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Kifaru Bwana said:
Those I meant are the large adults that have been at Philly well over 60 odd years (the 2 females) who will form a breeding trio with a new male (they are all nigrita - Santa Cruz).

The ones I guess you mean now are 8 year olds that were born at Brownsville Zoo - (microphyes -.
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So I was right about the age part? That makes me a feel a little better, I know very little about reptiles :) In that case, I'm not sure, then. I don't remember exactly how many were in the yard and won't have my film photos back for a while. There was one they kept out in the yard even after they moved the others inside, but that could be for a number of reasons.


blospz said:
The zoo has not posted an official statement but I have heard from two sources affiliated with the zoo that Toi, the zoos red shanked douc langur has passed away. I am forever grateful to have seen this rare primate.
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Oh no!! I guess that explains why I didn't spot her. I've never gotten a good look at her, but could always spot an arm or tail or something in the behind the exhibit area. A Francois was in the main douc exhibit, with the one labeled francois/douc being empty.
 
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TinoPup said:
So I was right about the age part? That makes me a feel a little better, I know very little about reptiles :) In that case, I'm not sure, then. I don't remember exactly how many were in the yard and won't have my film photos back for a while. There was one they kept out in the yard even after they moved the others inside, but that could be for a number of reasons.




Oh no!! I guess that explains why I didn't spot her. I've never gotten a good look at her, but could always spot an arm or tail or something in the behind the exhibit area. A Francois was in the main douc exhibit, with the one labeled francois/douc being empty.
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I'm blessed to have seen Toi throughout the times I visited the Philadelphia Zoo. A moment of silence for a beautiful animal.
 
I just added 150 or so images to the media section, including ones of all newer exhibits.
 
Species list and locations. Wings of Asia is closed for the season so those species aren't included. I also didn't go in KidZooU, which has rare breeds of goat and sheep, ponies, pigeons, some waterfowl, chickens and rats, along with insects and fish. Sorry for any typos, there's probably a few.

RACC – Rare Animal Conservation Center
SMH – Small Mammal House

Mammals
Aardvark (SMH)
African Crested Porcupine (Southwest corner)
African Lion (Big Cat Falls)
African Pygmy Hedgehog (SMH)
Amur Leopard (Big Cat Falls)
Amur Tiger (Big Cat Falls)
Aye-Aye (Primate Reserve)
Black & Rufous Giant Elephant Shrew (RACC)
Black & White Colobus (Southwest corner)
Black & White Ruffed Lemur (Primate Reserve)
Black-headed Spider Monkey (Monkey Junction)
Blue-eyed Black Lemur (RACC)
Bolivian Gray Titi Monkey (RACC)
Brown Spider Monkey (Monkey Junction)
Canada Lynx (Water is Life)
Cheetah (Southwest corner)
Common Squirrel Monkey (Primate Reserve)
Degu (SMH)
Domestic Rat (KidZooU)
Eurasian Harvest Mouse (SMH)
Fossa (RACC, behind the scenes/360 trail)
Francois Langus (RACC)
Geoffroy’s Marmoset (RACC)
Giant Otter (Water is Life)
Giraffe (African Plains)
Golden Lion Tamarin (RACC)
Hippopotamus (African Plains)
Hoffman’s Two-toed Sloth (RACC, SMH)
Jaguar (Big Cat Falls)
Madagascar Giant Jumping Rat (Primate Reserve)
Maned Wolf (Southwest corner)
Meerkat (SMH)
Mhorr Gazelle (African Plains)
Mongoose Lemur (RACC, Primate Reserve)
Naked Mole-Rat (RACC)
Pied Tamarin (RACC)
Plains Zebra (African Plains)
Prehensile-tailed Porcupine (RACC)
Pygmy Marmoset (SMH)
Red Kangaroo (Outback Outpost)
Red Panda (Water is Life)
Red River Hog (African Plains)
Red-capped Mangabey (RACC)
Rodrigues Fruit Bat (RACC)
Sloth Bear (Bear Country)
Snow Leopard (Big Cat Falls)
Southern White Rhinoceros (African Plains)
Sumatran Orangutan (Primate Reserve)
Vampire Bat (SMH)
Western Lowland Gorilla (Primate Reserve)
White-faced Saki (RACC)
White-handed Gibbon (Primate Reserve)

Birds (in Avian Center unless noted)
Allen’s Gallinule
Andean Condor (outside Aviary)
Bald Eagle (Raptor Ridge)
Bali Mynah
Black-necked Swan (Primate Reserve)
Blue Dacnis
Blue-bellied Roller
Blue-grey Tanager
Caribbean Flamingo (Bird Valley)
Common Barn Owl (Raptor Ridge)
Common Bulbul
Crimson-rumped Toucanet
Domestic Chicken (Raptor Ridge, KidZooU)
Emu (Outback Outpost)
Golden Pheasant
Golden-breasted Starling
Great Argus
Guam Kingfisher
Guam Rail
Guira Cuckoo
Hamerkop
Hottentot Teal
Humboldt Penguin (Penguin Point)
Inca Tern
Ivory-billed Aracari
Mariana Fruit Dove
Metallic Starling
Nicobar Pigeon
Northern Oriole
Olive-headed Lorikeet
Orange-bellied Leafbird
Oriental White-Eye
Palawan Peacock-Pheasant
Peacock (roam free)
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Rhinoceros Hornbill
Roul Roul
Royal Palm Turkey (before KidZooU)
Saddle-billed Stork (African Plains)
Saffron Finch
Southern Screamer (Bird Valley)
Sunbittern
Taveta Golden Weaver
Trumpeter Swan (Bird Valley)
Turkey Vulture (Southwest corner)
various local ducks (Bird Valley)
Victoria Crowned Pigeon
Violaceous Turaco
Vulturine Guineafowl
White-crested Laughingthrush
White-rumped Shama
White-throated Ground-Dove
White-winged Wood Duck

Reptiles & Amphibians (in Reptile House unless noted)
Aldabra Tortoise
American Alligator
Anderson’s Salamander
Beaded Lizard
Blue Poison Dart Frog
Brown Newt
Bumblebee Poison Dart Frog
Chinese Alligator
Cornsnake
Cottonmouth
Crocodile Lizard
Desert Tortoise
Dwarf Caiman
Dwarf Crocodile
East African Gaboon Viper
Eastern Massasauga
Emerald Tree Boa
Emperor Spotted Newt
Eyelash Gecko
Eyelash Viper
Fire Salamander (exhibit was blacked off)
Flat-tailed Spider Tortoise
Forest Cobra
Galapagos Tortoise (also Bird Valley)
Green Anaconda
Green Tree Python
Haitian Galliwasp
Haitian Giant Anole
Hellbender
King Cobra
Madagascan Tree Boa
Matamata
Mertens’ Water Monitor
Nile Crocodile
Oriental Firebelly Toad
Panamanian Golden Frog
Pancake Tortoise (RACC)
Pig-nosed Turtle
Prehensile-tailed Skink
Reticulated Python
Splendid Tree Frog
Spotted Turtle
Standing’s Day Gecko
Timber Rattlesnake
West African Gaboon Viper
Yellow Rat Snake

Animals on website but have no signage, didn’t see, etc:
African Bullfrog (kept off exhibit)
Black Forest Cobra
Brazilian Agouti (signage has been removed from SMH)
Coquerel’s Sifaka
Dyeing Poison Dart Frog
Gila Monster (website says 5 off exhibit, one used to be with western diamondback)
Puma
Pygmy Loris (off exhibit, previously SMH)
Southern Ground Hornbill
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake
 
TinoPup said:
Photos of the trails are really hard to take because of how bright the sky is... there's also plenty of hiding spots where the animals can stay out of view. He's also not out most days. Their goal is to have him out every thursday-saturday, but he's terrified of the turkeys so they need to work on that before he can be up there again. He's very shy and wasn't doing well with visitors being so close to him in the regular exhibit, which is why he was moved to off exhibit/360 trail.
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See Fossa using Treetops Trail | ZooChat
 
Birdlover said:
Yes those are what I was asking about.
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I thought they were nicer and fancier than I remembered them being in the past ;) They're really big, and they have tons of them in several spots.

I don't know if they've done this in the past, but they're currently rotating birds and keeping 8-10 in at a time. The Golden Pheasant from the wings of asia was also in there, but I don't know if the other asia birds are in the winter rotation.
 
TinoPup said:
I'm glad he's becoming more comfortable, whatever they did to make him less scared must have worked well.
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I believe all they did was be patient and let him adjust to the new surroundings and experiences. The Trails were challenging the animal exactly as was intended.
 
Does anyone know what scientific name including subspecies the zoo uses for the Oriental/Japanese White-eye? Thanks.
 
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