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Oddernod said:
Spent my first day at this zoo, snow leopards were playful despite the heat, the cheetahs were really entertaining and the moon bears posed for pictures nicely. Really enjoyed the simple loop layout and the elevation changes.

Sat for a while trying to spot the Red Wolves when someone working for the zoo mentioned that a litter was born but the wolves ATE the first born?!?

Is that something wolves even do - I was caught off-guard as I wasn’t expecting a zoo employee to bring something like that up.
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Yes, I suppose it is more common place to have this announced in zoo talks across the Pond (I assume this is for the very reason that people seem more sentised to the idea that not all animals born naturally survive (and that zoo - captive breeding environments correspond to this too).

I do think that if and when the litter of cubs was consumed either the cubs were unlikely to survive and sickly or the mother did not find a suitable den away from prying eyes and human disturbance.
 
Oddernod said:
Spent my first day at this zoo, snow leopards were playful despite the heat, the cheetahs were really entertaining and the moon bears posed for pictures nicely. Really enjoyed the simple loop layout and the elevation changes.

Sat for a while trying to spot the Red Wolves when someone working for the zoo mentioned that a litter was born but the wolves ATE the first born?!?

Is that something wolves even do - I was caught off-guard as I wasn’t expecting a zoo employee to bring something like that up.
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Yes. It's fairly common in domestic dogs, even (or for them to attempt it, at least).
 
Smaggledagle said:
On August 19th, it was announced that the zoo's executive director, Dr. Jeremy Goodman, will be leaving his position to become the next President and CEO of the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium. The zoo is currently looking for a new director.

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And so all references to what has been shown in the last master plan may henceforth be ignored.
 
That article is so amazing to read. I loved the quote: "With Alice unable to join the girls in the elephant yard, her two friends opted not to go out either, choosing to stay close by their friend until she recovered."

It is so sweet that Ginny and Kate were so attached to Alice that they decided they would rather stay in the barn with her, than go outside and leave her be.
 
I visited the zoo today and noticed a few updates:

1. The Wetlands Trail and Big Backyard areas of the zoo are both currently closed.

2. The Crane exhibit and elephant viewing area are closed and a sign mentioned construction. I did not notice any major construction though, so it's probably just minor renovations. There was a pile of fence posts sitting nearby so it's possible that what they are doing is replacing the fence.

3. I saw the ostriches for the first time today, and hope that after the aoudad dies they move in with either the Giraffe or Zebra. Half the habitat did not seem accessible to the ostriches, and they really don't seem to hold their own well, not the most exciting animal.

4. Faces of the Rainforest honestly seemed better than I remembered it. The building itself was not bad, though the monkey and Otter exhibits are ugly, and all the exhibits seemed fine. The only issue I really have with it is the amount of space it wastes around it, and hope they find uses for some of this space in the form of more exhibits.

5. There is now a Brazilian Rainbow Boa in one of the Faces terrariums. There is also a Collared Tree Runner in with the dart frogs. Neither of these species are listed on the zoo website.

6. The old Tropical America Building is still standing, and I really hope they find a use for it again. Maybe they could pair Faces with another Rainforest area featuring a second continent. Perhaps feature Asia as the old saki/tamarin Habitats could be an interesting habitat for a langur species, and then also feature various Asian birds, reptiles, and small mammals.

7. It looks like the zoo may be doing some renovation work in the old indoor Chinese Alligator habitat. There were some cinderblocks and a ladder in it, but was otherwise completely gutted out and concrete. Hopefully we will see this exhibit in use again soon.

8. Both Asiatic Black Bears were very active today, which was a nice surprise. They both seemed healthy and hopefully will still be kicking around for a few more years.

9. The zoo now has a black ratsnake living with the timber rattlesnake in the Snake Den.

10. I only noticed two pronghorn on exhibit today, so wonder if this is all the zoo has left. Does anyone have any info about what the zoo has for pronghorn?
 
Neil chace said:
I visited the zoo today and noticed a few updates:

1. The Wetlands Trail and Big Backyard areas of the zoo are both currently closed.

2. The Crane exhibit and elephant viewing area are closed and a sign mentioned construction. I did not notice any major construction though, so it's probably just minor renovations. There was a pile of fence posts sitting nearby so it's possible that what they are doing is replacing the fence.

3. I saw the ostriches for the first time today, and hope that after the aoudad dies they move in with either the Giraffe or Zebra. Half the habitat did not seem accessible to the ostriches, and they really don't seem to hold their own well, not the most exciting animal.

4. Faces of the Rainforest honestly seemed better than I remembered it. The building itself was not bad, though the monkey and Otter exhibits are ugly, and all the exhibits seemed fine. The only issue I really have with it is the amount of space it wastes around it, and hope they find uses for some of this space in the form of more exhibits.

5. There is now a Brazilian Rainbow Boa in one of the Faces terrariums. There is also a Collared Tree Runner in with the dart frogs. Neither of these species are listed on the zoo website.

6. The old Tropical America Building is still standing, and I really hope they find a use for it again. Maybe they could pair Faces with another Rainforest area featuring a second continent. Perhaps feature Asia as the old saki/tamarin Habitats could be an interesting habitat for a langur species, and then also feature various Asian birds, reptiles, and small mammals.

7. It looks like the zoo may be doing some renovation work in the old indoor Chinese Alligator habitat. There were some cinderblocks and a ladder in it, but was otherwise completely gutted out and concrete. Hopefully we will see this exhibit in use again soon.

8. Both Asiatic Black Bears were very active today, which was a nice surprise. They both seemed healthy and hopefully will still be kicking around for a few more years.

9. The zoo now has a black ratsnake living with the timber rattlesnake in the Snake Den.

10. I only noticed two pronghorn on exhibit today, so wonder if this is all the zoo has left. Does anyone have any info about what the zoo has for pronghorn?
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2. They have constructed an entire large indoor holding building and greatly expanded the crane area from what I can see. Unsure if its going to strictly "stay" as a habitat for Cranes or if its planned for a larger animal.

4. They recently did a facelift to Faces to add substrate to the otters and added a bit more greenery.

6. Actually got some insight on this recently. APPARENTLY, the reason Tropical America needed to stay up and not be demolished is the Providence gasline runs underneath the building and they physically *couldn't* demolish it without ramifications. Hence why Faces had so many design changes from its original concept and why the building remains up.

7. The "indoor chinese alligator" habitat is actually part of the indoor otter area. Since the otters have since grown up and no longer needed the extra indoor viewing, I believe they are just stripping it for now. They drained the indoor pool and so right now its just a multipurpose area.

10. I have seen the same lack of pronghorns as well recently. I do believe there are only two left.
 
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