
B’wenzi and Juba, two large gorillas, will be introduced this spring as the first members of what will be a group of gorilla bachelors at the Dallas Zoo.
The Dallas Zoo was heavily criticized for having elephants live in cramped and outdated enclosures. Other American zoos are watching closely as Dallas uses new high-tech tools to monitor the animals’ “quality of life” in their new exhibit Jenny the elephant and five new friends live in what’s considered one of the best zoo elephant habitats in the country.
In 2007, Jenny lived in the cramped confines of the Dallas Zoo’s 50-year-old enclosure. Last year, the Zoo opened the sprawling Giants of the Savanna habitat, where elephants, giraffes and other species mix together — a new idea. Dallas Zoo biologist Sue Booth-Binczik explained how this technology will improve the lives of the elephants.
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