On June 8th, the zoo announced they have acquired a (0.1) greater roadrunner which is now on exhibit in the thick-billed parrot aviary.
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On August 3rd, the zoo announced that (0.0.2+?) Barrow's goldeneye ducks were hatched in July.
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I visited the zoo a few days ago and have a few little things to report.
1. The swans are now in the alligator exhibit, no signs for either alligator or swans.
2. The old sandhill crane exhibit net to the alligators has been taken down. A sandhill crane still lives in the aviary.
3. The bad eagles where in a fenced off enclosure behind their exhibit. Still visible through that wire fence, but not in their usual space.
4. There are new English and Spanish information signs at most of the exhibits. The lynx exhiibt also has a sign telling people to stay back so the cats don't get COVID.
5. Everything in the extinct species graveyard is totally gone. It's just a dirt path now winding to the great horned owl exhibit. I know the gravestone shad been gone for a while, but not sure how long the psace has been so empty.
6. There is a small fenced-in area inside the aviary next to the righthand path you take to the bridge. Anyone know what if anything lives there? There is no sign.
7. Are there still roadrunner in with the thick-billed parrots? It was a tad on the cool side so maybe it was inside, but I don't recall a sign being there.
1. The swans are now in the alligator exhibit, no signs for either alligator or swans.
2. The old sandhill crane exhibit net to the alligators has been taken down. A sandhill crane still lives in the aviary.
3. The bad eagles where in a fenced off enclosure behind their exhibit. Still visible through that wire fence, but not in their usual space.
4. There are new English and Spanish information signs at most of the exhibits. The lynx exhiibt also has a sign telling people to stay back so the cats don't get COVID.
5. Everything in the extinct species graveyard is totally gone. It's just a dirt path now winding to the great horned owl exhibit. I know the gravestone shad been gone for a while, but not sure how long the psace has been so empty.
6. There is a small fenced-in area inside the aviary next to the righthand path you take to the bridge. Anyone know what if anything lives there? There is no sign.
7. Are there still roadrunner in with the thick-billed parrots? It was a tad on the cool side so maybe it was inside, but I don't recall a sign being there.
I believe the alligators are just off exhibit until spring. The bald eagles were in the small fenced in area on my last two visits (one visit was last month and another was in September). In September I also saw the roadrunner, but I don’t know if it is still there.
On March 29th, the zoo announced that they acquired (0.0.2) Arabian horses named Peppermint and Ruby which are now on exhibit in the Farmyard area.
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On June 16th, the zoo announced that a (0.0.1) southern pudu was born.
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It was announced on August 30 that Andean bears Nuna and Pacha (1.1.0) have moved on from the zoo to new facilities to participate in the SSP. No zoos were mentioned by name. This makes mother Nicole and father Bouba empty-nesters, with their future breeding plans unknown at this time. Happy trails, cubs!
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Pacha is in Cleveland. We did not get Nuna, so where she went is unknown
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Mary
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Thank you! I could not find this information anywhere.
Nuna went to Beardsley Zoo
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Last year, the zoo began installing new educational signage at each exhibit, with facts in both English and Spanish, and a unique art style. Personally, I adore these and find the art very inviting for guests to look at. Here’s the new pudu and coyote signage from my visit last week. 
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2 Pieces of Late 2023 News Not Mentioned:
On November 5th, it was mentioned that the zoo acquired a (1.0) southern pudu from the Buttonwood Park Zoo in Massachusetts*.
*Information given by @OTiTheZooGuy in the Buttonwood Park Zoo News thread (Page 10 Post #192).
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On February 23rd, the zoo announced they transferred a (0.1) trumpeter swan named Dilly to the Livingston Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy in Connecticut in autumn 2023 to be eventually released into the wild.
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On November 3rd, the zoo announced that they transferred (0.0.400+) Puerto Rican crested toad tadpoles to Puerto Rico the week prior to be released into the wild.
Tiny Tadpoles! | Did you know that Queens Zoo has played a key role in protecting the future of the critically endangered Puerto Rican crested toad? Since 2014 we have... | By Queens Zoo | Facebook
Tiny Tadpoles! | Did you know that Queens Zoo has played a key role in protecting the future of the critically endangered Puerto Rican crested toad? Since 2014 we have... | By Queens Zoo | Facebook
On November 5th, it was mentioned that the zoo acquired a (1.0) southern pudu from the Buttonwood Park Zoo in Massachusetts*.
*Information given by @OTiTheZooGuy in the Buttonwood Park Zoo News thread (Page 10 Post #192).
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On February 23rd, the zoo announced they transferred a (0.1) trumpeter swan named Dilly to the Livingston Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy in Connecticut in autumn 2023 to be eventually released into the wild.
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Going to the zoo in 2 weeks can anyone confirm if the Andean bear exhibit is back open or not.
I visited recently, it was still not open.
Ok thank you. I wonder why it has been closed for so long.
I saw a friend on social media post pictures of her trip to Queens Zoo in the past day and it seems the Andean bears are back on exhibit and Nicole had three cubs at the end of last year! The cubs are on exhibit with their mother. I am unsure if they are only out on certain days or times.