The Milky Tree frog at Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo : May 26, 2013 From Tadpole to Froglet: An Amazing Transformation Milky Tree Frog_Froglet Stage1 On March 12, an amazing transformation took place at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo: a Milky Tree Frog tadpole became a froglet, one more important stage on its journey to becoming an adult Frog. The metamorphosis from tadpole to juvenile took about three weeks to complete. Milky Tree Frog_Froglet Stage2 Milky Tree Frog_Adult Stage1 Milky Tree Frog_Adult Stage2 Photo Credit: Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo. Milky Tree Frogs are also known as Amazon Milk Frogs, Mission Golden-Eyed Tree Frogs or Blue Milk Frogs. They inhabit tropical rain forests in the Amazon basin, and dwell entirely in the forest canopy. This is not all that unusual, except most Tree Frogs are rather small. The Milky Tree Frog, however, grows up to four inches (10 cm) long – big enough to dine on pinky mice at the zoo. The “milk” in this Frog’s name comes from the poisonous, milk-colored fluid they secrete when stressed. The photos above show the froglet (top two photos) and adult (bottom two photos). Source : Zooborns
A temporary dinosaur exhibit has been open for a while, actually. Dinosaurs Alive The Lost Valley | Omaha Zoo | Other Exhibits
Five rockhopper penguin chicks born in 2013 have been shown to the media. They will be shown to the public in about 6 weeks. Maximum cuteness: Omaha zoo introduces 5 baby penguins - Omaha.com
Another article about the Rockhopper penguins : Rockhopper Penguins Hatch at Henry Doorly Aquarium - ZooBorns
For those of you interested heres a heart exam for a male gorilla. Gorilla undergoes heart screening at Omaha zoo | Local News - KETV Home
Does anyone know the species/name of the tiger that had been transferred to the Omaha Zoo but had been rather shy, coming out to grab food but then retreating?
Just posted on Facebook, Rattlesnake Canyon will open in Desert Dome tomorrow. Photos show chuckwalla, whiptails, and some sort of iguana.
This sounds promising. The hummingbird section of the dome was quite wretched. Rattlesnakes may be a much better fit.
Agreed, when I saw it, it was devoid of hummingbirds. The aviaries in that area didn't look particularly well suited for hummingbirds and viewing was difficult. They looked especially ill-suited to the quail that occupied those enclosures on my visit! Definitely seems a better use for the area. Also, according to the photos, there are Blue Spiny Lizards (says Spiny-tailed but I think this is a typo), Common Chuckwalla, Sonoran Spotted and New Mexico Whiptails as well as some sort of Ctenosaura (if I had to guess I would suppose them to be of the ASDM hybrid strain).
A white handed gibbon was born Nov 11th to Chewie and Stevie. Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo welcomes white-handed gibbon baby | Local News - KETV Home
Is Omaha Zoo the best? In the ZOOmoments you can read about it: ZOOmoments - Which is the Best Zoo of the World?
Article about the African spotted-neck otter born earlier this year : Omaha's Otter Pup Makes a Splash - ZooBorns
