Thank You! It's a shame those species are no longer there, but the zoo will still be worth the visit. I'm especially excited to see the white-lipped deer!
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African crested porcupines Bristle and Holley have produced a litter of porcupettes.
A male - male pair of Humboldt penguins have hatched a foster-egg :
New York Zoo Welcomes First Penguin Chick Hatched by Same-Sex Couple
New York Zoo Welcomes First Penguin Chick Hatched by Same-Sex Couple
Nothing unusual in birds. Penguins, flamingos, swans and psittacines f.i.
Other news in 2021-2022:
On March 19th, a (1.0) Humboldt penguin was born. He was later named Inti.
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On July 4th, the zoo announced that the contact barn is back open after they installed a new roof.
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On July 20th, the zoo announced that their African blue cranes are back on exhibit after they installed new meshing.
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On November 3rd, the zoo announced that a (1.0) Guinea hog named Gus has passed away at age 14 due to complications with congestive heart failure.
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On December 17th, the zoo announced that the (1.1) Cape porcupine babies that were born on December 5th were named Nettle and Fennel respectively.
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On January 5th, 2022, the zoo announced that a (0.1) patas monkey named Iniko have been introduced back into the all-female troop in the former lemur exhibit.
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Rosamond Gifford Zoo’s Hand-Reared Baby Joins Fellow Patas Monkeys - Rosamond Gifford Zoo
On March 19th, a (1.0) Humboldt penguin was born. He was later named Inti.
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On July 4th, the zoo announced that the contact barn is back open after they installed a new roof.
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On July 20th, the zoo announced that their African blue cranes are back on exhibit after they installed new meshing.
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On November 3rd, the zoo announced that a (1.0) Guinea hog named Gus has passed away at age 14 due to complications with congestive heart failure.
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On December 17th, the zoo announced that the (1.1) Cape porcupine babies that were born on December 5th were named Nettle and Fennel respectively.
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On January 5th, 2022, the zoo announced that a (0.1) patas monkey named Iniko have been introduced back into the all-female troop in the former lemur exhibit.
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Rosamond Gifford Zoo’s Hand-Reared Baby Joins Fellow Patas Monkeys - Rosamond Gifford Zoo
On February 8th, the zoo announced it had acquired a (1.1) of Victoria crowned pigeons and are located in the Diversity of Birds Aviary.
Victoria Crowned Pigeons
Victoria Crowned Pigeons
The zoo’s newest penguin chick has been named Bruno.
https://twitter.com/syracusezoo/status/1494763777039949828?s=21
https://twitter.com/syracusezoo/status/1494763777039949828?s=21
Here is an interesting review of the zoo (complete with many photos) from Felis Consulting, which is the company of zoo designer Stacey Ludlum.
Rosamond Gifford Zoo: Developing the BIG Identity — Felis Consulting
Rosamond Gifford Zoo: Developing the BIG Identity — Felis Consulting
Interesting read. I agree with her opinion of the inside of the entry building, it felt strange and I couldn't put my finger on why; she nailed it. There's now a small fish tank when you walk in so you do technically see animals right away, but it's a tank that could also be in any library or office. They've been redoing the aquarium and herp exhibits, so those were closed on my visit late last year, along with the restaurant. The new jaguar exhibit was the only one completed, I think, and it was pretty nice.
I disagree with her choice of the word "schizophrenic", but had she chosen a non-ableist word like chaotic, I'd agree. I assume they can't get money to do entire areas so only upgrade one exhibit at a time, but that doesn't excuse the lack of flow. The only exhibits that seem to go together are the markhor and takin ones, which are both just chain link. Everything else varies wildly and given the curves in the path and spaces between some areas (which unlike the author, I have no problem with and definitely wouldn't consider "long"), you have no clue what you're going to come up to next, in a bad way. Even the indoor space that was open lacked any sort of cohesiveness. The general theme seemed to be jungle, but there's meerkats, african porcupines, north american porcupines... it would make more sense to theme it as a primate area with a few extras, like Omaha's gorilla space.
It's a zoo I really want to love, and it has a great species list for a place of its size, but it couldn't quite pull it together. Hopefully a decade or so from now, that's no longer the case!
Do you mean the amur Leopard habitat? I don't remember them having a Jaguar when I was there last summer.
I also agree with much of the review. From my visit, I found the outdoor areas to be very good (though not perfect), and found the indoor areas to be both lacking in quality and overall confusing to navigate.
On March 29th, the zoo announced that the USS Antiquities Cave/Aquarium has been reopened. Also, they announced they have acquired a (0.0.1) northern tree shrew named Turmeric.
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It will be Northern, yes.
I'm happy to hear the entire zoo is open now (?)
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On April 12th, the zoo announced they have officially opened their new state-of-the-art Animal Health Center.
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On April 14th, the zoo announced that (0.0.2) Humboldt penguins were born on March 14th and March 20th respectively.
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Two more porcupettes were born.
On April 27th, the zoo announced that (0.0.5) Black Welsh Mountain sheep were born. On April 29th, the zoo announced their names, which are Mokah, Biscotti, Blackberry, Twigs, and Sunrise.
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On May 16th, the zoo announced they have opened a new seahorse nursery exhibit in the U.S.S. Antiquities Cave/Aquarium.
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On May 17th, the zoo announced that a (1.0) highland cow named Fergus was born/acquired? (they didn't mention if they acquired him or was bred at the facility)
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