Some Old News: 20-year old Louisiana Black Bear Betsy was euthanized on April 16th. 4 Fulvous Whistling Ducks were born last week.
An Ocelot kitten was born May 6: Rare Ocelot kitten born at Audubon Zoo A male ocelot kitten was born at Audubon Zoo on May 6, 2020, to parents “Milagre” and “Joaquin.” Milagre (“miracle’’ in Portuguese) and Joaquin came to Audubon Zoo in 2017 from the Dallas Zoo. The kitten’s birth comes as part of Audubon’s participation in the Association of Zoos and Aquariums' Species Survival Plan for Brazilian ocelots.
Mandrill birth: Baby Mandrill born at Audubon Zoo The baby was born on Wednesday, June 3 to mother, Jinx, and father, Mapema. This is their second child. Their first, Kofola, was born in July 2018.
Western lowland gorilla pregnancy: One of Audubon Zoo’s critically endangered western lowland gorillas is expecting. This will be the first gorilla birth at Audubon Zoo in 24 years and the first offspring for 13-year-old Tumani, who came to Audubon from Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in 2017. This pregnancy is the result of successful breeding between Tumani and Okpara, a 26-year-old silverback gorilla, who came to Audubon from Franklin Park Zoo in 2017. The offspring, due in late summer, will be Tumani and Okpara’s first. Tumani’s birth window for the infant is July 15 through August 20. The infant will be welcomed by the rest of the troop: females Alafia, who raised her own offspring at Woodland Park Zoo, and Praline, the last gorilla infant born at Audubon Zoo in 1996. Full article: Audubon Zoo Expecting First Critically Endangered Gorilla Baby in Over Two Decades - My New Orleans
Audubon Zoo partners in largest release of Louisiana pine snakes, rarest in the U.S. Forty-one Louisiana pine snakes have been released into the wild, marking the largest release to date of the United States’ rarest snake species. Audubon Zoo partners in largest release of Louisiana pine snakes, rarest in the U.S. | Crescent City community news | nola.com
Tumani the Western lowland gorilla gave birth September 4: New Orleans zoo welcomes a critically endangered gorilla baby, its first gorilla birth in 24 years
The zoo announced minutes ago the loss of their baby gorilla https://twitter.com/audubonnature/status/1304091561639251968?s=21
Sumatran orangutan birth: Sumatran Orangutan Born at Audubon Zoo The Audubon Zoo has announced the birth of a critically endangered Sumatran orangutan. Feliz, the matriarch of Audubon Zoo's Sumatran orangutan group, gave birth at 3:25 a.m. on Wednesday, July 17. The father is Jambi, a male brought from Germany last fall.
I haven't followed it closely, but I recall that they were considering closing the crocodile house there. I presume this means that they likely won't be in the immediate future?
@O L, you are far out there! The Alfred Brehm Haus has been renovated and the central inner hall is the location for their small lush tropical rainforest with SE Asian birds and a separate pools exhibit for crocodiles (the said Tomistomas will be housed there, I believe).
The Audubon and Dallas Zoos recently had a flamingo swap-- the Audubon Zoo welcoming 38 American flamingos from Dallas, and the Dallas Zoo welcoming 26 American flamingos from Audubon.
I visited the zoo yesterday— the pair of maguari storks in Jaguar Jungle is currently sitting on a nest of four eggs, and it appears that construction has finally started back up on the Tropical Bird House.
A Sumatran orangutan was born February 28: Rare orangutan baby born at Audubon Zoo The parents are Jambi and Reese. 12 year old Reese is a first time mother.
A 21-year-old Rothschild/Nubian giraffe bull named “Chui” was euthanized today following an extended period of declining health.
I visited this zoo last week on St. Patrick's Day and my wife and I enjoyed this zoo quite a bit. Many of the animals were active and we both enjoyed the immersion of a lot of their exhibits. I know there are some on this board that don't particularly care for some of that, but we both like it. A couple of notes from our visit: Reptile Encounter and the Nocturnal House are still closed. Most of the Louisiana Swamp Buildings were closed except for the White Alligator Building and the surrounding exhibits. The restaurant and gift shop in this area were closed since it was a weekday. Since this restaurant was closed, it created a massive backlog at the Zoofari Cafe. Wait times for lunch were in excess of an hour due to the larger amount of people than expected and were severely understaffed. Felt bad for those working. Spotted two tomistomas wallowing in their pond outside of the Reptile Encounter building. The Aubudon Aviary was closed due to an avian virus going on in the area. The Maguari Storks were not on exhibit (had sign in exhibit that said ANIMALS TEMPORARILY OFF EXHIBIT) The Cool Zoo area was closed and zoo train and carousel were also not operating.
Five Mertens’ water monitors have hatched, and five Linne’s two-toed sloths are now on exhibit in the giant anteater/agouti exhibit in Jaguar Jungle.
