This list is accurate as of December 28, 2019. AFRICAN REGION African Savanna #1: Black crowned crane; Greater kudu; Hybrid giraffe African Savanna #2: Common ostrich; Grant's zebra; Grey crowned crane; Hybrid giraffe African Aviary: Blue-bellied roller; European starling; Hamerkop; Southern bald ibis; Stayr tragopan; Western plantain-eater Gorilla Preserve: Western lowland gorilla EXPLORATION ZONE (not including Insect Zoo) House mouse Peach-faced lovebird Empty (normally home to tortoises) Black-tailed prairie dog Meerkat ARC: Empty (normally home to bird of prey) ARC: Empty (normally home to bird of prey) ARC: Eurasian eagle owl ARC: Moroccan uromastyx ARC: Common chuckwalla ARC: Freshwater turtle ARC: Agassiz's desert tortoise; Leopard tortoise; Radiated tortoise ARC: Domestic rabbit ARC: Guinea pig ARC: Guinea pig ARC: Golden eagle Family Farm: Chicken; Cow; Fulvous whistling duck; Donkey; Goat; Horse and pony; Pig; Sheep Laughing kookaburra; Temminck's tragopan Red-rumped agouti Freshwater turtle Red panda *ARC means Animal Resource Center INSECT ZOO Moneilema gigas cactus longhorn beetle Giant water bug; Water strider; Whirling beetle Litter beetle Florida blue-leg centipede Florida ivory millipede Sow bug Asian forest scorpion Darkling beetle Canthon imitator dung beetle Death feigning beetle Red harvester ant Caribbean hermit crab Western black widow Venezuelan suntiger tarantula Sri Lanka ornamental tarantula Chaco golden knee tarantula Chilean rose-hair tarantula Emperor scorpion Jungle nymph Australian walking stick Velvet ant Tropical wood cockroach Caucasus rhinoceros beetle Madagascar hissing cockroach American cockroach Golden orb weaver Tailless whip scorpion Giant vinegaroon Wolf spider Milkweed bug White-eyed assassin bug PLAYFIELD LAWN Reindeer (temporary exhibit) to be continued...
PRIMATES Lemur Forest: Black-and-white ruffed lemur; Crowned lemur; Red-bellied lemur; Red-fronted brown lemur; Ring-tailed lemur Coquerel's sifaka Mandrill Francois' langur Bornean orangutan; Common chimpanzee (rotational) BIRDS Chilean flamingo Bird String: Spectacled owl Bird String: Blue-headed macaw; Madagascar teal; Salvin's amazon Bird String: Blue-throated piping guan; Crested oropendola Bird String: Great hornbill Eclectus parrot CALIFORNIA CONSERVATION CORRIDOR San Francisco forktail damselfly; San Francisco garter snake California red-legged frog Western pond turtle CAT KINGDOM North American river otter Coscoroba swan; Magellanic penguin Indian rhinoceros Komodo Alley (outdoors): Empty (due to cold weather) Komodo Alley (indoors): Komodo dragon Wolverine Giant anteater Bobcat Lion House: Snow leopard Lion House (indoors): Eastern box turtle; Linnaeus's two-toed sloth Lion House (indoors): Curl-crested aracari; Guira cuckoo Lion House: Fishing cat Lion House: Sumatran tiger Lion House: Southern lion Lion House: Sumatran tiger Lion House: Sumatran tiger Nile hippopotamus Eastern black rhinoceros Eastern black rhinoceros Eastern bongo THERAPY HORSES Empty Empty Horse Horse to be continued...
BEAR COUNTRY Eagle Island and Pelican Beach: American white pelican; Bald eagle; Brown pelican; Pink-backed pelican Grizzly Gulch: Grizzly bear Empty (old bear grotto) Wolf Canyon: Mexican wolf Kenai black bear California sea lion SOUTH AMERICA Puente al Sur: Giant anteater Puente al Sur: Black swan; Black-necked swan; Greater rhea; Gunaco Puente al Sur: Green-winged macaw; Scarlet ibis; Spix's guan South American Tropical Rainforest & Aviary exhibit: Linnaeus's two-toed sloth South American Tropical Rainforest & Aviary tank: Emerald tree boa South American Tropical Rainforest & Aviary tank: Red-tailed boa South American Tropical Rainforest & Aviary tank: Honduran spiny-tailed iguana South American Tropical Rainforest & Aviary tank: Caiman lizard South American Tropical Rainforest & Aviary tank: Amazon tree boa South American Tropical Rainforest & Aviary exhibit: Red-footed tortoise South American Tropical Rainforest & Aviary tank: Green anaconda South American Tropical Rainforest & Aviary tank: Smokey jungle frog South American Tropical Rainforest & Aviary tank: Panamanian golden toad; Red-eyed tree frog South American Tropical Rainforest & Aviary tank: Dyeing poison frog South American Tropical Rainforest & Aviary tank: Empty (singed for Golfodulcean poison frog and Green-and-black dart frog) South American Tropical Rainforest & Aviary (free-flying or clipped): Crested oropendola; Green-winged macaw; Hyacinth macaw; Ruddy duck; White ibis OUTBACK TRAIL Southern cassowary Australian WalkAbout: Common wallaroo; Mainland emu; Red kangaroo Koala Crossing (indoors): Koala Koala Crossing (indoors): Koala Koala Crossing (outdoors): Empty (due to cold weather)
Great resource! There is so much history with the Fleischacker Pool, a vast pool that occupied what is now the zoo parking lot for 50 years, that I've always yearned to see the zoo. I may be posting asking for suggestions for a trip to your neck of the woods sometime! Now, what are therapy horses? Like the therapy horses usually found not in zoos? How did the zoo come up with the idea of having some in the zoo?
Precisely. I found this in a PDF of the zoo's March board meeting: Sarah Meakin, Executive Director of the Brady Riding Group (“BRG”), provided a presentation on a proposed partnership between BRG and SFZS. She discussed the type of work they do with special needs children and adults, at-risk youth, combat veterans and victims of domestic abuse. She then noted the ways BRG already encompassed SFZS’ mission of the “Three C’s”: by making a connection between humans and animals, by working with volunteers and participants to care for the horses, and by engaging in outdoor activity, which helps to inspire conservation action. Lastly, she and others reviewed specifics of a possible partnership, including potential sites, client access, and program management.
I have no quibble with the mission--it's very worthy. At first, it just seemed anachronistic in the sense that therapy is a regular, ongoing activity for an individual, while a zoo doesn't at first blush seem like a place one would go to, say, once a week. That said, I was so amazed when I visited the Buffalo Zoo for the first time at what an integral part of the community it was. Moms were bringing and picking kids up from child care and classes there, and the expansion of the Elephant House (before they lost their elephants) was funded by children in school districts around the city. I've never seen anything like it. Making zoos more of an integral part of our lives would be a remarkable thing if Buffalo is any indication.
I forgot these 3: Sacred ibis and Openbill stork in African Aviary and White-faced whistling duck in South American Tropical Rainforest & Aviary.
So they do still hold African Openbill, I'd wondered. A lot of changes in their birds since I was last there, thanks for the update!
Agreed... the zoo's website lists several species not reported by Hipporex, and conversely he reported a species or two not listed by their website!
The zoo's docent "notebook" website has a relatively comprehensive/up-to-date list of species: Index of /notebook/FactSheets
Looking through the files, I don't think it's very up to date. Quite a few species not listed by Hipporex.
Well I don't know then. This list contains every animal I saw and where I saw it. If it isn't an accurate representation of the zoo's collection, I apologize.
