Regarding Tuffy (Snuffy). He has been at the facility since 2007....! That is a long time and there seems to be no consistency in the breeding of...
According to @Yazziel in the population thread, the zoo announced on its website that 15 year old African Elephant Samson has survived EEHV for...
Young African Bull Elephant at Maryland Zoo Survives EEHV | The Maryland Zoo “15 year-old African bull elephant, Samson, has survived an episode...
Resurrecting this thread with the weirdest thing I've seen in zoos: At the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, there's apparently a wild deer that...
Oh my that would have been bad to lose him! He’s almost full grown so I’m not surprised he survived, because the mortality rate of EEHV is...
I’ve seen a wild Red Fox at the Indianapolis Zoo and a wild Coyote at the Franklin Park Zoo. Edit: I almost forgot but I also saw a White Tailed...
Ohh that’s Willie from the Riddles Sanctuary. I thought you were referring to Willy from Cleveland who was said to be sterile. Willie Willie at...
Welcome to Zoochat!! Earlier this year I visited your local Maryland Zoo, National Zoo, and Baltimore Aquarium and they were all great visits....
A roughly 40 day old female otter pup has arrived at the zoo after being orphaned on the Susquehanna River. Maryland Zoo Caring for Rescued Otter...
Below are the African Elephant herds in America listed with the number of generations in them. I will complete a list for Asian elephants later....
Deer are all over the place there if you look around! I've seen dozens, groups of 6+ sometimes. The one time I tried to go on the train, it...
I wish chimp-wise the AZA would research their genetics properly and try to document what chimps they have (Pan troglodytes: West African verus...
To address these points: Humboldt or Magellanic penguins could be a decent standalone exhibit, perhaps near Amazonia and the Andean bears since...
My best guesses for a bachelor herd at the moment are Titan at Sedgwick, Samson at Maryland, and Kedar at Indianapolis
That one could've easily been included, there are lots of great ungulate exhibits out there and in the cases of these bonus posts they are simply...
Thank you for the input, I agree. I'll take these into account. Also, dyk when the zoo last kept polar bears?
Naming a gorilla the same name as a chimpanzee at a DIFFERENT zoo is totally okay, and wouldn't be that confusing either. The San Diego Zoo back...
As far as I know, Pittsburgh will always be denied accreditation so long as they continue to have open contact with elephants. At least that's...
It's going to take a number of years to request funding from the State, find potential donors/ sponsorships, as well as time to design and...
Are there any favorite or least favorite elephant exhibits you've seen, or particularly memorable experiences with elephants?
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