#Henry Doorly's Zoo and Aquarium

[why-animals-do-the-thing]

Tigers' stripes are on their skin, not just their fur - but how often do you get to see it?!

This is the female Amur tiger at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium (I can't find her name online, somehow). A sign on the exhibit noted she had recently had medical care and part of her belly had been shaved in the process. A beautiful lady, and those stripes on her skin are just stunning.

[todaysbat]

Zoos you can see bats at:

last updated: july 27, 2024

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**Guide to Accreditation Organization abbreviations**

AZA: Association of Zoos and Aquariums

APGA: American Public Gardens Association

WAZA: World Association of Zoos and Aquariums

IMATA: International Marine Animal Trainers Association

HC: Humane Conservation

ZAA: either the Zoological Association of America or the Australasian Zoo and Aquarium Association

BIAZA: British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums

AMMPA: Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks and Aquariums

EAZA: European Association of Zoos and Aquaria

CAZA: Canadian Accredited Zoos and Aquariums (AZAC in French)

BGCI: Botanic Gardens Conservation International

AAM: American Alliance of Museums

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Arizona (US)

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum (AZA) - Tucson - Pallid Bat? - https://www.desertmuseum.org/

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Colorado (US)

Denver Zoo (AZA, WAZA, HC) - Denver - Common Vampire Bat - https://denverzoo.org/

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California (US)

San Diego Zoo (AZA) - San Diego - Rodrigues Fruit Bat - https://sandiegozoowildlifealliance.org/

Oakland Zoo (AZA) - Oakland - Island Flying Fox, Malayan Flying Fox - https://www.oaklandzoo.org/

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Florida (US)

Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens (WAZA, AZA) - Jacksonville - Seba's short-tailed bat, Straw-colored fruit bat, Common Vampire Bat - https://www.jacksonvillezoo.org/

Lubee Bat Conservancy (AZA) - Gainesville - Malayan Flying Fox, Variable Flying Fox, African Straw-colored Fruit Bat, Rodrigues Flying Fox, Evening Bat, Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox, Indian Flying Fox, Gray-headed Fruit Bat - https://www.lubee.org/

Animal Kingdom at Disney World (AZA) - Orlando - Malayan Flying Fox - https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/destinations/animal-kingdom/

Zoo Tampa/Lowry Park Zoo (AZA, WAZA) - Tampa - Malayan Flying Fox, Straw-colored fruit bat - https://zootampa.org/

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Idaho (US)

Zoo Boise (AZA) - Boise - Indian Flying Fox, Ruwenzori Long-haired Fruit Bat - https://zooboise.org/

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Illinois (US)

Brookfield Zoo (HC, AZA) - Brookfield - Rodrigues Fruit Bat - https://www.czs.org/Brookfield-ZOO/Home.aspx

Lincoln Park Zoo (AZA) - Chicago - Egyptian Fruit Bat - https://www.lpzoo.org/

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Kansas (US)

Sedgwick County Zoo (WAZA, AZA) - Wichita - Indian Flying Fox - https://scz.org/

Topeka Zoo (AZA, WAZA) - Topeka - Indian Flying Fox - https://topekazoo.org/

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Kentucky (US)

Louisville Zoo (AZA) - Louisville - Common Vampire Bat, Rodrigues Fruit Bat - https://louisvillezoo.org/

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Louisiana (US)

Audubon Zoo (AZA) - New Orleans - Seba's short-tailed bat, Common vampire bat - https://audubonnatureinstitute.org/zoo

BREC's Baton Rouge Zoo (AZA?) - Baton Rouge - Indian Flying Fox - Currently in the process of regaining AZA accrediation, expecting an update in Spring 2024 - https://brzoo.org/

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Massachusetts (US)

Capron Park Zoo (AZA) - Attleboro - Rodrigues Fruit Bat, Indian Flying Fox - https://capronparkzoo.com/

Franklin Park Zoo (AZA) - Boston - Straw-colored Fruit Bat - https://www.zoonewengland.org/franklin-park-zoo/

Stone Zoo (AZA) - Stoneham - Seba's short-tailed bat - https://www.zoonewengland.org/stone-zoo/

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Michigan (US)

Detroit Zoo (AZA, WAZA) - Royal Oak - Straw-colored fruit Bat - https://detroitzoo.org/

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Maryland (US)

Maryland Zoo (AZA) - Baltimore - Seba's Short-tailed Bat - https://www.marylandzoo.org/

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Minnesota (US)

Minnesota Zoo (AZA, WAZA, IMATA) - Apple Valley - Egyptian Fruit bat, Straw-colored fruit bat, Long-haired fruit bat - https://mnzoo.org/

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Nebraska (US)

Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium (AZA, WAZA) - Omaha - Short-tailed Fruit Bat, Common Vampire Bat, Egyptian Flying Fox - https://www.omahazoo.com/

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New York (US)

Bronx Zoo (AZA) - Bronx - Rodrigues Fruit Bat - https://bronxzoo.com/

Prospect Park Zoo (AZA) - Brooklyn - Rodrigues Fruit Bat - https://prospectparkzoo.com/

Central Park Zoo (AZA) - New York City - Short-tailed Fruit Bat, Rodrigues Fruit Bat - https://centralparkzoo.com/

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North Carolina (US)

North Carolina Zoo (AZA) - Asheboro - Common Vampire Bat - https://www.nczoo.org/

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Ohio (US)

Akron Zoo (AZA, APGA) - Akron - Rodrigues Fruit Bat, Seba's Short-tailed Bat, Straw-colored fruit bat - https://www.akronzoo.org/

Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden (AZA, BGCI) - Cincinnati - Indian Flying Fox, Common Vampire Bat - https://cincinnatizoo.org/

Columbus Zoo and Aquarium (AZA, ZAA, AMMPA) - Powell - Large Flying Fox - https://www.columbuszoo.org/

Cleveland Metroparks Zoo (AZA) - Cleveland - Straw-colored Fruit bat, Egyptian Fruit Bat - https://www.clevelandmetroparks.com/zoo

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Oklahoma (US)

Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Gardens (AZA, BGCI, AAM) - Oklahoma City - Seba’s Short-tailed Bat - https://www.okczoo.org/

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Oregon (US)

Oregon Zoo (AZA, WAZA) - Portland - Rodrigues Fruit Bat, Straw-colored Fruit bat - https://www.oregonzoo.org/

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Pennsylvania (US)

National Aviary (AZA) - Pittsburgh - Malayan Flying Fox - https://www.aviary.org/

Philadelphia Zoo (AZA) - Philadelphia - Rodrigues Fruit Bat, Common Vampire Bat - https://www.philadelphiazoo.org/

Pittsburgh Zoo (ZAA, HC, AMMPA) - Pittsburgh - Jamaican Fruit Bat - https://www.pittsburghzoo.org/

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Texas (US)

Cameron Park Zoo (AZA) - Waco - Jamaican Fruit Bat - https://www.cameronparkzoo.com/

Dallas World Aquarium (AZA, WAZA) - Dallas - Common Vampire bat, Seba's Short-tailed bat - https://dwazoo.com/

Houston Zoo (AZA) - Houston - Seba's Short-tailed Bat - https://www.houstonzoo.org/

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Tennessee (US)

Memphis Zoo (AZA, WAZA) - Memphis - Common Vampire Bat, Seba's Short-tailed Bat, Egyptian Fruit Bat, Bulldog Bat - https://www.memphiszoo.org/

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Utah (US)

Hogle Zoo (WAZA, AZA) - Salt Lake City - Species? - https://www.hoglezoo.org/

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Virginia (US)

Metro Richmond Zoo (ZAA) - Moseley - Straw-colored Fruit bat, Indian flying fox - https://metrorichmondzoo.com/

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Wisconsin (US)

Henry Vilas Zoo (AZA, WAZA) - Madison - Seba's Short tailed bat - https://www.henryvilaszoo.gov/

Milwaukee County Zoo (AZA) - Milwaukee - Common Vampire Bat, Straw-colored Fruit Bat - https://milwaukeezoo.org/

Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary - Green Bay - Not a zoo, included here because they are open to the public; it is the largest park in the Green Bay Park System and the home of the second largest wildlife rehabilitation program in the state; Accreditation unclear, Sanctuary is run by the city government - Various species native to the area - https://greenbaywi.gov/1418/Bay-Beach-Wildlife-Sanctuary

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Washington (US)

NO LONGER ANY BATS ON EXHIBIT IN ANY ZOOS IN THIS STATE

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United Kingdom

Northumberland Zoo (BIAZA) - Morpeth, Northumberland - Livingstone’s Fruit Bat - https://www.northumberlandzoo.co.uk/

Chester Zoo (BIAZA, WAZA, EAZA) - Upton-by-Chester, Cheshire - Rodrigues Fruit Bat - https://www.chesterzoo.org/

West Midland Safari and Leisure Park (BIAZA, EAZA) - Bewdley, Worchestershire - Rodrigues fruit bat, Seba's short-tailed bat - https://www.wmsp.co.uk/

Jersey Zoo (BIAZA) - Jersey - Livingstone's Fruit Bat - https://www.durrell.org/visit-jersey-zoo/

ZSL London Zoo (EAZA, BIAZA) - London, England - Rodrigues fruit bat - https://www.londonzoo.org/

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Australia

Taronga Zoo (ZAA) - Sydney, New South Wales - Ghost Bat - https://taronga.org.au/sydney-zoo

Perth Zoo (ZAA, WAZA) - Perth, Western Australia - Ghost Bat - https://perthzoo.wa.gov.au/

Tolga Bat Hospital - Atherton, Queensland - Not a zoo, they are included here because they do tours of their facilities; They are accredited by different organizations than zoos. - Various species native to Australia - https://tolgabathospital.org/

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Czechia

Prague Zoo (EAZA) - Prague, Czechia - Straw colored fruit bat - https://www.zoopraha.cz/en

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Canada

Toronto Zoo (AZA) - Toronto, Ontario - Straw-colored fruit bat - https://www.torontozoo.com/

Biodôme (CAZA, WAZA, AZA) - Montreal, Quebec - Jamaican Fruit bat, Seba's Short-tailed bat, Pallas's Long-tongued bat - https://espacepourlavie.ca/en/biodome

Vancouver Aquarium (AZA, CAZA, AMMPA, HC) - Vancouver, British Columbia - Jamaican Fruit Bat - https://www.vanaqua.org/

Assiniboine Park Zoo (AZA, WAZA, CAZA) - Winnipeg, Manitoba - Seba's Short-tailed Bat, Indian Flying Fox - https://www.assiniboinepark.ca/zoo/visit/hours-and-rates

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Croatia

Zoo Zagreb (EAZA?) - Zagreb - Egyptian Fruit Bat - https://zoo.hr/english/

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[todaysbird]

Today’s bird is the Abyssinian Ground Hornbill at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium 💙

[vox-news]

I would like to present my shark pictures from Omaha’s Henry Doorly’s Zoo and Aquarium. (I was and still am the kid with the shark hyper fixation.)

“AGAIN! WHY DO YOU KEEP GOING WITHOUT ME?!”

Sigh

“Thanks for sending pictures, I guess.”

[typhlonectes]

Facing an uncertain future, 70 endangered yellow-legged frogs released in California lake

The mountain yellow-legged frogs, with their distinct pebbly skin, consist of two species - both of which have faced threats that have caused their populations to dwindle.

A species of frogs in Southern California whose future was once uncertain may have hope for survival in the wild thanks to a multi-agency breeding and reintroduction program. More than 70 endangered mountain yellow-legged frogs made their home this summer in a lake in the San Bernardino Mountains, where wildlife researchers continue to monitor them to ensure they settle in and thrive. The release marks the first time that the Southern California population of the species has been reintroduced into a lake instead of a mountain stream, according to a news release this week from the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance. The alliance, a nonprofit conservation group, partnered with Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium in Omaha, Nebraska, to breed and raise the medium-sized frogs before releasing them into their natural habitat...

Read more:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/11/16/yellow-legged-frogs-california/71603057007/

[anotherdayforchaosfay]

if you could take 8-year-old chaosfay on any kind of playdate (and all disabilities could be accommodated smoothly and money wasn't a factor), where would you go? what would you show her? how would you want her to feel when you tucked her in at the end of the day? what story about the day do you want her to remember best, when she's your age?

I think a trip to the zoo with a friend would be great. Especially when the zoo has the animal ambassadors walking around or having a show. Some of those shows let you pet the animals! The sooner I have in mind is the Henry Doorly Zoo I Omaha, Nebraska, USA (been there a couple dozen times and that place is amaaaaaaazing). Explore the butterfly house, the indoor jungle, the desert dome, and the aquarium (something they bring out manta rays and other fish into a shallow tank set low for people to touch them). Take the zoo train to ride around the place, and possibly thr sky line thing that looks like it belongs in a skiing place. Definitely bring lunch because food is expensive at the zoo, but make a picnic of it, but soft serve ice cream is something I will pay for. Buy a couple plushies, a really big tshirt (for sleeping in), artwork done by the animals, and a few postcards from the gift shops, and watch her and her friend fall asleep on the way home.

End the day with a sleepover and watching animal stuff, like March of the Penguins, and let them stay up until the sunrises because it's a weekend. At some point, there will have been a pillow fight, an epic blanket fort built in the living room (and using every quilt and unused bedsheets and possibly all the pillows), pizza, and popcorn. Oh, and a bath, because smelling like a zoo is not a good thing.

[vlkphoto]

Ray

At the aquarium of the Henry Doorly Zoo, Omaha, NE.

[weather-usa]

Strong bow echo hits Omaha with hurricane-force winds

The presence of a bow echo on radar can signal damaging winds, large hail, and potential tornadoes. During the peak of the storm, PowerOutage.US reported over 250,000 power outages.

See more:

Severe thunderstorms battered eastern Nebraska and southwestern Iowa on Wednesday, leading to widespread power outages in the Omaha metro area.

The FOX Forecast Center identified the storm system as a bow echo, which caused significant wind damage as it moved through Nebraska's largest city.

Climate and Average Weather Year Round in 15146 - Monroeville PA:

Wind gusts at Omaha's Eppley Airfield, the region's busiest airport, reached 90 mph.

The airport was closed for several hours after the storm for damage assessment. It has since resumed normal operations.

Across Nebraska, widespread damage to awnings and trees was reported, with PowerOutage.US noting over 250,000 outages at the height of the storm.

The Omaha Public Power District, the region’s largest utility provider, described the severe weather event as the largest restoration effort in recent memory and urged customers to be patient as crews started the cleanup process.

"The windstorm that hit the OPPD service area caused power outages for 220,545 customers," OPPD reported Wednesday night. "Some areas have experienced wind gusts up to 100 mph. There is significant tree damage and numerous reports of downed wires. Our crews are currently assessing the damage and beginning what is one of our largest restoration efforts in recent times."

City officials in Lincoln, which also experienced severe winds, reported that power outages affecting the town's wells temporarily disrupted water supplies and urged residents to conserve water.

Weather Forecast For 55119-Saint-Paul-MN:

https://www.behance.net/gallery/201054255/Weather-Forecast-For-55119-Saint-Paul-MN

The National Weather Service office for the region noted that most damage reports were attributed to straight-line winds. However, meteorologists will need to determine in the coming days whether any embedded tornadoes were present in the storms.

"Clearly, the damage is extensive and widespread, primarily due to straight-line winds. We have some reports of 'gustnado' circulations, and we will need to assess whether there are tornado damage tracks within the area affected by straight-line winds," said Brian Barjenbruch, a meteorologist at the NWS office.

Despite the severe weather, local authorities reported no fatalities related to the event.

Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium also reported significant tree damage, but staff confirmed that all employees and animals were safe.

The extent of the damage prompted Governor Jim Pillen to declare a state of emergency following the storms.

Wednesday’s severe storms resulted in numerous damage reports across the Plains and the Midwest.

Initial reports from the Storm Prediction Center indicate that most of the damage involved downed trees and power lines, along with damage to roofs and windows.

See more:

https://weatherusa.app/zip-code/weather-19809

https://weatherusa.app/zip-code/weather-19810

https://weatherusa.app/zip-code/weather-19850

https://weatherusa.app/zip-code/weather-19880

https://weatherusa.app/zip-code/weather-19884

The region is anticipated to see a reduction in severe weather chances as a slow-moving frontal boundary begins its eastward progression.

[petnews2day]

Zach at the Zoo: Meet the Inland Taipan

New Post has been published on https://petn.ws/E7mir

Zach at the Zoo: Meet the Inland Taipan

OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — In this week’s edition of Zach at the Zoo, we are better introduced to Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium’s inland taipans. These snakes are the most venomous in the world. VIDEO: We go behind the scenes at the desert dome to get a closer look at the snakes. Omaha’s Henry […]

See full article at https://petn.ws/E7mir #ExoticPetNews

[devotedlygrandwinner]

Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, Omaha, NE.

[todaysbat]

Love the list of zoos with bats! One that's missing is Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium. In their Kingdom of the Night (which I have linked to), there's a dry bat cave with several species in it, and it's one of my favorite zoo attractions of all time!

https://www.omahazoo.com/mahoney-kingdoms-of-the-night

I could have sworn I'd added them but you're right, I haven't. It's fixed now.

[beni75]

Photos and texts: @joelsartore

1-. A pair of critically endangered Panamanian golden frogs in amplexus at the El Valle Amphibian Conservation Center in Panama. Sadly, this species is now extinct in the wild

2-. A pair of endangered Gee's golden langurs at the Assam State Zoo and Botanical Garden in India

3-. A royal antelope. This species weighs 9-10 pounds making is the smallest of all antelopes

4-. A six-week-old gorilla named Gladys

5-. A stripped burrfish at the Virginia Aquarium

6-. A Syrian brown bear at the Budapest Zoo

7-. A young western gray squirrel

8-. Aguará guazú o lobo de crin

9-. An endangered baby Bornean orangutan named Aurora, with her adoptive mother, Cheyenne, ata the Houston Zoo

10-. An endangered six-day-old Malayan tapir at the Minnesota Zoo

11-. Arctic fox cheks out the camera at the Great Bend Zoo in Kansas

12-. Augustine, a mother koala with her young ones, Gus and Rupert, at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital

13-. Christ the Redeemer Statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Overlooking Rio since 1931, the statue is one of the new Seven Wonders of the World

14-. Coyote pups from the Nebraska Wildlife Rehab

15-. Endangered Francois' langurs at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo. Nebraska

[turpentinecreek]

GOOD MORNING and HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Payson Tiger!

Payson likes to watch and interact with her neighbors, just as much as she enjoys stalking Animal Care Staff. She favors cardboard boxes and will carry them around her habitat after she has finished destroying them for enrichment.

Species: Tiger (Panthera tigris) DOB: November 6, 2004 Sex: Female Arrival Date: February 7, 2018

RESCUE STORY: Payson came to TCWR from the Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium in Omaha, NE. The zoo, which had been her home for more than 11 years, made the difficult decision to re-home her in order to focus on their current species survival program and strengthen the genetic diversity of the Amur tiger subspecies. After much debate and research, they reached out to us knowing that we would be able to give her the same level of care and love that they had provided. Payson has settled nicely into life in Arkansas and is now happily chuffing at the team and eagerly partaking in enrichment at TCWR.

#RescueToRefuge #TurpentineCreekWildlifeRefuge #FundFreedom #TurpentineCreek #Happy #TCWR #FundingFreedom #turepentinecreek #eurekasprings #everyone #enjoylife #EnrichingLives #goodmorningwishes #goodmorningworld #storyteller #enjoyment #morningvibes #bigcat #whitecats #love #happycats #morningwishes #beautifulday #beauty #photography #catlife #morningdew #wakeup #morningmotivation #relaxingvideos

Learn more about Turpentine Wildlife Refuge at https://www.turpentinecreek.org/

[popejibrail]

me at the Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium Lied Jungle exhibit T minus one (1) minute from bat feeding time filled with Bat Food.

[miqwertyy]

Have you ever been to the Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium?

I have! It's been a while tho but aquariums are so calming and beautiful and that's one of my faves :)