I am not sure if it was posted here before, but the nocturnal wing of the Small Mammal House is being shut down. When I went, quite a few exhibits were already empty. A keeper told me they plan to move the bats to the main section of the building due to their popularity, but are unsure how they are going to do that with the lighting issue.
I got to experience Zoo 360 (Big Cat walkways) earlier this week. This is really a neat experience to see big cats right above you. It gives great vantage points for visitors. The rotation varies, but it helps allow the big cat to switch exhibits for enrichment. On the day I went, they had a snow leopard and Amur tiger in the walkways with no access to the main exhibit (they could not mix with the other big cat in the exhibit). However, I was told that the zookeeper keeps an eye on their behavior so if they seem to get restless, they will be given access to their indoor quarters as well. The zoo is constructing the walkways for the gorillas, which should open later this year. Next year, there will be walkways for the rhino, zebra, and giraffe. They used to have it planned for the hippos and and polar bears, but perhaps those plans got scratched. I'll go ahead and upload the zoo map showing where the trails will be. It looks like in the area where the old children section is, there will be pathways for other animals. I am guessing because of that, the previous plans to bring back elephants to that area will not be happening. But in honesty, I think this will be a better idea.
Outside work is being done on the Rare Species building, I think to be more environmental efficient.
I got to experience Zoo 360 (Big Cat walkways) earlier this week. This is really a neat experience to see big cats right above you. It gives great vantage points for visitors. The rotation varies, but it helps allow the big cat to switch exhibits for enrichment. On the day I went, they had a snow leopard and Amur tiger in the walkways with no access to the main exhibit (they could not mix with the other big cat in the exhibit). However, I was told that the zookeeper keeps an eye on their behavior so if they seem to get restless, they will be given access to their indoor quarters as well. The zoo is constructing the walkways for the gorillas, which should open later this year. Next year, there will be walkways for the rhino, zebra, and giraffe. They used to have it planned for the hippos and and polar bears, but perhaps those plans got scratched. I'll go ahead and upload the zoo map showing where the trails will be. It looks like in the area where the old children section is, there will be pathways for other animals. I am guessing because of that, the previous plans to bring back elephants to that area will not be happening. But in honesty, I think this will be a better idea.
Outside work is being done on the Rare Species building, I think to be more environmental efficient.
The nocturnal section was the best part of that house and it had/has some amazing species! Why are they closing it down?
