Trails of Africa
In 2007, the zoo announced a major expansion called Trails of Africa. Opened in 2011, this exhibit features bull African Elephants in a bachelor herd setting. The exhibit is revolutionary because it has never been done before in a U.S. zoo to house multiple males together and attempt to replicate these bull herds recently discovered in the wild. At this time, four elephants (Bulwagi, Callee, Ajani, and Tamani) reside in the new facility. Trails of Africa includes an interactive boma yard, safari cafe, waterhole exhibit, and many more small accessories. This exhibit makes the Birmingham zoo a national leader in the care and breeding of elephants.
After the completion of the main exhibit in early 2011, the 50 year old pachyderm building was renovated to allow staff to provide a higher quality of care for the 3 Southern White Rhinos and 1 Nile Hippo that reside there. A new Giraffe yard was added in April of 2012 that allows the zoo's young herd of Giraffe to continue to grow and allow visitors a closer look at the animals while on the new feeding platform.
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