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Why exactly did the zoo phase-out Mexican Wolves for those high pedigree wolf-dogs? Any idea on whether they'll bring Mexicans back? Or maybe Red.

~Thylo
 
Andrew_NZP said:
When I went on Wednesday there were "nobody home" signs up. The zoos lone gray wolf is 16, so it wouldn't shock me if she was having health issues or possibly have passed away.
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The zoo exhibits two species of wolves. On Wednesday if there was a nobody home sign at the gray wolf exhibit, it should mean that the animal is temporarily off exhibit. If there were wolves on Wednesday there should have been maned wolves in Cheetah Conservation Station. I don’t think the zoos lone gray wolf passed away, she is still mentioned on the zoo website so she may be having health issues. You can email the zoo for more information.
 
Kevin2342 said:
The zoo exhibits two species of wolves. On Wednesday if there was a nobody home sign at the gray wolf exhibit, it should mean that the animal is temporarily off exhibit. If there were wolves on Wednesday there should have been maned wolves in Cheetah Conservation Station. I don’t think the zoos lone gray wolf passed away, she is still mentioned on the zoo website so she may be having health issues. You can email the zoo for more information.
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Nobody home can also mean the exhibit is now empty. It usually takes a while for them to remove a species from their website, if the wolf did pass away I wouldn't expect them to have updated it within 24 hours.
 
Per the Zoo's website: Beginning Sept. 14, 2020, Asia Trail will be closed to visitors for the scheduled repaving of walkways. Construction is expected to last approximately six months, and the following exhibits will be closed: sloth bear, fishing cats, clouded leopards, Asian small-clawed otters, red pandas and giant pandas. Panda fans can continue to see Tian Tian, Mei Xiang and their cub on the Panda Cam.
 
Nolie Thornell said:
Per the Zoo's website: Beginning Sept. 14, 2020, Asia Trail will be closed to visitors for the scheduled repaving of walkways. Construction is expected to last approximately six months, and the following exhibits will be closed: sloth bear, fishing cats, clouded leopards, Asian small-clawed otters, red pandas and giant pandas. Panda fans can continue to see Tian Tian, Mei Xiang and their cub on the Panda Cam.
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That is bizarre timing given the recent birth of the cub. I suppose they cub will be mature enough for public visitation by then, though.

~Thylo
 
It takes six months to repave a pathway? Goodness. Hopefully they will reopen these throughout because that's a really long time. Do you think they would have closed off this entire section if Covid wasn't going on? I honestly doubt it. Seems very odd to me.
 
Oh wow. I was already holding off going back since the Small Mammal House is not open to visitors, but with Asia Trails blocked off now, I probably won't be going for quite some time.
 
The zoo have been able to perform the first neonatal exam on the Giant panda cub:

FONZ panda cam: New panda cub photos after neonatal exam | wusa9.com

So far, all signs point to great. Keepers described the cub as active, vibrant, healthy and strong during its first checkup. It tipped the scales at 634.8 grams—just under 1.5 pounds.

Keepers are waiting for Mei Xiang to feel comfortable leaving her cub alone for longer periods of time before they perform a full veterinary exam, so they don't risk agitating her. "In the near future, the Zoo’s veterinary team will join us to perform a full medical exam on the cub," Thompson said. "We also hope to take a cheek swab soon, which will enable our scientists to confirm the cub’s sex via DNA analysis."
 
Nolie Thornell said:
Per the Zoo's website: Beginning Sept. 14, 2020, Asia Trail will be closed to visitors for the scheduled repaving of walkways. Construction is expected to last approximately six months, and the following exhibits will be closed: sloth bear, fishing cats, clouded leopards, Asian small-clawed otters, red pandas and giant pandas. Panda fans can continue to see Tian Tian, Mei Xiang and their cub on the Panda Cam.
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Darn. Just when I was about to go...
 
Any updates on the status of the grey wolf exhibit? In a previous post it was mentioned that there were nobody home signs up, are the nobody home signs still there?
 
Kevin2342 said:
Any updates on the status of the grey wolf exhibit? In a previous post it was mentioned that there were nobody home signs up, are the nobody home signs still there?
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The only update I saw was last year, when I noticed they idiot-proofed the cheetah and wolf habitats by filling in the moats in the former and putting up obstructive chain-link for both.
 
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