On June 24th, the zoo announced that (0.0.3) rock hyraxes were born the week prior. Log into Facebook
On June 29th, the zoo announced that a (1.0) prehensile-tailed porcupine was born on June 25th. Stone Zoo - Quill you please join us welcoming the newest... | By Stone Zoo | Quill you please join us welcoming the newest addition at Stone Zoo — a prehensile-tailed porcupette born on Saturday! Look for him resting on and...
On July 20th, the zoo announced they have acquired (0.4) domestic goats (breed(s) not specified) in the spring and are located in the barnyard area. The zoo also announced that one of their older goats, (0.1) Linn, has retired to the leisurely goat yard. Log in or sign up to view
Yesterday the zoo broke ground for a new $3 million solar array project. According to an email from the zoo:
The zoo recently finished construction on a new barn-shaped barn owl enclosure right next to the Animal Discovery Center. You’re Temporarily Blocked
The zoo recently acquired 2.0 Babydoll Southdown Sheep, who are living in the barnyard. Their names are Liam and Edward Blackbeard. 你暂时被禁止使用此功能
Gibson the Zebu was recently euthanized after experiencing a decline in health. He was 21 years old, and lived at Stone Zoo for 20 years. 登录 Facebook | Facebook
Linnaeus's two-toed sloth birth: Stone Zoo welcomes newborn Linne’s two-toed sloth Stone Zoo has recently announced the birth that a Linne’s two-toed sloth was born on Friday, March 3, 2023. The sixth offspring of parents Lunesta and Nero, the baby will be completely dependent on mom for the first few months.
A great new local conservation success story from Stone Zoo! After being locally extinct for ninety years, the zoo's re-introduction efforts for marbled salamanders in Middlesex Fells have paid off- as a wild-born larva has been found! Article from the zoo: Marbled Salamander Breakthrough – ZNE Field Conservation Blog
I visited the zoo today and have some worthy updates: 1. The new butterfly house is going to be behind the exit of the Caribbean Coast. So far there’s no building progress, but there’s small concept art for what the exhibit will look like. 2. The Ringtail is gone and they have a strange replacement imo. The zoo’s Gila Monsters have moved into the old exhibit… This exhibit is ridiculously huge for Gila Monsters, but it looks nice! Also there’s no new species in the old Gila Monster exhibit yet. 3. Now this last update isn’t really news, but is it normal for the zookeepers to go into the Mexican Gray Wolf exhibit while the wolves are in the exhibit..? At first I noticed the keepers just cleaning/scattering food around but then all of a sudden the wolves started to run around and I was pretty confused a long with the rest of the guests.
I don't know if it's "normal," as in a regular practice, but I did see it this past winter. Several zookeepers were in the enclosure. The wolves kept their distance while the zookeepers did their work, but it made the wolves very attentive and active.
It's not uncommon for keepers to share exhibit space with grey wolves, red wolves, maned wolves... pretty much every large canid except African wild dog (I've had one zoo tell me that they tried that, and immediately decided against it again).
There is a post about Yoshi, the new lynx on Facebook. Staff might have been taking pictures of her as @PercideRolo saw for this post. "we have two Canada lynx at Stone Zoo! Yoshi recently arrived on a Species Survival Plan recommendation. But since lynx are solitary creatures, they will remain in separate, adjacent habitats. Our animal care team reports that she is curious, alert and enjoys enrichment items such as feathers and novel scents."
Most European zoos I know allow keepers to go into wolf enclosures while animals are in. So this is normal.
Were Chessie and Seymour the jaguars often on exhibit together before her passing? I want to know if the guideline for tigers (that adults usually shouldn't be exhibited together) is also for jaguars.
I remember seeing them on exhibit together. I want visiting as frequently back then, so I can't say if it was a regular occurrence, but I did see it. FWIW, the snow leopards are regularly on exhibit together except for during breeding season.