RhinoHippoElephantGiraffe
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Sad news. Female Asian Elephant Karen has died at age 53.
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RhinoHippoElephantGiraffe
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Karen is survived by two other female elephants, 62 year old Lucky and 46 year old Nicole.
Very sad news indeed, I hope she rests in peace and that her caretakers and herd mates are coping well with her loss.
By the way, you can edit posts. Don’t need to add an entire new post if it’s about the same thing
RhinoHippoElephantGiraffe
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The zoo should look for a new Asian Elephant as a companion for Nicole, considering Lucky is 62 and has many health issues.
I doubt that. Lucky was always healthier looking than Karen in recent years, as Karen didn’t move as much and may have had some foot issues. Lucky seems fine as of now, obviously she is old but she is active, has a great appetite and is on the hefty side. I hope she’s got a few good years in her. But if and when she passes, Nicole should be sent away to another zoo. The zoo does not plan to keep elephants in this exhibit long-term and I doubt they’ll try to bring in any additional elephants until they get a newer and larger exhibit. But for now lets mourn Karen and then focus on the elephants they have.
Past that, if they do end up going out of the elephant business, the addition of gorillas'll definitely soften the blow. I want to be optimistic about the elephant population in the US, and I am definitely thankful for how well the Asian elephant population is doing, and as for the African elephant population...
It definitely will. I believe the zoo is intent on maintaining elephants long-term so I would keep an eye out for the 9 or so undeveloped acres across the highway from the current zoo. But thats would be after gorillas and the entrance zone at minimum. Its also dependent on demographic trends as you said.
I would also figure that San Antonio would possibly plan for a future new group of African or Asiatic elephants at some undetermined point in the future.
I'd assume they'd continue with a small herd of Asian elephants. Maybe a bachelor group would suit them well.
A male Western Grey Kangaroo joey (who has been named Poseidon), has finally emerged from his pouch:
Say hello to the new joey at the San Antonio Zoo
Say hello to the new joey at the San Antonio Zoo
Spring Break event underway at San Antonio Zoo amid $60M expansion plans
Here's a brief article on the zoos expansion. They touch on the new entrance and upcoming gorilla exhibit. More interesting though is the confirmation that the area west of the highway will be used for larger exhibits. That'll be at least 5 years down the road but I'd expect some more details in the not too distant future especially if it involves upgrades for some ABC species.
Here's a brief article on the zoos expansion. They touch on the new entrance and upcoming gorilla exhibit. More interesting though is the confirmation that the area west of the highway will be used for larger exhibits. That'll be at least 5 years down the road but I'd expect some more details in the not too distant future especially if it involves upgrades for some ABC species.
Great news. I know she was slightly overdue so its good that everything went well. The male was breeding one of the other females last time I was there so I imagine we’ll have even more
Frida the 2 year old female jaguar has moved to San Antonio from Memphis with the hope that she'll eventually breed with male B'alam.
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New jaguar at San Antonio Zoo will hopefully mean more cubs, zoo officials said
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New jaguar at San Antonio Zoo will hopefully mean more cubs, zoo officials said
David Peden
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I got to see Frida today! She's adorable and seems really curious and quite active, especially given how hot and muggy it was
I guess you are right. I suppose the species will not come back to San Antonio Climate Wise and if any tapir return probably Baird's ...Visited the zoo the other day and they have removed the signs for the Malayan Tapir. The exhibit looks empty as well so I imagine there elderly tapir has now passed. But I can’t confirm that yet
The exhibit is slightly old, but with renovations it could be a nice exhibit for a bunch of species. The main issue is the current land area is split into 2 by a hideous fence. Maybe they could remove that and it’ll improve it. The pool is very large though being part of the manmade river that flows through the zoo though. So maybe Baird’s Tapir with some renovations or just capybara are a temporary replacement. Another option could be one of the crocodilian’s, given that it’s bigger than the existing displays and has an attached indoor building.
The zoo have opened a 4D movie theatre:
San Antonio Zoo debuting 4D theater for fully immersive movie experience
San Antonio Zoo debuting 4D theater for fully immersive movie experience
A recent article about a string of births/hatchings at San Antonio including eight kangaroo joeys, a tamandua, six Yellow-spotted Amazon River Turtles, an Armstrong’s Dusky Rattlesnake, two Palm Cockatoos, two Fairy Bluebirds, a Red Bird of Paradise, La Palma Pupfish, Charco Palma Pupfish and Damba: Baby boom! Dozens of babies join the herd at San Antonio Zoo in time for Mother’s Day