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[blueberryattack]

Went to the zoo today, here is a tall boi

[westernconnecticut]

The New Mayor of Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo Is Tahu the River Otter!

The election to decide Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo’s next mayor was neck and neck for the last two days between Tahu the River Otter and Alli the Eastern Box Turtle, and in the end it came down to a difference of just 15 votes. Once all votes were counted, Tahu the River Otter was declared the Mayor of the Zoo—by a whisker. The mother of four thanked her supporters and promised to be a mayor for…

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[coyotydave]

Amur Leopard by Coyoty Via Flickr: Panthera pardus orientalis. At the Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport, CT.

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by keith thom

[fluffybird1]

Teresita eats a quail at Beardsley Zoo

[rjzimmerman]

Two cubs belonging to an extremely endangered subspecies of leopard were born at Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo and have now survived a "critical" six weeks, the zoo announced in a Facebook post last Thursday.

Excerpt from this EcoWatch story:

Two cubs belonging to an extremely endangered subspecies of leopard were born at Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo and have now survived a "critical" six weeks, the zoo announced in a Facebook postlast Thursday.

Amur leopards are native to the temperate forests of Northeast China, the Korean Peninsula and Eastern Russia. They are often hunted for their pelts and there are only around 80 left in the wild, the zoo said. The female cub is especially rare because she was also born with melanism, an unusual condition for big cats in which the body produces an excess of melanin, giving them black fur and spots.

"Amur leopards are on the brink of extinction," Zoo Director Gregg Dancho said in the Facebook post. "The Species Survival Plan's breeding recommendation is designed to bolster the number of individuals in human care, for potential future breeding, as well as the opportunity to return certain members of the species back to the wild someday. The birth of these cubs brings a few more precious Amur leopards to the population, which can help ensure the survival of these majestic animals for future generations."

Three cubs were born on Jan. 25, but one had to be euthanized due to "maternal-induced injuries." The other two cubs had to be separated from Freya, their mother, when she began "hyper-grooming behaviors" that put them at risk, the zoo said. The female cub was especially impacted. She lost her tail because of the hyper-grooming and had to have life-saving surgery and to take a course of antibiotics for an infection. She is now doing well, and both she and her brother have gained weight and are about 5.5 pounds.

Mom (Freya) and Dad (Sochi), respectively:

[coyotydave]

Red Wolves by Coyoty Via Flickr: Canis rufus. At the Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport, CT.

[coyotydave]

Hidden Tiger by Coyoty Via Flickr: Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) at the Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport, CT.