Zoo Miami Zoo Miami 2008-2010

Hi yangz,
The white rumped vultures, are on display, you will be able to get great shots of them if you bring a camera, since their enclosure has no mesh, there is just a semi wide moat, and you get a clear view of the vultures, most of the time they are very easy to spot.
 
Well in regards to the exclusion of the black bear in the Florida exihbit, i have heard it was just a cost issue, not that the species was not a welcomed addtion, but the require a lot of space, and since their key point was to create a state of the art exihbit, it would have not been possible with the curret budget.



The next plan for the zoo should be the Australian remodeling, as mention before this area lacks in different areas compare to all others in the zoo, currently they have a small building that houses Koalas and tree kangaroo (don't remember if it is Bennett's or Goodfellow's), outside the small house, there are red kangaroo, new guinea singing dog, and a crocodile monitor.

Recently the zoo built a temporary exihbit for southern cassowary in the Asian section, close to the wings of Asia aviary.


So the current plans include in 2010 to expand the small australian house, by the way you can only view its two residents from outside the house, to a much larger building, to include an australian reptiles section, as well as stripped possum and an outdoor area that you will be able to view from inside the house that will house several marsupials species, including Numbat.
There will be a small walk thru aviary, where you will be able to feed birds, and will house a couple of more rare species in individual exihbits.
The sorrounding area is the one that looks to me the best by far since i have seen a drawing, that i was unable to scan, and if it ends up being anything like it, will look spectacular. There will be an enclosure with underwater viewing of australian saltwater crocodile, and a smaller exihbit will house the crocodile monitor, right next to eachother.
A mixed species exihbit that will include the red kangaroo, and a very cool looking exihbit that will bring you face to face with the new guinea singing dog.

This is all i have so far, i have no idea what are the plans for the cassowary, but i really hope it will be included, the drawing is the one that really got my attention, since it really looks like an australian outback, since this area will be much smaller in scale to Amazon and beyond, they will be investing a lot of money in landscape, it is said that there are already two big trees that will be moved to this location from outside the zoo, one from a private botanical gardens in homestead.
 
Miniaturezoo954 said:
Hi yangz,
The white rumped vultures, are on display, you will be able to get great shots of them if you bring a camera, since their enclosure has no mesh, there is just a semi wide moat, and you get a clear view of the vultures, most of the time they are very easy to spot.
Click to expand...

Thank you Miniaturezoo. This would be my first trip to that zoo, this helps me a lot. Did you say vultures? I didn't realize they have more than one. More the merrier of course.
 
Miniaturezoo954 said:
Hi yangz,
The white rumped vultures, are on display, you will be able to get great shots of them if you bring a camera, since their enclosure has no mesh, there is just a semi wide moat, and you get a clear view of the vultures, most of the time they are very easy to spot.
Click to expand...

Where in the zoo are they located?
 
Miniaturezoo954 said:
So the current plans include in 2010 to expand the small australian house, by the way you can only view its two residents from outside the house, to a much larger building, to include an australian reptiles section, as well as stripped possum and an outdoor area that you will be able to view from inside the house that will house several marsupials species, including Numbat.
Click to expand...
do you mean wombat? It would be EXTREMELY unlikely for the zoo to display numbats
 
It could be numbats. A lot of zoos really seem to want to "shoot for the stars" on their master plans. In fact, Zoo Boise's master plan from the early 90's included proboscis monkeys!
 
Has a numbat ever been exhibited in a US zoo? They are quite rare even in Australian collections.
 
I will check with my friend on Monday, but i believe it should not be an error, since they really mention this to be a key species, because it was not popular in zoos, and being a marsupial that was active during the day, creating a moderate level of interaction with the visitors,

Not really familiar with this two species, but i think their behaviour is very different, just a thought.

But after reading that they are not common even in Australia, it might just be wishful thinking in their part, i just want to see the area get a good makeover.
 
loxodonta said:
Where in the zoo are they located?
Click to expand...

After I went through their interactive map on their website, I find the bird/birds are located between the african elephant and okapi exhibit in Africa. It is kind of weird since this vulture species comes from Asia. The picture of the bird shown in the map is definitely an Asian species.
 
Yangz is right their location is in the african section, but don't worry they are your birds, there is also cuban crocodiles and african lions in the Asian section of the zoo, this is in part, because most of these areas will be done over once their masterplan phace kicks in.

A couple of suggestions for your zoo visit:


If you plan on bringing a small bag to the park, bring water, avoid the 3 dollar water bottles in the zoo.

As others have mention, the best time for amazon and beyond is in the early morning, the jaguars are more active then, as well as the giant otters.

the zoo is completely empty on weekdays, but call this # 305-255-5551 to know if there are any schools scheduled for the day, that is if your schedule to visit the zoo is flexible. Trust me the giant number of kids runing around the zoo makes a big difference.

And my last piece of advice will be bring the best walking shoes you can find, there is a lot of walking with almost no shade anywhere.

Take care and i hope you enjoy your visit, i'm confident you will have a great time.
Danny
 
Thank you Danny. I am already making preparetions for the trip this coming May. I know May is School Month for the zoo I am working in. This is the only choice of time I got. Miami is one of 8 stops I am going to make during this trip. Other key species are Pondicherry vulture of West Palm Beach Zoo, Shoe bill stork of Tampa Lowry Park, palm nut vulture of Jacksonville and all the crocodilians of the St Augustine Alligator Farm. This is going to be a busy trip for me. And I will definitely going to need a new pair of shoes then. Best regards.
 
Hi everybody

I hope, anyone can answer to my following questions:

1. Does the Metrozoo Miami every exhibited Leopards (Panthera pardus, not Clouded Leopards or so)?

1a. If yes: Which subspecie and where was their exhibit (close to...)?
1b. If no: Where Leopards in the former Crandon Park Zoo and if yes: Which subspecie(s)?

2. I remember that there have been Binturongs in the Asian-River-Life-Area. But they are no longer listed at ISIS. Are there still any specimens in Miami Metrozoo. And if no: Whats happen to them?

3. Are there any Lion-tailed Macaques at the Metrozoo

4. Can anyone sent me (or publish in this forum) a list of the fishes (incl. scientific names) which are exhibited in the AMAZON AND BEYOUND area?

5. Am I right - there are no more loris (birds) in the Wings of Asia Aviary?

Thank you very much in advance.
 
Good morning my dear american fellows

My last post above was probably to early (or to late - it depends on how you look at it). So once again:

Can anyone answer to my questions. Maybe Okapipkr, Miniaturezoo954 or another "Florida-Zoo-Expert"??

Thanks again.
 
They have clouded leopards in the Asian River Life exhibit located along the Asian Exhibits loop.
 
No, Miami Metrozoo consists of zero leopards.

Their large cat collection consists of:

Two jaguars in Amazon & Beyond

Two lion brothers who live in the lion exhibit, while a 21 year old female lives off exhibit

three bengal tiger sisters who live in the tiger exhibit during the day, while a male Indochinese tiger goes out after 5PM

As mentioned above they have clouded leopards
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top