Brevard Zoo opens its newly renovated Children's Zoo "Paws On". Paws On is hands-on at Brevard Zoo | floridatoday.com | FLORIDA TODAY
new cheetah exhibit They recently opened a new cheetah exhibit. Here is an article link with a video that you can click to play. Nice informative video with interviews and a good feel for what the exhibit looks like. Cheetah exhibit opens at Brevard Zoo | floridatoday.com | FLORIDA TODAY
4 Capybaras were born on August 2nd. New islands are being built for the flamingoes, ibises, and spoonbills, so they're off-exhibit.
This lush, very enjoyable little zoo had over 400,000 visitors in 2012, a significant increase over the previous year and the highest total since the zoo opened in 1994. http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20130109/NEWS01/130109024/Brevard-Zoo-topples-attendance-record
A Jaguar was born on January 26th! http://www.floridatoday.com/article...t-Baby-jaguar-born-Brevard-Zoo?nclick_check=1
A Masai Giraffe was born last week. Baby giraffe born: Brevard Zoo welcomes newborn male Masai giraffe - OrlandoSentinel.com
A second Masai Giraffe was born. Brevard Zoo welcomes baby giraffe: Brevard Zoo welcomes female baby giraffe. - OrlandoSentinel.com
A meerkat exhibit will open next year for the Zoo's 20th anniversary. http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20130304/NEWS01/130304023
A trio of Capybara were born on St. Patrick's Day. Trio of Capybara Babies Born at Brevard Zoo - ZooBorns
Sea Turtle Hospital VIERA, Fla.: Brevard Zoo to open sea turtle hospital - Florida Wires - MiamiHerald.com
Join us in welcoming a baby Baird’s Tapir born April 2. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?...6&set=a.111191739215.92835.46784544215&type=1
An article on a lot of the babies at the zoo: http://www.floridatoday.com/article...fants-grow-under-watchful-care?nclick_check=1
About the Baird's tapir baby : It's a Girl! Brevard Zoo Welcomes an Endangered Baird's Tapir Tapir 1 A female Baird’s Tapir was born on April 2nd at Brevard Zoo. With her mother Josie and father Pewee, she brings the zoo's tapir count up to three. Mom and baby are doing well, bonding behind the scenes. Both will be on exhibit in the near future. Before this new addition, Josie had given birth to four male offspring and one female. Baird’s Tapir, an endangered species, tend to live near water sources in dense tropical forest throughout Central America. They are agile runners and swimmers, and will often take shelter in water when disturbed. These ancient herbivores have changed very little in the past thirty-five million years. Their trunk-like snout, called a proboscus, probably evolved more recently within the past few million years. These shy creatures are born with a pattern of spots and stripes that help young to camouflage on the dappled forest floor. The coloration fades as they mature. In the wild, young may stay with their mother for up to two years. Tapir 2 Often called mountain cows, the Baird’s Tapir the largest indigenous mammal in Central America, and is the national animal of Belize. With the wild population estimated at less than 5,500 individuals, they are listed as endangered by the IUCN. They are threatened by extensive deforestation and habitat fragmentation, as well a local hunting. Brevard Zoo was particularly happy to welcome a female because she is very promising for the captive population. Source : Zooborns
Pee Wee, a male Baird's tapir at the Zoo since its opening, died. http://www.floridatoday.com/article...13007/Original-Brevard-Zoo-animal-passes-away
Duncan a male giraffe had to be put down today due to capture myopathy. Brevard Times: Giraffe Euthanized At Brevard Zoo
The meerkats are here and settling in. The exhibit opens March 15th. http://www.floridatoday.com/article...22/Meerkats-settle-Brevard-Zoo?nclick_check=1
