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2 Baby Giant Otters Born At Zoo Miami - Pets News Story - WPLG Miami

MIAMI -- Zoo Miami is welcoming two very special additions to its family.

Two giant river otters, one male and one female, were born Jan. 31 to first-time parents Kara and Witoto. Zoo representative Ron Magill said Zoo Miami is only the second zoo in the U.S. to successfully reproduce giant river otters.

The babies have been living in seclusion with their parents since their birth. On Wednesday, the babies were separated from their parents so a veterinarian could examine them. Zoo representatives said neither of the pups has opened its eyes, but veterinarians believe them to be healthy and strong.

According to Zoo Miami, giant river otters live in freshwater lakes, rivers and other bodies of water in tropical South America, where fur hunting and habitat destruction have reduced their numbers. The males can grow to a length of six feet and a weight of about 75 pounds. The otters eat fish and live in family groups of 10 to 20 animals. In the wild, they live about 12 years, but in captivity, they can live up to 21 years.

The pups and their parents will not appear in the exhibit for several weeks.
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A camel was injured Thursday morning after an Indian gaur, a type of wild cow, escaped its exhibit at Zoo Miami for about 30 minutes.

Zoo officials said the 1½-year-old male gaur was reported missing at about 10:25 a.m.

Ron Magill, the zoo's communications director, released a statement that said the gaur crossed the moat in its display, went through a service area and got into the dromedary camel exhibit. The camels got stressed and started running around.

Magill said an elderly female camel fell down, suffering some scrapes and bruises. The camel is standing up again, Magill said, but zoo workers will keep an eye on her for the next 24 hours to make sure she does not have any more serious injuries.

After its escapade in the camel exhibit, the gaur crossed the camels' moat and walked into the service area, where zoo workers were able to coral it into the moat in its exhibit and then coax it into its holding pen.

The gaur was corralled by about 10:55 a.m., Magill said.

Zoo representatives said the gaur was never in public areas. When zoo staff realized it had escaped, they called a Code Green, closing all entrances and exits. Visitors were never in danger, Magill said.

Zoo Miami officials said they discovered a compromised area in the rear moat of the gaur's exhibit, which allowed it to escape. They plan to keep the gaur in secure holding pens off exhibit until they can fix the breach.
 
38 year old Maude was transfered to Miami from Central Florida on feburary 21st. She is out of quarentine and has been introduced to Dhalip and Nellie.
This is really good for Nellie, because she has been the only female Asian elephant there since 1997.

Also, does anyone know if Dhalip is being used in an AI program? Because he has one unrepresented son in Canada (because his calves died of EEHV1).
 
"Florida: Mission Everglades", due to open in 2014, will ensure that Zoo Miami adds another continental zone to its ever-expanding animal kingdom. There are already comprehensive South American, African and Asian zones, as well as a small Australian area.

Plans & Images (click on the control panel to pause the preview):

Exhbit Drawings

Overall Plan Image:

Preview Plan
 
snowleopard, thank you for posting this, you know how I love exhibit plans! I am surprised that this new complex will be replacing an already-developed portion of the zoo (adjacent to the entrance) rather than expanding the visitor area of the property. It appears that the new complex will replace three of the large exhibit yards that are so prevalent at the zoo: last time I was there, they contained addax, bongo, and Dama gazelle. An island exhibit for lemurs also appear to get the axe in this plan, and the large long entry lagoon for flamingo and waterfowl appears to be shrinking by half. The loss of these exhibits will not diminish the excellence of the zoo, but it would have been nice to keep them and develop the new complex in a virgin location adjacent to the South American themed 'Amazon and Beyond'. The boat ride that circles the new complex looks like it will be the same ride system and length as Columbus Zoo's 'Voyage to the Islands'.
 
geomorph said:
The boat ride that circles the new complex looks like it will be the same ride system and length as Columbus Zoo's 'Voyage to the Islands'.
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And designed by the same firm---I certainly hope they do a better job with this one than the disaster at Columbus
 
What will happen to bongo, dama gazelle, addax and lemurs in terms of the Collection Plan / Masterplan?
 
reduakari said:
And designed by the same firm---I certainly hope they do a better job with this one than the disaster at Columbus
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Completely agree Islands is a major disapointment, the only good part of the Islands of Southeast Asia exhibit is the asian small clawed otter exhibit.

Team Tapir
 
A baby gorilla was born yesterday!
Baby gorilla born at Zoo Miami - Miami-Dade - MiamiHerald.com
Zookeepers arriving to work on Father’s Day at Zoo Miami found a surprise: a newborn Western Lowland Gorilla next to its mother.

The zoo is calling it “the most significant birth of the year.’’ The infant is the first gorilla to be born in Florida this year.

Kumbuka, a 14-year-old lowland gorilla, gave birth to the healthy baby whose sex and weight have yet to be determined.

“Because the mother is so protective, we don’t want to disturb the first critical hours of bonding and nursing between her and her newborn,” the zoo said in a statement, along with a release of photos of mother and baby.

The infant has been observed nursing and appears healthy, the zoo said. Soon, the veterinary staff can do the neonatal exam which is dependent on the staff’s ability to safely separate mother and infant for the short time necessary to perform the procedure.

Kumbuka first arrived at Zoo Miami in 2007 from Pittsburgh Zoo in hopes of breeding. This is her second infant; she lost her first baby.

This new baby is currently on exhibit with the rest of the gorilla family, including 32-year-old J.J. the father, who was born in 1979 and has sired four offspring.

Zoo visitors can see the baby gorilla birth through the zoo’s Adopt an Animal program.

Mother and baby are currently on exhibit.
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I heard the workers at the zoo that they're gonna open a new interactive bird exhibit by the Australia exhibits in just a couple of weeks.
 
Zooplantman said:
Today's News

Zoo Miami sets attendance high, plans $40 million exhibit
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Mission: Florida Everglades sounds exciting, especially given the cost. Is there any word on species? Of course alligators, but crocs would make sense too since it's the only place in the world with both in the wild. Then there's Florida panthers, white-tail deer, and possibly bobcats, raccoons, opossums, skunks, etc. Then of course there are tons of birds, reptiles, and amphibians to include. I wonder if they would consider including some invasive species like pythons to further educate the public about that problem.
 
I went to the zoo today, then I noticed that the red kangaroos are replaced by emus. (We don't know when the kangaroos will return, however...)
 
Sad news. As deanmo19 wrote, I hope they can replace Machito by one or better more African Elephants. And I hope that Zoo Miami does (more) efforts to breed that specie. When I imagine what great advantages (clima, space) Zoo Miami has in opposite to other US- and European Zoos...
 
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