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  1. jayjds2

    jayjds2 Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Right you are! All the little things I'd forgotten... There is a bird in there I don't know the ID of, but I haven't posted a picture yet. I'm rubbish at macaws, but I gave it my best shot :p. I think that completes our list of what is at the zoo.
     
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    Great list! I have visited the Reptile House today and have the following additions:
    additional species (not mentioned by jayjds2): Caiman Lizard, Green Tree Python, Hellbender (in the Salamander Lab), Dyeing Poison Dart Frog, Blue Poison Dart Frog, and Oriental Fire-belly Toad. Also, they have Western Diamondback Rattler, not Eastern Diamondback:)
    I did not see Indian Flapshell Turtle labled today (used to share the exhibit with Gharial, but today I saw Bornean Painted Batagur there instead); also the window into Japanese Giant Salamander Lab was completely covered with paper
     
  3. Coelacanth18

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    For the mammals, there was also dark cusimanse (Crossarchus obscurus) in the Small Mammal House. I have a few photos of it halfway inside a leather sack.

    The agouti is probably red-rumped/Brazilian (Dasyprocta leporina).

    The site lists they also have lesser tree shrew, but I didn't see any. Does anyone know if they are off-exhibit?
     
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    zoo_enthusiast Well-Known Member 10+ year member Premium Member

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    Are you sure about Cusimanse? They had them years ago, but I thought they are long gone. Small Mammals House no longer even has a label for them. In fact I thought the species is gone from AZA...
     
  5. jayjds2

    jayjds2 Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    There was no dark cusimanse. The agouti is indeed Brazilian. Lesser tree shrew would be in the small mammal house, but it wasn't a few weeks ago and the website is very outdated.
     
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    Small Mammal House also has Two-toed Sloth (as of yesterday in two separate exhibits). Also, during my yesterday's visit the House did not have any Rock Cavies and Prairie Dogs, and those species were not even labeled (however, I believe I saw both species as late as December 2015)
     
  7. Andrew_NZP

    Andrew_NZP Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    The zoo does not have Cusimanse. I'm 99% sure you're talking about the zoos Banded mongoose. The zoo doesn't have Lesser tree shrews. Never trust the website. It still says the zoo has 1 Ring tailed lemur and doesn't mention Black and White ruffed lemurs despite the fact that they have 5 Ring tails and have had Black and White since November.

    Pretty sure the Prairie dogs were moved to the outdoor exhibit. I don't really have any evidence backing this up but since its spring now it just makes sense.
     
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    Yes, I apologize for the confusion. I went back and looked at the picture, and it is indeed a banded mongoose. I could have sworn that I saw signage for cusimanse and not banded mongoose on the enclosure (otherwise I'm not sure why I would have made that mistake) but I could be wrong on that also. In any case, if there was a sign I guess it's been taken down now.
     
  9. Andrew_NZP

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    I went to the zoo today and here's some notes.

    * Kids farm is still closed. However the walkway to the Amazonia is open so you can still see some of the animals.

    * An Arapaima was having some sorta operation today so the top part of the river section and the forest were closed sadly.

    * I asked a lot of questions to a volunteer on American trail and here's what I asked and his answers.

    * I didn't know this before but apparently the two Harbor seals the zoo received are actually elderly animals. Since the Adventure aquarium closed their Pinniped exhibit I asked if that's why the zoo got the Harbor seals or if they were always gonna bring in some. He said that he never said it wasn't the plan but because the aquarium closed their Pinniped the zoo kinda got "lucky".

    * I noticed that the two Gray wolves were separated and I asked why. He said that Coby (black/gray) attacked Crystal (white) and she had some bad scars around her neck. I asked if the zoo has thought about possibly expanding the pack and bringing in more wolves. He said that both of the wolves are elderly and if they ever thought about getting more it would probably be after they pass on but its always possible.

    * He said they might bring in another North american river otter to keep the other company since his brother died. He also told me that if the otter dies before they bring in another one they would still keep otters there and not bring in a new species.

    * The two center exhibits in the Small mammal house have made progress. Someone was actually working on them while we were there.

    * According to a volunteer the Fennec fox kit should be on exhibit soon.

    * Lulu (Sand cat) has gone into estrus so today for only the second time ever. They put Lulu and Thor together.

    * Same volunteer said that the plan for the Short eared elephant shrew and the exhibit is to just let the one shrew live out the rest of her life and when she passes on they'll go from there.

    * The volunteer at the Cheetah conservation station said that the zoo might bring in more cheetahs but they're gonna keep it at just the 2 for now.

    * I asked her what happened to the second Sitatunga. She said it was sent to another facility which makes no sense to me since the zoo had only had it for less than a year. I asked if they were gonna bring in another one and she immediately said yes, but than she was gonna ask about it because she wasn't sure.

    * She said the zoo is gonna bring in 2 Maned wolves from another zoo. I asked why they weren't sticking to the theme and bringing in an African species, and she said it was because the wolves always lived there. Well before the zoo turned it into the zoos official African area.

    * A lot more exhibits in the Bird house are empty compared to the last time I went. Although I last went in late 2015.

    And that's really it. I think i'm gonna upload these "notes" in here instead of the news thread since this isn't really news but rather notes/updates.

    I also have pictures but i'm tired so expect them to be uploaded at random times.
     
  10. Andrew_NZP

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    I have always been fascinated by the history of the zoo and recently I've been reading about some of the zoos original plans for certain exhibits.

    I found this old zoogoer article from 1997 and it talks about the original plan for Beaver valley (now American trail). The exhibit was originally gonna be called Aquatics Trail, and it was supposed to be an exhibit based on water. The reason is because the zoos sea lions, seals, otters and beavers lived on the trail.

    ZooGoer: Water

    http://web.archive.org/web/20000304132342/http://www.fonz.org/zoogoer/zg-archives.htm

    Also according to an old version of the zoos website. The original plan for Asia trail was in multiple phases. The first phase was supposed to open in 2005 and species included were sloth bears, fishing cats, clouded leopards, red pandas, and giant pandas. Phase two would relocate the elephants to a new area of the zoo to make an exhibit big enough for a breeding herd. The old plan included improved habitats for muntjac and gibbons, and was gonna bring in new animals such as tufted deer and giant salamanders.

    https://web.archive.org/web/2003100...Publications/PressMaterials/NZP/FactsFigs.cfm

    Also this is a pdf talking about some of the first plans for Asia trail.

    http://nationalzoo.si.edu/AboutUs/FuturePlans/Asia Trail EA 16dec03 web.pdf
     
  11. jayjds2

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    Some updates, mainly for the bird house:

    Elegant crested tinamou and guira cuckoo are gone. The kiwi exhibit was inaccessible.

    In a variety of exhibits, these four species have been added:
    Scarlet tanager, ovenbird, indigo bunting, and common yellowthroats. They are all for the Experience Migration exhibit.

    The birds I had listed as red capped cardinals are actually red crested cardinals (aka Brazilian cardinals).

    A lot of animals got shuffled in the small mammal house. Several exhibits are empty right now. The two exhibits in the center have now been completed. The one closer to the entrance holds golden lion tamarin and la plata three banded armadillo, while the other side holds golden headed lion tamarin.

    As it died, there is no longer a Japanese giant salamander on exhibit in Asia Trail.
     
  12. Andrew_NZP

    Andrew_NZP Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    I'm gonna try my best to update some of these list. Some of these aren't gonna be 100% complete. I'm also gonna skip the Bird and Reptile houses.

    Italic= Not sure if the species is correct/ don't know the species.

    Underlined = Not 100% the zoo still has this species/ didn't see.

    Bold = Species isn't on exhibit.

    * = incomplete list

    Amazonia*

    Arapaima

    Black pacu

    Arrau Turtle

    Red-tailed catfish

    Oscar

    Silver Arowana

    Electric eel

    Banded Leporinus

    Cory catfish

    Striped Raphael catfish

    Panda cory

    Royal Plecostomus

    South American lungfish

    Silver dollar

    Red-bellied piranha

    Violet line piranha

    Cardinal tetra

    Neon tetra

    Bleeding heart tetra

    Blue whale catfish

    Retzer's Elephant-nose Knifefish

    knifefish (I remember glass knifefish while my mom remembers black ghost)

    Freshwater stingray

    Mata Mata

    Amazon milk frog

    Smooth-sided toad

    Rainbow boa

    Red-footed tortoise

    Roseate spoonbill

    Yellow-rumped cacique

    Green aracari

    White-eared titi

    Amazonia Science gallery*

    African clawed frog

    Western Tiger salamander

    Aquatic Caecilian

    Sabana Surinam toad

    Eastern red spotted newt

    Green and Black poison frog

    Blue poison dart frog

    Yellow-banded poison dart frog

    Golden poison frog

    Panamanian golden frog

    Dyeing poison frog

    Gray tree frog

    Fowler's toad

    Various unsigned frog species


    Coral Lab*

    Clown anemonefish

    Warty frogfish

    Peacock Mantis shrimp

    In between Amazonia and American Trail


    Andean bear

    American Trail

    California sea lion

    Grey seal

    Harbor seal

    Grey wolf

    North American beaver

    North American river otter (Will return in 2017)

    Hooded merganser

    Wood ducks

    Bald eagle

    Brown pelican

    Hawk

    Asia Trail

    Giant panda

    Red panda

    Fishing cat

    Clouded leopard

    Asian small-clawed otter

    Sloth bear

    Asian elephant

    Elephant Trails

    Asian elephants

    Cheetah Conservation Station

    Cheetah

    Grevy's zebra

    Sitatunga

    Red river hog

    Dama gazelle

    Scimitar-horned oryx

    Rüppell's griffon vulture

    Maned wolves

    Abyssinian ground hornbill

    Lesser kudu

    American Bison Exhibit

    American Bison

    Small Mammal House*

    Northern tree shrew

    Golden lion tamarin

    Southern three banded armadillo

    Dwarf mongoose

    Fennec fox

    Prehensile-tailed porcupine

    Two-toed sloth

    Golden-headed lion tamarin

    Coppery titi

    Geoffroy's marmoset

    Red-ruffed lemur

    Greater mouse-deer

    Pale-headed saki

    Brazilian agouti

    Rock hyrax

    Rock cavy

    Screaming hairy armadillo

    Brush-tailed bettong

    Malagasy giant rat

    Southern tamandua

    Meerkat

    Black-footed ferret

    Chinchilla

    Small Madagascar hedgehog tenrec

    Prevost's squirrel

    Banded mongoose

    Striped skunk

    Von der Decken's hornbill

    Black howler monkey

    Great Ape House

    Western lowland gorilla

    Bornean orangutan

    Hybrid orangutan

    Gibbon Ridge

    White-cheeked gibbon

    Siamang

    Think Tank

    Bornean orangutan

    Hybrid orangutan

    Land hermit crab

    Brown rat

    Allen's swamp monkey

    Schmidt's red-tailed monkey

    In between Think Tank and Great Cats

    Caracal

    Bobcat

    Great Cats on Lion and Tiger hill

    African Lion

    Sumatran Tiger

    Lemur Island

    Ring-tailed lemur

    Red fronted lemur

    Black and white ruffed lemur

    Kids Farm

    Alpaca

    Holstein cow

    Hereford cow

    Miniature donkey

    San clemente island goat

    Nigerian dwarf goat

    Domestic chickens

    Ossabaw island hogs

    Prairie Dog Playland

    Childrens play area

    Spring/Summer exhibit for Black-tailed prairie dogs

    Animals not a part of any specific area.

    Przewalski's horse (next to small mammals)

    Giant anteater (behind lemur island, next to Uncle Beazley)

    North American porcupine (next to prairie dog playland)
     
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  13. Coelacanth18

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    As per my visit today, they have two. They are the same species as at Smithsonian, Callicebus moloch.
     
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    Thanks. There are also 5-7 at the Metro Richmond Zoo, so there are a few more around than previously thought.

    This thread is due for an update, I'll work on that soon.