![]() ![]() “Due to the COVID-19 pandemic precautions, I was unable to participate with Gina in her practice paint sessions, but I received some of her art to work with. Harris then painted around Gina’s work to create the face of Tyranza, who was the herd’s previous matriarch and the oldest female elephant in North America when she passed away in 2020 at age 56. Harris became interested in the zoo’s art enrichment activities for animals and was provided with an art piece painted by Gina, matriarch of the zoo’s African elephant herd. As part of this Rhodes fellowship, she was involved in daily behavioral data collection on four female African elephants. Inside the Cat House Café are three different restaurants, Memphis Grille, Sabino’s, and Pranzo’s Pizza.Mia Harris ’23, a biology major from Hermitage, TN, got to have a unique experience this summer as an Animal Behavior and Conservation Fellow at the Memphis Zoo. When we exited the exhibit we turned right and entered the Cat House Café. Well that is it for the Animals of the Night exhibit. This could be helpful for scent marking their territory. Why you might ask? One theory is that square poo doesn’t roll, so the poo stays put wherever it is laid. One fun (well I find it fun) fact I know about Wombats is that they poo square poo. The burrows can be up to 100 feet long and around six feet deep.Ī Wombats pouch, where the baby develops after birth, face backwards so the baby doesn’t get a face full of dirt when the mama Wombat is digging. These burrows have several entrances (for quick access) and are only as wide as the Wombat that digs them. “Warrens” are what the Wombat’s complex tunnels are called. Southern Hairy-nosed Wombats are so good at digging they are nicknamed the “Bulldozers of the Brush”. Wombats specifically the Hairy-nosed Wombat at the Memphis Zoo are nocturnal Marsupials from Australia. Even though Genets are about the size of your House Cat and have been heard purring and hissing they are in fact not feline. Two of the most interesting species in the exhibit are the Spotted Genet and the Wombat. Another favorite I got to see for the first time was a Kinkajou, also known as the Honey Bear. They are related to the Civet and Mongoose.Ī few rare species we saw in the Animals of the Night building are the Mongoose Lemur, Pygmy Slow Loris, and a Slender Loris. Here is a fun and weird fact, Binturongs smell like buttered popcorn. One of the largest nocturnal animals Memphis Zoo has in their Animals of the Night exhibit is the Binturong. In with the Bushbaby is the Agouti, think of them as the responsible kid at the party who goes around pick up after everyone. However, this little tunnel digger is super-fast. I tried everything I could think of with my camera to get a picture of their Aardvark. The Memphis Zoo is also home to Aardvarks and African Crested Porcupine. ![]() Tamanduas (Lesser Anteater) are mostly arboreal and will use their powerful long claws to tear open Ant dens in the forest canopy. Tamandua are related to the South American Giant Anteater. exhibiting this very special species.Īnother amazing animal in the exhibit is the Tamandua. ![]() Sulawesi (for those who don’t have a map laying around) is a remote island in Indonesia. This species is endemic (found nowhere else) to Sulawesi and can be found in the islands tropical forests. Cuscus are Marsupials like the Kangaroo or Opossum. One species I was really excited to see was the Bear Cuscus. Next to the Sloth is the most adorable and rambunctious nocturnal Greater Bushbaby. The first habitat and species you encounter is the Two-toed Sloth. Yes, we have only been the one time in May of 2018, but I would go back in a heartbeat. Memphis Zoo Memphis Zoo is in my top five favorite zoo’s to visit. With any extra service provided I would always call ahead for any information.įor more information on our ratings click here. Service Dogs: Certified Service animals are allowed. 7 different restaurants located inside the zoo.Ĭat House Café, Memphis Grille, Sabino’s, Pranzo’s Pizza, Ray’s Grille, The Outpsot (seasonal), Bamboo Grille, & a few Carts & Kiosks located throughout the zoo. (Tuesday’s 2:00pm-close free to TN residents) The Zoo is an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and participates in the AZA program called the Species Survival Plan. Only 55 acres of the zoo is developed which gives them room to grow. The Memphis Zoo is 76 acres inside Overton Park. It is one of the coolest zoo entrances we’ve seen thus far! The entrance to the Memphis Zoo looks like a giant “M”. ![]()
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