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    Chack the old male jaguar was euthanized several weeks ago.
     
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    I went to the Trunk Show at the zoo. I noticed that the trees have been removed from Wild Asia. Another building is going up in Pride of Africa in the goat portion.
     
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    Properties Magazine November 2018 Page 98{"page":98,"issue_id":541803}

    Pride of Africa
    2.6 acres (over 3 acres including retention pond which is not mentioned)
    $6.8 million
    Early June 2019 projected completion
     
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    Here is a direct link:


    Zoo’s Ice Rink:
     
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    Akron only has two Rodrigues fruit bats left and they are both in their twenties.
     
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    Tiger Valley is gone except for the lion area and the building being renovated for red pandas. The trees have been cleared with the exception of several by the Zoo Gardens. Wild Prairie now has a nice view of downtown Akron.
     
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    Akron Zoo | ZooChat

    Construction photos of Pride of Africa and Wild Asia are located at the link.
     
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