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#1
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21-07-2008
I've seen several descriptions of Ituri Forest lately that omit the forest buffalo. Are they gone too?
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#2
05-09-2008
Based on the data trail that I can find, there are no forest buffalo left in San Diego ... most were transferred to the Lowry Park Zoo in 2006 (where several have since died), and some have been sent on to Safari Wild (the somewhat associated but not really so place).
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#3
05-09-2008
Then what is filling in for the hoofstock yard in the Ituri Forest exhibit at San Diego?
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#4
05-09-2008
Oops, I lied. There is (at least) one female buffalo left at the zoo - a 31 year old female. Based on Flickr images, she appears to still be in Ituri:
Chomping on Flickr - Photo Sharing! 04.20.2008-073 on Flickr - Photo Sharing! Perhaps Snowleopard or another recent visitor can enlighten us? When she dies, I'm not sure what the zoo will do. Would they try to move okapi in? Duikers would probably hide along the front retaining wall, and red river hogs would not be good for the trees! |
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#5
05-09-2008
Well, there's always Bongo too. But it would be cool to see their zoo's Okapi collection expanded. White Oak needs a little more competition and San Diego Zoo has a very valuable male that needs to diversify his genes.
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#6
05-09-2008
It's kind of a lousy yard for anything really. I've never been a big fan of that particular enclosure.
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#7
06-09-2008
The forest buffalo sign was up in the Ituri Forest, and so I'm fairly confident that there must be a least one specimen on display.
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#8
06-09-2008
Here are more pics of the Forest buffaloes, but these pics from 2006.
Flickr: Search NekoMama7's photostream On the next pic, is that the hippo exhibit in the back? Allen's Swamp Monkey and Forest Buffalo on Flickr - Photo Sharing! |
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#9
06-09-2008
I believe the majority of the buffalo departed in May 2006 ... hence the numerous specimens in the February photograph. In the second photo, the pool in the background is for the spotted-necked otters; compared to the rest of their water space, it is relatively deeper, and it is the only part with underwater viewing. (I wonder if the swamp monkeys ever swim in this pool? I've seen them swimming in the water on the other side of the path, but to have underwater monkey viewing would be fantastic!)
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#10
20-09-2008
There is a buffalo in the exhibit. Just saw them recently. Also a forest hog and red river hog that are friends. They were running around the exhibit like they were having the best time ever. The swamp monkeys were watching them and the two young monkeys started getting crazy too!
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#11
20-09-2008
Buffalo + forest hog + red river hog + swamp monkeys?
Very cool combination, if I read that correctly! Thanks for the update. |
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