I'm impressed by the diversity of species in the Madagascan area
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium News 2023
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The elephant calf has been named “Amandra.”
Baby elephant at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo officially named
Baby elephant at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo officially named
Got some various status of construction updates from my visit today, following up on some of the items I posted earlier in construction.
Outside the Lied Jungle lower entry, it seems they did leave the stairs in place and made a bunch of drainage improvements along the slope and at the bottom of the stairs. The bottom of the stairs was prone to standing water in heavy rain events, so this is a welcome addition.
Finally was able to get a picture without people in it of the new play area/statue by the Giraffe Feeding platform that was put in place in early summer, not a huge play area, but a nice little statue of Eugenia and Sonny, the first two elephants born at the zoo.
It seems that the lemur walkthrough by Madagascar has seen its last days as a walkthrough. One entrance got the Disney-shrub treatment and the other has been boarded over. You can still see into this exhibits on the south side of the exhibit by the two outdoor lemur exhibits. The walkthrough held some Red Ruffed Lemurs today. It will be interesting to see what happens with this space. As it stands, the viewing into this exhibit is extremely awkward to say the least.
Here is the view of the exhibit itself:
Here are some pictures of some of the work going on around the new Orangutan exhibit upgrades.
Some architectural steelwork being put together for one of the new roofs:
The elevator building is beginning to take shape:
And there is a new boardwalk outside of the orangutan upper exhibits:
As @DesertTortoise noted in the updated species list, I just wanted to post in here a couple of the more interesting adds that were very noticeable in the Lied Jungle recently. First, there is a South American Lungfish added to the river stingray pool as you first enter the floor portion. Makes for some interesting reactions from guests as they see it near the guest edge of the pool!
Second, there are a couple Giant Gourami and a Clown Knifefish in the Philippine Crocodile exhibit. This adds some larger, interesting looking, and very active fish in this pool to help add some energy to this exhibit.
In the Desert Dome, small change in that the Arizona Black Rattlesnake and the Beaded Lizards have switched exhibits. I will note the Beaded Lizards were very active in this much larger space and was a treat to see.
Today's bonus picture, on the Sichuan Takin taking in the lower canyon of the exhibit near the rushing rapids and scaling the cliff faces down here. Pretty awesome to see this larger animal walk on very narrow ledges!
Outside the Lied Jungle lower entry, it seems they did leave the stairs in place and made a bunch of drainage improvements along the slope and at the bottom of the stairs. The bottom of the stairs was prone to standing water in heavy rain events, so this is a welcome addition.
Finally was able to get a picture without people in it of the new play area/statue by the Giraffe Feeding platform that was put in place in early summer, not a huge play area, but a nice little statue of Eugenia and Sonny, the first two elephants born at the zoo.
It seems that the lemur walkthrough by Madagascar has seen its last days as a walkthrough. One entrance got the Disney-shrub treatment and the other has been boarded over. You can still see into this exhibits on the south side of the exhibit by the two outdoor lemur exhibits. The walkthrough held some Red Ruffed Lemurs today. It will be interesting to see what happens with this space. As it stands, the viewing into this exhibit is extremely awkward to say the least.
Here is the view of the exhibit itself:
Here are some pictures of some of the work going on around the new Orangutan exhibit upgrades.
Some architectural steelwork being put together for one of the new roofs:
The elevator building is beginning to take shape:
And there is a new boardwalk outside of the orangutan upper exhibits:
As @DesertTortoise noted in the updated species list, I just wanted to post in here a couple of the more interesting adds that were very noticeable in the Lied Jungle recently. First, there is a South American Lungfish added to the river stingray pool as you first enter the floor portion. Makes for some interesting reactions from guests as they see it near the guest edge of the pool!
Second, there are a couple Giant Gourami and a Clown Knifefish in the Philippine Crocodile exhibit. This adds some larger, interesting looking, and very active fish in this pool to help add some energy to this exhibit.
In the Desert Dome, small change in that the Arizona Black Rattlesnake and the Beaded Lizards have switched exhibits. I will note the Beaded Lizards were very active in this much larger space and was a treat to see.
Today's bonus picture, on the Sichuan Takin taking in the lower canyon of the exhibit near the rushing rapids and scaling the cliff faces down here. Pretty awesome to see this larger animal walk on very narrow ledges!
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0.1 California Sea Lion Gemini died due to cardiac arrest associated with anesthesia during a procedure on 02/21/2023.
Current Population:
California Sea Lion (3.2)
1.0 Chino (b. 7/15/2004 | owned by Como Park)
0.1 Nova (b. 6/5/2016)
1.0 Raiden (b. 6/17/2017 | owned by Como Park)
0.1 UNKNOWN (b. 10/1/2017)
1.0 UNKNOWN (b.6/12/2019 | owned by Como Park)
Harbor Seal (2.0)
1.0 Milo (b. 5/30/2018)
1.0 Monty (b. 8/4/2018)
Information from most recent MMIR.
Current Population:
California Sea Lion (3.2)
1.0 Chino (b. 7/15/2004 | owned by Como Park)
0.1 Nova (b. 6/5/2016)
1.0 Raiden (b. 6/17/2017 | owned by Como Park)
0.1 UNKNOWN (b. 10/1/2017)
1.0 UNKNOWN (b.6/12/2019 | owned by Como Park)
Harbor Seal (2.0)
1.0 Milo (b. 5/30/2018)
1.0 Monty (b. 8/4/2018)
Information from most recent MMIR.
Male Indian rhino Brian has made his public debut. 
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo welcomes new male Indian rhino
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo welcomes new male Indian rhino
Current Population:
California Sea Lion (2.2)
1.0 Chino (b. 7/15/2004 | owned by Como Park)
0.1 Nova (b. 6/5/2016)
1.0 Raiden (b. 6/17/2017 | owned by Como Park)
0.1 Elvira (b. 10/1/2017)
Harbor Seal (2.0)
1.0 Milo (b. 5/30/2018)
1.0 Monty (b. 8/4/2018)
Thanks!
Latest member newsletter lists 2.2 sea lions and 2.0 seals.
Unsure where 1.0 Fluke (b.6/12/2019 | owned by Como Park) is. I didn't see anything on the most recent MMIR. Hopefully he transferred and has not expired.
Update:
Fluke (1.0) California Sea Lion was transferred to the Turtle Back Zoo (West Orange, NJ) 26AUG2023.
Other 2023 News:
On May 19th, it was reported that the zoo transferred a (1.0) red-ruffed lemur named Weasley to the Lehigh Valley Zoo in Pennsylvania.
New at the Lehigh Valley Zoo: Red ruffed lemurs join Madagascar exhibit
On June 22nd, it was announced that the zoo transferred a (1.0) Reeve's muntjac named Waylon to the Pueblo Zoo in Colorado.
Pueblo Zoo - Meet Waylon, our newest muntjac, who came...
On July 17th, the zoo announced that (0.0.5) Santa Catalina rattlesnakes hatched on July 8th.
Happy World Snake... - Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
On August 22nd, it was reported that the zoo will transfer (0.0.2) African lions to the Riverside Discovery Center in Nebraska in the future.
Riverside Discovery Center to welcome 2 new lions
On November 5th, it was announced that the zoo transferred a (1.0) Amur tiger named Spoutnik to the Dakota Zoo in North Dakota in early October.
Dakota Zoo - The Dakota Zoo is excited to introduce...
On November 15th, the zoo announced that they, along with the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, released (0.0.70) mountain yellow-legged frogs into the wild.
Less than 200... - Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
Less than 200... - Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
On May 19th, it was reported that the zoo transferred a (1.0) red-ruffed lemur named Weasley to the Lehigh Valley Zoo in Pennsylvania.
New at the Lehigh Valley Zoo: Red ruffed lemurs join Madagascar exhibit
On June 22nd, it was announced that the zoo transferred a (1.0) Reeve's muntjac named Waylon to the Pueblo Zoo in Colorado.
Pueblo Zoo - Meet Waylon, our newest muntjac, who came...
On July 17th, the zoo announced that (0.0.5) Santa Catalina rattlesnakes hatched on July 8th.
Happy World Snake... - Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
On August 22nd, it was reported that the zoo will transfer (0.0.2) African lions to the Riverside Discovery Center in Nebraska in the future.
Riverside Discovery Center to welcome 2 new lions
On November 5th, it was announced that the zoo transferred a (1.0) Amur tiger named Spoutnik to the Dakota Zoo in North Dakota in early October.
Dakota Zoo - The Dakota Zoo is excited to introduce...
Unfortunately this is no longer the case after RDC lost their AZA accreditation.
Riverside Discovery Center receives news: Lions no longer coming from Omaha zoo
Got to visit the zoo for the first time in a bit today. Got a couple construction photo updates. First, Hubbard Orangutan Forest continues to come along.
Also, the boardwalk area now gets you a lot closer to the inhabitants, as there are glass window viewings being installed. There was concept after showing this off, but these are now visible to see.
Around the zoo, there are a few minor changes, in Expedition Madagascar, the Grey Mouse Lemur exhibit is getting renovated and animals are off show.
There are a ton of new species of fish inside the Scott Aquarium, way too many to identify and no signs to confirm a lot of them. Seems you can probably go into the aquarium once a week and see something new/different.
The zoo has their Holiday lights up all over the entrance area and is pretty neat to see.
The biggest thing of note is it looks like the new animal hospital will be located at the top of the hill behind Asian Highlands and the Stingray Bay Area. There is a bunch of construction going on up there. The zoo released some info on the hospital, but the location was not mentioned.
This was pretty much the only area in the zoo that had construction going on other than Orangutan Forest. With not a lot of leaves on trees, it is fairly easy to see the remote parts of the zoo, so this looks to be where the hospital will be. It is also a fairly significant construction effort going on. But we will see as more progress continues on this area to confirm.
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A whopping ten southern rockhopper penguins have hatched recently - the most in a season since the exhibit’s opening.
Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo rockhopper chicks hatch in penguin habitat
Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo rockhopper chicks hatch in penguin habitat
Brayden Delashmutt
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Went to the zoo today and had some thoughts.
The orangutan outdoor area is almost done, and looks awesome. The Madagascar outdoor Walk-through is still closed (srsly why, they missed 2 summers) and the mouse lemur exhibit has been almost completely emptied for some reason. The red ruffed lemurs still aren't visible too
Also, a new male siberian tiger has arrived and he's adorable
The orangutan outdoor area is almost done, and looks awesome. The Madagascar outdoor Walk-through is still closed (srsly why, they missed 2 summers) and the mouse lemur exhibit has been almost completely emptied for some reason. The red ruffed lemurs still aren't visible too
Also, a new male siberian tiger has arrived and he's adorable
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