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3:40-5:35 shows an overview of A Step Into Africa exhibit during the winter. Before foliage and graphics were added.
 
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After stumbling on one article and finding out the information in a few more, it looks like zoo officials are hopeful that Aurora, the female polar bear is pregnant. Of course they cannot be certain, but through artificial insemination, the sperm met the egg and she has not ovulated in the past couple of months.

I am hopeful that it works because then this could be a way to help increase the polar bear population. Plus with the opening of A Step Into Africa and the possibility of cubs, the zoo will get more money and maybe they can begin to come up with another area of the zoo to modify next.
 
Looking at the zoo's facebook page, it looks like the snow leopards have moved into the former cougar exhibit. Although the exhibit is smaller than their last one, it's much more natural, and it gives guests a better view of them with windows and the pop up bubble in the exhibit. I am not sure if the former snow leopard exhibit will be occupied by another animal or if they're slowly eliminating animals near the main building when they eventually tear it down.
 
A friend of mine just posted photos if the snow leopards in their new exhibit. The youngsters seem to love have people in their pop up bubble thinking they can get to them. They're even growling!
 
Apparently the snow leopards are only in the old cougar exhibit until they spruce up their old exhibit and finalize the the transferring of snow leopards due to SSP. I am a bit confused because I thought they already traded the brother for a mating male. The cougar exhibit does give them less space, but it seems they are so much more enriched and better views for visitors. However, I guess wanting the privacy of mating won't happen with a plastic bubble in their exhibit and people looking at them. Nor would it help when the babies are first out on exhibit. I hope to see them in the exhibit though when I go up this summer.
 
Just found this video on their facebook page: [ame=http://vimeo.com/46752095]A Day At The Zoo! on Vimeo[/ame]

It's interesting to see a fashion shoot done at a zoo!
 
I visited the zoo this weekend so I will have pictures and review of the new exhibit, A Step Into Africa.

Other updates:
* The kinkajou has moved out of the education building and is on exhibit. He is located in the small exhibit in the main building right next to the King vultures.
* Parma wallabies have been added to the emu exhibit, but I no longer see the emus there. I am not sure if the zoo still has them.
 
I like all the names, but Chester. No offense to the children who chose the name.
 
The original snow leopard pair from Los Angeles Zoo have both left this zoo. The brother left earlier in the year and they acquired a breeding male. However, the female had to get last minute surgery which involved her getting spade for her health. Since the zoo wants to have a breeding pair, she went to another zoo, and they got a new female snow leopard. I am not sure what zoo she went to or where the new female was from, but if anyone interested, I will look again in the newsletter.
 
Although there has not being an official announcement, judging from a photo posted and knowing the time frame of the expected pregnancy, I think it's safe to say the female polar bear was not pregnant from AI. I will be curious if they will try it again this year.
 
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