The zoo now has a new trumpeter swan (hoping on baby chicks now that there is a mating pair), a new male donkey, a pair of alpalchas, hafinger horses and a Norwegian fjord pony. They also lost their 36 year old donkey in February.
There are 3 new male Chacoan Peccaries on the South American Trail. Zoo Goes Hog Wild I think that one of them probably came from Beardsley. Presuming that they're all male, Beardsley used to have 2 males and now they have one, plus CT's not that far from the Queens, I think it's pretty likely one's from Bridgeport. A new Alpaca baby was born at the zoo.
Thylo, that video is years old. Apparantely, they added a Bobcat in the collection this year, according to this photo from their Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/queenszoo?...3496232.123200.109249352433224&type=1&theater
Really? It was on the zoo's website so I just posted it. It does look a little crappy and has no sound. Cool about the Bobcat. Any idea what happened to the Jaguar plans? ~Thylo
the zoo got a trio of rheas and will have an exhibit at an unknown location in the zoo. Also, they recently got a trio of mulefoot hogs for the children's zoo
1. There is already a news thread for this zoo that acknowledged the arrival of the Mulefoot Hogs. http://www.zoochat.com/22/zoo-news-79640/ 2. How do you know about the rheas?
According to another member on the http://www.zoochat.com/22/queens-zoo-review-304827/ thread, there's now a trio of Greater Rheas at the zoo. ~Thylo
That does sound pretty exciting. I hope you had fun interning, and hope to see the rheas make their public debut soon!
Finally, their breeding efforts with the Southern Pudu paid off! The fawn is apparently a female. World’s Smallest (and Cutest) Deer Born in Queens Zoo | Observer
Josephine, the female pudu, recently gave birth to a female a few days ago. The young one still doesn't have a name.
Article about the Pudu-birth : July 16, 2013 One-Pound Pudu Fawn Born at Queens Zoo _Julie Larsen Maher 2083 Southern Pudu QZ 06 29 13 A rare Southern Pudu, the world’s smallest species of deer, was born at the Wildlife Conservation Society's (WCS) Queens Zoo in New York. The young doe weighed one pound at her birth on July 8th, and could weigh as much as 20 pounds as an adult. The fawn is still nursing but will soon transition to fresh leaves, grain, kale, carrots and hay. Pudu are extraordinary creatures. Although small in stature, only 12 to 14 inches at the shoulder, pudu are excellent jumpers, sprinters, and climbers. What the Pudu lacks in size, it makes up in strategy: when chased, Pudu run in a zig-zag pattern to escape predation. They will bark when they sense danger and can climb fallen trees. _Julie Larsen Maher 2095 Southern Pudu QZ 06 29 13 Photo Credit: Julie Larsen Maher / WCS Southern Pudu are native to Chile and Argentina and are designated Vulnerable on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List of Threatened Species. Using research and conservation practices, WCS is working in the Pudu’s range countries to grapple with habitat loss and other threats to wildlife. Visit WCS's website if you're interested in making a donation to help save wildlife and wild places. Source : Zooborns
I have recently learned that the baby pudu is actually three months old when the articles were advertised. She was born in early May 2013
From a WCS press release (http://www.wcs.org/press/press-releases/five-california-sea-lions.aspx): "Two adult male California sea lions from the West Coast now live at WCS’s Queens Zoo. They came from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife as part of a local wildlife management project in Bonneville, Ore. Animal staff from the Queens Zoo and a veterinarian from the WCS Zoological Health Program went to the Pacific Northwest to examine, care for, and begin basic training of the two bulls at a local holding facility. They worked closely with the animals for nearly a month before transporting them to their new home. The two join Butch and Taylor to complete the bachelor group of four in the zoo's sea lion pool."
A new male Andean Bear named Bouba from Bioparc Doue la Fontaine (I think) in France went on exhibit last week on South American Trail. Spangles, the female, is reportedly still there, but that must mean Cisco the male, has passed away.
