gorgeousingray
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I'm just speculating here, but it seems like if they were to announce it before the birth it would be soon. Unless there was a recent complication (miscarriage etc) in which case there is nothing to announce.
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gorgeousingray
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Looking at a picture of her posted only four days ago on facebook I can see that Moja's stomach is rather distended due to a large fetus displacing her other organs...
I don't understand why they are being so hush hush about the pregnancy when it is announced on the elephant manager's association website in a help wanted ad... Additionally the zoo is usually very transparent with their elephant program..
odd
I don't understand why they are being so hush hush about the pregnancy when it is announced on the elephant manager's association website in a help wanted ad... Additionally the zoo is usually very transparent with their elephant program..
odd
The zoo did not broadcast Moka the gorilla's pregnancy until her baby was born in February, but this was her first pregnancy. Some people knew, but the zoo did not broadcast it. The zoo did broadcast Azizi the black rhino's pregnancy, but they have not had a baby rhino in 47 years. I have known Azizi since she was a little girl at Cleveland. There is something else to take into account. Moja had one of the longest record pregnancies when she was pregnant with Zuri. They might not want people to have to play the waiting game like in 2008.
African Painted Dogs Cause a Lockdown
Painted dogs prompt Pittsburgh Zoo closure
Lockdown lifted after African painted dogs secured
UPDATED 1:59 PM EDT May 05, 2012
PITTSBURGH -The Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium was closed for more than an hour Saturday morning after officials said several African painted dogs got into a backup yard but never got out of their exhibit.
Zoo Chief Executive Officer Dr. Barbara Baker said the officials moved visitors and staff inside buildings until all of the dogs were back inside a building inside the exhibit.
Baker said the lockdown was lifted after the dogs were secured.
Painted dogs prompt Pittsburgh Zoo closure | Allegheny Co. News - WTAE Home
Painted dogs prompt Pittsburgh Zoo closure
Lockdown lifted after African painted dogs secured
UPDATED 1:59 PM EDT May 05, 2012
PITTSBURGH -The Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium was closed for more than an hour Saturday morning after officials said several African painted dogs got into a backup yard but never got out of their exhibit.
Zoo Chief Executive Officer Dr. Barbara Baker said the officials moved visitors and staff inside buildings until all of the dogs were back inside a building inside the exhibit.
Baker said the lockdown was lifted after the dogs were secured.
Painted dogs prompt Pittsburgh Zoo closure | Allegheny Co. News - WTAE Home
Attendance zooms at Pittsburgh Zoo
Pittsburgh Business Times by Patty Tascarella, Senior Reporter
Date: Tuesday, May 8, 2012, 11:19am EDT - Last Modified: Tuesday, May 8, 2012, 12:21pm EDT
The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium Tuesday announced new attendance records.
“Not only did we set two monthly attendance records but this year’s first quarter attendance is the highest in Zoo history,” President and CEO Barbara Baker said in a prepared statement.
The big news for the Zoo was the year-to-date figure of 181,469, up nearly 58 percent from the prior record of 115,111, set in 2009. March attendance was 68,691, shattering the old record of 49,349 set in 2010 by 39 percent. February also recorded a spike in visitors at 22,509, breaking the previous 2004 record of 19,717 and topping last year’s attendance by more than 6,000 visitors.
“The warmer weather was definitely a factor,” Baker said. “But I also think visitors were excited to attend our winter penguin parades and meet our new baby gorilla.”
Visitors can also meet the Zoo’s newest family member, a three-month old sea otter pup, rescued off the coast of Alaska.
“The little guy is doing very well in his new home at Water’s Edge,” Baker said. “Visitors can see him in the sea otter nursery on the lower level.”
The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium is open to the public everyday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission gates close at 4 p.m.
Attendance zooms at Pittsburgh Zoo - Pittsburgh Business Times
Pittsburgh Business Times by Patty Tascarella, Senior Reporter
Date: Tuesday, May 8, 2012, 11:19am EDT - Last Modified: Tuesday, May 8, 2012, 12:21pm EDT
The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium Tuesday announced new attendance records.
“Not only did we set two monthly attendance records but this year’s first quarter attendance is the highest in Zoo history,” President and CEO Barbara Baker said in a prepared statement.
The big news for the Zoo was the year-to-date figure of 181,469, up nearly 58 percent from the prior record of 115,111, set in 2009. March attendance was 68,691, shattering the old record of 49,349 set in 2010 by 39 percent. February also recorded a spike in visitors at 22,509, breaking the previous 2004 record of 19,717 and topping last year’s attendance by more than 6,000 visitors.
“The warmer weather was definitely a factor,” Baker said. “But I also think visitors were excited to attend our winter penguin parades and meet our new baby gorilla.”
Visitors can also meet the Zoo’s newest family member, a three-month old sea otter pup, rescued off the coast of Alaska.
“The little guy is doing very well in his new home at Water’s Edge,” Baker said. “Visitors can see him in the sea otter nursery on the lower level.”
The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium is open to the public everyday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission gates close at 4 p.m.
Attendance zooms at Pittsburgh Zoo - Pittsburgh Business Times
Animal Care Center opens:
Pittsburgh Zoo unveils center to aid ailing animals - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh Zoo unveils center to aid ailing animals - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh Zoo's New Animal Care Center
Pittsburgh Zoo's New Animal Care Center
May 16, 2012
Caring for animals big and small is a top priority at the Zoo, and to help handle the diversity of patients, the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium is opening a new Animal Care Center.
“We we are here today because of the wonderful and continuing support of our donors and sponsors,” says Dr. Baker. “Without them, this project would never have come to fruition.”
The Colcom Foundation, The Eden Hall Foundation, the Richard King Mellon Foundation, UPMC, and The Vet Tech Institute were key contributors to the new Animal Care Center. Financial assistance on this project also was provided by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Thomas W. Corbett, Governor.
“Our original animal hospital was 1,400 square feet and was built in the 1990s when we only had a couple hundred animals to care for,” says Dr. Barbara Baker, president and CEO of the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium. “Now we care for nearly 4,000 animals, from fish to elephants.”
The new hospital is a two-story, 22,000-square-foot facility dedicated to animal health care. It features state-of-the-art medical equipment, including a large treatment suite with a hydraulic table so vet staff can position and move large animals easily before, during, and after a procedure. Adjacent to the treatment suite is a surgical suite and a diagnostic suite designed for special procedures such as ultrasounds, endoscopy, and digital radiology. There is also an intensive care suite with 24-hour monitoring. The pharmacy is strategically placed near the treatment suite so medications can be accessed quickly.
In 2010, the vet staff, and the project design team went on a “vision quest” to other facilities to share plans and learn from other zoo animal health facilities. “Finding benchmarks and learning from our colleagues is very important,” says Dr. Baker. “It provides valuable information on what works and what doesn’t and how you might be able to change something to make it work for you.”
After evaluating all the information, the design team came together and mapped out their strategy. “One of the most important things for us was the design and straight-forward layout of the rooms for efficiency,” says Dr. Ginger Takle, director of animal health. “There is always a risk when prolonging an animal’s time under anesthesia, so I wanted to make sure that the treatment room was the center with direct access to rooms like radiology or surgery, if needed.”
The quarantine area for new animals arriving at the Zoo is seven rooms with outside access that enables the animals to transition to their new home comfortably while being monitored. Another unique feature is an aquatic animal holding area where both pool and air temperature can go from 45 to 85 degrees. “We can now treat polar and marine animals at the hospital rather than transporting all of our equipment to them,” says Dr. Takle. “This gives us many more options for providing the best possible care for our animals.”
Currently, the Animal Care Center will not be open to the public, but the second phase of the new facility will open in 2013. It includes an interactive Children’s Learning Center. There, children and adults can learn how veterinarians care for the animals and they can imagine they are veterinarians themselves. “Hearing a gorilla’s heartbeat or seeing a video of a polar bear getting his teeth cleaned can make a lasting impression on our visitors,” says Dr. Baker. “This kind of opportunity reinforces our role to educate about the conservation of all animals and the importance we place on maintaining the health of our animals here at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium.”
Pittsburgh Zoo New Animal Care Center
Pittsburgh Zoo's New Animal Care Center
May 16, 2012
Caring for animals big and small is a top priority at the Zoo, and to help handle the diversity of patients, the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium is opening a new Animal Care Center.
“We we are here today because of the wonderful and continuing support of our donors and sponsors,” says Dr. Baker. “Without them, this project would never have come to fruition.”
The Colcom Foundation, The Eden Hall Foundation, the Richard King Mellon Foundation, UPMC, and The Vet Tech Institute were key contributors to the new Animal Care Center. Financial assistance on this project also was provided by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Thomas W. Corbett, Governor.
“Our original animal hospital was 1,400 square feet and was built in the 1990s when we only had a couple hundred animals to care for,” says Dr. Barbara Baker, president and CEO of the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium. “Now we care for nearly 4,000 animals, from fish to elephants.”
The new hospital is a two-story, 22,000-square-foot facility dedicated to animal health care. It features state-of-the-art medical equipment, including a large treatment suite with a hydraulic table so vet staff can position and move large animals easily before, during, and after a procedure. Adjacent to the treatment suite is a surgical suite and a diagnostic suite designed for special procedures such as ultrasounds, endoscopy, and digital radiology. There is also an intensive care suite with 24-hour monitoring. The pharmacy is strategically placed near the treatment suite so medications can be accessed quickly.
In 2010, the vet staff, and the project design team went on a “vision quest” to other facilities to share plans and learn from other zoo animal health facilities. “Finding benchmarks and learning from our colleagues is very important,” says Dr. Baker. “It provides valuable information on what works and what doesn’t and how you might be able to change something to make it work for you.”
After evaluating all the information, the design team came together and mapped out their strategy. “One of the most important things for us was the design and straight-forward layout of the rooms for efficiency,” says Dr. Ginger Takle, director of animal health. “There is always a risk when prolonging an animal’s time under anesthesia, so I wanted to make sure that the treatment room was the center with direct access to rooms like radiology or surgery, if needed.”
The quarantine area for new animals arriving at the Zoo is seven rooms with outside access that enables the animals to transition to their new home comfortably while being monitored. Another unique feature is an aquatic animal holding area where both pool and air temperature can go from 45 to 85 degrees. “We can now treat polar and marine animals at the hospital rather than transporting all of our equipment to them,” says Dr. Takle. “This gives us many more options for providing the best possible care for our animals.”
Currently, the Animal Care Center will not be open to the public, but the second phase of the new facility will open in 2013. It includes an interactive Children’s Learning Center. There, children and adults can learn how veterinarians care for the animals and they can imagine they are veterinarians themselves. “Hearing a gorilla’s heartbeat or seeing a video of a polar bear getting his teeth cleaned can make a lasting impression on our visitors,” says Dr. Baker. “This kind of opportunity reinforces our role to educate about the conservation of all animals and the importance we place on maintaining the health of our animals here at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium.”
Pittsburgh Zoo New Animal Care Center
No injuries in Pittsburgh zoo fire
No injuries in Pittsburgh zoo fire
By the Tribune-Review
Published: Thursday, May 17, 2012, 10:10 p.m.
There were no injuries when a small fire erupted tonight at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium in Highland Park.
The electrical fire started at 9:21 p.m. above an empty tank that was being renovated in the aquarium, zoo spokeswoman Tracy Gray said. Firefighters told emergency dispatchers there was light smoke in the building when they arrived and declared the fire under control 12 minutes later.
"No animals were in danger and there was minimal damage," Gray said, explaining that the zoo and aquarium were closed for the night when the fire broke out. The facility is expected to reopen as scheduled at 9 a.m. today, she said.
No injuries in Pittsburgh zoo fire | TribLIVE
No injuries in Pittsburgh zoo fire
By the Tribune-Review
Published: Thursday, May 17, 2012, 10:10 p.m.
There were no injuries when a small fire erupted tonight at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium in Highland Park.
The electrical fire started at 9:21 p.m. above an empty tank that was being renovated in the aquarium, zoo spokeswoman Tracy Gray said. Firefighters told emergency dispatchers there was light smoke in the building when they arrived and declared the fire under control 12 minutes later.
"No animals were in danger and there was minimal damage," Gray said, explaining that the zoo and aquarium were closed for the night when the fire broke out. The facility is expected to reopen as scheduled at 9 a.m. today, she said.
No injuries in Pittsburgh zoo fire | TribLIVE
With a fire in the aquarium and the dogs escape attempt, they have been a little busy. The tram service is not starting until the 15th of June as well. Akron now has Japanese sea nettles instead of Pacific sea nettles as originally planned for Journey to the Reef. They are also still breeding moon jellies in the Coral Lab. I wonder if this is a coincidence. There has not been any announcement on Facebook about any of these exhibits, so I am too surprised. Was the West African Dwarf Crocodile out in the exhibit next door to the vacant Komodo exhibit yet? As for the empty entry exhibit in PPG, they may be waiting for animals to get out of quarantine. This might be true for the sand tiger shark exhibit as well. It can take some time to get a multi-species exhibit up and running. Each species would likely have to be added one by one and monitored to see if they are adapting to the exhibit and their co-inhabitants. If the Philippine crocodiles were not living together off-exhibit, they may be introducing them to each other before placing them together on exhibit. So there might be progress on these exhibits, but the public just cannot see it as of yet.
jusko88
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Ya, right in front of the black rhino exhibit and across from the flamingo & ibis Exhibit.
Thanks. I was just curious since the new neighbors are not out yet, if the West African Dwarf Crocodile was out yet or not.
jusko88
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Go back in time to experience the Renaissance era alongside a real inland bearded dragon and sea dragons. this is off the PGH zoo events page on the website. so i guess there bringing back the sea dragons idk thou.
Devastating news from Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
PITTSBURGH ZOO FAMILY MOURNS LOSS OF BABY GORILLA
(Pittsburgh) (June 2012)—The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium’s three-and-a-half month old baby gorilla died early Saturday morning despite around the clock efforts to save his life.
“It is heartbreaking for all of us when an animal dies,” says Dr. Barbara Baker, president and CEO of the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium. “But is even harder to accept when it is a young animal who seems to be doing well. All of our staff is deeply affected by his death.”
Friday morning, gorilla staff noticed the baby was lethargic, sluggish, and not able to cling tightly to his mother, Moka. “Realizing that something was wrong, staff immediately separated Moka from the baby and rushed him to the Animal Care Center. At that time, it was determined the baby was in respiratory arrest,” says Dr. Baker.
Zoo veterinarians immediately intubated the baby and staff worked nonstop to stabilize his condition. “We were hoping that his vital signs would improve,” says Dr. Ginger Takle, director of animal health. “But over the next ten hours, the baby’s condition continued to deteriorate. Early Saturday morning, he went into respiratory and cardiac arrest and CPR was unsuccessful.”
A necropsy was performed but results will not be available for several weeks. “It is very frustrating to not know what happened,” says Dr. Takle. “There were no signs of external injuries and his radiographs appeared normal. He was extremely hypothermic with a low blood sugar when he was brought to the Care Center, but we felt that once we warmed him up and increased his fluids his condition would improve.”
The baby had an earlier incident of lethargy on Wednesday following a time when his grandmother had taken him from mom. But staff separated him from his grandmother and after he ate and drank, he perked up and happily went back to mom.
The baby gorilla was born February 9, 2012. “His birth was an important event in Zoo history,” says Dr. Baker. “The baby’s father, Mrithi was the first gorilla born at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium. Mrithi’s genetics are valuable to the western lowland gorilla species in North America.”
Western lowland gorillas are an endangered species due to loss of habitat, poaching, and disease.
Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium Press Release
PITTSBURGH ZOO FAMILY MOURNS LOSS OF BABY GORILLA
(Pittsburgh) (June 2012)—The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium’s three-and-a-half month old baby gorilla died early Saturday morning despite around the clock efforts to save his life.
“It is heartbreaking for all of us when an animal dies,” says Dr. Barbara Baker, president and CEO of the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium. “But is even harder to accept when it is a young animal who seems to be doing well. All of our staff is deeply affected by his death.”
Friday morning, gorilla staff noticed the baby was lethargic, sluggish, and not able to cling tightly to his mother, Moka. “Realizing that something was wrong, staff immediately separated Moka from the baby and rushed him to the Animal Care Center. At that time, it was determined the baby was in respiratory arrest,” says Dr. Baker.
Zoo veterinarians immediately intubated the baby and staff worked nonstop to stabilize his condition. “We were hoping that his vital signs would improve,” says Dr. Ginger Takle, director of animal health. “But over the next ten hours, the baby’s condition continued to deteriorate. Early Saturday morning, he went into respiratory and cardiac arrest and CPR was unsuccessful.”
A necropsy was performed but results will not be available for several weeks. “It is very frustrating to not know what happened,” says Dr. Takle. “There were no signs of external injuries and his radiographs appeared normal. He was extremely hypothermic with a low blood sugar when he was brought to the Care Center, but we felt that once we warmed him up and increased his fluids his condition would improve.”
The baby had an earlier incident of lethargy on Wednesday following a time when his grandmother had taken him from mom. But staff separated him from his grandmother and after he ate and drank, he perked up and happily went back to mom.
The baby gorilla was born February 9, 2012. “His birth was an important event in Zoo history,” says Dr. Baker. “The baby’s father, Mrithi was the first gorilla born at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium. Mrithi’s genetics are valuable to the western lowland gorilla species in North America.”
Western lowland gorillas are an endangered species due to loss of habitat, poaching, and disease.
Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium Press Release
Sunburst the Sea Turtle
Rehabbed sea turtle headed to Pittsburgh from Georgia Sea Turtle Center
Posted: June 6, 2012 - 4:30pm
By Terry Dickson
Injured sea turtles that heal at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center usually take a short pickup truck ride to Jekyll Island’s beach where they’re released into the Atlantic as visitors watch.
Sunburst, a green sea turtle, is well enough to leave the center, but she’ll take a flight Monday to Pittsburgh, and it will be a long time before she sees the Atlantic if ever.
The 5- to 7-year-old turtle will become an attraction at the Pittsburgh Zoo and the PPG Aquarium.
Struck by a boat, Sunburst has permanent injuries to her shell and a front flipper and a fractured scapula that prevent her release into her natural habitat.
With her resulting limited mobility, she will have to undergo more healing before she can be released into the wild, said veterinarian Terry Norton, executive director of the Sea Turtle Center.
Sunburst has improved greatly in her two years at the center, and “It is certainly not out of the question that she could be released back into the wild,” he said.
Since it opened five years ago, more than 300 sea turtles have been cared for at the center, 60 percent of which have been rehabilitated and released into the ocean.
Once Sunburst reaches Pittsburgh, four turtles will have been sent to aquariums across the country to serve as ambassadors for their species and to provide education on sea turtles.
Rehabbed sea turtle headed to Pittsburgh from Georgia Sea Turtle Center | jacksonville.com
Rehabbed sea turtle headed to Pittsburgh from Georgia Sea Turtle Center
Posted: June 6, 2012 - 4:30pm
By Terry Dickson
Injured sea turtles that heal at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center usually take a short pickup truck ride to Jekyll Island’s beach where they’re released into the Atlantic as visitors watch.
Sunburst, a green sea turtle, is well enough to leave the center, but she’ll take a flight Monday to Pittsburgh, and it will be a long time before she sees the Atlantic if ever.
The 5- to 7-year-old turtle will become an attraction at the Pittsburgh Zoo and the PPG Aquarium.
Struck by a boat, Sunburst has permanent injuries to her shell and a front flipper and a fractured scapula that prevent her release into her natural habitat.
With her resulting limited mobility, she will have to undergo more healing before she can be released into the wild, said veterinarian Terry Norton, executive director of the Sea Turtle Center.
Sunburst has improved greatly in her two years at the center, and “It is certainly not out of the question that she could be released back into the wild,” he said.
Since it opened five years ago, more than 300 sea turtles have been cared for at the center, 60 percent of which have been rehabilitated and released into the ocean.
Once Sunburst reaches Pittsburgh, four turtles will have been sent to aquariums across the country to serve as ambassadors for their species and to provide education on sea turtles.
Rehabbed sea turtle headed to Pittsburgh from Georgia Sea Turtle Center | jacksonville.com
jusko88
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In the zoos June news letter it annouces that zooey the female sea lion had here second pup and its a girl and also Maggie the female sea lion is expecting any day. In other news like tigervalley said they finally put the cownose rays in the sand tiger shark tank in waters edge.
Here is the news jusko88 mentioned straight from the e-newsletter:
News from Pittsburgh Zoo
It's a Girl
Last Thursday, Zoey, one of our adult sea lions, gave birth to her second pup. The baby is nursing and vocalizing with mom, a sign that both sea lions are happy and healthy. In the coming weeks, the pup will take her first swim. The excitement of the new pup isn't the only thing keeping staff on their toes either. Maggie, another adult sea lion, is also due to give birth any day now. Visit the new pup and the sea lion family in Kids Kingdom.
Sharks and Stingrays at Water's Edge
Our sand tiger sharks are welcoming new neighbors--magnificent cownose stingrays--in the underwater tunnel at Water's Edge. See the link below for the video.
Stingrays.mov - YouTube
How Pittsburgh got their cownose rays
Here is an article about how the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium got their cownose rays that just went on exhibit in Water's Edge.
Oyster Creek's Tropical Fish Find Homes at Aquariums - Barnegat-Manahawkin, NJ Patch
Here is an article about how the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium got their cownose rays that just went on exhibit in Water's Edge.
Oyster Creek's Tropical Fish Find Homes at Aquariums - Barnegat-Manahawkin, NJ Patch
I finally watched the video (see link below) from the zoo on the cowrose ray addition to Water's Edge. From my estimates, there is somewhere between a dozen to two dozen cownose rays. At the very end, there is a shot of around a dozen. Since five aquariums got the school of nearly 200 from Oyster Creek (see article in previous post), this is probably a close estimate.
Stingrays.mov - YouTube
Stingrays.mov - YouTube
jusko88
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Tigervalley I counted bout 15 cownose rays in the sand tiger shark.
The Suriname toad exhibit had a black board over the exhibit it was closed idk if there getting another species or if its just temporarly there.
Like team Tapir said the old sea dragon tank now has 10 puffed fish in it.
The zoos one Diana monkey got moved to another zoo bout 3 weeks ago. Never saw that species of monkey wish I did
The zoo still has cottontop tamarins but there off exhibit.
Ring tailed lemurs are in the first exhibit in the monkey house now replacing black and white ruffed lemurs.
The zoo plans to get female dama gazelles for its only male and start to fade out the springbok.
The zoo has 2 female komodo dragons that have been in quarantine for 3 weeks now and came from the Czech republic. The LA zoo received 10 of these komodos from the Czech republic and distributed them throughout the U.S.
Tigervalley by the looks at it with the addition of the new animal hospital there won't be any additional viewing for the gorillas.
The Suriname toad exhibit had a black board over the exhibit it was closed idk if there getting another species or if its just temporarly there.
Like team Tapir said the old sea dragon tank now has 10 puffed fish in it.
The zoos one Diana monkey got moved to another zoo bout 3 weeks ago. Never saw that species of monkey wish I did
The zoo still has cottontop tamarins but there off exhibit.
Ring tailed lemurs are in the first exhibit in the monkey house now replacing black and white ruffed lemurs.
The zoo plans to get female dama gazelles for its only male and start to fade out the springbok.
The zoo has 2 female komodo dragons that have been in quarantine for 3 weeks now and came from the Czech republic. The LA zoo received 10 of these komodos from the Czech republic and distributed them throughout the U.S.
Tigervalley by the looks at it with the addition of the new animal hospital there won't be any additional viewing for the gorillas.
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