Cleveland Metroparks Zoo » Cleveland Metroparks Zoo

05-10-2008

I was there earlier this week and demolition in preparation for Elephant Crossing is well under way. They are using as much of the old building as they can. At the zoo entry is a huge model of the exhibit, altho the plans okapikpr posted are more up to date.

01-12-2008

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Upon leaving the station you are emersed into the south american stretch of the gallery with coendou, giant anteater, tapir, macaws, capybara, and sloths.



The rain-forest does not have tapirs.

01-12-2008

... anymore. I was surprised by the drop in diversity in the exhibit over the past 10 years when I visited in Sept 2007; no more tapirs (the last ones left in 2003), a single pacarana (a species on the verge of disappearing from North America ... now gone from Cleveland as well), and an overall decrease in the number of animals. Unfortunately, I think the exhibits are rather restrictive in the species that can be housed (size-wise) which will likely cause increasing problems in the future.

01-12-2008

What is housed in the old tapir enclosure of the Rainforest?

01-12-2008

The anteater is now housed in the central (former tapir) enclosure. The map also mentions capybaras, but I don't recall if I saw any in with the anteater. In September 2007, the exhibits to the right of the path (former anteater exhibit) held prehensile-tailed porcupines, common two-toed sloths, and the aforementioned pacarana.

16-01-2009

Link to a brochure of the zoo's greenhouse. It is dated 2004.

http://www.clemetzoo.com/pdf/Greenhouse%20Final.pdf

23-01-2009

Some old plans of the zoo:

ZOOPLAN

4 Weeks Ago

what ever happened to the malayan tapirs?

4 Weeks Ago

One of them went to a zoo in FL while the other went to a zoo in VA

3 Weeks Ago

Cruz went to Florida and Nicole went to Virginia?

3 Weeks Ago

I am not sure which one went to VA and which one went to FL

3 Weeks Ago

Cruise is in Miami, FL and Nicole is in Richmond, VA.

3 Weeks Ago

She is off exhibit with a male at richmond. I think they will end up at virginia zoo for the new asia exhibit.