Dinosaurs are now going to invade Wheeling. They are already slated for Cleveland and Columbus and will continue at Cedar Point and Kings Island. From the zoo's website: Back from Extinction! Dinosaurs invade the Good Zoo! Life-sized Deltadromeus, Dilosaurus and Parasaurolophus dinos have roared back to life at the Good Zoo, accompanied by a temperamental teenage T-Rex, and a big mama Styracosaurus and her baby. Each dinosaur is fitted with its own electronic brain which activates and controls movements and produces sounds. Movements are powered by a pneumatic system that enables smoother, more realistic motion. Whether your kids have a passion for paleontology or just love dinos, the Good Zoo is THE place to be this spring & summer! Dinos will be on display at the Easter Treasure Hunt March 29, 2013. Good Zoo & Benedum Theater Video:
African wild dog pups born at Good Zoo at Oglebay Rare Wild Dog Birth at Good Zoo April 8th, 2013 | Author: Oglebay African wild dog pups born at Good Zoo at Oglebay Good Zoo staff announced that highly endangered African Wild Dog pups born at the Good Zoo are now on exhibit. The female “Destiny” gave birth on September 30, 2012 to seven pups; it is the first litter she or her mate “Selous” have produced. “All the pups were full term, but below normal birth weight, and were born with infections that affected their lungs and other organs,” said Good Zoo Manager Mindi White. “One pup was stillborn due to undeveloped lungs. The remaining pups were pulled for hand-rearing but four pups succumbed to the infection.” White said the remaining two pups were too weak to nurse from Destiny, so zoo staff located a lactating domestic dog “Ellie” from the Hancock County Animal Shelter and nursed the pups on Ellie for several days until she stopped producing milk. Keepers took the pups back to the parents every day and let them see, hear and smell the pups through the fence to let them know the pups were still alive. Two African wild dog pups that were born at the Good Zoo in September were nursed by a domestic dog and hand-raised by zoo staff. Penny Miller, zoo director, said this is the first time nursing wild dog pups have been hand-reared by zoo staff, yet kept with the parents during the day. When the pups were stronger and healthier and the parents were still showing strong parental behaviors, the pups were put back with the parents. The pups still did not nurse adequately from Destiny, so animal care staff took the pups home every night for late night and 2:00 a.m. feedings. The pups were put back with the wild dog parents during the day. “This is the first time nursing wild dog pups have been hand-reared by zoo staff, yet kept with the parents during the day,“ said Penny Miller, zoo director. If the pups had been only hand raised, they imprint on people and do not learn correct wild dog behaviors. “This would have made it impossible to integrate them back into African Wild Dog conservation program, which is the whole point of our breeding efforts,” Miller added. “These pups were born very compromised. It is a miracle two survived, and it is a testimony to the incredible problem solving and tender loving care they received from our keepers and managers,” Miller said. The domestic dog that helped rear the pups was adopted by a Good Zoo keeper. African wild dogs are Africa’s second most endangered carnivores. Once found in 39 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, wild dogs are no longer found in 25 countries. Habitat destruction, rabies and canine distemper spread by local village dogs, and other pressures threaten their survival. Only the dominant female dog in the pack produces pups, litters can be as large as 20 pups. Other females assist the mother in rearing the pups and catching wild game. It takes a large healthy pack of wild dogs to hunt enough game to feed large litters; many wild packs are now too small to rear large litters. Pup mortality in the wild is 90%. There are 125 African wild dogs exhibited in 37 U.S. zoos; approximately 3,500-5,000 remain the wild. The entire wild dog family is now on exhibit at the zoo! The zoo is currently open daily from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Admission to the Good Zoo is $9.00 for adults; $5.75 for children ages 3-12; and Good Zoo members and ages 2 and under are admitted free. Lorikeet Landing and the train ride are open Saturday and Sunday from 10:30 am to 3:30 pm, weather permitting. The train ride is $2.25 per person and a cup of nectar to feed to the lorikeets is $1.00. Additional information can be found on the on the Good Zoo website including the new Dinosaur Exhibit featuring life-sized, moving and roaring dinosaurs. Rare Wild Dog Birth at Good Zoo
A Scarlet Macaw named "Skittles" is now on exhibit in the Main Building, in the enclosure shared by Red Footed Tortoises and Cotton Top Tamarins. Also, Virginia Opossums have begun going on exhibit with the Barn Owl. The zoo has possessed the opossums for a while, but they've been used as education-only animals until now. And as a side note, the zoo now has almost a dozen chickens at the Barn Area.
In the month of September, 2 Golden-Lion Tamarins, 1 Grevy's Zebra, and 1 Southern Three-Banded Armadillo were born. Three Rare Species Born at the Good Zoo
A New Start for the Oglebay Good Zoo's Penny Miller - WTRF 7 News Sports Weather - Wheeling Steubenville
Toledo Zoo welcomes new Andean bear "Mr. Frushour said the West Virginia zoo needed to find a new home for Nieve while they construct an expanded exhibit."
Good Zoo Treasure Hunt at Oglebay Oglebay Good Zoo will debut A pair of cheetahs soon. Two new exhibits to open Memorial Day Weekend.
Apparently judging by previous maps, the cheetahs have replaced african wild dogs. Any information on them (the dogs) and where they were transferred?
They moved several years ago. The male cheetahs are replacing an older female cheetah that replaced them.
It appears that the Good Zoo will be receiving snow leopards. According to the breeding plan, they are getting an older pair. I will share more details when I hear anything.
