When I was there last Tuesday, it looked like all the metal framing for the Aldabra exhibit was in place. This includes the exhibit barrier, and what looks like it might be a small cave or some sort of shade structure (if I recall correctly). There were several dollies of sod present. It looked like construction was in the home stretch.
Toronto Zoo Toronto Zoo Developments 2018
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They're down to 1 shrimp. S/he was temporarily in one of the windows used for the butterflies. Now the shrimp is behind the scenes.
tjcf2014
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Well. There goes one of the most unnecessary exhibits in the zoo. I doubt many people would've cared whether or not they were there; I never saw one person take their time to watch the shrimp back when they were still on exhibit.
tjcf2014
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Some new developments that I saw from my trip to the zoo... I don’t know if they’ll be new to you guys, but I haven’t been to the zoo for about a year, so...
- the insect exhibits in the Malayan Woods pavilion are currently empty. The usual sign for empty exhibits is currently in them at the moment
- they’re down to one Malayan Bonytongue. Again, as I haven’t been in the zoo for a year, I don’t really know what happened to the other Bonytongue
- the Black Breasted Leaf Turtle exhibit currently has only the turtles in it. I don’t know what happened to the gliding frogs and the crested frogs; chances are that I probably didn’t see them
- the Lake Victoria cichlids exhibit in African Caves and Burrows has an Aba Aba in it - the Lake Victoria cichlids are now in one of the African River Fishes tanks
- speaking of those tanks, the smaller ones near the chameleons have gained some different fishes; the one with the killifish has been replaced with small catfish, meanwhile the one with the African Bonytongue has been replaced with Congo Tetras, and finally the Aba Aba exhibit has been replaced with an African Lungfish
- speaking of the chameleons, their exhibits are currently empty; why they’re empty is currently unknown to me
- in the Americas pavilion, the sailfin sculpins seem to be off exhibit; the same can be said about the seaperches and the lumpsuckers
- the butterfly goodeids are currently inside the Florida Gar tank; the Florida Gar now lives in a different tank next to the American Eel
- in the Australasia pavilion, the Blue-tongued Skink exhibit is currently empty
That’s everything on my trip that I noticed was different.
- the insect exhibits in the Malayan Woods pavilion are currently empty. The usual sign for empty exhibits is currently in them at the moment
- they’re down to one Malayan Bonytongue. Again, as I haven’t been in the zoo for a year, I don’t really know what happened to the other Bonytongue
- the Black Breasted Leaf Turtle exhibit currently has only the turtles in it. I don’t know what happened to the gliding frogs and the crested frogs; chances are that I probably didn’t see them
- the Lake Victoria cichlids exhibit in African Caves and Burrows has an Aba Aba in it - the Lake Victoria cichlids are now in one of the African River Fishes tanks
- speaking of those tanks, the smaller ones near the chameleons have gained some different fishes; the one with the killifish has been replaced with small catfish, meanwhile the one with the African Bonytongue has been replaced with Congo Tetras, and finally the Aba Aba exhibit has been replaced with an African Lungfish
- speaking of the chameleons, their exhibits are currently empty; why they’re empty is currently unknown to me
- in the Americas pavilion, the sailfin sculpins seem to be off exhibit; the same can be said about the seaperches and the lumpsuckers
- the butterfly goodeids are currently inside the Florida Gar tank; the Florida Gar now lives in a different tank next to the American Eel
- in the Australasia pavilion, the Blue-tongued Skink exhibit is currently empty
That’s everything on my trip that I noticed was different.
whitters23
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Happy to hear that the Aldabra tortoises will be getting an outdoor exhibit again.
tjcf2014
Active Member
That's one thing that I forgot to mention. The exhibit seems that it'll be near the exit to the African Rainforest pavillion.
I'm happy to see that the Toronto Zoo will finally be able to create an outdoor exhibit for a non-mammal or bird species (I don't count the snapping turtles, as the pool isn't theirs - its for the beaver).
ZooFuss
Member
The Blue-tongued skink is used for the outreach program so maybe they had a birthday party to go to or on the weekends we have seen them with zoo staff outside letting people get a close-up look. We will have to check out the butterfly goodeids. We are quite sure that the sculpins and lumpsuckers are no longer around.
tjcf2014
Active Member
My best guess is that the zoo is trying to get some new sculpin and lumpsucker babies.
Hey fun fact for those interested. If you have an android, you can scan your zoo membership onto Samsung Pay, and use it no problem. My brothers were able to scan their membership card at the entrance and at the concessions with no issues at all.
Couldn't get it to work for apple, as apple pay is something entirely different.
Couldn't get it to work for apple, as apple pay is something entirely different.
I saw the sign for the zipline when I was at the zoo yesterday. It's located next to the Indomalaya Pavilion. I will also take a pass on it.
A planned zoo board meeting for July 31st has been cancelled. Next one wont happen until September 20th. Probably wont get much new info or news documents until then, unfortunately.
Yi Qi
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The zoo has hopped onto the straw-ban bandwagon:
Opinion | Toronto Zoo committed to spreading plastic-free message year round
Opinion | Toronto Zoo committed to spreading plastic-free message year round
The zoo has been straw free for years. In fact if I remember right the website even makes or made the request people not use straws on the property unless they were paper. It's a way to get press but it's not joining a trend. It was pioneering it long ago.
I remember years ago when the zoo didn't hand out any kind of straws at any of the food vendors.
Now, they hand out biodegradable straws, so I don't think the issue with disabled people applies to the zoo. They just don't condone plastic straws, if I'm understanding everything here correctly.
Now, they hand out biodegradable straws, so I don't think the issue with disabled people applies to the zoo. They just don't condone plastic straws, if I'm understanding everything here correctly.
Yi Qi
Well-Known Member
The zoo has confirmed northern long-eared bats are in in the GTA
Toronto Zoo bat conservation program finds endangered species near city
Reminder: which new world bats does the zoo hold?
Toronto Zoo bat conservation program finds endangered species near city
Reminder: which new world bats does the zoo hold?
Couple of questions.
1. Has the Amur tiger exhibit opened yet
2. Does the zoo have a timeline for future projects
1. Has the Amur tiger exhibit opened yet
2. Does the zoo have a timeline for future projects