Hello everyone. The San Diego Zoo isn't trying to hide the animals of Elephant Odyssey. On the contrary the idea is to let everyone know as much as possible. However with construction costs sometimes things change last minute. The plan was originally to have sloth bears in the exhibit as relatives of the short-faced bear but it was cut from the original plan. The Zoo has a sloth bear now in quarantine that will be housed in bear canyon wear hyenas are currently found. As for other animals of EO there will be of course elephants. Capybara, guanacos and tapirs will share an exhibit and will be given access to the elephant yard once every one is established and if the elephants play nice. The same is true for the pronghorn. California condors, secretary birds, African lions, jaguars, dromedary camels, bison, and for now the plan is a domestic horse although this may change. The idea of the horse, camels and bison is to provide an animal that is interactive with the public to try to engage the audience. We've always said that seeing an animal up-close or experiencing an interaction lets people walk away with a more lasting impression. That's the goal. Other reptile and amphibian species are also included such as the chorus frog, Western toad, pond turtle, rattlesnakes and dung beetles among others. Hope this helps.
