The Chatanooga Zoo plans to import a male Jaguar from Argentina. Taken from the US Federal Register: Applicant: Chattanooga Zoo, Chattanooga, TN, PRT-178755. The applicant requests a permit to import one captive-born male jaguar (Panthera onca) from Complejo Ecologico Municipal, Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena, Argentina, for the purpose of enhancement of survival of the species. Click to expand... The zoo has a small, but nice shaded exhibit in the corner of the zoo. They are... Chattanooga Zoo ..read more

B Bryan Preserve plans to add giraffes. Initial plans call for facilities to hold up to six giraffes. http://bbryanpreserve.com/BBryanPreserveBrochure.pdf ..read more

Grant's Farm, a free zoo located in St. Louis, Missouri, now has 40 new photos in the ZooChat gallery. Yet another little zoo that I've visited that perhaps very few others have on this forum. I visit them so you don't have to ..read more

On January 26th, the zoo announced they transferred a (0.1) green anaconda named Olive to the Milwaukee County Zoo in Wisconsin. How to you move a 15-foot long anaconda? It takes some teamwork! Anacondas are among the snake species that never stop growing! Once they reach maturity... | By Henry Vilas Zoo | Facebook ..read more

Further expansions are planned. Most notable for ZooChatters is the 2-3 acre rainforest house, Paradise Earth, which will have 4000-5000 free-flying birds. The 35-acre OdySea site already includes three zoological attractions: Dolphinaris, Butterfly Wonderland, and the aquarium. OdySea in the Desert to add Aviary, Dinosaur Park and Hotel blooloop ..read more

One of the zoo's male Harbor Seals, Sandy, died today, December 5th. Sandy the harbor seal dead at 33 | SouthCoastToday.com The zoo has announced plans to enhance the Asian Elephant exhibit. Plan to Enhance Asian Elephant Habitat - Buttonwood Park Zoo The following article gives a brief statement that the female elephants... Buttonwood Park Zoo News ..read more

So, I’m taking the advice from people on my California Zoo & Aquariums ranked thread and decided to do a similar thread to that, but instead for Fresno Chaffee Zoo. This thread will not have any rankings however! Instead, I’m just going to highlight some cool and unique features that can be found at the Fresno Chaffee Zoo! And just so everyone knows, I have been visiting the Fresno Chaffee Zoo my entire life! So, I do know enough information to be able to successfully accomplish this thread!... Unique Features at Fresno Chaffee Zoo ..read more

Two inland taipans hatched in early October. They are the first of their species born in any AZA-accredited facility ..read more

Sevengill Shark added to collection. Aquarium of the Bay Adds Huge Sevengill Shark to Its Exhibits; Reconfirms Value... -- SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 20 /PRNewswire ..read more

Like many of us, I very much enjoyed @pachyderm pro 's threads on the Must-See Zoos and Aquariums and Must-See Exhibits in the US. A lot of the conversations in these threads revolved around the animals featured at this facilities and the exhibits that housed them. I thought it might be interesting to start a thread on unique, interesting, dare I say must-see NON-animal attractions at American zoos and aquariums. This list is not a count-down, top-10/50/127 list. I'll... Most Interesting Non-Animal Features at American Zoos and Aquariums ..read more