Honolulu Zoo to reopen Friday with limited hours, social distancing measures
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The Honolulu Zoo reopens today on a smaller scale and with limited hours in order to combat the spread of COVID-19.
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Director Linda Santos gave a tour of the Honolulu Zoo ahead of the public reopening on Friday.3/24
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A hand rinsing area at the Zoo — hand sanitizer is provided at many locations.4/24
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A White Handed Lar Gibbon climbed in its habitat in the Primate Island area of the Zoo.5/24
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A White Handed Lar Gibbon climbed in its habitat in the Primate Island area of the Zoo.6/24
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Lemurs in their habitat in the Primate Island.7/24
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At the Orangutan enclosure, visitors are limited to one family at a time because of the one-way in and out design.8/24
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View of the Orangutan enclosure as seen from a certain distance, standing behind a barricade to keep proper distance from the orangutans.9/24
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The new spider monkey habitat.10/24
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Large play apparatus remain closed at the zoo.11/24
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Some paths have been closed to prevent visitors from getting too close to certain areas, such as the Golden Lion Tamarins.12/24
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Director Linda Santos stood at the front entrance where social distancing signage is displayed at the ticket booth.13/24
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Numerous hand sanitizing stations are located around the zoo.14/24
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One of the areas that has been closed to the public is the hippo climbing display.15/24
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Restrooms are now limited to four people at a time.16/24
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The men's restroom has been reworked to provide for social distancing.17/24
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Signage at the Primate Island showing that face coverings are required in the area.18/24
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Lemurs care for their baby Lemur at Primate Island.19/24
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Violet the Orangutan sat in the Orangutan enclosure.20/24
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The spider monkeys have a new habitat in the Primate Island area of the Zoo.21/24
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The spider monkeys have a new habitat in the Primate Island area of the Zoo.22/24
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Shari Nishikawa, the primary keeper for "Makamae" a Pueo or Hawaiian Owl, during its feeding time at the Zoo.23/24
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A Golden Lion Tamarin habitat is seen from a safe distance.24/24
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A sign that identifies COVID-19 as a Zoonotic disease that passes from people to animals such as primates and cats.
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