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Check out what’s happening at Caldwell Zoo!
Here you’ll find both recent news and information on upcoming events at the Zoo.

News

 

                                                 

        Tiger exhibit renovations                                                                                  Roof repairs

THE CAT ENCLOSURES ARE BEING RENOVATED

The Caldwell Zoo's white tigers are getting an extreme makeover--zoo style.  We have begun work to refurbish the tigers' indoor and outdoor spaces.  On the outside, the glass viewing window will be extended for much better viewing and a company has been hired to replace the wire mesh around the outdoor space.  Originally this space was built for mountain lions which are not nearly as big as tigers, and because our tigers have really grown to be BIG cats (WillieKing now weighs in at 340 pounds while Meka weighs 268), we need to remodel their spaces to accommodate these big guys.

The glass viewing window has been installed in the tiger exhibit.  Currently we are finishing some work inside the tiger's night house.  When we get their back area completed (we almost have their resting benches finished) Willie King and Meka will be back home.

In addition, the servals, bobcats and mountain lions' enclosures are being renovated. Since the buildings are about 30 years old, it became necessary to replace roofs.  So while the old roof is being removed and the new roof installed, it has become necessary to move the cats to other off-exhibit enclosures.  They will be housed off-exhibit most of this fall season.

We've moved some of the cats back to their viewing enclosures.  The mountain lions are on exhibit and enjoying their new digs. The servals and bobcats are ready for visitors.

ANOTHER YOUNG GIRAFFE JOINS THE CALDWELL ZOO HERD

Nyela (name means "one who will succeed) has recently made Caldwell Zoo her new home.  This young reticulated giraffe comes to Texas from Roosevelt Park Zoo in Minot, ND.  Nyela was born August 27, 2010, and joins the Caldwell Zoo herd of one adult male (Ramses), one adult female (Ralphie) and two young females (Possum and Cricket).  After her 30-day quarantine and an introduction period, visitors will be able to see our newest addition.

BAXTER, THE BASHFUL BONGO

Baxter, the bashful bongo, has finally decided that being on exhibit at the Caldwell Zoo is okay.  In June, the zoo received a two year old male bongo from the Virginia Zoological Park in Norfolk.  After going through his 30-day quarantine, Baxter took quite a long time getting used to his outdoor exhibit.  Now that he is comfortable, his full time job is keeping his zookeepers busy.  He likes to dismantle the Colobus monkeys' perching in the exhibit and sometimes can be caught stealing any of the monkeys' browse that he can reach.  You might catch him sparring with the male yellow-backed duiker that is in the exhibit with him or you might even see him plowing up the exhibit sod.  Some days it looks like we have planting rows.

If you look very closely, you might notice that his horns don't quite match.  Before he came to our zoo, he broke one of his horns and a slight bend developed as it healed.

 

Events

Events free with zoo admission.  Registration not required.

 

February 11  My Heart Belongs to Zoo

We'll help you create some special critter Valentines to give or to keep.

1:30-3:30 p.m.

 

 

 

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