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I was there volunteering today and got a chance to swing by the new red river hog exhibit. Another Zoo Pride member told me that today was the very first day that they were out on exhibit, however, much like the new caracal, they were not seen at all, with the exception of when one just poked his head out the door and went back in. I'll be there tomorrow so I'll stop by there again. Hopefully with better luck at seeing them.

 

That's fantastic to hear! Hopefully you see them tomorrow.

Oh, and one more thing I forgot in my update. According to a new info sign, sandhill cranes have been added to the moose exhibit, but haven't seen them yet.

 

I DID see the Red River Hogs (Mango and Radish are their names, brothers) and if you catch them when they're out, they're beautiful and perhaps the cutest species of wild boar I've ever seen! They are still wary of loud and sudden noises, but seemed very comfortable and stayed out for about 15 minutes.
I also saw the Sandhill Cranes info sign, but also had no luck finding them. Maybe still getting acclimated to the large exhibit?

Last side note, Camila was outside of her hiding box and laying not too far from the glass!

 

Article about the Snow leopard cub :
Snow Leopard Boy and His Toys - ZooBorns

 

According to this article, the snow leopard cub has been named "Sossy."

Snow Leopard Cub Update! | Milwaukee County Zoo

 

Sossy? What does that mean? How does one pronounce it?

 

While talking to some volunteers yesterday, apparently they said the name comes from a zoo donor's child's nickname. Until I hear otherwise, I'm going with pronouncing the name as "sauce-e." To be honest, I'm not real crazy about the name.

 

I'm all that crazy about it either. I would have put money on Atilla after the hun.

 

Dozen riders stuck on Milwaukee County Zoo's Sky Glider for half hour

 

The baby harbor seal has been named! His name is King Julian! I may be a bit too happy about this name because i LOVE the Madagascar movies and the lemur King Julian in them (which the pup is named after) but I personally like this name better than the name given to the snow leopard cub, Sossy...
This is the FIRST harbor seal pup EVER BORN at the Milwaukee County Zoo.

 

King Julian the harbor seal MCZ SUPER CUTE!
http://www.zoochat.com/583/harbor-seal-pup-375211/

 

Two jaguar cubs, a male and female, were born!

Milwaukee County Zoo announces birth of 2 jaguar cubs

 

There's a special ZooCam on the site for the baby jaguars, too

 

Milwaukee County Zoo's concessions may be privatized

 

New male bactrian camel, Stan, went on exhibit for the first time yesterday.

 

Two Red River Hog brothers named Mango and Radish have been on exhibit since late July 2014. They are the VERY FIRST Red River Hogs to ever call Milwaukee home.
Article from Zoo Website: Meet Our Red River Hogs! | Milwaukee County Zoo

 

http://www.milwaukeezoo.org/pdf/ZooAnnReport2013.pdf

 

Sossy the snow leopard cub will make his debut on Saturday!

Snow leopard cub Sossy thriving at zoo despite infirmity

Sadly, however, the article also mentioned that the father, Genghis, was euthanized due to a cancerous tumor in his mouth.

R.I.P. Genghis.

 

Noo!! It was a tumor?? That's so sad! We'll miss you Genghis.
Good news about Sossy's legs working correctly though

 

Two times the cuteness! Jaguar cubs make their debut at Milwaukee Zoo | FOX6Now.com