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Cheetahs have come to Southwick’s Zoo
Our African Cheetha Kate and Logan are now in their permanent exhibit! Today is the first day they are outside and exploring their new home. They have explored, run and played in their new hone while checking out their neighbors the Watusi, Camel and Sika Deer! They are doing great and we are so excited to share them with you!
Cheetahs have come to Southwick’s Zoo
Cheetahs have come to Southwick’s Zoo! Soon you will be able to meet Kate and Logan who are 1 1/2 yr old cheetahs who have come to us from another facility. We are very excited to have them here and we are in the process of building an exhibit for them to be ready soon. Cheetahs are amazing creatures and they are already here off exhibit waiting for their new home to be ready. They are very even tempered animals and they are built for strength, speed and agility….and are incredibly beautiful! We are so happy to have them as a new addition to the zoo!
Come and meet our new Family! Two – toed sloths! Now on exhibit is a family of three who we are so excited about! They are located next to the chimpanzee habitat! Sloths are amazing creatures who do everything upside down!
Meet Mom, Dad & Baby!
Tanzie hanging on her MoM!
Since Mother’s Day is this weekend we wanted to say Happy Mother’s Day to our friends and family. We are amazed each day by our animal moms and surrogate moms here at the zoo. Tabitha is an amazing MOM to Tanzie….even when Tanzie does not leave her alone! Auntie Jingles is also a great mom to Tanzie. On Mother’s Day, our moms will get a special treat! We have a lot of new babies here at the zoo including monkeys, aoudads, goats, kangaroos, sheep and so many more to come too! We are asking for large cat boomer balls www.boomerballs.com for our lion cubs as a donation if anyone would like to make a donation to the animals! Thank You!
She needs a name!
We are looking for a meaningful name for the female lion cub. When you visit the zoo, stop by Parakeet Landing before 4pm to submit a name. She is a very intelligent, resourceful and playful alpha female. We are looking for a name that has a great meaning and will fit her personality. Her brother has been named L.J. after his father Leroy. Help Us….the person who submits the winning name will receive 2 general admission tickets to the zoo and a lion plush animal.
Kya taking in scent!
We are working hard getting the animals into their summer exhibits. The weather has been a little chilly so some of our birds and monkeys will have to stay inside for a little bit…but it is getting warmer each day so we are able to bring out more animals each day! The lions, tigers, giraffes, rhinos, chimpanzees, deer forest, kangaroos and so many more are already out! This picture of Kya our bengal tiger is catching a scent…hmm could it be our visitors perhaps? Come on down for a visit…the animals are waiting for you!
Babies are being born!
This Grivet was born on January 15, 2013 and more babies are being born at Southwick’s Zoo all the time! We’ve recently had a Schmidt’s Guenon born on March 21, 2013 and a Ring Tailed Lemur on March 10th. Grivets are very active monkeys and moms are know to “share” their babies. Females will care for each other’s young, called allomothering. Here at Southwick’s Zoo, many times you will see siblings pull each other’s tail, jumping around, playing chase and of course, annoying their moms! They are such a fun and active group and we are happy to share them with you.
Eagle Owl having Breakfast!
Feeding time for the Eurasian Eagle Owl is always interesting ….and cool! We have a pair (male and female) owls. The female is larger than the male and more aggressive. She will swoop down and grab her prey from either on the ground or in the air before the male. The male is more shy and will wait to feed. The Eagle Owl is quite large and can swallow their prey whole since they cannot chew their food. They have a really neat digestive system that will regurgitate the remains of the prey after they get the nutrition from the food in the form of owl pellets. Owl Pellets have the fur and full bone remains of the prey. You can see some owl pellets in the Earth Discovery Center!
We love to play!
The Lion Cubs are growing so fast! The can be found running, playing, pouncing and wrestling! They are waiting for visitors on opening day…April 13, 2013! They are almost 5 months old and what remarkable growth they have had. They have very different personalities and sometimes will put each other in their place! They will grow to be fierce predators and sometimes they can hear daddy in the distance and will take notice!
Kya and Taj, sisters at play
We thought it would be great to share a picture of our Bengal tigers, Kya and Taj at play. Kya and Taj are sisters and came to us as cubs from World Wildlife Zoo in Phoenix, AZ! As you can see they have adapted to our New England weather and enjoy playtime out in the snow. Like many animals, they love fresh snow and can be seen pouncing on each other during playtime!
