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  1. ThylacineAlive

    ThylacineAlive Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Yeah but this is America where everything is backwards and the government almost exclusively sucks.

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    ThylacineAlive, 3 Dec 2018
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    If a councilman says he and activists know care of elephants better than a zoo director, he indeed sends a signal. But it is not a signal of virtue. One might suggest having no better achievements, knowing-it-all, harassing city staff and endangered animals...

    It is sad, because so many elephants die from poaching, habitat destruction etc. Something which American zoos work hard to prevent. Activists pester zoos instead of helping in the real problems of animals.
     
    Jurek7, 3 Dec 2018
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    The baby wombat is very active and very cute
     
    jpc323, 10 Dec 2018
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    Baby wombat? Are you sure you mean the LA Zoo? If so, is it in the Australia house with its parents?
     
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    African Grey, 12 Dec 2018
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    So they definitely do have Panay cloudrunners... unless the one that died was the last one.

    Not surprised to see they gave up on the toucans. I always thought the exhibit was pretty small and minimal for the species.

    Glad to see the condors outgoing and incoming white-tailed jays. I'm not I've seen that species around before.
     
    Coelacanth18, 13 Dec 2018
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  9. John Marchwick

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    I find it very interesting that the zoo is getting a new hippo. Personally the hippo exhibit the zoo hasn’t now is outdated and the zoo should wait on getting new hippos until they build a new hippo exhibit.
     
    John Marchwick, 13 Dec 2018
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    It's not a new hippo, it's converting the ownership of one of the hippos the zoo already has. I was told the plan is for Rosie and Mara to be kept together as a mother-daughter pair since neither is recommended for breeding under the SSP.
     
    jpc323, 13 Dec 2018
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    This was the last one.

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    ThylacineAlive, 13 Dec 2018
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    What is in the exhibit next to the gharial exhibit? Is it still empty or is there an occupant?
     
    joshgrossglaza, 14 Dec 2018
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    It is empty most of the year. During Zoolights (mid-November to early January) there is a spectacular light and fountain show in it, which is a highlight of their light display.
     
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    Black Stilts? Is this a typo? I'd be surprised to see a pair imported from New Zealand.
     
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    There a type of black & white colored shorebird
     
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    I think they likely mean Black-Necked Stilt.

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    It is a typo for Black-necked Stilt. The pair is listed under last month's transactions (https://www.lazoo.org/wp-new/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/11.2018-Animal-Transactions.pdf), with the male coming from Milwaukee County Zoo and the female from Miller Park Zoo.

    There is zero chance of Black Stilts being exported to any zoo.
     
    Chlidonias, 16 Dec 2018
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    The zoo uploaded a video of the baby wombat to YouTube:
     
    Hipporex, 20 Dec 2018
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    The Los Angeles Zoo once exhibited, Black, White and Indian Rhinos for many years. As a matter of fact, their breeding of a Black Rhino in 1970 was the first successful zoo breeding of any rhino species in California.
     
    Blackduiker, 21 Dec 2018
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    A few roundhouses have been totally replaced. For instance, the snow leopard space was once the site of a roundhouse as was an area next to Tiger Falls. And if all goes according to Master Plans, I believe nearly all other remaining roundhouses will be removed.
     
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    Blackduiker, 21 Dec 2018
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