The Zoo has started exhibiting Banded palm civet https://brightszoo.com/index.php/an...mmals/banded-palm-civet/341-banded-palm-civet
Patagonian cavy, Fish, Impala, Paca, Tamandua, Caiman, Green iguana, Kinkajou, Six-banded armadillo, Owl monkey, Red-handed tamarin, Red-footed tortoise, Giant anteater, Eurasian lynx, Anatolian shepherd dog, Spectacled owl, and Coscoroba swan are also recent arrivals.
the current zoo map is more accurate than their species list. For those don't know, this collection is a few hours from Knoxville, Tennessee. https://brightszoo.com/images/Map/Map.pdf
Curious where some of their animals came from. Cassowary, Baird's Tapir, Grey-Winged Trumpeter, Black-necked Aracari, and Banded Palm Civet are some names that stand out to me for a zoo of this scale.
The map is missing the Sable Antelope, Wildebeest, Nyala, Kudu, Bongo, Scimitar Oryx, Arabian Oryx, and several others I have seen in recent trips. And he had herds in the double digits of all of those but the Wildbeest "backstage".
There were a few in a pen near the Waterbuck. And more in the back area along with Bongo, Sable Antelope, Kudu etc in breeding herds.
On July 7th, 2020, the zoo announced that they have acquired black-backed jackals and are now on exhibit. Brights Zoo On February 7th, 2021, the zoo announced that work has begun on a new African penguin exhibit, which would be completed in Summer 2021. Brights Zoo On February 24th, it was announced that a new children's area is being built and will open sometime later in 2021. Brights Zoo On March 3rd, it was announced that the children's area, known as Oliver's Sand Pit, has been completed and opened with the zoo's 2021 opening. Brights Zoo - Updates !!!!! The new area for children.,... | Facebook On June 30th, the zoo announced that its penguin exhibit, now titled "Penguin Cove", has finally been completed and will be opened to the public on July 1st. Penguin Cove will also feature new exhibits for Asian small-clawed otters, fennec foxes, rhino iguana, water monitor, crocodile monitor, Burmese python, and red-tailed boa. Brights Zoo - Penguin Cove officially opens July 1, 2021.... | Facebook
On February 26th, 2022, the zoo announced they have acquired (1.1) axolotls named Bowser and Daisy and are on exhibit in the gift shop. Log into Facebook
On March 15th, it was reported that the zoo is receiving accreditation from the ZAA and is now the sole ZAA-licensed zoo in the state of Tennessee. Brights Zoo: 1 of 60 accredited zoos in US | WJHL | Tri-Cities News & Weather
This place is interesting, African penguins, gemsbok, baird's tapir, red panda - and it looks pretty decent.
