Barking deer? They're coming to Fresno Chaffee Zoo

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – What's described arsenic a caller "lush, immersive" grounds is present unfastened astatine the Fresno Chaffe Zoo, and it brings with it the instrumentality of immoderate acquainted carnal faces - and 1 caller one.

According to the zoo, the renovated abstraction is the last portion of the Kingdoms of Asia grounds and volition location the Muntjac barking deer, Malaysian tapirs, and babirusas, a taxon of Asian pig. Visitors volition beryllium capable to ticker and larn astir the animals successful what's described arsenic "one of the astir transformative experiences astatine the Zoo successful the past 5 years."

"We’ve built this beauteous Kingdoms of Asia exhibit, the past portion is successful spot now, a repurposing of the aged elephant and rhino grounds into thing modern and aesthetically pleasing and bully for the animals," said Director and CEO Jon Forest Dohlin. "I deliberation it’s what the assemblage has been waiting for and we’re arrogant to unveil it."

Asian Tapir

Babirusa

Barking Deer

The Asian tapirs and babirusas person settled into their caller location and tin beryllium visited starting Friday.

The barking deer, besides known arsenic muntjac, volition beryllium moving into the grounds soon, zoo unit say. The tiny cervid get their sanction from their highly vocal calls, but contempt their name, their calls dependable much similar a scream.

The renovated abstraction that volition location the Kingdoms of Asia grounds is 1 of the oldest parts of the zoo that primitively housed Nosey the elephant erstwhile she arrived backmost successful 1949, according to staff.