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Discussion in 'United States' started by snowleopard, 20 Aug 2012.

  1. snowleopard

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    - This little-known South Dakota zoo celebrated the birth of 3 red wolf pups earlier this year.

    - I recently visited and reviewed this zoo and today I posted 134 photos in the ZooChat gallery of both the zoo and the museum.
     
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    This article, actually published a few months ago, explains more about the new entrance and snow monkey habitat.

    KELOLAND.com | Advancements To Great Plains Zoo

    The last couple sentences also mention that lions will be added down the road.
     
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    It is great to see a once struggling facility get back on its feet, and I visited and reviewed Great Plains Zoo about 6 months ago. Having a troop of 25 Japanese Macaques directly inside the entrance will be the highlight of the establishment as primates are arguably the most popular creatures that a zoo can display.
     
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    2 Jacob's Sheep lambs were born in May. You can help name them here.
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    According to the events calendar, the new entrance and snow monkey habitat will be opening June 29th. :)

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    In addition, there is also a new outdoor Chilean Flamingo exhibit.
     
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