Page 12 - Gateways_2023_Spring
P. 12

News Bites continued






                   Brookfield Zoo Dolphins
        RENOVATION  Enjoy Road Trip

                                             i
                            b
                                            u
                             e
                                               n
                         v
                                                g
                                               i
                          m
                                             ld
                         e
                                   E
                                e S
                                   V
                                    E
                                     N S
                                        E
                              r
                                          S b
                                         A
                               h
                              , t
                        o
                                                    u
                    a
                     s
                                                    l
                                                     d
                                                       n
                                                        g
                   L Last November, the SEVEN SEAS building, including
                                                      i
                                                  n
                                                 , i
                                                   c
                     t N
                               a
                                    p
                  t
            n
             d
                 a
              e
               r
                                   m
                                s t
                w
                                  e
                         g a
                     ie
                           r
                        i
                        n
                      w
                             , w
          e u
                  e
                            e
                            a
                   r v
                                         l
                                                    e D
                                         y c
                                        r
                                                        p
                                        i
                                                        l
                                                       o
                                            s
                                             e
                                           l
                                              d a
                                           o
                                                   h
                                                 d t
                                                n
                                                          n
                                                           s
                                      r
         h
        t the underwater viewing area, was temporarily closed and the Dolphins
                                       a
                                                         h
                                     o
                                                          i
                                                    n
                      s w
                    m
                                                  g a
                   a
              n p
                r
             o
            t
            i
                   r
                                                     d it
                  g
                 o
                                                        s
                                r
                                       e
                                a
                              p
                               o
                                        d
                                 r
                                  y p
                                     u
                                     a
                                  i
                                      s
                                  l
                        e
                                               i
                                              u
                                                 n
                                                 i
                                               ld
                         r
                            m
                                           h
                                         . T
                         e t
                           e
                                            e b
           c
        i in Action programs were temporarily paused. The building and its
         n A
        dolphin habitats have been undergoing the most extensive renovation
        d o l p h i n h a b it a t s h a v e b e e n u n d e r g o i n g t h e m o s t e x t e n s i v e r e n o v a t i o n
                                                a
                     v
                                                     ,
                                         e
                                        n
                    o
                            a
               9
                                  r
         n
                       t
                           h
              0
                                     l
                                          fi
                      a
                                                   t
                                l
                                       e
                —
                   n
         i
                                i
                  e
                                                    a
           e 2
                                l g
                                     y b
                                                 l
                  r
                                                 s, s
                             t w
                                                    ff
                                           t a
             0
                                   a
                         n
                                   e
                          s t
                       i
          c
                                             n
                                              m
                                              i
                        o
                                    t
        s since 2009—renovations that will greatly benefit animals, staff,
              s
        a and guests.  .
            g
                s
         nd
               t
            u
             e
          During the construction activity, Brookfield Zoo’s seven bottlenose
          D u r i n g t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n a c t i v it y , B r o o k fi e ld Z o o ’ s s e v e n b o t t l e n o s e
        dolphins have been special guests at Minnesota Zoo, an AZA-accredited
        d o l p h i n s h a v e b e e n s p e c i a l g u e s t s a t M i n n e s o t a Z o o , a n A Z A - a c c r e d it e d
                                            e
           it
                    r
                                              s t
         n
                        e
                 k
            u
                                a
                                             d
                                                   g
                         ld Z
                  e B
                                                   i
                i
          s
                                       r e
                                                    h
                               h
                                     s o
                                   e
                                    e
                                                      s
                                          c
                                         x
          t
                                     t
                            o
        i institution like Brookfield Zoo that meets or exceeds the highest  t
               n l
                     o
                                               h
             i
             t
                                t m
                                           e
                    o
                             o t
                       fi
              o
                      k
                                                e h
                                                     e
                                               b
                                                   , t
                                             e
                           q
                  h
                               i
                                           o
                                      . O
                            u
                     o
                                                 r 2
                             a
                                              m
                                                e
                                        n N
          n
                         d a
                      o a
                                            v
                        n
                   e z
                              r
             r
         t
                                    r
               s i
                                   o
                                m w
                                                     e
        s standards in the zoo and aquarium world. On November 2, they
                                                      y
                                     ld
                                                    h
                               u
         a
            a
              d
                n t
           d
        w e r e s u c c e s s f u l l y t r a n s p o r t e d t h e r e w h e r e t h e y w i l l r e m a i n u n t i l
        were successfully transported there where they will remain until
        t
                       o
            n
                     a
          e
        the renovations are complete. .
                   s
                          p
                           e
                             e
         h
                  n
                            t
               at
                       c
                 o
                 i
                     re
              v
                        m
                           l
            re
             o
                                        d
                                                 F
                                           t
                                     g
                                          r
          M
                                  n
                                                      r
                       a
          Moving the animals was a challenging undertaking. First, there
                                              g
                                                       e
                                         e
                             a
                       l
               g
                                                     e
             in
                                               .
                                 e
                                l
                                       n
                                                  s
                                                    t
                               a
                                l
           o
                  e
                                                   t
                                       u
                                            k
                 h
                   a
                                             in
                         w
                                    in
                                                    h
                    nim
                          as
                                   g
                              ch
                                           a
            v
                                                 ir
                        s
                                                   ,
                 t
                           s l
                                                          e
                                                         i
                                   u
                         o
                                                         r
                          o
                                             m
                           l
                                                       n
                                           o
                                  o
                                                        t
                                            m
            w f
         r
                                                 a
                i
                   s w
                              g
                             r
               c
                             a
                                                    h
                                     h t
          e f
                 it
                  ie
                               e e
                                       o a
                l
                                                  t
                                                  e t
        a are few facilities with pools large enough to accommodate the entire
                                 n
              a
                     it
                                          c
                                    g
                      h p
                                               o
                                         c
           e
                                                d
                                                     e e
        group of Brookfield Zoo’s dolphins. Minnesota Zoo updated the pools
        g r o u p o f B r o o k fi e ld Z o o ’ s d o l p h i n s . M i n n e s o t a Z o o u p d a t e d t h e p o o l s
                         l
                                           e h
                                    a
         t it
                          y s
                               e a
                         it
                                   m
                            o t
                                  i
                                       a
                              h
                                        n b
                                     s c
                                 n
                                     l
              s
                                                d t
                                                   g
           s Di
                    a
                                                       e
                        c
                 e
                                              u
                                                      h
                                                     t
              c
               o
                                               s
                                                e
                     y f
                v
                                                    e
                       a
                                                  o
                  y B
                                                        r
                         i
                                             o
        a at its Discovery Bay facility so the animals can be housed together.  .
                  r
        D o l p hin s  las t  r e s i d e d  a t  M inn e s o t a  Z o o  in  2 0 1 4 .
        Dolphins last resided at Minnesota Zoo in 2014.
          A l s o , a s y o u c a n i m a g i n e , t h e l o g i s t i c s o f s a f e l y t r a n s p o r t i n g s e v e n
          Also, as you can imagine, the logistics of safely transporting seven
                              n
               i
         r
                      m
                                                  e g
                                          o
                n
                               e f
                                      o a
        l large marine mammals from one facility to another in one go was
                    m
                                                 n
                   a
                                         n
                                                    o w
                 e m
         a
           e m
          g
                                                       a
                          r
                                           h
              a
                                     y t
                                  c
                          o
                                   i
                                    it
                                   l
                                            e
                                                       s
                        l
                        s f
                                             r i
                                              n o
                                 a
                                          t
                           m o
               r
                       a
        n o e a s y t a s k . E a c h a n i m a l c a n w e i g h u p t o a b o u t 5 0 0 p o u n d s a n d
        no easy task. Each animal can weigh up to about 500 pounds and
        m e a s u r e 7 . 5 t o 9 . 5 f e e t l o n g. E v e r y d e t a i l o f t h e m o v e h a d t o b e
        measure 7.5 to 9.5 feet long. Every detail of the move had to be
        planned and carefully orchestrated by zoo staff beginning months
        p la nn e d  a n d  c a r e f u l l y  o r ch e s t r a t e d  by  z o o  s t a ff  b e g innin g  m o n t h s
               e
              c
             n
             a
         n
           ad
            v
        i in advance.  .
          A team of Brookfield Zoo veterinarians, animal care specialists,
          A t e a m o f B r o o k fi e ld Z o o v e t e r i n a r i a n s, a n i m a l c a r e s p e c i a l i s t s,
                r
                                                     g
                                       l
                                   n
         n
            u
                                 e a
              p
                                h
               o
                                    i
                                                      e
             p
                                                   n a
                                      a
                                     m
                 t s
                  t
                    ff a
                          p
                             ie
                            n
                                            c
                                           i
                       c
                                                g
                                              a
                        o
        a and support staff accompanied the animals, which range in age
                           a
                                       s, w
                   a
                                                 e i
                                            h r
                              d t
                      c
                         m
                                               n
                                          h
          d s
                                              s
                                                     ie
               o 4
         r
                                               p
                                     t
                       n
                                             n
                        m
                                    a
             7 t
                                            a
                          a
                                            r
         o
        from 17 to 48. The animals rode in a water-filled transport carrier
                           s r
        f
                        i
                                                      r
                          l
                 8
                                                   a
                                                 r
                                        l
                            o
                                        l
                     e a
                                      r
                                       fi
                                                 t c
                              e i
                                       -
                    h
                  . T
                             d
                                                o
          m 1
                                                    r
                                         e
                                          d t
                                     e
                                                     r
                                n a w
        u n d e r t h e c o n s t a n t c a r e a n d m o n it o r i n g o f a n i m a l c a r e s p e c i a l i s t s .
        under the constant care and monitoring of animal care specialists.
                                                   0
                                               i
                                                        s
                                                         .
        T
        They were accompanied by a police escort for the entire 400 miles.
                                       t f
                                            e e
                                               t
                                        o
                                                e 4
                                                      i
                                           h
                                              n
                                                    0 m
                                    c
                                      r
                                    s
                                         r t
                                     o
                                                r
                                                       l
                                                       e
             e
           y w
                         d b
                        ie
                                i
                 c
          e
               e a
                  c
                                 c
                                  e e
                    m
                            y a p
                   o
                                l
              r
                      a
                       n
                     p
                               o
         h
                  e
                                                  t
                                      g
                                                 s
                              o o
                                                 o
                                        e
                            l t
                                       u
                                         s a
                   m
                           u
                                               n
                      y g
                                                      o
                                              n
              r
                                                e
                                                     o
                     e
                      l
              e e
           e a
                          t
                          e
                           f
                                           t M
                        r
                                             i
          W
          We are extremely grateful to our colleagues at Minnesota Zoo
                         a
                  r
                                    l
                                                   a Z
                                 r c
                                   o
                x
                                    l
                                     a
                 t
                                u
                                     e
                                                      e
              i
                            e a
        for providing a home where all of the dolphins can remain together
                                               m
                                     o
                                         n
                                f t
                                                    o
               i
                                        i
                                            n r
                          h
                                                        e
                                                 a
                                  h
                                            a
            o
                                              e
                       e w
                           e
        f
            r
                                                     g
                                          s c
                                   e d
                                                         r
                           r
                                                       h
                                                  i
              d
                n
                              l
                                       h
                    o
                 g a h
                              l o
                                      p
         o
                                                  n t
                     m
             v
                                      l
                                                       t
          r p
                                      n
                                          p
                      A
              u
                           it
                                                      r
                          b
                E
                  E
                          a
               r S
                                      i
        w
                                                       s
        while our SEVEN SEAS habitat is undergoing updates and repairs. .  Above: Shortly after the dolphins’ move, their animal care specialists helped them acclimate
                                    r
                                           d
                                    g
                                                n
                                            a
          h
           e o
                       S h
                                                   e
                                     o
                                                    p
                                                 d r
                   N S
                 V
                                              s a
                             t i
                     E
           l
                                             t
                                       g u
                            a
                                  d
                                                     a
                                 n
                               s u
                                             e
                                   e
           i
                                                      i
                                                                 to their temporary digs at Minnesota Zoo’s Discovery Bay. Seven animal care specialists
                                  u
          Renovations to the 35-year-old building include the installation        relocated there to care for the dolphins until their return to Brookfield Zoo.
                                                    l
                                                       n
             o
                                            e t
                                                     t
                                                n
                                              h
          R
                         5
                              -
                                        n
                                                    a
                                                   a
                                   i
                                                 s
               t
                                                      i
                             r
                              o
                               ld b
                                                    l
                                      g i
           e
                                                  t
                o
                  s t
                i
                                   ld
            n
                                     i
               a
                           y
                                           d
                    o t
                       e 3
              v
                          -
                 n
                                         c
                      h
                                     n
                            a
                                          l
                                               e i
                                                      o
                           e
                                          u
        of a lift platform that will allow the water depth to be quickly adjusted
        o f a l i f t p l a t f o r m t h a t w i l l a l l o w t h e w a t e r d e p t h t o b e q u i c k l y a d j u s t e d
                             s a
               n
                     i
                                                  d
                                                      a
                                         c
                                a
                                         i
           h
                      m
                t a
                                                   i
                                v
                                                    o
                                   e
                                                   it
                                       e
                                        d
                               d
                  n a
         n t
                    n
                       a
                                 n
                                           l c
                          e
                                             a
                                              e
                                             r
                                    d m
               e
                        l n
            e e
                                                     n
        i in the event an animal needs advanced medical care. Additional  l
                            d
                                          a
                                               . A
                                  c
              v
                                                 d
                           e
                                                    o
                e
                                                                                                  a
                                                                                                  y
                                                                                               , p
                                                                                                 l
                                                                                                     l
                                                                                                     , i
                                                                                                   f
                                                                                                    u
                                                                                           s
                                                                                           m
                                                                                          r
                                                                                          i
                                                                                              i
                                                                                               c
                                                                                             a
                                                                                              t
                                                                                                      n
                                                                                                               l
                                                                                                                p
                                                                                                            t d
                                                                                                              o
                                                                                                                  n
                                                                                                                   s
                                                                                                                 h
                                                                                                                  i
                                                                                                         l
                                                                                                         l
                                                                                                       t
                                                                                                        e
                                                                                                           e
                                                                                                            n
                                                                                                         i
                                                                                                          g
                                                         e
            o
                                                        l
                                                         l
                                                                  o
                                                                   u
                                                          d
                                                                 Y
                                                      t
           r
                                                     n
              m
                                                       o
             v
                                                       r
             e
                                                                    ’
                                                                                  e
                                                                                   e o
                                                                              e t
                                                                                o s
                                                                                        h
                                                                                         a
                                                                                     u
                                                                                      r c
                                                                      o
                                                                       o
                                                                    l
                                                                     l s
                                                                             b
                                                                              l
                                                                        n b
                                                                           e a
                      u
                                        m
         m
                                              l
                                         p
                                               i
                     c
                                                a
                    n
                                               m
                                  n
                      l
                       d
                                       o
                           e
                                            t
                                          l
                                   d a c
                                           e
                                o
                        e a n
          p
                               o
                                            e c
        i improvements include a new roof and a complete climate-controlled        You’ll soon be able to see our charismatic, playful, intelligent dolphins
                            w r
                                                  e
                 n
                                                 t
                                                   -
                                 f a
                  s i
                  t
                                                   c
                         r t
                                                    t
           u
                                            g f
                                           i
             i
             f
                                                   t
                               i
                                   ld
                                     n
                        o
                                       , m
            r
                                                                back at Brookfield Zoo performing aerial acrobatics, splashing guests
                                           n
                          h
                                     i
                              t
         i
                                      g
                                   i
                                          k
               n
          -
        a air-purifying system for the entire building, making for a better        b a c k a t B r o o k fi e ld Z o o p e r f o r m i n g a e r i a l a c r o b a t i c s, s p l a s h i n g g u e s t s
                                               r a b
                               r
                   s
                     m f
         r
                    e
                                                     r
                             n
                                  u
          p
                                              o
               i
                g s
                                         a
                                                  e
                  y
                                                    e
                           e e
              y
                                e b
                    t
                                      u
                                   d g
        environment for the animals, staff, and guests who will enjoy        d u ri n g  e d u c a t i o n a l  D o l ph i n s  i n  A c t i o n  p r o g r a m s ,  a nd  m u g g i n g
                                        t
                            s, s
                                         s w
         n
                                ff
                                  n
                              t
                                 , a
                                       s
        e
                            l
                                                                during educational Dolphins in Action programs, and mugging
           i
                      e a
              m
          v
                        n
                                                  j
                   o
                                                 n
                    r t
                     h
                               a
                                                l e
                                               i
                                               l
               e
                          m
                                                   o
                                       e
                                           h
            o
                                                    y
                 t f
           r
             n
                                            o w
                         i
                n
                           a
                                                                                                       t
                                                                                    d
                                                                                                  r
                                                                                                        l t
                                                                                                       i
                                                                                e u
                            o
                                                                               h
                                                                                   n
                                                                                         e
                                                                                          r v
                                                                                               n
                                                                                              i
                                                                                             w
                                                                                            ie
                                                                                                   a
                                                                                                    . U
                              n
                               d
                                                                                     e
                                                                                                g a
                                                                                                      n
                                                                                                  e
                                                                                      r
                                                                                        a
                                                                                        t
                             u
                                                                                      w
                                                                t
                                                                                                                  n
                                                                h
            al
                          ar
            c
                                                                  o
                                                                   u
                                                                    g
                                                                                                                 a
                           -
                                                                 r
                         e
                    t
          p
                     u
                  er
                    a
               emp
                       s
                         y
           i
                      r
                      e
               t
                                                                     h w
                                                                          o
                                                                           ws i
                                                                                                           n
                                                                        n
                                                                         d
                                                                                                            , y
                                                                                                         h
                                                                              n t
        t tropical temperatures year-round. .                   through windows in the underwater viewing area. Until then, you can
         r
                                                                                                          e
         o
                                                                                                              o
                                                                                                               u c
                            r
                                                                       i
                                                                                                          h
                                                                                                                g
                                                                                                         o t
                                                                                                               o
                                                                                                               l
                                                                                                       g t
                                                                                                             r b
                                                                                                            i
                                                                                                      n
                                                                                                    o
                                                                                                     i
                                                                                                           e
                                                                          v
                                                                           e
                                                                       r a
                                                                         d
                                                                            n
                                                                              r
                                                                               e
                                                                             t
                                                                             u
                                                                 l
                                                                 l
                                                                f follow their adventures at the Minnesota Zoo by going to their blog
                                                                o
                                                                  o
                                                                      e
                                                                       i
                                                                   w t
                                                                     h
                                                                                        n
                                                                                         e
                                                                                          s
                                                                                    e M
                                                                                       i
                                                                                       n
                                                                                               o
                                                                                                o b
                                                                                                  y g
                                                                                           o
                                                                                            t
                                                                                            a Z
                                                                                s a
                                                                                  t t
                                                                                   h
                                                                              i
                                                                  ZS.
                                                                 C
                                                                               Blo
                                                                at  at CZS.org/DolphinBlog.
                                                                              n
                                                                                  g
                                                                        /Do
                                                                            p

                                                                           l
                                                                             h
                                                                     o
                                                                                   .
                                                                      rg
        12      GATEWAYS | NEWS BITES
   7   8   9   10   11   12   13   14   15   16   17