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The zoo has officially reopened to the public though the water park remains closed at this time.

Snow leopards, Elsa and Kang, are parents to a single cub born May 15th. Its a triumph for the zoo which has been trying to get this pair to breed for 3 years unsuccessfully.
 
The zoo's water park is now allowed to be open. Great time for that to open back up in time for a nearly full summer season. Should help the zoo generate even more money this summer.
 
More babies...

A female Andean Condor was hatched June 11th.

A yak calf was born May 27th.

A Japanese serow was born June 1st.

The zoo is also running a new evening water park experience from mid July to mid August. The park is open from 7pm to 11pm.
 
More babies...

A female Andean Condor was hatched June 11th.

A Japanese serow was born June 1st.

The zoo is also running a new evening water park experience from mid July to mid August. The park is open from 7pm to 11pm.
I seem to remember another US zoo breeding Andean condors recently (great to hear as the program been lagging in recent years with very few hatchings), it seems that zoos focussing on this impressive South American and iconic bird of prey species are getting back on track. I would like to see some more releases into the wild of captive-bred Andeans in the next few years. This remains a need as birds are alas continually being lost to accidental deaths or poisonings (note a recent bigger incident in Argentina with tens of birds lost ...).

Japanese serow born: probably one of the last places to have a breeding group????
 
I seem to remember another US zoo breeding Andean condors recently (great to hear as the program been lagging in recent years with very few hatchings), it seems that zoos focussing on this impressive South American and iconic bird of prey species are getting back on track. I would like to see some more releases into the wild of captive-bred Andeans in the next few years. This remains a need as birds are alas continually being lost to accidental deaths or poisonings (note a recent bigger incident in Argentina with tens of birds lost ...).

Japanese serow born: probably one of the last places to have a breeding group????
Calgary and Granby are the last two zoos breeding in North America. Roosevelt Park has bred in the recent past, but I don't think they produced any in the past couple years.
 
Waterbucks have joined the red river hogs this summer as additions to the white rhino exhibit. Unusual grouping but its going well for all three species.

Red panda female, Xia, has gone to Zoo Sauvage.
 
The zoo has a tv series beginning Oct 12 at 7:30pm EST on ICI Explora called The Secret Life of Animals. Odds are its a French only program if people even get that station outside of Quebec but it would be great if it was in English as well. I'll take subtitles.

La vie secrète des animaux
 
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