The oryx, the ostriches and abassyian ground hornbills ( helmeted guinea fowl are there just for winter I believe)
You mean ABYSSINIAN ground hornbills? What a lame exhibit- just oryx, ostriches, hornbills and guineafowl.
That doesn't sound like a bad mix to me. What would you prefer? The only thing I'd change is maybe having an oryx native to the African grasslands instead of the Sahara. ~Thylo
There isn't a decent place for what 'exhibit'? The enclosure is already there, no? I'm just saying I'd rather they had a Gemsbok or East African Oryx instead, not have a new enclosure for a new species, although those aren't being cared for by the AZA anymore.... ~Thylo
There isn't a grassland exhibit.The largest exhibits are an Australian exhibit,cranes,leopards,children's zoo,and the indoor complexes.Unless you are talking about their current exhibit.
Scimitar-horned oryx for what it is worth are not a Saharan true desertic type species, but one that ranges along the sand and gravel / lava flow deserts along the Sahel steppe belt! I am not familiar with this zoo, but the species make-up of the said exhibit is probably better from the inhabitants' perspectives - in particular the birds - than in most African "savannah" type exhibits with a myriad of hoof stock in competition with the odd bird(s) - which from a welfare / breeding point of view require separate exhibits to make them do well -! Here, it seems just the one ….
i would think that they live in close(ish) enough proximity to the other one in the wild that common zoo visitors will either not care or not know the difference
What does wild range proximity have to do with a zoo visitor recognizing the species? The Amur Tiger and Amur Leopard live in close proximity to each other but I wouldn't expect a visitor to confuse the two species. ~Thylo
silly me i thought this argument was about whether or not they live close enough together in the wild to be labelled in one exhibit. my bad
The zoo has taken in two week old female beavers. Their mother was killed in a trap and their four other siblings have gone to rehab centers. Baby beavers rescued by Staten Island Zoo - am New York
A new baby bird has hatched and the zoo is playing a guessing game with people to see who can guess just what species it is. Personally I have no clue but it is pretty cute. Staten Island Zoo has a brand new baby ? but what is it? | SILive.com
Went to the zoo today, didn't really see much but then I saw 2 pig exhibits the regular exhibit hey are in all the time and now possibly THE WORLD'S SMALLEST PIG EXHIBIT EVER!!!!
A scimitar horned oryx was born. He has been named Felipe. Meet Felipe, the Staten Island Zoo's newest resident | SILive.com
First Ring-tailed lemur-births in the history of the zoo ! : Staten Island Zoo Welcomes Birth of First Lemurs
