Dr Bright N04
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If they get Javan, I'm buying an annual pass.Nah, Sumatran are overrated - it's Javan or nothing.
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They're the only public facility with them that isn't and has never been AZA
Well they used to be AZA. Same with Chehaw. Though I've never seen Pittsburgh's, on any of my visits.
Dr Bright N04
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A Masai giraffe has passed away due to "natural causes beyond our control."
Dr Bright N04
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A new renovated macaw aviary has been completed and the birds have just been let out.
This place is seriously impressive for what it is and the effort they put into it, it must be one of the better non-AZA or ZAA institutions around the US.
Dr Bright N04
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I agree. For all of the stuff there putting into the safari park, and the frequency they are adding them, along with some decent enclosures, I will defnalty be coming back every few months to see the progress they have done. For now, I am just waiting for updates on the rhinos they will bring in.
Dr Bright N04
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According to the Instagram, a new exhibit is being constructed in the main park. It is not known at the time what it will be used for.
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Oh ya, I forgot to say something else. In December 2021, three baby capibaras were added to the main park. They're names are Alvin, Simon, and Theodore. (You can guess who there named after)
From this source (6-15-2021):
"We have plans for a really big, heavy, one-horned animal that will be in the new Safari expansion section in four to six months."
Obviously its going to be Indian Rhinos! Maybe some youngsters from White Oak or Rum Creek perhaps?
Mystery solved, thanks for posting!
I'm going in March so I'm excited to see if they have them on display yet.
This is my ungulate list for here, based on social media in the last year. Am I missing anything they definitely have currently? No domestics.
Plains zebra complex
Whitetail
Pere David's
Axis??
Bison
Banteng
Nilgai
Giraffe
Blackbuck
Arabian Oryx
Gemsbok
Scimitar
Common Eland
White-bearded Wildebeest
Waterbuck
Elk (generic)
Mouflon
Rhino, Indian?, in spring
Plains zebra complex
Whitetail
Pere David's
Axis??
Bison
Banteng
Nilgai
Giraffe
Blackbuck
Arabian Oryx
Gemsbok
Scimitar
Common Eland
White-bearded Wildebeest
Waterbuck
Elk (generic)
Mouflon
Rhino, Indian?, in spring
They have a petting zoo, I do not remember what is in it, but certainly some domestic goats or sheep. Also dromedary camel, zdonk and zorse, and at least until 2020 they had brahman cattle, scottish highland cow, and I believe ankole-watusi (or similar).
Dr Bright N04
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I also think I saw a Bactrian camel, but it was not out on public safari grounds yet. It was behind some fences.
They also have Water Buffalo which look like 50/50 hybrids between wild and domestic. The ones at Lion country Safari do look more like true Wild Water Buffalo, although they are likely domestic.
Dr Bright N04
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They also have a bongo. He is located in a paddock near the giraffes, and one can see him going up the giraffe feeding ramp.
In addition to the nyala? Interesting. Thanks!