Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden Cincinnati Zoo News 2017

Black Rhino and Okapi

 

And okapi, apparently.

 

Oh yes, I almost forgot, Saari, the camel, is pregnant with her third calf

 

For the first time in what seems like 5 years, the kea aviary is now open for the public to walkthrough.

 

Animal Update - Quinn, a member of the zoo's first Painted Dog litter gave birth to seven pups at her new home at the Wilds in December.

 

Article about the Malayan tiger triplet :

Trio of Malayan Tiger Cubs Born at Cincinnati Zoo

 

I saw from the Los Angeles Zoo thread that Cincinnati donated 7.18.3 Feathertail Gliders. Is this their whole population or are they planning on putting a different species in their Jungle Trails exhibit?

 

I guess I'll visit tomorrow and check it out. Many of them were still there a couple of days ago.

 

Okay! That number just may not be their whole colony in that case

 

A male okapi calf, since named "Moyo", was born last week:

Cincinnati Zoo welcomes okapi calf

 

Do you know what day the Okapi was born?

 

The white tigers and Malayan tigers have traded places again. Apparently it's preparation for when the cubs are transferred over to Cat Canyon from the Nursery. I guess this way they won't bexhibited at eye level with zoo guests (Even though they are now).

 

Update Malayan tiger-triplet :

Tiger Cubs Are Grrrrowing Up Fast

 

Video about the zoo's Kikuyu black-and-white colobus baby:


Points of interest from the video:
-Unfortunately, the renovation of the colobus exhibit will, indeed, be very minimal - just a replacement of the netting.The indoor holding, however, will be expanded.
-The whole troop will hopefully be on exhibit together in May.
-The zoo is shooting for a completion of Gorilla World renovation and expansion before the start of The Festival of Lights, so around late November.

 

Does anyone know how old the Banded Civet at the zoo is, or how long they've had the one individual? I heard recently that it's the oldest member of its species in captivity.

~Thylo

 

Yala will be 14 this year

 

Thanks, any info. on its parents?

~Thylo

 

Unfortunately not, I know he was born 9/3/2003 at the Cincinnati Zoo. Kudu21 may have a little more info

 

Couple of small changes:

1. At Rhino Reserve, construction has expanded. Now access to the bongos and flamingos (and still the zebras, and former crane yard) has been cut off. At the cut off line, there were large piles of top soil and a Bobcat handling them. My hopes is that the top soil is used to cover the rocky/gravel filled zebra yard.

2. In the Asian building of Jungle Trails: a fake tree was added between the loris and the genet exhibit. This tree is identical to the one in the African building where branches and leaves break out across the ceiling of the first hallway.

3. The Pygmy slow lorises were off exhibit.

4. In Wings of the World, the covering to the Grasslands exhibit was placed down once again - meaning the habitat has new residents.

5. At Swan Lake: the small 'Wetland Trail/Sandhill Crane' exhibit closed last year. The exhibit was an open topped marsh that had a natural line of brush (and a small fence) to keep the crane from entering into the actual lake. Recently, that fence and brush were taken down, giving more land space to the Trumpeter Swans. They were laying in that area and they can get closer to guests than ever before.

 

Were the feathertails on exhibit or did they actually get moved?