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Also on August 26th, the zoo announced that a (0.1) American bison named Clementine passed away due to a decline in health. She was 21 years old, which made her the 2nd oldest female of her species in ZIMS, and the facility currently only has one bison, Nutmeg.

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The zoo is back on the ballot this election! Question 3 on the RI ballot in 2022 would provide a $12 million bond to the zoo for the construction of a new education center, along with some investment in other environmental organizations across the state. Hopefully this will pass so the zoo is able to open a new Ed center and gain more revenue through this to complete other masterplan projects.


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On September 30th, the zoo announced they have acquired (0.0.16) eastern musk turtle hatchlings from RI DEM's division of law enforcement after they were seized from a male who were trying to sell the turtles illegally online. The zoo will perform medical tests on the turtles in a bts area before releasing them back into the wild.

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I was at the zoo recently and there is now a brother-sister pair of boat-billed herons in Faces of the Rainforest. I had not seen them in my previous two visits this year.
 
notes from my visit today:
  • Aldabra giant tortoises were in the greenhouse
  • I didn't see ostriches, binturongs, fruit doves, tamanduas, sulcata tortoises, bison, muntjacs
  • one of the elephants was displaying stereotypical behaviors
  • the giraffe move was delayed because of weather conditions on the route that has been planned for her and there are talks for her to be quarantined in the multi-animal holding space behind the indoor public enclosure for only two weeks instead of the usual month
  • there is a radiated tortoise living with the red-footed tortoise in Faces of the Rainforest
  • the prehensile-tailed porcupine(s) is/are used by the education department
  • guira cuckoos, blue-throated piping guans, white-faced whistling ducks, ring-necked teals, and the blue-crowned motmot are no longer at the zoo with one or both of the duck species going to the Bronx Zoo and the guans to Cincinnati
  • a smaller snake-necked turtle is in that enclosure with the boas and the first turtle
  • the camels were on exhibit
  • the quickly-growing red wolf cub was in the enclosure by itself
  • the path past the wolves with the bison and muntjacs was closed
 
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wild boar said:
one of the elephants was displaying stereotypical behaviors
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That's Alice, and this isn't new. She's been exhibiting her head swaying behavior for years.

wild boar said:
guira cuckoos, blue-throated piping guans, white-faced whistling ducks, ring-necked teals, and the blue-crowned motmot are no longer at the zoo with one or both of the duck species going to the Bronx Zoo and the guans to Cincinnati
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Do you have a source for these transfers? Did a staff member tell you or how did you come across this information? I'm just asking since this is the first I'm hearing of this, thanks!

wild boar said:
the path past the wolves with the bison and muntjacs was closed
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wild boar said:
Aldabra giant tortoises were in the greenhouse
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These are both standard, seasonal moves. The Wetlands Trail always closes during the Jack-o-Lanterns, and the aldabras have been wintering in the greenhouse for the past few years.

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I didn't see ostriches, binturongs, fruit doves, tamanduas, sulcata tortoises, bison, muntjacs
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It's not really news to post a list of species you didn't see. Especially when some of them are very frequent no-shows or were likely off display due to weather. Was there any indication that any of these are prolonged off-exhibit stints/leaving the collection, or is it just an observation of what you didn't see?
 
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