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Arizona Trail - by Golden Eagle Exhibit (currently Bald Eagles during construction)

Flint (M) 06/07/24 - transferred to the Bronx Zoo in March, 2025.
Rocky (M) 06/07/24 - transferred to the Houston Zoo in April, 2025.
Rocky & Flint were born to parents, Slate & Bugsy. This was their 2nd litter. Sadly, Slate passed away when the kits were a few months old. ACC hand reared after than and they are doing fine. The are now on exhibit!
Austin & Sedona were born to first time mother Slate on May 21, 2023. Scroll down for pictures.
Austin & Sedona have moved to other zoos.
Successful reproduction of Ringtails in captivity is rare, but Slate has been a fantastic first time mother!
Slate came from the Oregon Zoo in July 2018. Slate had a white spot on top of her head, a spot on her nose, and white facial coloring (Slate is pictured here).
Bugsy was wild born. He came from Austin Wildlife Refuge in November 2022 and was estimated to be about 1.5 years old at the time. Bugsy was brought to the Austin Wildlife Refuge by a member of the public and was too habituated to humans to be releasable back to the wild.
Sadly, Slate passed away on 08/08/24 at 7 years old, only 60 days after giving birth to her second litter of kits. The kits are now on exhibit, but separated from Bugsy.

Official state mammal of Arizona
IUCN: Least Concern
Threats - habitat fragmentation and vehicle strikes
Noctural animal often seen sleeping up high in den boxes
Most closely related to raccoons and coatis
Sometimes called miner's cats. They hung out around mines because of rodents what were attracted to miners' food supplies.
Also called ringtail cats, but not related to cats at al
Excellent eyesight and hearing
Can rotate hind feet 180 degrees, giving them great grip
Important in keeping rodent populations under control

Life Span: 6-9 years in the wild, Up to 14 years in human care
Size: 1-2 lbs and are around 12-17 inches long with tails just as long
They are native to the southwestern United States, as well as Mexico and parts of northern South America.
They prefer rocky habitats associated with water including riparian canyons, caves, Chaparral, oak woodlands, and montane conifer forests.
They can also be found in town, but are generally hard to locate.

Bugsy

Sedona (left) & Austin (right)