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[ctfctf7]

Tulsa Zoo's Lost Kingdom gets June 5th opening date.

Here's a live Facebook video look at the exhibit. I must say i am very impressed and excited for this

LeAnne Taylor

 

[keith8404]

Tulsa Zoo's Lost Kingdom gets June 5th opening date.

Here's a live Facebook video look at the exhibit. I must say i am very impressed and excited for this

LeAnne Taylor

Looks like it is going to be great. I'll definitely be visiting and taking photos in June. Very excited about this new addition to the Tulsa Zoo!

 

[Kifaru Bwana]

Seems they are also planning on making it into a marketable video film or TV screening.

 

[keith8404]

Seems they are also planning on making it into a marketable video film or TV screening.

The video was a facebook live stream done by the local CBS news affiliate as they filmed a weekly segment called "Wild Wednesday" for the morning news show. The principal woman in the video, LeAnne Taylor, is the local morning show host.

 

[jayjds2]

The zoo's maleo are now on exhibit in the Conservation Center:

 

[Coelacanth18]

When did Tulsa get maleo? I assume they came from Bronx? Who else in the US has them now?

Edit: Besides Houston, which I just saw also received them.

 

[jayjds2]

Tulsa and San Diego (the other holder) have had maleo for several months now, with Houston acquiring the species much more recently. Those three zoos each keep 1.1, while Bronx has 17 (I assume the sexes are split about evenly but am not sure). Hopefully they'll continue to spread!

 

[Coelacanth18]

Tulsa and San Diego (the other holder) have had maleo for several months now, with Houston acquiring the species much more recently. Those three zoos each keep 1.1, while Bronx has 17 (I assume the sexes are split about evenly but am not sure). Hopefully they'll continue to spread!

Are San Diego's on exhibit?

 

[jayjds2]

Are San Diego's on exhibit?

It does not appear to be so.

 

[zoo_enthusiast]

Tulsa and San Diego (the other holder) have had maleo for several months now, with Houston acquiring the species much more recently. Those three zoos each keep 1.1, while Bronx has 17 (I assume the sexes are split about evenly but am not sure). Hopefully they'll continue to spread!

Houston had them on exhibit last summer, so I wouldn't call them recent acquisition

 

[jayjds2]

Houston had them on exhibit last summer, so I wouldn't call them recent acquisition

Oh?! Darn, I missed them by just months then.

 

[Loxodonta Cobra]

Where did all of these zoos get maleos? Has the Bronx Zoo been so good at it's program that they're spreading them out?

 

[jayjds2]

Where did all of these zoos get maleos? Has the Bronx Zoo been so good at it's program that they're spreading them out?

Last year sometime. And yes, it has been, especially since 2013 or so it seems.

 

[Grant]

Do you know how many each institution holds of maleo?

 

[Grant]

As in does anyone know the sex ratio of bronx maleo?

 

[jayjds2]

As in does anyone know the sex ratio of bronx maleo?

I pieced it together this morning. It should be 8.9 at Bronx with 1.1 at each of the other three.

 

[Milwaukee Man]

More about Lost Kingdom:

Tulsa Zoo's 'Lost Kingdom' exhibit to open in June

 

[keith8404]

A preview for the Tulsa Zoo's new "Lost Kingdom" Asian species section was held last night and several photos were publically posted today on Facebook (do a search for "Tulsa Zoo Lost Kingdom" on FB and you'll find at least two people with quite a few photos from the preview). Looks great! Particularly impressed with the size of the Snow Leopard habitat.

 

[keith8404]

I received the permission of the photos owner to post her pictures of the Lost Kingdom complex. They are now posted on Zoo Chat in the Tulsa Zoo photos page.

 

[Hyak_II]

I pieced it together this morning. It should be 8.9 at Bronx with 1.1 at each of the other three.

Houston currently holds 0.2, however once a male is available they will send one of the females back to Bronx and receive the male to make a pair.