Welcome, Hiiro
What’s better than a celebrity couple? A royal couple! We’re thrilled to welcome our female red-crowned crane ‘Ruby’ back to zoo grounds along with her new habitat-mate, male ‘Hiiro’. In August, Ruby…
Read MorePrehistoric Park is temporarily closed today (October 22nd) due to icy conditions.
The African Rainforest building will open at 11:30 a.m. on October 24th due to scheduled maintenance.
Land of Lemurs Walkthrough & Outdoor Gorilla Amphitheatre: The two outdoor animal viewing areas will close for the season beginning on October 15. Lemurs and gorillas will be viewable in their indoor habitats.
PETRONAS Gateway to Asia: The building will have adjusted viewing from September 23 until mid-November while we complete mechanical upgrades to the Malayan tapir habitat. Komodo dragons will remain viewable indoors. Malayan tapirs and red-crowned cranes will be viewable in their outdoor habitats (weather permitting). White-handed gibbons will not be viewable for the duration of the project.
African Savannah Yard: Our Hartmann’s mountain zebras and ostriches will be off-view until the end of the year while we complete exciting upgrades in the African Savannah Yard, including the construction of a new Savannah Barn for the animals. Our giraffe tower will continue to be viewable throughout the project.
Thank you for your understanding.
Bite-Sized
We’re wishing female mandrill ‘Layla’ a happy 17th birthday! Native to the tropical rainforests of west central Africa, mandrills are the largest of all monkeys. Females, like Layla, are about ½ the size of males, with duller colors and longer muzzles.
Did you know that mandrills come equipped with their own “takeout containers”? They have large pouches in their cheeks that they use to store snacks, like fruit, seeds and leaves, to munch on later! 🍒🌰🍃
Keep an eye out for ‘Layla’ and her brother ‘Yusufu’ as our three Rainforest primate species rotate through various indoor and outdoor (weather permitting) habitats.