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A zookeeper from the zoo told me. The zoo did not announce either Cayenne or Manny passing away. How did you hear about Manny?
So, from my most recent visit to the zoo, I noticed the following changes.
- I only saw one false water cobra in the reptile house. I know both snakes have been around a while, so I’m not surprised if one passed. What happened to the other one?
- The last Gila monster passed away from old age
- The zoo no longer has Kimberley rock monitor and the sign has been removed. What happened to it?
- A bushmaster viper is going to go in the former eyelash viper exhibit. The eyelash viper died a few years back.
- On American Trail, the pelicans are back on exhibit, after a long absence due to avian flu.
- I only saw four out of the five sea lions. It looked like one of the girls was missing. Summer and Sidney are both pretty old now so I’m not surprised if one passed. Did one of the sea lions pass away recently?
- I only saw one false water cobra in the reptile house. I know both snakes have been around a while, so I’m not surprised if one passed. What happened to the other one?
- The last Gila monster passed away from old age
- The zoo no longer has Kimberley rock monitor and the sign has been removed. What happened to it?
- A bushmaster viper is going to go in the former eyelash viper exhibit. The eyelash viper died a few years back.
- On American Trail, the pelicans are back on exhibit, after a long absence due to avian flu.
- I only saw four out of the five sea lions. It looked like one of the girls was missing. Summer and Sidney are both pretty old now so I’m not surprised if one passed. Did one of the sea lions pass away recently?
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They still had two of them back on my visit on the fifth. And unless signage was added after my visit they were always unsigned.
On my 5/8 visit, there were 2 False Water Cobras. And the Brown Pelicans at the Sea Lion exhibit were present there as well.
I did not see any Kimberly Rock Monitors at the zoo, nor was there any signage of them. My visit was on 5/8. Do you know what exhibit they were in?
They were in the first exhibit in the building with the ridge-tailed monitor and shingleback.
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Ok, if they were always unsigned, they probably were still there, just hiding.They were in the first exhibit in the building with the ridge-tailed monitor and shingleback.
So I noticed the African plated lizard in the zoo’s reptile discovery center looked a bit off. His entire tail just looked like it was worn down and it was crooked on parts of it(photo below). His entire body and his face looked wrinkly as well. I know he’s over 30 years old so is it just natural parts of aging in reptiles?
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Through a zoo regular/friend who found out from a keeper. She heard a rumor about Cayenne, but hasn't seen a keeper in the past week to verify so that is why I asked.
So the website somehow lists the collared brown lemur as “off exhibit”. I thought they were in one of the exhibits behind the Small Mammal House, and they are still signed, but I have never actually found them. Are they still actually at the zoo or not? I remember they got moved to SMH because they would barely come out in that big space in Lemur Island. I remember when they were down to one howler monkey, she would almost never come out, and in that case, the zoo listed the howler monkey as “off exhibit” even though you still might see it if you were lucky. Is that the same with the collared brown lemur?
Also, lemur island is currently undergoing repairs and the entire pond is drained. The ring tailed and black and white ruffed lemurs are currently living behind the scenes. The red ruffed lemurs can still be seen inside small mammal house.
Also, lemur island is currently undergoing repairs and the entire pond is drained. The ring tailed and black and white ruffed lemurs are currently living behind the scenes. The red ruffed lemurs can still be seen inside small mammal house.
It’s been announced that giant pandas are returning to the zoo
“The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute will welcome a new pair of giant pandas, Bao Li [BOW-lee] and Qing Bao [ching-BOW], to the Zoo by the end of 2024. Giant pandas are icons in Washington, D.C., and beloved around the nation and the world. For more than five decades, the Smithsonian has created and maintained one of the world’s foremost giant panda conservation programs, helping move the panda from “endangered” to “vulnerable” on the global list of species at risk of extinction.”
“The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute will welcome a new pair of giant pandas, Bao Li [BOW-lee] and Qing Bao [ching-BOW], to the Zoo by the end of 2024. Giant pandas are icons in Washington, D.C., and beloved around the nation and the world. For more than five decades, the Smithsonian has created and maintained one of the world’s foremost giant panda conservation programs, helping move the panda from “endangered” to “vulnerable” on the global list of species at risk of extinction.”
biggest_dreamer
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Very exciting news! I really had the lowest of expectations for the future of pandas in the US after all the recent returns, and I couldn't be happier to be proven wrong. It would be really great if they're there before my planned trip the first week of October, but maybe that's a bit overly optimistic.
Nile Hippo Expert
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Absolutely amazing news, pandas are amazing animals, I'm so glad to see that Smithsonian is bringing back pandas. I was worried that North America would fully phase out pandas AND Sun Bears a few months ago, and it is so glad to see that multiple zoos are bringing back pandas now.
Fantastic news!
For those who don’t know, Bao Li (born August 4, 2021) is the grandson of Tian Tian and Mei Xiang via their daughter, Bao Bao, who was herself the first female cub born at the National Zoo to survive to adulthood.
Tai Shan was actually the first cub born at SNZ to survive to adulthood. He was born at the zoo in 2005 and left for China in 2010
Oops sorry I missed that, you are correct.
TheGytrash
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My entire Facebook timeline is filled with people being excited about the pandas' return. It's like Zoochat has expanded into rest of my internet presence.
Just out of curiosity, were these the facility's only tamanduas or do they have more?