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I'd imagine South African Wild Dogs or a hyena species would make the most sense for replacing the Maned Wolves. They're a wonderful species, though, and it's a shame the zoo can't add them back in the South American section of the zoo.

~Thylo:cool:
 
ThylacineAlive said:
I'd imagine South African Wild Dogs or a hyena species would make the most sense for replacing the Maned Wolves. They're a wonderful species, though, and it's a shame the zoo can't add them back in the South American section of the zoo.

~Thylo:cool:
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The only real South American section is the Andean Bears and Amazonia and there isn't much room there so where would they go?

I think it's probably gonna be Wild Dogs cause they've done a lot of research on them at SCBI and in the wild.

It's gonna be weird with no maned wolves there because they've been there for so long. Many people say they don't belong because it's an African style area but the thing is they were there well before it was the Cheetah Conservation Station.

The Cheetahs used to be in an area that is now American Trail.
 
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ZooElephantsMan said:
Would there be room for maned wolves to share the space with Giant Anteaters?
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If you mean the exhibit then god no that would be torture for the animals.

But the old bear grottos is attached to that exhibit and if renovated a bit could be used as a retirement home for some of the older Maned Wolves at SCBI and that exhibit is just wasted space. It hasn't been used since Kiska the Kodiak bear died and the last time I heard anything about it was on here and someone said they were told it was gonna be a holding facility for the Takin but we all know that didn't happen.
 
Yeah I haven't been to SNZ for a while so I didn't know if the anteater exhibit was adequate at all or anything.
 
dcpandafan said:
If you mean the exhibit then god no that would be torture for the animals.
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It may not be the most adequate, but I definitely wouldn't call that exhibit for them to be torture. There's hiding spots on the side by the holding building and in that back corner. Add some dens for them and it might not be bad. However, the whole holding area would probably need to be expanded to accommodate them.
 
blospz said:
It may not be the most adequate, but I definitely wouldn't call that exhibit for them to be torture. There's hiding spots on the side by the holding building and in that back corner. Add some dens for them and it might not be bad. However, the whole holding area would probably need to be expanded to accommodate them.
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I wasn't saying the exhibit is bad I was saying it would be torture if they split it in half because zooelephantman was saying sharing the space.
 
blospz said:
Well I hope this campaign does better than the one for the inside renovations of the red panda exhibit. I am beginning to think we'll never get them back.
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I donated money to that and I've been starting to wonder what they've done with it. Last time my mom said she was given anything about it said they would start in spring... she got that email last winter.

If you go onto the page the red panda information page shows up.
 
The zoo will change its hours next year.

The new hours.

Buildings.

9 a.m. to 4 p.m., closing 6 p.m. in the summer

Grounds.

8 a.m. to 5 p.m., closing at 7 p.m. in the summer

New hours announced for National Zoo beginning next year - WTOP

Current hours.

Buildings.

10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., closing at 6 p.m. in the summer

Grounds.

6 a.m. to 6 p.m., closing at 8 p.m. in the summer.

Also the Winter hours will start in October instead of November and will run through mid March instead of the end of March.
 
Chisulo {a lion} will be moving to the Fresno Chaffee zoo to breed with the zoos two females.

California here he comes! The Fresno Chaffee Zoo will soon have a new African lion in town. Our very own Chisulo has a Species Survival Plan recommendation to breed with the Zoo’s two females, Kiki and Zamaya. Size-wise, he's the largest of the juveniles and seems to enjoy pouncing on enrichment items (and his siblings). Despite this aspect of his personality, he is laid back during training sessions and has mastered presenting body parts on cue and even sitting still for injections. This is the last weekend he’ll be on exhibit before the big move, so come by and wish him farewell!
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The Drama Of Matchmaking 'Frisky' Orangutans At The National Zoo


The orangutans at the Smithsonian National Zoo get to make a lot of decisions for themselves. "They are a great ape and we are a great ape as well," says Erin Stromberg, a primate keeper at the zoo. "We want to offer them a lot of choice and control in their lives."

During Orangutan Caring Week, an international effort to focus on the species, the zoo puts a special emphasis on showing off the different activities it offers to Batang, Bonnie, Iris, Kiko, Lucy, and Kyle.
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The Drama Of Matchmaking 'Frisky' Orangutans At The National Zoo: DCist
 
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