When I visited in July, there was an enclosure with Bali mynah, Victoria crowned pigeon and crested wood partridges next to the dwarf mongooses. I did not see any Nicobar pigeons in the zoo. Not to mention that this looks a lot more like a crested wood partridge in size and colour.
WCS went to great lengths to make the rockwork in this enclosure exactly the same type of formation found in the cats' native habitats. After a search, they found an example of this in, of all places, CPZ. Exhibit builders used latex to cast a 100? square foot section, peeled it off, and went to work making an exact replica in fiberglass. You can see it on the right side in the video. From The Zoo, "Grumpy Cats Get New Digs."
Specific names of individuals? I don't. But I was wondering if they had more than the three I saw on exhibit?
Yes, I was wondering names, because I had listed, Tullu, Ciro, Wairidi, Silar, Matara, Kaia, Rebecca, Binti, and Cobie. But a taxonomy request tells me that there are 6 males, and 4 females, with two baboons being born in the last year. But I don't recall any news about baby baboons.
They were there when I visited in May. WCS is not that big about publicizing animal births that are recurrent, such as the baboons.
A North American Porcupine has been born at Prospect Park. She was born in February and is the first offspring produced from their new pair: North American porcupine baby debuts at Prospect Park Zoo
Other news in 2021: On May 5th, 2020, the zoo announced that (2.2) Shetland sheep were born on March 28th (females) and March 30th (males) respectively. Log in or sign up to view On February 15th, 2021, the zoo announced they have acquired a (0.1) wreathed hornbill named Clementine from the San Antonio Zoo in Texas back in January 2021. Log in or sign up to view On April 2nd, the zoo announced that (0.0.2) Shetland sheep have been born. Log in or sign up to view On June 25th, the zoo announced that a (0.0.1) Roti Island snake-necked turtle has been born. Log in or sign up to view
Are the Scarlet Ibises and Hamadryas Baboons viewable in the early winter? I guess that the Scarlet Ibises are moved indoors to another section of the zoo when it gets below a certain temperature? I was thinking about a mid-December visit and doing the zoo and Brooklyn Museum in one day. I would do the zoo first and then the museum. For such a small zoo it looks like it has a well-rounded collection for its size and has several species I like including Pallas' Cats, Victoria Crowned Pigeons, and Wreathed Hornbills. I'd love to visit the Bronx zoo but it's too massive for a one-day visit and trying to capture good footage of all the animals in a few hours.
I don't know about Prospect Park, but Bronx has a fantastic scarlet ibis exhibit that's great for photos. The National Aquarium has the species indoors, as well.
I'd love to visit the Bronx Zoo, but I would arriving at the Port Authority by bus by 10:00 AM at the earliest and then would have to figure out a reliable way to get there. Who knows how long that would take? The zoo closes at 4:30pm in the winter. I've never been to the Bronx Zoo and heard that the neighborhood can be dangerous. Is there a safe, yet fast way to get there from Manhattan like a bus or subway stop close to the zoo? If Bronx isn't doable then I guess there's always Central Park Zoo, but I don't think it's worth the price.
Central Park is worth the price *if you're into history and you know what you're getting*. You're getting a mini-JungleWorld with lemurs, bats, tropical birds and standard zoo-fare herptiles, Japanese snow monkeys, a standard Antarctic penguin/northern seabird collection (with chinstrap penguins!!!), harbor seals, red pandas, snow leopards, an elderly grizzly who may be on death's door (if she hasn't passed on already), and a pretty uniquely designed children's zoo with zebus and patagonian cavies. And you're also getting GORGEOUS autumn scenery and stellar exhibit design.
I have no idea about public transport, sorry, I get motion sickness from subways Bronx isn't really any more dangerous that other parts of nyc. As @StoppableSan said, Central Park is a nice little zoo, and is especially fantastic if you're into zoo history. Just make sure there's nothing major going on in that part of the park that day! I'd planned on going there last sunday after going to a different thing in manhattan, somehow didn't know the marathon was that day
Two Big-headed Turtles have hatched at Prospect Park Zoo. 23 animals have hatched at the zoo since 2013: Log into Facebook | Facebook
The zoo had about two dozen animals about a year ago I believe, with a handful more having moved over to the Bronx. ~Thylo