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  1. snowleopard

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    So excited for the calves! Both females are pregnant now right?
     
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    A webcam has now been installed to give a 24/7 sttream of the currently off exhibit animals.
    The camera gives viewers a chance to see the elephants for the next few months before they come back on exhibit this spring.

    Elephant Nation | NewsOK.com
     
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    Thanks for the link Kiang!

    @Dallaspachyderm: from what I've read, the zoo has only confirmed that only one (Asha) is pregnant. They are not sure about Chandra yet.
     
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    this sounds really cool:
    OKC Zoo opens country?s first zoo museum | NewsOK.com
     
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    OCZ has two books on its history; Stepens' books in the series 'Images of America' and then one more aimed at children, which I bought too (only $2) but can't remember the name of. Therefore I'm not surprised at all that OCZ has such a venture.

    I am assuming that it will be to stay. If so, it becomes the country's first. If not, it will only become one more in a long line of temporary exhibitions of zoo history, two of which I saw last year, in Philadelphia and, even more memorably, Saint Louis.
     
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    It does appear that the "ZooZeum" will be permanent, and thus the only one of its kind in any North American zoo. Both Philadelphia and Saint Louis have had temporary history exhibits, and Oregon Zoo has had a permanent Elephant Museum for many years, but it would be wonderful if the excellent Oklahoma City Zoo began a trend. With the opening of Oklahoma Trails in 2007, the multi-acre Asian elephant habitat in 2011, the ZooZeum, and in the future an Asian animals complex this zoo is growing by leaps and bounds!

    OKC ZOO ANNOUNCES GRAND OPENING OF PATRICIA AND BYRON J. GAMBULOS ZOOZEUM - Oklahoma City Zoo
     
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    Finally! There is an updated zoo map on the website that includes recent additions in the past 2 years such as the Children's Zoo, Elephant Habitat and ZooZeum. Expedition Asia will be built directly adjacent to the superb Oklahoma Trails set of habitats. The progress that this zoo has made in the past few years is nothing short of astonishing, and there is a very healthy future for this excellent establishment.

    http://www.okczoo.com/sites/okczoo/uploads/documents/Zoo_Map/ZOO_map_ENGLISH.pdf

    Master plan highlights:

    http://www.okczoo.com/plan-your-visit/zoo-master-plan/
     
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    Has Rex arrived yet? The article said September. Did something happen?
     
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    Response from OKC Zoo Facebook page:

    "Not yet. Still unknown as to when."
     
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    It is probably to ensure his move is comfortable. Oklahoma and Texas are pretty close together, and the weather is still reaching 90 degrees on certain days, which isn't optimal for transferring large animals. Plus Rex is kind of up there in age for a male elephant (46) so it's all probably precautionary.
     
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    Rex has arrived at the Oklahoma city zoo. A breeding bull. A new exhibit. Two breeding age females. And a calf. This zoo is on the right track!
     
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    Ele bull from where?
     
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    Rex, the breeding bull from African Lion Safari, in Canada.
     
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