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Columbus zoo news 2011
25-03-2011

Again a new thread for a new year.
Starting of with the hatching of a kiwi chick.

Rare Kiwi Bird Hatched At Columbus Zoo | WBNS-10TV, Central Ohio News

25-03-2011

Oh how exciting! I knew that an egg had been laid, but I hadn't heard that it hatched. Congratulations to the Roadhouse Staff

25-03-2011

one of the comments below the story:
...and apparently also English class

26-03-2011

It would be amazing if Pheobe became pregnant right before Coco died... A guy can dream can't he!

26-03-2011

If your dreaming why not dream that Miami's two Asians were transfered to Columbus? :P

In other news, according to the zoo's Facebook page the African Savannah is planned for a 2014 opening! This is the newest news on the African Savannah we've received in quite some time. Hopefully we'll be getting some more info soon.

26-03-2011

What good dream But now they have three! Nellie, Maude, and Dhalip.

27-03-2011

Or three then :P Miami seems to be such a nice zoo, too bad information about it isn't updated as frequently on ZooChat as it is with other zoos.

On the topic of elephants, I wonder what will happen with the herd now that Coco is gone. They're left with just two cows and two young bulls, and of of which, Bodhi, will more than likely not be at the zoo for much longer. I know that they had been looking for a new home for him.

27-03-2011

Hopefully the zoo will aquire another female to meet the AZA's minimum.
Also they will hopefully go into an AI program.
As for Bhodi, I think he is probably going to be going to Denver in 2012 (but there is also D.C. and OKC)

27-03-2011

Yes, all three of those places were being discussed as future homes for Bodhi. I haven't heard anything about it recently though.

28-03-2011

On the penultimate day of my class at the zoo (about three weeks ago), they started doing a survey about the new exhibit. What would you like to see in the exhibit? What do you think of when you think of Africa? Stuff like that.

I got kind of frustrated at the people in the class who insist on picture Africa like this rather than this. The tribal Maasai imagery got mentioned as potential artistic theme for the exhibit, but I would absolutely love if the zoo opted for a more modern portrayal of the region rather than relying on such stereotypes.

Anyhow, pet peeves aside, I heard they'll be giving this survey to people at COSI, but I don't know when. If you're in the Columbus area and feeling like doing something other than that zoo, give COSI a chance and you might end up helping the zoo by proxy.

28-05-2011

The zoo recently experience the birth of four Turkmenian Markhor kids, which are now on exhibit. Pictures of two of the kids can be found on the zoo's Facebook wall.

28-05-2011

I might have some ideas too seeing that I have quite a bit of conservation field experience in E.Africa ... But as far as Massai is concerned they are to stay on the land ... it aint a stereotype.

21-06-2011

The Columbus Zoo will be taking in these orphaned Moose calves from the Alaska Zoo later this summer

21-06-2011

Quoted so that the video will show. The zoo hopes to receive the calves within the next few weeks.

05-07-2011

We were told by a keeper that plans are being finalized on the new african savannah and that construction could possibly begin sometime this year.

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