That particular exhibit on Asia trail never held Chinese alligators. It was always housing a giant salamander
Junk I thought this to, but I asked my mom and she said she also remembers that exhibit holding Chinese alligators. It was probably late 2008 or early 2009 because that's when the first salamander the zoo had died. She was also the only one they had at the time. Also the 5 salamanders were given to the zoo in 2009 and the original died in November 2008 so the exhibit was empty for a few months if it held nothing.
I am almost positive that it was just empty for a few months. The only place in the zoo where I remember seeing Chinese alligators (and I've been visiting more than once a year since 1998) was their current exhibit behind the reptile house
Something...is pregnant at the zoo as per the zoo's facebook. The species will be relieved tomorrow. My bet is on Tamandua.
Batang, the Bornean orangutan is pregnant. She's due in September. This will be the first orangutan born at the zoo in 25 years. https://www.facebook.com/nationalzoo/ One of the first things they say is there are only a few animals at the zoo that a human pregnancy test would be accurate. I feel like an idiot.
Here's the zoos press release. Press Release - National Zoo| FONZ Does anyone know why they would wait 4+ months to reveal this? The press release says the found out she was pregnant February second. It also says that they're training Bonnie and Iris to become surrogates in the case that Batang is unwilling to take care of the baby.
Although that would be my dream and the two have certainly been mating, I think we still have to wait a bit. One of their keepers told me that they believe the female has not sexually matured yet because she hasn't shown any signs of reproductive cycling. I am hoping this changes soon.
Smithsonian study reveals precipitous decline of genetic diversity in wild cheetahs Press Release - National Zoo| FONZ
The bird house will be closed June, 27th - June 30th to allow new birds to acclimate to their exhibits. Emergency Message - National Zoo Does anyone know why they received new birds? They're starting the bird house renovation sometime late this year or early next year.
This may be inaccurate, but from my experience behind the scenes at my zoo, sometimes zoos get animals for upcoming exhibits before they are built (but only when the animals are very small types of animals), and keep them behind the scenes while construction is happening. Not all animals are shipped out during construction all the time.
I understand that, but Experience Migration is years away. I'm talking like 2019 or even 2020. This is what director Dennis Kelly said in the spring 2016 zoogoer.
I went there about a week ago and there were signs saying that it will be filled with birds from the Chesapeake Bay area including red knots.
That's a sign about the Delaware Bay Aviary. It's an aviary planned for Experience Migration. Even if it is related to that it still doesn't explain why they would get the animals now.
Out of curiosity, will they still have the "meet a kiwi" talks while the bird house is being renovated?
