks pretty great. It looks like these were installed at the end of last year.
Hubbard Gorilla Valley:
- Our long mystery if the zoo still has Agile Gibbons has been answered, there were a pair in the Rock Hyrax/Angolan Colobus/Blue Monkey exhibit. Looks like they will be a part of the new Orangutan area.
Asian Highlands:
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- There is some work going on in the White Naped Crane Exhibit. Section of fence removed to get equipment in.
African Grasslands:
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- The Spurred Tortoise exhibit has had a small animal quarters building built into it.
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- In news that will make @StoppableSan happy, a new playground is on the way next to the giraffe feeding. While this playground is not taking the spot of a current exhibit, I have always thought the area was perfect for a smaller exhibit that could have had Black-Footed Cat, or possibly a Serval if done right. I guess it was not to be.
Scott Aquarium:
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- The Amazon exhibit at the end of the aquarium has gotten a dress up with a ton of additional plants, all the fish were off exhibit today. Looks really nice.
Lied Jungle:
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- Most of the roof is covered by tarps, doesn't look like it re-opening is imminent.
- The sign out front had some language on it that was previously not really mentioned in any of the zoo's postings to its website or socials, it mentions that "Exhibit Enhancements" are included. Color me intrigued on to what this entails.
Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom Pavilion:
- Only 4 of the 12 wall terrariums are occupied at the moment. Most terrariums in the building are occupied by Prehensile-Tailed Skink.
- There are two new species in here though: Cross River Puffer and Cairo Spiny Mouse.
Bonus picture today, who says you can't get gorillas off the ground!
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Bush Hyrax is certainly an excellent replacement though! 
There is still an African Wildcat exhibit, it is the former Swift Fox exhibit. And yes, the multiple hyrax in that enclosure were all very active and it suits them really well!Sad to hear the African Wildcat is gone, although not a surprise as I knew it was old.
They’ve been at the zoo for ages, just not on exhibit. I believe the last time they were displayed was in the old Hubbard Gorilla Valley.
Is Omaha the only place with yellow-spotted rock hyraxes other than the Edmonton Valley Zoo (they claim to have one, anyway) in North America?
