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Malayan Tapir · 26 Jun 2012

Haven't found a thread to put any news from Staten Island on, so thought I'd make my own!

Recently, new species that have arrived include:

a Black and Rufous Elephant Shrew (Rhynchocyon petersi)
a 2 year old Female Klipspringer from Brookfield Zoo - Baby Antelope Makes Debut At Staten Island Zoo

BeardsleyZooFan · 4 Jul 2012

A female Bald Eagle has arrived just in time for the 4th of July.

snowleopard · 29 Jul 2012

Funding has been secured for a new Amur leopard exhibit and a carousel, with both additions expected to be finished by autumn 2013:

Staten Island Zoo breaks ground on 2 long-awaited projects | SILive.com

BeardsleyZooFan · 14 Mar 2013

According to their Facebook, a new Madagascar Giant Day Gecko and False Tomato Frog exhibit has opened in the African Savannah.

vogelcommando · 14 Mar 2013

A little late but how is the Black and Rufous Elephant Shrew doing and do they have only one or more specimens ( in Europe we only have them at Rotterdam Zoo - the Netherlands )

BeardsleyZooFan · 20 Mar 2013

A new Cattle Egret named (sigh) Justin Biebgret is now on exhibit in the Tropical Forest.
A sloth named CC will now be on exhibit in the Nursery from 11 to 12 and 3 to 4 daily.