Next weekend the zoo will be holding their annual behind-the-scenes weekend. This allows visitors a guided tour through parts of the zoo that are normally not available. This years line up includes a tour through Winter Quarters (the underground hoofstock complex), the polar bear and seal holding areas, the small mammal kitchen, and new this year, the Elephant Care Center. Zoo's behind-the-scenes weekend will feature tours of the seals' saltwater baths and new elephant care center
Two young twits got into a fight at the zoo. Fight between group of juveniles breaks out at Milwaukee County Zoo
That articles use of "juveniles" over and over again is almost funny. Did they not like the words "teenager" or "adolescent"?
The old piranha tank in the ARC now contains Amazon Milk Frogs. Also the flying snakes are gone, replaced with an emerald tree monitor. If I recall, Milwaukee was the only zoo in North America that had this species on display. Does anyone know what happened to them?
I believe the flying snakes moved to Brookfield. Toledo also has them, making Brookfield and Toledo currently the only North American zoos to keep the species.
The zoo responded to the fight that happened yesterday. Milwaukee County Zoo responds to Saturday fight incident
The zoo is finally ditching plastic bags and plastic straws In Partnership with Service Systems Associates the Milwaukee County Zoo Reduces Plastic Use in Concessions & Merchandise Areas | Milwaukee County Zoo
Due to COVID-19 the behind the scenes weekend has been postponed with a new date yet to be decided. Behind the Scenes Weekend | Milwaukee County Zoo Also the gorilla habit will be closed till early April, due to necessary improvements due to AZA requirements. Welcome to the Milwaukee County Zoo!
Being stuck at home the past few days has got me looking into more about upcoming plans with the zoo. Haven’t been to the zoo since the summer and just really anxious to learn more about upcoming plans. Excited for all the changes!!!!
I was there a week before they closed and they had all of the Cinereous Vultures out on display. I didn’t realized we had 6 of them. Can’t wait to see what is coming this summer.
Interesting!!! Also looking forward to all the changes. I am so excited for Adventure Africa to be complete and then I’m mostly looking forward to Alaska cold coast and wild woods... but everything has me excited
Those are still over 3 to 5 years away at the very least. It could be pushed back even further with everything that’s going on currently. Hopefully it’s not pushed back too far, that it is dropped completely.
Exactly!!! I think just with everything getting pushed back, it makes me more interested with the situation and eager to see the changes.
The zoo just acquired 3 new female lions. The zoos instagram said we could watch them on the web cam and they have been exploring the new exhibit. Only see two of them though!
I read somewhere that the third lioness was camera shy and is the mother to the other two. Anyone know where they came from?
Here’s an article on the new arrivals. Mother Patty Sharptooth and her daughters, Eloise (funny how she shares a name with the female tiger who departed last year) and Amira, came from Sedgwick County Zoo. https://www.google.com/amp/s/fox6no...oo-welcomes-3-new-lionesses-amid-closure/amp/
An article on the Milk Frogs that arrived a few weeks ago: The Zoo Welcomes Nine Amazon Milk Frogs | Milwaukee County Zoo This is the first time this zoo has had Amazon Milk Frogs.
Hello,somebody knows what are the names of the california sea lions at Milwaukee Zoo and their parents?
