Oct 4, 2022, 12:00 AM
Introducing Ducky and Littlefoot, the Slender-Tailed Meerkats!
Introducing Ducky and Littlefoot, the slender-tailed meerkats! Even in very small groups, one meerkat will usually be on sentry duty keeping watch for predators. Come visit the two newest members of our zoo family in the Social Animals Building!
Welcome Violet, the baby Chinese Muntjac!
Introducing Violet, the Chinese muntjac! Chinese muntjac are one of the smallest species of deer, standing only about a foot tall at full height. This little girl was born on June 19 to our adult pair Alfred and Rosalyn, and her two big brothers are Campbell and Mustard! She just started going on exhibit with her family in the red panda exhibit on the Wildlife Trail, come say hello!
Northern Tree Shrew Turmeric Makes his Debut!
The newest resident in our USS Antiquities Cave/Aquarium isn't a fish, amphibian, or reptile... It's a little tree shrew named Turmeric! Northern tree shrews are native to the rainforests of Southeast Asia and resemble long-nosed squirrels, although they are not rodents.