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I do not recall seeing anything of note around that area.

 

Kidomo, a 13-year-old Okapi was euthanized on Friday following an altercation with a Nyala.

Blank Park Zoo euthanizes okapi following injuries sustained on Friday

 

Very sad to hear of this when the 2 animals had been so compatible.

 

Cue the cuteness: A seal pup was born at the zoo.

Adorable harbor seal pup born at Blank Park Zoo

 

The seal pup born at the zoo this year has died

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.kc...d-to-interact-with-children-has-died/30140084

 

New Sea Lion Has Arrived:
Meatball Makes a Splash

 

A three year old female Hartmann’s Mountain Zebra named Duchess has died.

Sad loss for US zoo as Hartmann's Mountain Zebra dies in freak accident - Horsetalk.co.nz

 

A female Slender-Horned Gazelle was born on April 8. She has been named Ruth.

Slender-horned gazelle calf born at Blank Park Zoo

 

One of the Zoo’s female Giraffe, 23 year old, Samburu has died. She gave birth to five calves during her time at the Blank Park Zoo.

Giraffe passes away at Blank Park Zoo

 

Births

A male Japanese macaque was born May 13 to Miya:

Baby Japanese macaque born at Blank Park Zoo

Zoo officials said this is the sixth Japanese macaque born at the Zoo since it restarted the breeding program in 2009. The infant was born to Miya (born on April 20, 2012), the first macaque born and raised at the Zoo since the 1990’s.


A Slender-horned gazelle calf was born April 8 to Maria:

Slender-horned gazelle calf born at Blank Park Zoo

Deaths

Samburu the Reticulated giraffe died in May aged 25 years:

Iowa zoo's 25-year-old giraffe passes away

Samburu, Sam for short, was born at the Henry Zoorley Zoo in Omaha on Aug. 21, 1995 and arrived at Blank Park on May 15, 1997.
In her time there, she gave birth to five calves, three male and two female.

 

I whet to the zoo last month and noticed that the squirrel monkey/ king vulture exhibit has been completely removed from where it used to be.

 

New species:
Yellow-backed duikers (1.1)

Zoo is raising funds to feed them for 2021:
Giving Tuesday | Blank Park Zoo

 

On January 19th, 2021, the zoo announced the opening of the Holmes Foster Event Center. It is 10,000 square feet in size, and is primarily used for educational activities, public/private gatherings, and conservation programming.

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On January 22nd, the zoo announced that on January 18th, a male reticulated giraffe calf was born.

Blank Park Zoo: Baby giraffe born to 6-year-old Skye

 

Harbor Seal Monte (Monty) (M) born 8/4/2018 has been transferred to Omaha.

 

Two Red River Hogs have arrived from San Diego: Blank Park Zoo introduces Red River hogs 'Shallot and Truffle'

 

Okapi have returned to Blank Park with the arrival of a two-year-old male named Romakari.

Des Moines Blank Park Zoo welcomes new okapi | NEWSRADIO 1040 WHO

 

How long does this zoo take to see?

 

Jabari, the zoo's nearly 4-year-old African Lion has moved to the Lincoln Park Zoo. He will be joined by three other females. This leaves the Blank Park Zoo with five lions, Deuce, Kadi, Neema, Asha, and Kali.

Jabari the lion finds new home at Chicago zoo | weareiowa.com

 

A basic walkthrough takes about an hour. The only thing where it could take a while to locate all the inhabitants is the free-flight aviary portion of the Discovery Center. The most notable bird held in that aviary is Silver-eared Mesia, assuming they are still around.

 

Are the Pink Pigeons gone, then?