Toronto Zoo Toronto Zoo Births, Deaths and Transfers 2018

Caribou are finally back at the zoo!!! Our new caribou are Daphne, Henna, Mimi, Mitella, Muriel, Rowan, Raven, Hyacinth, Delilah, Meadow, and Rosa! A much welcomed addition to Tundra Trek!
 
TZFan said:
Caribou are finally back at the zoo!!! Our new caribou are Daphne, Henna, Mimi, Mitella, Muriel, Rowan, Raven, Hyacinth, Delilah, Meadow, and Rosa! A much welcomed addition to Tundra Trek!
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Great news, but wasn’t there one Caribou in Tundra Trek recently?
 
@TZDugong you are mistaking lone surviving reindeer, Snowy, with a caribou. She will be integrated into the group for socialization. It's been more than 20 years since the zoo was home to caribou.

The zoo's facebook announcement didn't list their origin. It also didn't mention which subspecies they are. However its an all female herd at the moment.
 
TZFan said:
@TZDugong you are mistaking lone surviving reindeer, Snowy, with a caribou. She will be integrated into the group for socialization. It's been more than 20 years since the zoo was home to caribou.
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You are of course correct, not sure why I made that mistake, but still very happy about this news!
 
@TZDugong I think it's easy to make the mistake between reindeer and caribou.They are essentially the same animal. Caribou are bigger but you cannot really tell that when we have only one of the two species. And considering everything else in Tundra Trek are Canadian its easy to think the herd had been caribou.

Might not be a big change for Tundra Trek... heck most people probably dont even know it is a change but having a full herd of anything is great for Tundra Trek. Just think over a year ago Tundra Trek had 3 bears, 1 owl, 1 reindeer and 3 wolves. Now its up to 5 bears, 9 wolves, 11 caribou, 2 foxes, still 1 owl and 1 reindeer. Much more life to enjoy.
 
TZFan said:
@TZDugong I think it's easy to make the mistake between reindeer and caribou.They are essentially the same animal. Caribou are bigger but you cannot really tell that when we have only one of the two species. And considering everything else in Tundra Trek are Canadian its easy to think the herd had been caribou.

Might not be a big change for Tundra Trek... heck most people probably dont even know it is a change but having a full herd of anything is great for Tundra Trek. Just think over a year ago Tundra Trek had 3 bears, 1 owl, 1 reindeer and 3 wolves. Now its up to 5 bears, 9 wolves, 11 caribou, 2 foxes, still 1 owl and 1 reindeer. Much more life to enjoy.
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And a pair of noisy snow geese :)
 
@meadowvale you are right I always forget about the snow geese. The zoo does have more than two though. I think they may have as many at least 5 though you rarely see more than two.
 
that area of the americas pavillion is probably one of the smelliest ones >.< that and the rhino/tapir when they were around
 
Hey Guys - new member here!

Visited the zoo yesterday, always love going in the fall as there is fewer people.

Does anyone know where the Lino-Tailed Macaques went? I know they moved the baby Clouded Leopard into their enclosure but was wondering where they went?
 
Cowdoy1010 said:
Does anyone know where the Lino-Tailed Macaques went? I know they moved the baby Clouded Leopard into their enclosure but was wondering where they went?
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They, or at least two of them moved into the old japanese macaque exhibit in Eurasia.
 
Welcome Cowdoy1010! Always nice to have an interested new member!

No clue what new species might arrive in 2019.

I know of no known pregnancies at the moment however active breeding is going on with...
Bleeding Heart Dove
Orangutans (Sekali and Budi to be specific but its hit or miss on the chemistry)
Red River Hogs
Giraffes
White rhino (Tom and Sabi)
Zebras (Jake and Tori but he could breed Lori Anne)
Southern Ground Hornbill
River Otters
Common Marmosets (twins just arrived but they do tend to breed every 6 months)
Jamacian Boa
Massassagua Rattlesnake
Sunbittern
Dusky Gopher Frog
Panamainan Golden Frog
Puerto Rican Crested Toad
Wyoming Toad

Bison
Tur
Trumpeter Swan
Black footed Ferrets
Vancouver Island Marmots
Eastern Loggerhead Shrikes
Blanding's Turtles

Others recommended to breed but not sure on the status of attempts...
Babirusa
Red Billed Blue Magpie
Clouded leopard
Burmese Tortoise
Brown Forest Turtle
Radiated Tortoise
Painted Terrapin
Home’s Hinge Back Tortoise
Madagascar Spider Tortoise
Madagascar Flat Tailed Tortoise
Lynx (there was a cub this spring but no one has mentioned seeing it)
Spoonbill
Sacred Ibis
Wattled Crane
Marabou Stork
Crested Porcupine
Hyena (exceptionally unlikely unless the zoo gets rid of Pinduli and Moja so there is space)
Penguin
Golden Lion Tamarin
Spotted Turtle
Flamingo
Wombat
Grey Kangaroo (new male arrived a few months back)
Sea Eagles
Bactrian Camels

There are more possibilities once expected transfers happen....
Meerkats both arriving and leaving
Kudu male arriving
Cheetah after departure of cubs
Moose male arriving
Pygmy Marmoset male and female arriving, current male Masala has left
Scarlet Ibis males arriving
Saki female still needs to be selected but new mate is a priority
Bettong after departure of former joeys
Komodo Dragon female arrival (FYI Kiki has passed away)
Tree Kangaroo following swap of females between Toronto and another zoo
Snow Leopard after departure of cubs and arrival of new male.
Przewalski's Horse after arrival of 2 females
 
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