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  1. snowleopard

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    Grant's Farm, a free zoo located in St. Louis, Missouri, now has 40 new photos in the ZooChat gallery. Yet another little zoo that I've visited that perhaps very few others have on this forum. I visit them so you don't have to!:)
     
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    It is a smart move by the zoo, but I think that the zoo should perhaps have charge of just the animals. The African Elephant exhibit here is unpleasant, as are many horse stalls that aren't big enough for them to turn around in, with no yard to roam in. I have been here perhaps three times, but I don't plan on coming back. There is a Green Iguana exhibit with absolutely no vertical space, among other disgraces... hopefully something good will happen for animal welfare here.
     
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    There are no longer any Green Iguanas at Grant's Farm.

    ZooChatters will be glad to know that construction has begun on some new exhibits for small animals, located across the path from the waterfowl pond.
     
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    So what is going on at Grant's Farm? Is the Busch Family still running it with the old zoo section intact?
     
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    The Busch Family still runs it. It's still a zoo. During my visit this summer, I saw some new enclosures being built, so maybe there are big plans for improvement of quality. Or maybe not.
     
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    Thanks for update.
     
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    That was Grant's Farm's last elephant. I wonder if they will get any more or if they will get something else to occupy the enclosure.
     
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    Apparently Grant's Farm has no plans to keep elephants in the future. They also claim not to believe any of the deaths are related. o_O

    Grant’s Farm says no more elephants after recent deaths
     
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    A summary of the article:
    • 6 Capybaras are now on exhibit.
    • An unknown number of Coatis have arrived and are now on exhibit.
    • Visitors can now feed cattle and goats.
    • Emus and Domestic Water Buffalo have arrived and are now on exhibit in the former elephant yard.
    • The kangaroos and wallabies will move to the elephant yard as well.
    • A Green Iguana is now on exhibit.
    • A Red-Tailed Boa is now on exhibit.
    • A new African Crested Porcupine named Harue has arrived in order to breed with the female (I don't know her name).
    • There is a new stage for animal shows.
    • Ring-Tailed Lemurs have arrived and are now on exhibit.
    • A new section of the safari park will make it much easier to view the Blackbuck, which were very rare to see.
    • The article also mentioned "monkeys", which are new. No other information about this.
     
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    2022 News:

    On January 6th, the farm announced that a (0.0.1) llama named Twinkle and a (0.0.1) domestic water buffalo named Gumdrop were born in December 2021.

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    On February 4th, the farm announced that they have a new (1.0) Kunekune pig named Bernard and a new (1.0) domestic yak named Grant.

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    On February 11th, the farm announced that they hired a new Animal Curator, Greg Thomas.

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    On March 8th, the farm announced that (0.0.133+) domestic goats (of various breeds) were born in 2022.

    Grant's Farm Introduces New Babies! | Grant's Farm has welcomed over 133 baby goats so far this year, including 29 twins, 18 triplets, 2 quadruplets and 1 quintuplet! We can't wait for our... | By Grant's Farm | Facebook

    On March 28th, the farm announced that a (0.0.1) watusi cow and a (0.0.1) ring-tailed lemur were born.

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    On June 1st, the farm announced they acquired (0.3) Jersey cows named Amy, Mary, and Marcy which are now on exhibit in the Undeniably Dairy exhibit.

    June is National Dairy Month! Celebrate during your next visit to Grant's Farm when you stop by the Undeniably Dairy exhibit, presented by Midwest Dairy.... | By Grant's Farm | Facebook

    On June 30th, the farm announced the births of (0.0.2?) ring-tailed lemurs, a (0.0.1+?) llama, a (0.0.1+?) domestic cow, and an (0.0.1+?) elk.

    We've got some furry new friends at Grant's Farm! Come out and meet our ridiculously awwww-dorable baby lemurs, elk, cattle and llama every day of the week. | By Grant's Farm | Facebook

    On November 18th, the farm announced that (0.0.2) domestic cows (breed(s) weren't specified) named Frank and Jesse were born in June and early November respectively.

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    On May 10th, 2023, the farm announced that a (1.0) ring-tailed lemur named Elijah was born and is now on exhibit.

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