Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium News 2021

[Moebelle]

When I was there, I saw three gorillas outside, & no Orangutans. Hopefully they’ll be out on your visit!

I wonder if the smaller monkeys would be out too.

 

[Dhole dude]

I wonder if the smaller monkeys would be out too.

The only ones I didn’t see were the Angolan Colobus & Blue Monkeys, since they are rotated with a pair of Sulawesi Crested Macaques. You should be able to see most of the species.

 

[Elena]

The zoo has announced that its two Amur tigers have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2.

Two Tigers at Omaha’s Zoo and Aquarium Have Tested Positive for COVID-19

 

[Moebelle]

The zoo has announced that its two Amur tigers have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2.

Two Tigers at Omaha’s Zoo and Aquarium Have Tested Positive for COVID-19

That would explain their absence today... and on another note, as was the Sloth Bear.

 

[Dhole dude]

That would explain their absence today... and on another note, as was the Sloth Bear.

Both were also absent on my visit as well, albeit for different reasons.

 

[MGolka]

Finally got to visit the zoo after a long time for me last week and there were a couple new things.

There are now Bornean Giant Stream Toads in the first terrarium with Boyd’s Forest Dragons and Splendid Tree Frogs in the Lied Jungle.

Over in Asian Highlands, there is a new viewing area being built for the Indian Rhinos and Pere David’s Deer enclosure. It is in a much needed location and will give good views of the mud wallow the rhinos have started to use at the opposite end of the habitat than the one the deer typically use.



Down in Kingdoms of the Night, a new Alligator Snapping Turtle has taken up residence in the old leucistic gator habitat.

There were two awesome things to witness down there as well as the gators got a little feisty with each other playing in a pile of leaves on the beach portion of their habitat. Scared the living daylights out of my wife. Also, the absolute highlight was seeing the Short Beaked Echidna wandering around its exhibit for the first time. I can count the number of times I’ve actually seen it on one hand and I’ve visited an enormous amount of times. Usually I’ve only caught glimpses of it sleeping in one of the logs, but very rare does it make an appearance. So for those of you that come by once every so often and see it, then just know it is not a common occurrence!

 

[StoppableSan]

Finally got to visit the zoo after a long time for me last week and there were a couple new things.

There are now Bornean Giant Stream Toads in the first terrarium with Boyd’s Forest Dragons and Splendid Tree Frogs in the Lied Jungle.

Over in Asian Highlands, there is a new viewing area being built for the Indian Rhinos and Pere David’s Deer enclosure. It is in a much needed location and will give good views of the mud wallow the rhinos have started to use at the opposite end of the habitat than the one the deer typically use.

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Down in Kingdoms of the Night, a new Alligator Snapping Turtle has taken up residence in the old leucistic gator habitat.

There were two awesome things to witness down there as well as the gators got a little feisty with each other playing in a pile of leaves on the beach portion of their habitat. Scared the living daylights out of my wife. Also, the absolute highlight was seeing the Short Beaked Echidna wandering around its exhibit for the first time. I can count the number of times I’ve actually seen it on one hand and I’ve visited an enormous amount of times. Usually I’ve only caught glimpses of it sleeping in one of the logs, but very rare does it make an appearance. So for those of you that come by once every so often and see it, then just know it is not a common occurrence!

Did they ever finish the construction in the orangutan dayroom?

 

[MGolka]

Did they ever finish the construction in the orangutan dayroom?

It is still closed. I took a quick glance through the exit doors and couldn’t see anything out of ordinary for the smaller room side.

 

[9030]

Visited the zoo on Saturday and just visited the indoor exhibits, a couple updates I noticed:

• The African Wild Cats and Bat Eared Foxes switched enclosures in the Desert Dome which makes seeing the foxes much more visible, however making the wild cats harder to spot.
• The Red-billed Hornbills were not on display in the first reptile cave in the Desert Dome, not sure they are still at the zoo.
• There is a male prehensile tailed porcupine in the Springhaas and Greater Bushbaby exhibit in Kingdoms of the Night that has been added.
  • In talking to the keeper about this, he was separated from his two daughters in the South America exhibit in KOTN, has two additional offspring off-exhibit, and a couple more in other zoos. Found that interesting he has produced so many offspring.
• The Amethystine Python exhibit in the wet bat cave has been made into another Vampire Bat exhibit. The Vampire Bat exhibit in the dry bat cave is still there.
• The new white alligator exhibit in the Swamp of KOTN looks to be almost completed, they have added the netting near the guests that mimic the other gator exhibits in there.
  • One of the two Alligator Snapping Turtles the zoo has was in this exhibit by itself at the time as the old alligator snapping turtle exhibit was not signed and vacant the last couple times I've visited.
  • The other Alligator Snapping turtle was in the American Crocodile exhibit at the end of KOTN. Not sure which one is Gigantor, the zoo's female.
• There is now a Boyd's Forest Dragon in the Lied Jungle in the Solomon Island Eyelash Frogs and Splendid Tree Frog exhibit, had not seen that in there before and noticed the name to glass. Pretty cool looking lizard that I can post a picture of if any one would like.
• Noticed that one of the Pygmy Hippos was removed from the larger Congo exhibits that has the Diana Monkey, DeBrazza Monkey, and occasionally the Wolf's Guenon. This must be the one that was relocated to another zoo.

There may have been some other small changes, those were just the ones I noticed.

The Pygmy Hippo went to the Houston Zoo