Sunday, November 12, 2017

Salisbury Zoo, Salisbury, Maryland; part 6 of 6

The final leg of my visit unfolded quickly. First, the restrooms! It was a long trip from Washington, DC... But, then to backside of the South American small animal area. And here I want to reflect on an obvious choice that this zoo has made. Rather than build some year-around structure, they have chosen to create large, fair-weather habitats. This means that when it's too cold, these animals are not on display. But the rest of the time, they have spacious, complex habitats. I think they've made the better choice for the animals. So what did I see? Cotton-toped Tamarins, Ocelot, Brazilian Agouti, and various ducks. What was not out and about? White-face Coatimundi, perhaps it was just too cool for them.


And then I visited the Andean Speckled Bear. She was awesome. I wondered if she knows that another Andean Speckled Bear has just arrived at this little zoo? A male from Ecuador captured in the wild and certain to be destroyed was sequestered for this zoo to join with her and hopefully produce off-spring. It is a major step for this little zoo and a wonderful genetic addition to the Species Survival Program of AZA zoo's. But for today. She was a happy enough amabassador of her species.


I left with a visit to the North American River Otters, but they were "No Encasa". And the area at the East Entrance where the Bobcats were, as well as, adjacent open space was all cordoned off and part of some construction project.




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