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Discussion in 'United States' started by TigerValley98, 1 Jan 2017.

  1. pachyderm pro

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    Brookfield has Mexican.
     
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    The zoo has a new male red panda, Firecracker, from the Greenville Zoo in SC.
     
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    New Cleveland Metroparks Zoo website:
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    CMZ has officially changed their logo on their website to their new one.

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    It seems a little busy to me but we definitely needed a new look. The new web site is taking some getting used to but I think they've simplified it a lot. I know they are preparing for another busy season and with two new exhibits that will be breaking ground for 2018, it seems that they will focus on that for most of this year. I am happy they are bringing back zoo keys! I think that is a fun and interactive way to learn more about the entire collection and habitats that they have. Especially because the generation that has young families now would be the generation that enjoyed them as kids before.
     
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    A baby beaver was born to first time mom beaver. The trumpeter swans have 4 eggs in their nest.
     
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    Dave's Cosmic Subs will soon open in the CMZ Food Court next to Pizza Hut.
     
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    The zoo announced on Facebook it has acquired an Amur tiger named Hector from Yorkshire (UK).
     
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    Should be the Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster. They had 3 cubs born March 2015.
     
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    Doncaster is in South Yorkshire.
     
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    Any updates on the two new exhibits being built this summer?
     
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    What exhibit(s) would that be?