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Neil chace said:
This news is a shame. I wasn't overly impressed by Philadelphia Zoo when I visited, but one real highlight was the reptile house, which is saying something since reptile houses aren't usually my cup of tea. I was especially impressed with the diversity of rattlesnake species the zoo had on display. It'll be a big loss if these snakes are no longer kept by the zoo, although their could be an upside to this: we don't know what the zoo is planning to replace the venomous snakes with.
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This zoo has been reducing the number and animal species for years, it's very costly to upgrade and rebuild exhibits and the collection reflects those challenges.
Also, caring for certain species, such as elephants and venomous reptiles is a specialty skill that warrants more training and certification. Only a handful of staff can care for these species. This certification also grants these keepers a higher wage. Removing these species from the collection reduces salaries and in theory, will allow for the flexibility of any keeper to be able to move about and work in any animal building on site.
 
TinoPup said:
Which gives employees a break from having to cover other jobs while being short staffed.
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I think we are looking at this issue from two different points of view.
It does give the workers a break which is a good thing as most of those people had to take a significant reduction in pay. I was also thinking of the people that had to be let go because of the pandemic and its effect on the economy.
 
Piece of 2023 News Not Mentioned:

On April 21st, it was announced that the zoo transferred (1.1) Geoffrey’s marmosets named Flash and Kai to the Capron Park Zoo in Massachusetts.

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Zoofan15 said:
Sloth bear cubs ready to make debut:

Philadelphia Zoo Introduces Baby Sloth Bear Cubs – NBC10 Philadelphia

In an online poll, everyone is invited for one of two names for the male sloth bear cubs:

Kelce & Harper– for Philly sports legends Jason Kelce of the Eagles and Bryce Harper of the Phillies

Hall & Oates– for Philly’s iconic pop rock duo with hits like “Out of Touch” and “You Make My Dreams Come True”
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On May 29th, the zoo announced that they were named Kelce and Harper respectively.

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Smaggledagle said:
Piece of 2023 News Not Mentioned:

On April 21st, it was announced that the zoo transferred (1.1) Geoffroy's tamarins named Flash and Kai to the Capron Park Zoo in Massachusetts.

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On May 29th, the zoo announced that they were named Kelce and Harper respectively.

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The Facebook post says the transferred animals are Geoffrey’s marmosets, not Geoffrey’s tamarins
 
As many of you may have seen, the ivory-billed aracari has been moved to Wings of Asia. The person I know who works at the zoo also told me that the golden-breasted starlings are there too and the zoo plans on adding more birds to Wings of Asia to include more birds from around the world. I was also told that the zoo plans on getting hooded vultures soon.
 
I believe the zoo correctly has Bornean Orangutan, is this correct? Also have they ever kept Sumatran Orangutan?
TIA,
Dan
 
Visited today. Some notes:
  • The Meerkat Maze has a sign displaying the zoo's official statement on their deaths.
  • Many, but not all, of the venomous snakes are gone, including the gaboon viper (whose former tank now houses the prehensile-tailed skink) and western diamondback rattlesnake. The timber and sidewinder rattlesnakes are still on display.
  • As mentioned earlier, the lemur walk-through is open. It's fairly small but the lemurs get pretty close.
  • McNeil Avian Center is fully open. Not sure when that happened because my last visit was in August of last year. Some of the African birds it formerly housed are now in Wings of Asia, namely the hamerkop.
  • The sloth bears were not out. The Andean bear was, and today was apparently Andean Bear day.
  • There's a cardboard Barbie-mobile in the southern ground hornbill aviary outside McNeil Avian Center.
 
Antimony96 said:
Visited today. Some notes:
  • The Meerkat Maze has a sign displaying the zoo's official statement on their deaths.
  • Many, but not all, of the venomous snakes are gone, including the gaboon viper (whose former tank now houses the prehensile-tailed skink) and western diamondback rattlesnake. The timber and sidewinder rattlesnakes are still on display.
  • As mentioned earlier, the lemur walk-through is open. It's fairly small but the lemurs get pretty close.
  • McNeil Avian Center is fully open. Not sure when that happened because my last visit was in August of last year. Some of the African birds it formerly housed are now in Wings of Asia, namely the hamerkop.
  • The sloth bears were not out. The Andean bear was, and today was apparently Andean Bear day.
  • There's a cardboard Barbie-mobile in the southern ground hornbill aviary outside McNeil Avian Center.
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I saw from some pics that a couple of venomous snakes were still there. Honestly, I'm really disappointed with how the zoo has been lately. The only things that I want to see right now are the new walk-through lemur exhibit and the red-tailed monkeys.
 
2 Pieces of June 2023 News Missed:

On June 30th, the zoo announced that (1.1) Arapawa goats named Lucas and Georgina were born in April.

Meet our baby Arapawa goats! | Say hello to the two new kids at KidZooU! We're thrilled to introduce you to our two-month-old Arapawa goat siblings Georgina and Lucas! Brother Lucas... | By Philadelphia Zoo - Facebook

On June 23rd, the zoo announced that (0.0.2) Humboldt penguins hatched on April 24th and April 28th respectively.

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CarLover said:
I saw from some pics that a couple of venomous snakes were still there. Honestly, I'm really disappointed with how the zoo has been lately. The only things that I want to see right now are the new walk-through lemur exhibit and the red-tailed monkeys.
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The lemurs were fun! I only saw one of the red-tailed monkeys out. The zoo is apparently planning to move the colobus monkeys into Monkey Junction, and I assume the red-tailed monkeys would swap places with them at PECO Primate Reserve.
 
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The zoo is sending away its last West African crocodile Luna. Apparently, the West African crocodiles at the Philadelphia Zoo were on loan and the owner is retrieving Luna. The exhibit will be filled with dirt and temporarily be home to tortoises but the zoo plans on getting a new crocodile species in the future. This information is from a Facebook post.
 
CarLover said:
The zoo is sending away its last West African crocodile Luna. Apparently, the West African crocodiles at the Philadelphia Zoo were on loan and the owner is retrieving Luna. The exhibit will be filled with dirt and temporarily be home to tortoises but the zoo plans on getting a new crocodile species in the future. This information is from a Facebook post.
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Good GRIEF. o_O:mad:
 
CarLover said:
The zoo is sending away its last West African crocodile Luna. Apparently, the West African crocodiles at the Philadelphia Zoo were on loan and the owner is retrieving Luna. The exhibit will be filled with dirt and temporarily be home to tortoises but the zoo plans on getting a new crocodile species in the future. This information is from a Facebook post.
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As of today, Luna is officially gone. The timber rattlesnake and copperhead are also gone, but the cottonmouth and sidewinder rattlesnake are still there.
 
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