Palm Beach Zoo Palm Beach Zoo News
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I visited this zoo for the first time a few weeks ago, and was rather impressed from what I saw. I saw some new species, such as Bush Dog and Baird’s Tapir, and had great experiences such as seeing a Florida Panther stare directly down on me from a platform above guests.
The relatively new Ocelot Overlook exhibit provides lots of space for the cats to move and climb.
A new Rhinoceros Hornbill habitat has opened.
A new female Malayan Tiger named Api from the Virginia Zoo is now on exhibit and has been introduced to male tiger Kadar.
A couple has funded a new squirrel monkey exhibit that will be called Monkey Mania.
Palm Beach couple’s donation finances monkey habitat at zoo
The relatively new Ocelot Overlook exhibit provides lots of space for the cats to move and climb.
A new Rhinoceros Hornbill habitat has opened.
A new female Malayan Tiger named Api from the Virginia Zoo is now on exhibit and has been introduced to male tiger Kadar.
A couple has funded a new squirrel monkey exhibit that will be called Monkey Mania.
Palm Beach couple’s donation finances monkey habitat at zoo
Yikes about the tapir!
What are the lemurs' names?
I did not know that Brahma (the pondicherry vulture) was the last of his kind in N. America (the Jacksonville Zoo had them decades ago).
What are the lemurs' names?
I did not know that Brahma (the pondicherry vulture) was the last of his kind in N. America (the Jacksonville Zoo had them decades ago).
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A Baird's tapir calf was born at the zoo on January 20.
New Baird's tapir calf born at Palm Beach Zoo
New Baird's tapir calf born at Palm Beach Zoo
One of the zoo's monkeys has been stolen.
Have you seen a tiny monkey? A Florida zoo is missing one and wants it back
Have you seen a tiny monkey? A Florida zoo is missing one and wants it back
Kali, the stolen Goeldi's Monkey, has been found:
Rare Goeldi's monkey stolen from Florida zoo is recovered
Rare Goeldi's monkey stolen from Florida zoo is recovered
Thank God! There have been way too many zoo and aquarium animal thefts lately.
It appears there are no longer bush dogs at the zoo. A Komodo dragon now resides in their exhibit.
They sent them away or the remaining individuals passed away? I don't know much about Palm Beach's collection.
There were at least a few of them so I assume they were sent away. A shame this species has been phased out of so many collections.
Malayan tiger cub triplets were born to Kadar and Api on May 12:
Malayan tiger cub triplets born at Palm Beach Zoo
Malayan tiger cub triplets born at Palm Beach Zoo
The tiger cubs now have access to the exhibit. Their public debut will take place next week.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wf...ir-new-habitat-palm-beach-zoo/?outputType=amp
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wf...ir-new-habitat-palm-beach-zoo/?outputType=amp
A squirrel monkey has been born:
On October 8, Luna, a 12-year-old squirrel monkey, gave birth to a healthy baby in the wee hours of the morning. This is the first squirrel monkey birth at the zoo since 2011 and the first for this troop.
https://gotowncrier.com/2020/11/zoo-welcomes-baby-squirrel-monkey/
On October 8, Luna, a 12-year-old squirrel monkey, gave birth to a healthy baby in the wee hours of the morning. This is the first squirrel monkey birth at the zoo since 2011 and the first for this troop.
https://gotowncrier.com/2020/11/zoo-welcomes-baby-squirrel-monkey/
Female koala Katherine has died from leukemia. 
Palm Beach Zoo mourns death of Katherine the Queensland koala
Palm Beach Zoo mourns death of Katherine the Queensland koala
Palm Beach's brief absence without koalas has ended. Sydney, a male koala born at Zoo Tampa in 2018 recently arrived at the facility: Queensland Koala Sydney Arrives At The Zoo | Town-Crier Newspaper
Why is Palm Beach's Zoos Asia section named like that? There's tigers and some Asian birds, but most animals in that section are from all over the world (white-tailed deer from North America, llama and howlers from South America, giant tortoises and ground hornbills from Africa and Emus from Australia). Has it always been like that or is the zoo experiencing a shift in collection or something?
The 'Islands' section seems to be kinda random too. Koala's, siamangs and lemurs make sense, but servals, tamarins and sloths don't.
Why isn't the tortoise in the Islands section? Why isn't the Komodo dragon in the Asian section?
I can't wrap my head around this. If moving the animals around isn't an option (which it probably isn't) the names of the different sections should be changed.
The 'Islands' section seems to be kinda random too. Koala's, siamangs and lemurs make sense, but servals, tamarins and sloths don't.
Why isn't the tortoise in the Islands section? Why isn't the Komodo dragon in the Asian section?
I can't wrap my head around this. If moving the animals around isn't an option (which it probably isn't) the names of the different sections should be changed.